Family Channel (Canadian TV network)
| Family Channel | |
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| Launched | September 1, 1988 |
| Owned by | DHX Media |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (2011–present) 480i (SDTV) (1988–present) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide (also available in Jamaica and The Bahamas) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Sister channel(s) |
Family Jr. Télémagino Family Chrgd |
| Timeshift service | Family Channel East Family Channel West |
| Website | Family |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | 556 (east; SD) 557 (west; SD) 1642 (east; HD) |
| Shaw Direct |
Classic lineup: 540 (east; SD) 541 (west; SD) 69 (east; HD) Advanced lineup: 170 (east; SD) 171 (west; SD) 569 (east; HD) |
| Cable | |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | 258 (east; SD) 503 (east; HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | 556 (east; SD) 557 (west; SD) 1556 (east; HD) |
| Bell MTS | 153 (east; SD) 154 (west; SD) 1153 (east; HD) |
| Optik TV | 605 (west; SD) 9604 (east; SD) 604 (east; HD) |
| SaskTel | 130 (east; SD) 430 (east; HD) |
| VMedia | 57 (east; HD) |
Family Channel (often known as simply Family) is a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel owned by DHX Media. Family's programming is aimed towards the tween and teenage demographics, broadcasting domestic and imported children's television series, teen dramas, off-network sitcoms, and theatrically released and made-for-television movies targeted towards the demographics. When Family was launched in 1988, much of its programming was heavily sourced from the American cable network Disney Channel, although these rights were later acquired by Corus Entertainment in 2015.
Even though it was formerly licensed as a premium television service, the channel is carried on the basic tiers of most Canadian subscription television providers, and is also carried by Flow Cable in Jamaica. and on Cable Bahamas in The Bahamas. Family is headquartered in the Brookfield Place office complex, near the Financial District of Downtown Toronto. It has transmitted from Corus Quay since at least 2014. While it previously operated with a commercial-free format due to its status as a premium channel, the formal categorization has since been deprecated by the CRTC, allowing Family to transition to an ad-supported format similar to conventional specialty channels.
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