TSN
Type	Cable television specialty channel
Country	Canada
Availability	National
Owner	CTV Speciality Television Inc. (CTVglobemedia 80%/ESPN 20%)
Launch date	September 1, 1984
Past names	Total Sports Network (Launch-?) The Sports Network
Website	www.tsn.ca

TSN may also refer to The Sporting News, The Sierra Network, Team Sportscast Network or taxonomic serial number.

TSN, formerly an initialism for The Sports Network, is a Canadian cable television specialty channel and is Toronto's leading English language sports television channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the second group of Canadian specialty cable channels. Essentially designed as a Canadian version of ESPN, the extremely successful American all-sports cable channel, TSN remains the top-rated service on Canadian cable and satellite television. Image File history File links Tsnlogo. ... 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. ... CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ... ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper. ... Categories: Computer and video games | Computer and video game stubs ... The TsN Logo The Team Sportscast Network, or TsN, is an online broadcast and media organization. ... Please note that the ITIS system URL has changed (25 September 2006). ... 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. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The term television channel generally refers to either a television station or its cable/satellite counterpart (both outlined below). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ...

History

TSN logo
1984-2001

Licensed by the CRTC on April 2, 1984 as Action Canada Sports Network, the channel launched on September 1^st of the same year as TSN (Which originally stood for "Total Sports Network" but later was revised to simply "The Sports Network"). 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 was forced to spin off TSN once it was acquired by Interbrew to satisfy foreign ownership rules. As of 2005 most Blue Jays games are again on a service affiliated with the owner of the team, but that service is now TSN's chief rival, Rogers Sportsnet. Image File history File links Oldtsn. ... 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. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. ... A glass of beer and different beer bottles. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (f. ... Interbrew was a large Belgium-based brewing company which owned many internationally known beers, as well as some smaller local beers. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ...

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%. After ESPN blocked two attempts by the Canadian partners to sell NetStar to CanWest Global, CTV acquired the Canadian partners' shares instead in 2000, with ESPN's approval. ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Today the majority owner of TSN is CTVglobemedia, which became CTV's parent in early 2001. 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 rumors that it would consider outsourcing production of "SportsCenter" or other studio shows to TSN, the way Fox Soccer Channel's FOX Sports World Report is produced by CKND (Global) in Winnipeg. 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. CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Fox Soccer Channel is a United States digital cable network, owned by News Corporation, that specializes in soccer. ... CKND is a television station which broadcasts out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...

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, TSN operates two feeds – a main feed and an occasionally-used alternate feed, unofficially known as "TSN2". ^[1] Regionalized programming can make up a maximum of 10% of the TSN schedule - an average of 2.4 hours a day. In fall 2006, the channel was allowed by the CRTC to air multiple feeds nationally, with the alternate feed only available on digital platforms, as had previously been permitted for Sportsnet. The restriction of only 10% alternate programming remains in place; TSN2's use is expected to be limited to regional games and coverage of additional live events when the main feed is otherwise obligated. The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

The Globe and Mail recently reported that CTVglobemedia is bidding $1.4 billion over 10 years for full Canadian broadcasting rights to the NHL, which would include cable and over-the-air rights in both English and French, i.e. coverage on CTV, TSN and RDS. This would not affect regional rights, which are controlled by the teams and held mainly by Sportsnet. It is expected that CTV would not air playoff games as regularly as does CBC, due to other programming commitments, but additional games could air on TSN2. [1] The Globe and Mail is a large English language national newspaper based in Toronto, Canada, and printed in seven cities across Canada. ... CTVglobemedia, previously Bell Globemedia until December 31, 2006, [1] is one of Canadas largest private media companies. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... RDS is an abbreviation for all of the following: Radio Data System Random Dot Stereogram Respiratory distress syndrome Romanian Data Systems Royal Dublin Society Le Réseau des sports Inc. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable sports specialty television channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ...

Programming

TSN is partially owned by ESPN. The appearance of the "BottomLine" ticker and logo are identical on both networks, although a larger ticker used during SportsCentre is unique to TSN.

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 Sportcenter and its SC logo to TSN (and permitted TSN to Canadianize the name by spelling it Sportscentre). 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. 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 HD. Image File history File links TSN-2006-NHL-Draft. ... Image File history File links TSN-2006-NHL-Draft. ... ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... SportsCentre logo. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... SportsCentre logo. ... HD may refer to: // Science and technology Hard disk, or hard drive, a type of computer storage hardware (also HDD for hard disk drive) Henry Draper Catalogue, a sequential numbering system for stars ordered by right ascension High definition as in video (HDTV, HD DVD) or audio High Density, in...

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 logo 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 (also known as PTI) is a sports television show on ESPN filmed in Washington, D.C., and airing on various ESPN TV channels as well as the XM and Sirius satellite radio services. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The major U.S.-based leagues sell Canadian broadcasting rights separately, hence ESPN-branded coverage is sometimes seen on Sportsnet or The Score. Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... The Score is a Canadian cable television sports news specialty channel launched in 1997. ...

The network covers 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. Formula One racing broadcasts are usually produced by TSN using the ITV1 commentary team. TSN once experimented with using SPEED's American broadcast, but switched after a couple of races due to viewer complaints. SPEED sends only one commentator to races outside North America, the rest remain at SPEED's studios in North Carolina. NHL redirects here. ... For other uses of National Football League, see National Football League (disambiguation). ... UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football, and is the second most popular sports league in Canada. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Speed is the rate of motion, or equivalently the rate of change of position, many times expressed as distance d moved per unit of time t. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ...

TSN is the master rights-holder for the CFL, but sublicenses selected games, including the playoffs, to CBC. But, 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. [2] RDS is an abbreviation for all of the following: Radio Data System Random Dot Stereogram Respiratory distress syndrome Romanian Data Systems Royal Dublin Society Le Réseau des sports Inc. ... Then Prime Minister Joe Clark presents the 1979 Grey Cup to victorious Edmonton Eskimos Danny Kepley and Tom Wilkinson. ...

It also shares the Canadian broadcast rights to the PGA Tour - for which it airs virtually all early-round coverage - as well as NASCAR, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the National Basketball Association (most games featuring the Toronto Raptors). TSN is the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the NBA Finals. The PGA Tour is an organization headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA that operates the USAs main professional golf tours dominated by men. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is now the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (f. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the USAs premier mens professional basketball league. ... The Toronto Raptors are a professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Coverage of many of these events, especially for the NFL, NBA games not involving the Raptors, UEFA Champions League, Indy Racing League, and NASCAR (starting in 2007), are simulcast with ESPN or ABC. Any ESPN programming available in high definition is usually also available on TSN's HD feed. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

American feeds

TSN often picks up American feeds of NHL games involving American teams if NBC is televising the game in the U.S. so they can simsub on Bell ExpressVu. TSN also features extensive Tennis coverage including Live coverage of all 4 Grand Slams as well as the Tennis Masters Series and the Men's and Women's Canadian Open. TSN almost always picks up the American feed of tennis and golf. NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the True Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same calendar year or just Grand Slam by owning all four at the same time: Australian Open French Open... The Tennis Masters Series is a series of nine tennis tournaments held throughout the year in Europe and North America. ...

In almost a reverse fashion, TSN's coverage of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft was simulcasted on the United States' Versus network, although ESPN had previously done this for previous drafts. The 2006 NHL Entry Draft Logo. ... Versus (known as OLN until September 25, 2006) is a cable television sports channel owned by Comcast and shown in the United States. ...

Hockey

TSN bills itself as the 'home for Hockey' in Canada. TSN holds the rights to broadcast the NHL in Canada except for Saturday nights (those rights have always belonged to CBC as part of their Hockey Night in Canada program). They also air regional games for the Toronto Maple Leafs that are only available in Ontario, except for the Ottawa area. The remainder of the country receives alternate programming in those cases, usually a simulcast of the NHL Network. NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by the CBC. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated Canadian programs on television. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Mayor Larry OBrien Local government Ottawa City Council (21 councillors) MPs... NHL Network is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel devoted to hockey from the past and the present. ...

Hockey Canada and TSN recently signed a 7 year contract extension 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, World Cup of Hockey, Allan Cup, Royal Bank Cup, Spengler Cup, Telus Cup and ESSO Women's Nationals. Hockey Canada is the official national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... The World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, (WJHC, formally the IIHF World U-20 Hockey Championship) is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for national under-20 ice hockey teams from around the world. ... The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... The womens World Hockey Championship tournament is also governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). ... The World Cup of Hockey is the successor to the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament. ... The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior (21 and over) amateur men’s 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 Switzerland. ... The Telus Cup formerly the Air Canada Cup and formerly the Wrigley Cup is Canadas national midget hockey championship. ...

Canadian content

TSN has frequently produced its own coverage of events based in Canada, including NHL, CFL and curling games. The TSN Skins game was an invitational curling tournament sponsored and operated by the network. 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. Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which players slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ...

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[3], 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 curling. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ...

Canadian University sports events are also sometimes featured, as well as coverage of both women's international hockey and NWHL games. The National Womens Hockey League (NWHL) is the highest level of womens ice hockey in the world. ...

Wrestling

TSN featured professional wrestling in the form of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s flagship show, RAW. However, the program occasionally had been censored live for extremely violent scenes, or when female wrestlers or characters were assaulted by male wrestlers. These actions are supposed to be in order to meet Canadian broadcast standards, with repeat broadcasts often more heavily edited. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

This has disappointed many 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. It was expected that in fall 2006, when TSN starts 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. However, the WWE decided to move the program to The Score rather than air in tape delay [4]. Although RAW continues to air on tape delay on The Score by 1 hour. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The Score is a Canadian cable television sports news specialty channel launched in 1997. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Score is a 2001 crime drama. ...

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. However, TSN's french-language sister network RDS airs the program. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ... For the video game based on the show, see TNA iMPACT! (video game). ... Réseau des sports (RDS), is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. ...

In past years, TSN also aired shows from the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Stampede Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), 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 to 1991. ... Stampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta that for decades produced a weekly television series that is considered the forerunner of todays WWE. // Stampede Wrestling was operated by Stu Hart between 1948 and 1984, when his son Bruce took over. ... It has been suggested that List of WCW programming be merged into this article or section. ... Ed Whalen (born July 8, 1927 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; died December 4, 2001 in Venice, Florida) was a Canadian television personality and journalist best known worldwide for hosting the popular professional wrestling TV series Stampede Wrestling, a forerunner to todays World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

The final episode of WWE RAW, and subsequently, Wrestling in general on TSN, aired July 31, 2006. The change was made due to TSN acquring the rights to Monday Night Football, and WWE opted to move WWE RAW to rival The Score. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... The Score is a 2001 crime drama. ...

Criticism

Outside Ontario, critics jokingly call TSN the Toronto Sports Network, and charge it with a bias towards Toronto teams. This is an extension of the general criticism within Canada that government and national networks focus on Central Canada at the expense of the rest of Canada, particularly the West. This can be justified by Toronto being the largest market in Canada. 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. The broadcasting of events with limited interest in Canada (such as NASCAR) instead of more popular events such as Canadian Football League games is also a frequent bone of contention. This may be addressed by the recent approval of an alternate feed and broadcasting of all CFL games starting in 2008. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is now the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The 2008 CFL Season will be the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football. ...

Other affiliations

RDS is TSN's sister station.

TSN's sister French language sports service is Le Réseau des sports (RDS). Other services managed by TSN include ESPN Classic Canada and NHL Network. Image File history File links RDS.gif Summary RDS Logo Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links RDS.gif Summary RDS Logo Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Réseau des sports (RDS), is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. ... ESPN Classic Canada is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel owned by TSN, Bell Globemedia and ESPN featuring classic sports events and movies. ... NHL Network is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel devoted to hockey from the past and the present. ...

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 station will be part of CTV's coverage from 2010 to 2012. TSN has a similar agreement with Rogers Sportsnet to share coverage of soccer's World Cup. The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and opened by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé. The Olympics were highly successful financially as they brought in million-dollar profits. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sports news segments on CTV owned-and-operated stations and on CTV Newsnet are co-branded with TSN. CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... CTV Newsnet is a Canadian 24-hour headline news cable television channel which went onair on October 17, 1997. ...

Personalities

• Russ Anber
• Rod Black
• Shawn Churchill (Reporter - Winnipeg)
• Jock Climie
• Chris Cuthbert
• James Cybulski
• Darren Dreger
• Darren Dutchyshen
• Darren Pang
• Tie Domi
• Matt Dunigan
• James Duthie
• Sheri Forde (Reporter - Toronto)
• Jermain Franklin (Reporter - Calgary)
• Glenn Healy
• Jennifer Hedger
• Dave Hodge
• Paul Hollingsworth (Reporter - Halifax)
• Holly Horton
• Michael Landsberg
• Farhan Lalji (Reporter - Vancouver)
• John Lu (Reporter - Toronto)
• Maggie the Macaque
• Pierre McGuire
• Bob McKenzie
• Gord Miller
• Wray Morrison (Reporter - Regina)
• Bryan Mundryk
• Jay Onrait
• Dan O'Toole
• David Pratt
• Dave Randorf
• Vic Rauter
• Gino Reda
• Ryan Rishaug (Reporter - Edmonton)
• Chris Schultz
• Rod Smith
• Glen Suitor
• Pat Tabler
• Brent Wallace (Reporter - Ottawa)
• Alex J. Walling
• Bob Weeks
• John Wells
• Michael Whalen (Reporter - Montreal)
• Brian Williams
• Cory Woron

Rod Black is an inept Canadian sports announcer for TSN and CTV Sports. ... Nickname: The Peg, Winterpeg Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Manitoba Region Winnipeg Capital Region Established, 1738 (Fort Rouge) Renamed 1822 (Fort Garry) Incorporated 1873 (City of Winnipeg)  - City Mayor Sam Katz  - Governing Body Winnipeg City Council  - MPs List of MPs... Jock Climie (born September 28, 1968) is a retired Canadian Football League player. ... Chris Cuthbert is a Canadian play-by-play sportscaster for the TSN cable network, and the American television network NBC on The NHL on NBC. Cuthbert got his start as a broadcaster during the 1988 Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... Darren Dreger (born in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian sportscaster for TSN. He will serve as a hockey insider on the NHL on TSN. Dreger was the former host of Hockey Central on Rogers Sportsnet between 1997 and 2006. ... Darren Dutchyshen co-hosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN, one of Canadas most watched sports networks. ... Darren Pang (February 17, 1964 in Meaford, Ontario) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Chicago Blackhawks. ... Tahir Tie Domi (born November 1, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. ... Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960 in Lakewood, Ohio) is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League who is currently a CFL television analyst for TSN. Although born in Ohio, Dunigan was raised in Dallas and grew up admiring Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. ... James Duthie is a Canadian sportscaster for TSN. He hosts CFL Live, NBA in the Paint, SportsCentre and NHL on TSN. He also writes a column for TSN.ca called Upon Further Review. ... Sheri Forde is a Canadian reporter for TSN based in Toronto, Ontario. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Glenn Healy (born August 23, 1962 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada) is a television sports commentator and former ice hockey goaltender who played for 15 years in the National Hockey League. ... Jennifer Hedger (born 18 September 1975) is a host of TSNs evening SportsCentre. ... Dave Hodge is a Canadian sports announcer, who works currently for TSN, and has worked in the past for the CBC. He currently hosts a Sunday morning show called The Reporters, as well as provide commentary for the networks NHL coverage. ... Paul Hollingsworth (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian news and sports reporter for CTV Atlantic in Halifax and the Atlantic Canada correspondent of TSN. He is also the anchor of the late night weekend newscast, and backup co-host of CTV Live at 5. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... One of the best-known personalities in the world of Canadian broadcasting, Michael Landsberg is a cross between Bill Maher and Bob Costas. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Maggie the Macaque (born 1991 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Crab-eating Macaque from the Bowmanville Zoo in Toronto renowned for her predictions in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other people by this name, see Bob McKenzie Bob McKenzie is a respected Canadian sports broadcaster, known as TSNs hockey insider. ... Gord Miller is a Canadian television announcer. ... 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Original Programs

• CFL Live- Live coverage of CFL games with Dave Randorf in studio and an all-star panel joining him to analyze the games- Jock Climie, Matt Dunigan and Chris Schultz. Friday broadcasts are known as Friday Night Football.
• In this Corner- The latest news and reports from world of Boxing with Darren Dutchyshen and Russ Anber
• NHL on TSN- Live coverage of NHL games
• Off The Record- talkshow featuring various personalities discussing the latest Sports headlines with Michael Landsberg
• SportsCentre- Flagship news show on the network
• TSN Profile- Biographical portrait of various sports personalities
• TSN The Reporters- Sunday roundtable debate that examines the issues making headlines with Dave Hodge and featuring top Canadian Sports journalists Damien Cox, Michael Farber and Steve Simmons
• That's Hockey- All the latest news and reports from the NHL with Gino Reda

Lions Stampeders Eskimos Roughriders Blue Bombers Tiger-Cats Argonauts Alouettes The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional sports league located in Canada that plays Canadian football, and is the second most popular sports league in Canada. ... Jock Climie (born September 28, 1968) is a retired Canadian Football League player. ... Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960 in Lakewood, Ohio) is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League who is currently a CFL television analyst for TSN. Although born in Ohio, Dunigan was raised in Dallas and grew up admiring Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Darren Dutchyshen co-hosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN, one of Canadas most watched sports networks. ... NHL on TSN is TSNs broadcast of National Hockey League games. ... Off The Record is a Canadian sports television program hosted by Michael Landsberg on TSN. Commonly abbreviated as OTR, the show is a talk/debate style program, modeled after Politically Incorrect and features Michael Landsberg with up to four guests. ... One of the best-known personalities in the world of Canadian broadcasting, Michael Landsberg is a cross between Bill Maher and Bob Costas. ... SportsCentre logo. ... Dave Hodge is a Canadian sports announcer, who works currently for TSN, and has worked in the past for the CBC. He currently hosts a Sunday morning show called The Reporters, as well as provide commentary for the networks NHL coverage. ... Thats Hockey is a Canadian television series on TSN which presents the latest news in hockey as well as panelists and interviews with hockey personalities. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... Gino Reda (born 1960 in England) is currently host of TSNs Thats Hockey since 2001 after being on SportsCentre for the previous fourteen years. ...

TSN HD

TSN HD is a high definition simulcast of TSN that launched on August 15, 2003. TSN HD offers more hours of HD coverage than any other sports service in Canada, including over 900 hours from more than 300 national and international events. Some of the events covered include: MLB, NHL, NFL and NBA games, CFL, Nascar, World Junior Hockey Championships and more. On September 25, 2006, TSN's SportsCentre began operating in high-definition. Image File history File links TSNhd. ... Projection screen in a home theater, displaying a high-definition television image. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The "Parking Lot"

Presently, both TSN and its main competitor Rogers Sportsnet are based in the CTV complex in Toronto. Sportsnet, originally controlled by CTV prior to its acquisition of TSN, has been based there from the start and never moved out. When TV personalities, such as Darren Dreger, move from one channel to the other, it has referred to as crossing the parking lot, or crossing the street. Bob McCown, a radio personality for The Fan 590, constantly will make comments that executives from Sportsnet will throw bottles across the street. Sean McCormick, an anchor for Rogers Sportsnet, has said on air that he has driven to work with his wife who works for TSN, Jennifer Hedger. Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Darren Dreger (born in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian sportscaster for TSN. He will serve as a hockey insider on the NHL on TSN. Dreger was the former host of Hockey Central on Rogers Sportsnet between 1997 and 2006. ... Parking lot showing diagonal parking pattern designed for one-way traffic. ... Bob McCown (born in Columbus, Ohio) is a sportscaster and the host of a late afternoon/early evening radio talk show called Prime Time Sports. ... CJCL is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable sports specialty television channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... Rogers Sportsnet is a Canadian cable television sports specialty channel, operating four regional feeds and one national high-definition feed. ... Jennifer Hedger (born 18 September 1975) is a host of TSNs evening SportsCentre. ...

References

• NetStar plot thickens, Allison Vale, Playback, February 22, 1999. URL accessed November 27, 2005 (Note: limited number of non-subscription article views).

1. ^ 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.

February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official Site
• TSN HD
• Original CRTC Broadcast Decision

Competition

• Rogers Sportsnet
• The Score