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Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | 299 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | CHUM Limited (1997–2007) CTVglobemedia (CTV Limited) (2007–2011) BCE Inc. (2011–present) |
Parent | Bell Media |
Sister channels | CTV CTV Drama Channel CTV Comedy Channel CTV Life Channel CTV News Channel CTV 2 Z |
History | |
Launched | October 17, 1997 |
Former names | Space (1997–2019) |
Links | |
Website | www |
CTV Sci-Fi Channel is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Bell Media subsidairy of BCE Inc.. The channel primarily broadcasts speculative fiction and related programming.
The network was launched on October 17, 1997 as Space under its original parent company CHUM Limited. Its slogan, The Imagination Station, continued to be used informally by its fans for many years after its retirement. In 2007, Space was acquired by CTVglobemedia, after acquiring CHUM Limited, while the Citytv stations were sold to Rogers Media. The channel adopted its current name in 2019.