History Television 1422956 216448374 2008-06-01T18:31:44Z Musimax 1996306 trimming down the program list to a noted few - this reduces the number of times this list has to be updated as many of the former programs no longer air, and it also cleans up the article {{Infobox_TV_channel| | name = History Television | logofile = History Television.PNG | logoalt = | | logosize = | | launch = [[October 17]], [[1997]] | closed date = | picture format = | share = | share as of = | share source = | network = |owner = [[List_of_assets_owned_by_Canwest#CW_Media_Inc.|CW Media]] | slogan = | country = [[Canada]] | broadcast area = National | headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | former names = | replaced names = | sister names = | 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 }} '''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] {{Canwest}} [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1997]] [[Category:Canadian analog cable television networks]] [[Category:Canwest]]