Crossroads Television System
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| Type | Broadcast television system |
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| Country | Canada |
| Availability | Parts of Ontario, Quebec and Alberta |
| Owner | Crossroads Christian Communications |
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Key people
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Lorna Dueck (CEO) Rob Sheppard (General Manager) |
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Launch date
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September 30, 1998 |
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Former names
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Crossroads Television System (1998-2014) |
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Official website
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Yes TV |
Yes TV (stylized as yes TV) is a television system in Canada. It is owned by Crossroads Christian Communications, consisting of three stations located in the Greater Toronto Area, Calgary, and Edmonton, and two partial affiliates in Newfoundland and Victoria, British Columbia. Formerly known as the Crossroads Television System (CTS), the three stations air a lineup consisting predominantly of Christian faith-based programming, such as televangelists and Crossroads' flagship program 100 Huntley Street. During the late-afternoon and evening hours, Yes TV broadcasts secular, family-oriented sitcoms, game shows, and reality series; the system's September 2014 re-launch as Yes TV emphasized its newly acquired Canadian rights to a number of major U.S. reality series, such as American Idol and The Biggest Loser.
Outside of the three owned and operated Yes TV stations, the system has also syndicated its acquired programming to other Canadian independent stations through secondary affiliations. It is operated out of Crossroads' headquarters in Burlington, Ontario. The channel can be streamed free of charge in Canada via the Yes TV tvOS app on the Apple TV.
The Crossroads Television System originally consisted of a single television station, CITS-TV in Hamilton, Ontario (also serving Toronto), with rebroadcast transmitters in London and Ottawa. CITS, launched in 1998, was the second religious terrestrial television station launched in Canada, after CJIL-TV in Lethbridge, Alberta.
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