Knowledge (TV channel)
| Knowledge Network | |
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Knowledge Network logo
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| Launched | January 12, 1981 |
| Owned by |
Government of British Columbia (Knowledge West Communications Corporation) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | BC's Public Broadcaster |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area |
British Columbia National (via satellite) |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Formerly called | Knowledge Network (1981–2008) Knowledge (2008–2010) |
| Sister channel(s) | BBC Kids |
| Website | http://www.knowledge.ca |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 268 (SD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 354 (SD) Channel 9 / 509 (HD) |
| Cable | |
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Shaw Cable (BC only) |
Channels vary (SD) Channel 230 (HD) |
| Available on most British Columbia cable systems. | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Optik TV | Channel 117 (HD) Channel 9117 (SD) |
Knowledge Network (branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network) is a Canadian English-language public educational cable television network in the province of British Columbia. It is owned by Knowledge Network Corporation, a crown corporation of the Government of British Columbia; it gained this status in 2008. The station began broadcasting on January 12, 1981. Rudy Buttignol is president and CEO of British Columbia's Knowledge Network and also president of Canadian subscription television channel BBC Kids.
Knowledge Network’s broadcast licence is for satellite-to-cable programming, although it also broadcasts over-the-air in remote locations throughout British Columbia. These repeater sites are operated by local volunteers in the few areas of the province where cable television is not available. The network is also available on the Bell TV satellite service, on channel 268, on Shaw Direct channel 354, and on TELUS Optik TV channel 117.
Knowledge Network also has a children's block, Knowledge Kids, that features characters Luna, Chip and Inkie.
Knowledge receives funding both from the British Columbia government and from public donations.
Knowledge Network is British Columbia's public educational broadcaster and is required to be distributed as part of the basic cable service in British Columbia.
When Knowledge first signed on in 1981, its broadcast schedule originally ran from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. In later years, it broadcast from 6:55 a.m.-Midnight until July 2007, when programming hours were expanded to 6:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. In late 2007, Knowledge Network began changing its logo from the green tree to its new wordmark logo, and as of June 2008 the green tree logo has been removed. The channel is currently a 24-hour broadcaster.
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