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The Sports Network (TSN)
Launched September 1, 1984
Owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc. (CTVglobemedia 80%/ESPN 20%)
Slogan Canada's Sports Leader
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website tsn.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 400
Channel 402 (Alternate Feed)
Star Choice Channel 400
Channel 401 (Alternate Feed)
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary

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History

TSN logo 1984-2001
TSN logo
1984-2001

Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on April 2, 1984 as Action Canada Sports Network, the channel was launched on September 1st of the same year as "The Sports Network", or "TSN". CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) TSN was originally the property of Labatt Brewing Company, partly to help market the company's flagship products but also to act as a vehicle for the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team, also a Labatt property at that time. Labatt Brewing Company Ltd is a Canadian beer company founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London Ontario. Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Labatt was forced to spin off TSN once it was acquired by Interbrew to satisfy foreign ownership rules. For the proposed merged company see Proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev. As of 2005 most Blue Jays games were again on a service affiliated with the owner of the team, but that service is now TSN's chief rival, Rogers Sportsnet. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel

Labatt's broadcasting assets were sold to a privately held consortium named NetStar Communications, the investors of which included a number of Canadian firms as well as ESPN, which held about 30%. In 2000, after ESPN blocked two attempts by the Canadian partners to sell NetStar to CanWest Global, CTV acquired the Canadian partners' shares thanks in part to ESPN's disapproval of CanWest Global. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia

Today the majority owner of TSN is CTVglobemedia, which became CTV's parent in early 2001. CTVglobemedia (often abbreviated "CTVgm" or CGM is one of Canada 's largest private media companies. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ESPN retains a minority share, and as part of that restructuring in 2001, got CTV to agree to change the name to ESPN Canada. That change never went through, partly due to the popularity of the TSN brand in Canada but primarily because the CRTC, Canada's broadcasting regulator, refused to allow the name change. ESPN also firmly denied occasional rumours that it would consider outsourcing production of its flagship sports news show, SportsCenter or other studio shows to TSN, the way Fox Sports World Canada/Fox Soccer Channel's Fox Soccer Report is produced by CKND-TV (a Global Television station) in Winnipeg. SportsCenter is a daily Sports news Television show and the flagship program of American Cable network ESPN since the network Fox Sports World Canada is a Canadian English language category 2 Digital cable Specialty channel owned by Canwest Media Inc Fox Soccer Channel is a United States Digital cable network owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. FOX Soccer Report is Fox Soccer Channel 's flagship studio program CKND-TV is a Television station that broadcasts from Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network The CRTC did permit ESPN to retain some input on the direction and look of TSN. That decision resulted in ESPN redesigning TSN's logo to look somewhat like its own. Also, TSN airs many ESPN programs in the same form and time-slots (see below).

The Globe and Mail reported that CTVglobemedia is bid $1. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities CTVglobemedia (often abbreviated "CTVgm" or CGM is one of Canada 's largest private media companies. 4 billion (CDN) over 10 years for full Canadian broadcasting rights to the National Hockey League, which would include cable and over-the-air rights in both English and French, i. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America e. , coverage on CTV, TSN and RDS. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia This would not affect regional rights, which are controlled by the teams and held mainly by Sportsnet. Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel It is expected that CTV would not air playoff games as regularly as does CBC Television, due to other programming commitments, but additional games could air on TSN2 and the NHL Network, another CTVglobemedia outlet. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. NHL Network is a Canadian English language category 2 Digital cable Specialty channel devoted to hockey from the past [1] However in March of 2007, CBC Television retained the rights to Saturday night games and the Stanley Cup Finals in a new contract with the NHL. TSN renewed its national cable rights with expanded Canadian team coverage.

Alternate feed

As a result of occasional blackouts for TSN programming, as well as its regional coverage for Toronto Maple Leafs games which is restricted to Ontario, in 1997 TSN was allowed to set up an alternate feed to air in place of the main TSN feed in designated areas. In Broadcasting, a blackout is when certain programming usually Sports, cannot be televised in a certain Media market. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St [2] This alternate programming can make up a maximum of 10% of the TSN schedule - an average of 2. 4 hours a day.

In fall 2006, TSN was allowed by the CRTC to air multiple feeds nationally,[3] with the alternate feed only available on digital platforms, as had previously been permitted for Sportsnet. In essence this means that for digital cable and satellite subscribers, TSN has two channels on which to air programming. Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. Direct broadcast satellite (DBS is a term used to refer to Satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home The broadcaster's use of the alternate feed has changed significantly since this decision - the alternate feed now airs a much larger number of live events that can be aired nationally when the main feed is carrying another ongoing event.

The alternate feed has sometimes unofficially been referred to in the media as "TSN2". [4] However, due to the 10% limit on alternate programming, it is not a direct equivalent to a channel like ESPN2, which carries a completely separate 24-hour schedule from ESPN proper; in fact the ESPN channels occasionally air split-feed programming themselves. ESPN2 debuted on October 1, 1993, as a sister station of ESPN.

Programming

TSN's flagship program is a highlights and sports news show that airs several times a day. Prior to fall 2001, the show was called Sportsdesk. As part of TSN's corporate restructuring in 2001, ESPN licensed the name SportsCenter and its SC logo to TSN (and permitted TSN to Canadianize the name by spelling it SportsCentre). SportsCentre is a Sports news program airing on the Canadian network TSN. In the fall of 2001, TSN dropped the name Sportsdesk and replaced it with the ESPN-branded SportsCentre name and SC logo. TSN's news studio was then redesigned to look like ESPN's and even promo commercials were recorded that resembled those used by ESPN to promote its SportsCenter. This is SportsCenter is the name of a series of comical television commercials run by ESPN to promote their SportsCenter sports news show In 2006, TSN built a new studio to support high-definition broadcasts and on September 25, SportsCentre became the first daily newscast in Canada to be broadcast in High Definition. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France

TSN also airs ESPN original programming, including Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Football and Pardon the Interruption, as well as a number of events for which ESPN owns the worldwide or North American rights. Sunday NFL Countdown is a pregame show of all the NFL action for that week Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. Pardon the Interruption (abbreviated PTI) is a Sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels

The major U. S. -based leagues sell Canadian broadcasting rights separately, hence ESPN-branded coverage is sometimes found on Sportsnet (baseball) or The Score (college sports). Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel The Score Television Network (often referred to only as The Score) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel

The network covers and broadcasts most major national and international sports, such as National Hockey League, National Football League, UEFA Champions League and Canadian Football League games, and Formula One auto racing. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in

TSN is the master rights-holder for the CFL, but sub-licensed the English-language rights to selected games, including the playoffs, to CBC through 2007. On December 20, 2006, the rights to all CFL games were transferred to TSN and French sister station RDS as of the 2008 season, playoff and Grey Cup games included. Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel showing Sports The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team [5]

In addition to Monday Night Football and the CFL, TSN broadcasts NBC Sunday Night Football and the NFL Network's package. NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on NFL Network is an American television Specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL and is also shown in Canada Beginning in 2007, it produces a Sunday afternoon telecast for CTV, although the feed is taken from CBS or FOX.

It also shares the Canadian broadcast rights to the PGA Tour with The Golf Channel, as well as NASCAR, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the National Basketball Association with Sportsnet and/or The Score. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Golf Channel, sometimes abbreviated as TGC, is an American Cable television network with coverage focused on the game of Golf. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. TSN's NBA coverage mostly features the Toronto Raptors, but it does hold exclusive Canadian broadcast rights to the NBA Finals, using the ABC feed. The Toronto Raptors are a professional Basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario.

As noted elsewhere, much of TSN's coverage, especially for the NFL, NBA games not involving the Raptors, UEFA Champions League, Grand Slams, Indy Racing League, and NASCAR, is simulcast with ESPN or ABC. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year Any U. S. programming available in high definition (regardless of network) is also broadcast on TSN's HD feed.

TSN often picks up American feeds of NHL games involving American teams if NBC or Versus is televising the game in the U. Versus is a Cable television sports channel owned by Comcast and shown in the United States. S. so they can save production costs and sim-sub on Bell ExpressVu. In almost a reverse fashion, TSN's coverage of the NHL Entry Draft is simulcast on Versus, although ESPN did this for previous drafts; this is because TSN offers coverage similar to what ESPN does for the NFL Draft and NBA Draft. The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League (NHL systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association 's (NBA thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in

Hockey

TSN bills itself as the 'home for Hockey' in Canada. TSN holds the national rights to broadcast the NHL in Canada except for Saturday nights and playoff games involving Canadian teams (those rights belong to CBC for their Hockey Night in Canada program). The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America On Wednesday nights, they enjoy "exclusive" rights, meaning no regional NHL broadcast in Canada may compete with TSN's. Their broadcasts on this night are branded Wednesday Night Hockey. NHL on TSN is TSN 's broadcast of National Hockey League games Their entire NHL package is branded the NHL on TSN. NHL on TSN is TSN 's broadcast of National Hockey League games They also air regional games for the Toronto Maple Leafs that are only available in Ontario, except for the Ottawa area. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. The remainder of the country receives alternate programming in those cases, usually a simulcast of the NHL Network because Toronto accounts for so much of TSN's national audience. NHL Network is a Canadian English language category 2 Digital cable Specialty channel devoted to hockey from the past

Beginning in 2008-09, the NHL will change the determination of playoff television rights in Canada. TSN will now have the third, fifth, and seventh choices of the first-round playoff series, regardless of the teams involved. This means that, for the first time since the 80's, Canadian-based teams may have their playoff games appear on cable, instead of over-the-air. [6]

Hockey Canada and TSN are in the middle of a 7-year contract that gives TSN the rights to broadcast the IIHF World Junior Championships, Men's and Women's World Hockey Championship, Men's Under-18 World Championships, Allan Cup, Royal Bank Cup, Spengler Cup, Telus Cup and ESSO Women's Nationals. Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of Ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International The International Ice Hockey Federation World Under 20 Championship (colloquially known as the World Junior Hockey Championship WJHC) is an annual event organized by the The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship is the premier international tournament in Women's ice hockey. The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur men’s Ice hockey champions of Canada. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. Air Canada Cup and Wrigley Cup redirect here History 1973-1978 The forerunner to the Air Canada Cup was the Wrigley National Midget

Like the CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, TSN has attracted criticism from fans of Western Canadian hockey clubs for refusing to split the network to ensure that teams scheduled to receive a local team's game receive the entire game. If the eastern game (most often involving the Toronto Maple Leafs) runs into overtime or a shootout fans of the western club will miss a portion of their game. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St [7]

TSN's parent, CTV Inc. , acquired the rights to The Hockey Theme after the CBC decided not to renew its rights to the theme song in June 2008. The Hockey Theme is a Canadian Theme song written in 1968 by Dolores Claman. A re-orchestrated version of the tune, which has been the theme song of Hockey Night in Canada for forty years, will be used for hockey broadcasts on TSN and RDS beginning in the fall of 2008. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. [8]

Canadian content

TSN has frequently produced its own coverage of events based in Canada, including NHL, CFL, Blue Jays, and curling events. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared The TSN Skins game was an invitational curling tournament sponsored and operated by the network. For major national and international events, including the Tim Hortons Brier, the Scott Tournament of Hearts and the Ford World Championships, it has historically had a curling broadcast deal where the round-robin and page-playoff quarter-finals have aired on the network, while the semi-final and final rounds air on CBC.

However, as of June 15, 2006, the Canadian Curling Association announced that TSN/CTV will obtain exclusive rights to curling broadcasts in Canada as of the 2008-09 season,[9] shutting the CBC out of the championship weekend for the first time in 40-plus years. The Canadian Curling Association (CCA is a Canadian Organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the Sport of CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia

Canadian University sports events are also sometimes featured, as well as coverage of both women's international hockey and NWHL games. Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS is the national Governing body of University sport in Canada, comprised of the majority of degree granting universities

Wrestling

TSN featured live professional wrestling in the form of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s flagship show, RAW for over a decade. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is However, the WWE Raw program, which aired live, occasionally had been censored live for extremely violent scenes, or when female wrestlers or characters were assaulted by male wrestlers. "Live TV" redirects here For the British TV station formerly known by this name see L!VE TV. These actions are supposed to be in order to meet Canadian broadcast standards, with repeat broadcasts often more heavily edited.

This has disappointed many wrestling fans over the years, and is unusual since the violence of wrestling scenes are not significantly different from other television programs aired on regular Canadian networks. Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two people in which each wrestler strives to get an advantage over or control of the opponent It was expected that in fall 2006, when TSN started airing the ESPN iteration of Monday Night Football (as well as the NBC Sunday Night Football games), that WWE RAW was expected to air on tape delay during the NFL season. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly Television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on However, WWE decided to move the program to The Score rather than air on tape delay, although RAW continues to air on tape delay on The Score by 15 minutes, for editing purposes in addition to limits on the amount of live programming the Score can air in a week. The Score Television Network (often referred to only as The Score) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel

In 2004, both TSN and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) Wrestling, (known then as NWA-TNA), erroneously announced that Impact! would air on the network, however the deal was never completed and the article on the TSN Wrestling page was taken down shortly after. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total However, TSN's French-language sister network RDS airs the program.

In past years, TSN also aired shows from the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Stampede Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Monday Night Nitro, as well as producing a one-hour show called Pro Wrestling Plus, which featured highlights from various promotions and was hosted by Stampede announcer Ed Whalen; that program was the Canadian equivalent of the syndicated American program Pro Wrestling This Week. The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian Professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Ed Whalen ( July 8 1927 – December 4, 2001) was a Canadian television personality and journalist best known worldwide for hosting

The final episode of WWE RAW, aired July 31, 2006, although it did not end the relationship between TSN and WWE as the 2007 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony was aired on the network. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The year 2006 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2006.

Criticism

TSN has been criticized for providing a much more focussed look towards Toronto teams in its coverage, earning the moniker "Toronto Sports Network" from some critics. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario This may be due to the demographics of sports fans in Canada: Toronto is the largest market, the Maple Leafs are the most popular NHL team, and the city hosts the only NBA, MLB, and MLS teams in Canada. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U This perception has been taken advantage of by the network's main rival Rogers Sportsnet, which operates four different regional feeds so as to air more regional coverage of local teams. Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel

The broadcasting of events with limited interest in Canada (such as NASCAR) instead of more popular events such as Boxing or Canadian Football League games is also a frequently contended decision. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in This may be addressed by the recent approval of an alternate feed and broadcasting of all CFL games starting in 2008. The 2008 CFL season is the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football

Other affiliations

RDS is TSN's French sister station.
RDS is TSN's French sister station.

TSN's sister French language sports service is Réseau des sports (RDS). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel showing Sports Other services managed by TSN include ESPN Classic Canada, NHL Network Canada, TSN2 and OLN. ESPN Classic is a Canadian English language category 2 Digital cable Specialty channel owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc a division NHL Network is a Canadian English language category 2 Digital cable Specialty channel devoted to hockey from the past The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading OLN ( Outdoor Life Network) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel.

TSN also hosts much of Canada's supplementary Olympic coverage, being the first pay-TV station in the world to ever broadcast the Olympics with the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, and having been part of the CBC's coverage from 1996 to 2008. The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The station will be part of CTV's coverage from 2010 to 2012. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. TSN has a similar agreement with Rogers Sportsnet to share coverage of soccer's World Cup.

Sports news segments on CTV owned-and-operated stations and on CTV Newsnet are co-branded with TSN. CTV Newsnet is a Canadian English language Cable television headline news Specialty channel that launched on October 17, 1997

Personalities

Current

Various reporters and analysts from ESPN may also be featured. Rod Black is a Canadian Sports announcer for TSN and CTV Sports Jock Climie (born September 26, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian Football League player who played Chris Cuthbert (born in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Play-by-play Sportscaster for the TSN Cable network. NHL on TSN is TSN 's broadcast of National Hockey League games James Cybulski is a Canadian television sportscaster currently working as a reporter for SportsCentre on TSN. Darren Dreger (born ca 1968 in Red Deer Alberta) is a Canadian Sportscaster for TSN. Darren Dutchyshen is a Canadian Sportscaster, who currently cohosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN. SportsCentre is a Sports news program airing on the Canadian network TSN. Darren Pang (b February 17, 1964 in Meaford Ontario) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender who played Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960 in Lakewood Ohio) is a former Quarterback, coach, and executive in the Canadian James Duthie is an Ottawa born Canadian Sportscaster for TSN. Sheri Forde (b6th January 1964 is a Canadian Reporter for TSN based in Toronto Ontario. Glenn Healy (born August 23 1962 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada) is director of player affairs for the National Hockey League Jennifer Frances Hedger (born 18 September 1975) is a Canadian television personality the co-host of TSN 's nightly sports news program SportsCentre Dave Hodge (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sports announcer who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the Paul Hollingsworth (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian News and sports reporter for CTV Atlantic in Halifax and Holly Horton (born November 10, 1975 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian Sportscaster for TSN since Michael Landsberg is a Canadian sports television personality Farhan Lalji is a Canadian Sports Reporter for TSN based in Vancouver British Columbia. Maggie the Monkey, also Maggie the Macaque (born 1991 in Bowmanville, Canada) is a Crab-eating Macaque from the Bowmanville Zoo Pierre McGuire is an Ice hockey analyst and provides Color commentary for hockey programs on TSN, and The NHL on NBC, where he is the game Bob McKenzie is a Canadian hockey commentator who has covered Ice hockey since joining TSN in the late 1980s becoming one of the most respected Gord Miller (born in Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian sportscaster for the Cable network, TSN. Jay Onrait is a Canadian television presenter He co-hosts the late weekday edition of SportsCentre alongside Dan O'Toole, bringing viewers a complete summary Dan O'Toole is a Canadian Television Sportscaster for TSN. He has appeared on the 2AM Weekday broadcast of SportsCentre Jesse James Palmer (born October 5 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a sports commentator and former pro American football Dave Randorf is a Canadian Sportscaster and current host of TSN 's Canadian Football League studio show as well as TSN's and CTV 's Victor Rauter is a Canadian Sportscaster for The Sports Network (TSN since 1985. Gino Reda (born 1960 in England) is currently host of TSNs That's Hockey since 2001 after being on SportsCentre That's Hockey is a Canadian Television series on TSN which presents the latest news in hockey as well Ryan Rishaug is a sports broadcaster with TSN. For TSN he serves as an ice reporter on the NHL on TSN and covers Edmonton for SportsCentre. Christopher "Chris" Schultz, aka "Schultzie", (born February 16, 1960 in Burlington Ontario, Canada) Rod Smith is a Canadian Sports anchor. He has been with TSN since 1987, joining as an Editorial assistant for SportsCentre Glen Suitor was a Defensive back who played eleven seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Patrick Sean "Pat" Tabler (born February 2, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current color analyst Alex J Walling also known as AJ Walling is a major sports analyst in Atlantic Canada. Bob Weeks (born April 16, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is the editor of Scoregolf Magazine John Wells is a Canadian sportscaster His most recent show which ended in April 2008 was Wells And Company on CJOB radio in Winnipeg. Michael Whalen is a Canadian Sports journalist. He has worked for TSN since 1985, reporting on Montreal sports teams Brian Williams (born 1946 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and raised in Hamilton Ontario) is a Canadian Sportscaster who is

Former

Original programs

TSN HD

TSN HD is a high definition simulcast of TSN that launched on August 15, 2003. Darren Dutchyshen is a Canadian Sportscaster, who currently cohosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN. NHL on TSN is TSN 's broadcast of National Hockey League games Michael Landsberg is a Canadian sports television personality SportsCentre is a Sports news program airing on the Canadian network TSN. Dave Hodge (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sports announcer who currently works for TSN, and has worked in the past for the Damien Cox is a long-time columnist for the Toronto Star, Canada's biggest newspaper That's Hockey is a Canadian Television series on TSN which presents the latest news in hockey as well The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Gino Reda (born 1960 in England) is currently host of TSNs That's Hockey since 2001 after being on SportsCentre The TSN Skins Game was an annual Curling Bonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. TSN HD airs widescreen and high-definition feeds of sporting events when available. On September 25, 2006, SportsCentre transitioned to HD, airing high definition highlights of sporting events when possible, adding even more high definition content to the channel. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

The "Parking Lot"

Until April 30, 2008, both TSN and its main competitor Rogers Sportsnet were based at 9 Channel Nine Court in the Toronto neighbourhood of Agincourt. Rogers Sportsnet (often referred to only as Sportsnet) is a Canadian English language Cable television Sports Specialty channel 9 Channel Nine Court is the civic address of an office and studio complex in the Agincourt neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, alternatively Agincourt is a very diverse community in Scarborough, the eastern portion of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sportsnet, originally controlled by CTV prior to its acquisition of TSN in 2000, has been based there from the start and never moved out. Hence, when on-air hosts, such as Darren Dreger, move from one channel to the other, it has been referred to as "crossing the parking lot" or, less commonly, "crossing the street". Darren Dreger (born ca 1968 in Red Deer Alberta) is a Canadian Sportscaster for TSN. Parking lot (called a car park in Australia and the UK) is a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for Parking vehicles Some at Sportsnet had complained about feeling like "poor country cousins" to CTV and TSN at Agincourt [10].

This peculiarity has been made light of by a couple of notable hosts on Rogers Sportsnet. Bob McCown, a radio host on Rogers-owned The Fan 590, has constantly commented on his show Prime Time Sports (a simulcast of his radio show on The Fan 590) that Sportsnet executives throw bottles across the street at the TSN studios. Robert "Bob" McCown is a Sportscaster and the host of a late afternoon/early evening Radio Talk show called Prime Time Sports. Prime Time Sports is a Sports radio Talk show produced from the studios of The FAN 590 in Toronto, Canada. In addition, Sportsnet Connected anchor Sean McCormick has openly stated on-air that he drives to work with his wife, Jennifer Hedger, who anchors SportsCentre on TSN. Sportsnet Connected is a sports News program aired on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada. Sean McCormick is a Canadian television sportscaster who currently hosts Sportsnet Connected on Rogers Sportsnet. Jennifer Frances Hedger (born 18 September 1975) is a Canadian television personality the co-host of TSN 's nightly sports news program SportsCentre SportsCentre is a Sports news program airing on the Canadian network TSN.

On April 30 2008, Rogers Sportsnet moved broadcast operations from the CTV compound in Agincourt to Downtown Toronto to the Rogers Building, a cluster of buildings in the Mount Pleasant-Jarvis Street area. Downtown Toronto is the heart of the City of Toronto. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street (including areas slightly north of Bloor around Yonge Street The Rogers Building, located in Toronto, Canada, is the corporate Head office of Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications [10]

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References

  1. ^ CHANNEL CANADA :: Bell Globemedia bidding $1.4B for TV hockey rights
  2. ^ Decision CRTC 97-290, 3 July 1997
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-620
  4. ^ This should not be confused with the separate "TSN2" channel approved by the CRTC in 2000, but never implemented due to restrictions on live programming.
  5. ^ CHANNEL CANADA :: Grey Cup Moves to TSN/RDS in Historic 5-Year, Multi-Platform CFL Deal
  6. ^ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - NHL - CBC retains puck rights
  7. ^ TSN at it again - Canucks Board
  8. ^ "CTV acquires rights to hockey theme song", CTV News, June 9, 2008
  9. ^ Canadian Curling Association
  10. ^ a b Going Downtown. Globeandmail. com. Retrieved on March 23, 2007. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  11. ^ Flow Cable channel lineup
  12. ^ Cable Bahamas channel lineup

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