TSN2
| TSN2 | |
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| Launched | 1997 (as an alternate feed of TSN) August 29, 2008 (relaunch, as TSN2) |
| Owned by |
CTV Specialty Television (Bell Media 80% ESPN Inc. 20%) |
| Picture format |
1080i (SDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Formerly called | TSN alternate feed (1997–2008) |
| Sister channel(s) | TSN (primary feeds), ESPN Classic, RDS, RDS2 |
| Website | TSN2 |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 401 (SD) Channel 1401 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 112 / 425 (SD) Channel 602 / 102 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 102 (SD) Channel 602 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 402 (SD) Channel 1402 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 21 (SD) Channel 1021 (HD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 9901 (SD) Channel 901 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 112 (SD) Channel 412 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 31 (HD) |
| Zazeen | Channel 67 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| TSN Go |
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TSN2 is a multiplex channel of the Canadian English language Category C cable and satellite specialty service The Sports Network (TSN) that is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture between Bell Media (80%) and ESPN Inc. (20%). It was launched in its current form on August 29, 2008. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) had approved a separate TSN2 channel in 2000, but was never launched due to a prohibition on live programming. The authority for this channel expired in 2004 and was never re-applied for, so the present TSN2 is not directly connected to the 2000 licence.
TSN2 operates under the same CRTC licence for TSN as a whole, which originally meant that TSN2 was restricted to a few hours of live programming a day, with all other programs on a three-hour tape delay from what was then TSN's main feed. With the early 2010 implementation of new conditions of licence from the CRTC which permit multiple feeds with no limits on additional programming, the tape delay is no longer observed, and other original or repeat programming from the TSN and ESPN libraries air alongside live events.
Unlike TSN's other feeds (TSN1, 3, 4 and 5), which are each distributed on analogue cable as the primary TSN feed in a specific part of Canada, TSN2 is distributed only through digital cable and satellite, although it has been carried by some cable operators on analogue on a short-term "preview" basis. Following TSN's August 2014 expansion of its service into a four-feed regional sports network, TSN2 has served primarily as a secondary outlet for national programming.
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