History Television
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| name = History Television
| logofile = History Television.PNG
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| launch = [[October 17]], [[1997]]
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|owner = [[List_of_assets_owned_by_Canwest#CW_Media_Inc.|CW Media]]
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| country = [[Canada]]
| broadcast area = National
| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]
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| web = [http://www.history.ca history.ca]
| sat serv 1 = [[Bell ExpressVu]]
| sat chan 1 = Channel 522
| sat serv 2 = [[Star Choice]]
| sat chan 2 = Channel 506 (East)<br>Channel 516 (West)
| cable serv 1 = Available on most Canadian cable systems
| cable chan 1 = Check local listings, channels may vary
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'''History Television''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[cable television]] [[specialty channel]] that presents programming about [[history]] and some non-historical programming of [[military]], [[science]] and [[technology]] interest. It is owned by CW Media (a division of [[Canwest]] and [[Goldman Sachs|GS Capital Partners]]).
The channel operates two [[Timeshift channel|time shift]]ed feeds: East ([[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]) and West ([[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific Time]]). The West Coast feed was launched on September 1, 2006.
==History==
[[Image:History TV Logo.svg|thumb|Original logo ([[1997-10-17]] - [[2008-05-02]])|right|170px]]Licensed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) on [[September 4]], [[1996]] as ''The History and Entertainment Network'', the channel was launched as ''History Television'' on [[October 17]], [[1997]].
On [[January 18]], [[2008]], a joint venture between [[Canwest]] and [[Goldman Sachs|GS Capital Partners]] bought [[Alliance Atlantis]] and gained AAC's interest in History Television.
==Programming==
History Television airs programs from various genres including documentaries, dramas, films, and human interest series.
===Noted programs===
* [[Ancestors in the Attic]]
* [[Digging for the Truth]]
* [[Disasters of the Century]]
* [[Dogfights (TV series)|Dogfights]]
* [[JAG]]
* [[Masterminds (Canadian TV series)|Masterminds]]
* [[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]
* [[Rome (TV series)|Rome]]
* [[The Worst Jobs in History]]
* [[Zero Hour (TV series)|Zero Hour]]
==See also==
* [[List of documentary channels]]
==External links==
* [http://www.history.ca Official History Television website]
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