Leafs Nation Network
| Leafs Nation Network | |
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| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Owned by |
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Toronto Maple Leafs Network Ltd.) |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Official Station, Leafs Nation |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | Ontario; excluding the Ottawa Valley |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | Leafs TV (2001–2017) |
| Sister channel(s) | NBA TV Canada |
| Website | Leafs Nation Network |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 422 (SD) Channel 1422 (HD) |
| Rogers | Channel 97 (SD) Channel 493 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 466 (Classic) Channel 134 (Advanced) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Ontario cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| VMedia | Channel 97 (SD) |
Leafs Nation Network (formerly Leafs TV) is a Canadian English language Category B regional specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Leafs Nation Network broadcasts programming related to the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League club and its American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.
Leafs Nation Network is only available within the Maple Leafs' "home market" of Ontario, excluding the Ottawa Valley (which is in the home market of the Ottawa Senators).
In November 2000, MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment), was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Maple Leaf Channel, described as "a regional English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Programming was to include historical events, profiles of players, panel and call-in shows, classic Maple Leaf hockey games, interviews with Maple Leaf players, coaches and management, statistics, insights and analysis of the current hockey scene from a Maple Leaf perspective, and information as to the purchase of merchandise, tickets and collectibles. There was also to be a small amount of programming related to general hockey matters, including minor hockey league hockey and hockey instruction." The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as Leafs TV. The channel was valued at $19 million on behalf of the CRTC in 2012.
From the channel's launch until the 2014-15 season, the Leafs retained a small number of regional telecasts for broadcast on Leafs TV, typically around 12 games per season. That changed going into the 2014–15 NHL season when regional rights formerly held by the channel went to Sportsnet Ontario and TSN4.
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