logo launched september 7 2001 owned by ctv speciality television bell media 80 % espn inc. 20 % picture format 480i sdtv slogan timeless country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario sister channel s tsn tsn2 website espn classic availability satellite shaw direct channel 125 464 cable available on many canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 130 bell fibe tv channel 412 mts channel 202 optik tv channel 951 sasktel channel 125 vmedia channel 75 espn classic is a canadian english language category b specialty channel owned by ctv speciality television inc. bell media 80 % and espn 20 % . espn classic broadcasts a range of archive sports coverage talk shows documentaries and films . contents 1 history 2 programming 3 references 4 see also 5 external links history edit espn classic was licensed as classic sports in november 2000 by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc and was launched on september 7 2001 as espn classic canada . 1 a few years after its launch canada was dropped from its name and logo to espn classic . espn classic is the only espn branded channel broadcasting in canada although in addition to owning a stake in the canadian version of espn classic espn is part owner of tsn which uses on air branding similar to the flagship espn channel in the u.s. along with bell media . programming edit espn classic features various archive sporting events including hockey canadian football basketball curling boxing and various other sports events as well as other sports related programming including films . sporting events shown on espn classic must take place at least 18 months after their original broadcast under crtc licence requirements . references edit decision crtc 2000 578 crtc 2000 12 14 see also edit espn classic u.s. espn classic uk external links edit official website v t e bell media and other broadcasting properties of bce inc. terrestrial tv ctv civt vancouver cfcn calgary cfrn edmonton cfqc saskatoon ckck regina cicc yorkton cipa prince albert cky winnipeg ckco kitchener cfto toronto cjoh ottawa cfcf montreal chbx sault ste. marie cici greater sudbury cito timmins ckny north bay cklt saint john ckcw moncton cjch halifax cjcb sydney ctv two civi victoria cftk terrace cjdc dawson creek chwi windsor cfpl london ckvr barrie chro ottawa specialty pay tv channels ctv two ctv two alberta ctv two atlantic ctv news bnn cp24 ctv news channel ctv specialty animal planet discovery channel discovery science discovery velocity espn classic rds rds2 rds info tsn tsn2 much mtv comedy the comedy network comedy gold mtv mtv2 much maple leaf sports & entertainment1 leafs tv nba tv canada premium and ppv cin pop the movie network hbo canada the movie network encore super cran vu 1 venus1 other booktelevision bravo canal d canal vie e fashion television gusto investigation investigation discovery space tv12 vrak z bell media radio am cfax cfgo cfra cfrb cfrn cfrw cfte cftk cham chum cior cjad cjbk cjdc cjor ckfr ckgm ckhj cklw ckmx ckoc ckor cksl ckst cktb ckww fm cfbr cfbt cfca cfei cfix cfjr cfly cfmg cfvm cfwm cfxy cfzz chbd chbe chey chik chom chor chqm chrd chre chrx chsu chtk chtz chum chvr cibk cibx cicf cidr cigb ciki cikx cilk cimf cimo cimx cioo ciqm cite montreal cite estrie citf cjab cjat cjay cjbx cjch cjcj cjdm cjfm cjfw cjmg cjmj cjmm cjmv cjoi cjpt ckbc ckfm ckgr ckkc ckkl ckkw cklc cklh ckly ckmf ckmm cknl ckpt ckqm ckrx cktf cktk ckto ckty ckxa ckx ckxr networks tsn radio bob fm boom fm ez rock nergie rouge fm 24 7 comedy ca distributor virgin radio ca licence broadcasting studios vancouver toronto 9 channel nine court 299 queen street west 250 richmond street west other bmi assets cravetv the loop predecessors telegram corporation baton broadcasting mid canada communications electrohome craig media chum limited access media group ctvglobemedia astral media defunct properties baton broadcast system wtsn ckx tv cknx tv viewers choice goltv nhl network m3 notes 1owned or part owned by bce separately from its ownership of bell media . 2community channels owned by bell canada fibe tv and bell aliant fibreop ; also not part of bell media . bce inc. associated foundations bravofact muchfact some of the assets listed above are only partially owned by bell media . refer to full asset list for detailed information . v t e espn inc. executives george bodenheimer john skipper edwin durso chuck pagano norby williamson u.s. networks linear tv espn espn2 espnews classic espnu deportes longhorn network sec network part time digital acc network extra espn on abc espn3 college extra plus goal line radio espn radio deportes xtra international brasil espn espn brasil espn caribbean espn espn 2 indian subcontinent sony espn japan j sports latin america espn espn 2 espn 3 espn oceania espn espn 2 uk1 bt sport espn co owned canadian sports networks tsn 1 2 3 4 5 rds rds2 rds info espn classic canada current ventures espn.com espn deportes.com espn broadband espn films espn the magazine espn deportes la revista espn books espn zone espy awards espn integration watchespn defunct ventures espn extra espn now espn west arena football league minority stake 2006 2009 espn star sports equity stake 1994 2013 espn 3d 2010 2013 espn america 2002 2013 espn classic uk 2006 2013 espn mvp 2005 2006 grantland 2011 2015 espn gameplan 1992 2015 espn full court 2007 2015 espn ppv 1999 2015 u.s. sports broadcasting rights college football high school football major league baseball major league soccer national football league canadian football league nascar national basketball association women s national basketball association indycar x games full list other properties espncricinfo fivethirtyeight jayski s silly season site espn fc espnf1 espnscrum scouts inc. truehoop notable personalities current personalities former personalities espnews personalities espnu personalities espn radio personalities miscellaneous history criticism this is sportscenter owners disney media networks 80 % hearst corporation 20 % 1operated by third party owner under license other disney media networks unit disney abc television group v t e sports television in canada broadcast networks full sports divisions cbc sports radio canada sports occasional or u.s. simulcasts only city ctv global tva v chch mainstream specialty english sportsnet one east ontario west pacific tsn 1 2 3 4 5 french r seau des sports rds2 tva sports 2 3 sports news english fntsy sports network sportsnet 360 french rds info niche specialty english archival espn classic sport specific atn cricket plus atn dd sports bein sports euroworld sport fight network hpitv leafs tv nba tv canada sportsnet world ten cricket wwe network lifestyle and recreation wild tv world fishing network occasional broadcasts cogecotv commonwealth broadcasting network eastlink tv rogers tv shaw tv defunct breakaway ppv canadian football network fox sports world canada goltv nhl network sens tv speed wtsn x treme sports foreign afro sports usa big ten network usa cbs sports network usa fox sports racing usa golf channel usa khl tv russia mlb network usa nfl network usa sport plus greece this article about television in canada is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title espn classic canada & oldid 734592667 categories espn media outletssports television networks in canadabell mediatelevision channels and stations established in 2001canadian digital cable television networksenglish language television stations in canadacanadian television stubshidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipediaall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 15 august 2016 at 11 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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