City Saskatchewan
| City Saskatchewan | |
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| Launched | May 6, 1991 |
| Network |
City Former affiliations: Educational independent (1991-2012) |
| Owned by | Rogers Media |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Everywhere! |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | Saskatchewan National (via satellite) |
| Headquarters | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Formerly called | Saskatchewan Communications Network (1991–2012) Citytv Saskatchewan (2012) |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 266 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 352 (SD) (Classic) Channel 31 (SD) (Advanced) Channel 24 (HD) (Classic) Channel 524 (HD) (Advanced) |
| Cable | |
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Access Communications (Regina) |
Channel 12 (SD) |
| Shaw Cable (Saskatoon) | Channel 7 (SD) Channel 213 (HD) |
| Available on most other provincial cable systems |
Check local listings for channel location |
| IPTV | |
| SaskTel | Channel 19 (SD) Channel 319 (HD) |
City Saskatchewan (formerly the Saskatchewan Communications Network, or SCN) is a Canadian English language cable television channel in the province of Saskatchewan. Headquartered in the provincial capital of Regina, the channel is owned by Rogers Media and operates as an owned-and-operated station of its City television network.
City Saskatchewan is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as an educational programming service for the province of Saskatchewan. It was formerly operated by the government of Saskatchewan as a public broadcaster. In March 2010, the government announced that it would shut down the network due to low viewership. In June 2010, the government announced that it would instead privatize and sell the network to Bluestone Investment Group. Under Bluestone, SCN was converted to a format similar to Alberta's Access network, airing commercial-supported entertainment programming during the late-afternoon and primetime hours, and commercial-free educational and cultural programming from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. In late-December 2011, SCN announced that it would affiliate with Rogers' Citytv network for its entertainment programming beginning on January 2, 2012. In June 2012, Rogers would acquire SCN entirely, maintaining the same programming model implemented by Bluepoint.
Because it is licensed as an educational broadcaster, City Saskatchewan is required to be distributed as part of the basic cable service in Saskatchewan, and is also available on Bell TV and Shaw Direct. The channel is defined as a satellite-to-cable television programming undertaking, meaning that it has has full simultaneous substitution rights for its programming in Saskatchewan, but does not operate any over-the-air transmitters.
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