Space (TV channel)
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| Launched | October 17, 1997 |
| Owned by | Bell Media |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (1997-present) 1080i (HDTV) (2011-present) |
| Slogan | It's Everywhere.....you're surrounded |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Replaced | Ba |
| Sister channel(s) | Z |
| Website | Space |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| City 4 TV | Channel 627 (SD) Channel 1746 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 528 (SD) Channel 275 87 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on most Canadian cable systems | Channel number varies, check your local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant | Channel 209 (SD) Channel 425 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 627 (SD) Channel 1632 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 122 (SD) Channel 1122 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9392 (SD) Channel 392 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 72 (SD) Channel 372 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 281 (HD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 100 (HD) |
Space is a Canadian Category A specialty channel owned and operated by Bell Media. It features science fiction, fantasy, horror and paranormal programming including scripted television series, films, documentaries and more. The network's original slogan was The Imagination Station, still sometimes used informally by fans.
The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1996. It debuted on October 17, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. ET, under the ownership of CHUM Limited, airing the film Forbidden Planet, followed by a commentary on that film by author Robert J. Sawyer, followed by the film Mars Attacks!. The Sawyer commentary was the first example of the interstitial materials — mostly produced by Mark Askwith — that have become SPACE's signature: short, snappy, mini-documentaries on science fiction and science topics shown between programs, collectively known as "SPACE Flow". Daily installments include Space News (formerly SPIN, for "Space Information and News").
CTVglobemedia took over Space on June 22, 2007, as a result of a takeover of CHUM Limited. At the same time, the Citytv stations were sold to Rogers later that year. Ownership changed hands once again when on April 1, 2011, BCE Inc. gained 100% control of the assets that CTVglobemedia did not already own, placing Space under the ownership of Bell Media.
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