Outdoor Life Network (OLN)
Type	Cable television specialty channel
Country	Canada
Availability	National
Owner	CTVglobemedia (33.34% & managing partner) Rogers Media (33.33%) Comcast (33.33%)
Launch date	October 17, 1997
Website	www.tsn.ca/oln

OLN (Outdoor Life Network) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel. Its programming is focused on outdoor lifestyle, adventure and outdoor sports. The network is jointly owned by CTVglobemedia, Rogers Media, and Comcast; but managed by CTVglobemedia. Licensed in 1996, OLN launched on October 17, 1997. Image File history File links OLN.png‎ Summary OLN logo. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada_(bordered). ... CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ... Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.NV.B) (TSX: RCI.MV.A) (NYSE: RG) is Canadas largest cable television service provider with approximately 2. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ... Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.NV.B) (TSX: RCI.MV.A) (NYSE: RG) is Canadas largest cable television service provider with approximately 2. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Unlike the American version of OLN (now known as Versus), the network is not permitted to air major sporting events, such as NHL hockey, per its CRTC license, though it has aired events such as the 2000 European Football Championship, which is played outside, and it does air the Tour de France. Versus (known as OLN until September 25, 2006) is a cable television sports channel owned by Comcast and shown in the United States. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ...

The channel is also listed as a participant in CTVglobemedia's successful bid for the Canadian Olympic broadcast rights, beginning with the 2010 Games in Vancouver. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, are the next Winter Olympics, scheduled to be celebrated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ...

The network did not rebrand as Versus, as its American counterpart did in September 2006. [1] September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ...

On July 12, 2006, CTVglobemedia announced they would make a friendly takeover bid to buy CHUM Limited. CTV's initial plans were to keep all CHUM's specialty channels, although through its application to the CRTC, several of CHUM's speciality channels were listed as services that will be put up for sale along with CTV's own service OLN. CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ...

Programs

The Amazing Race is an American multiple Emmy Award-winning reality game show normally broadcast in one-hour episodes in which teams of two or four race around the world in competition with other teams. ... Bushcraft is, to a certain extent a version of what have always been called survival skills. ... Creepy Canada is a TV program aired on OLN. It focuses on paranormal activities around Canada. ... Mantracker is a television programme that airs on the Outdoor Life Network in Canada. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Globe Trekker (also called Pilot Guides outside the United States and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet) is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. ... Road Hockey Rumble is a half-hour reality series following two all-Canadian hosts, Calum MacLeod and Mark McGuckin. ... Rock The Boat is the second single from Aaliyahs third album Aaliyah. ... Survivorman is a reality television program broadcast in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and in the United States on The Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. ... A support truck during the 2004 Dakar The Dakar Rally (or simply The Dakar; formerly known as The Paris Dakar Rally and now as The Lisbon Dakar Rally) is an annual off-road race, organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. ... The original 1925 train route to Nenana is in gray, and the southern route of the modern race is in red (part of the National Historic Iditarod Trail. ... Professional Bull Riders, Inc. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ...

Logos

1st logo Image File history File links OutDoorLife. ...

2nd logo Image File history File links OLN-logo-TM.jpg‎ Summary OLN former logo Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ...

External link

• Official Site