CPAC (TV channel)

CPAC
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Programming
Language(s)English, French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerRogers Communications (66.75%)
Vidéotron (21.81%)
Cogeco (6.73%)
Eastlink (3.77%)
Access Communications (0.92%)
Vecima Networks (0.02%)[1][2]
History
LaunchedOctober 1992; 32 years ago (1992-10)
ReplacedCBC Parliamentary Television Network
Former namesCanadian Parliamentary Channel (CPaC)
Links
Websitewww.cpac.ca/en Edit this at Wikidata

The Cable Public Affairs Channel (French: La Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble), better known by its acronym CPAC (/ˈspæk/ SEE-pak), is a Canadian specialty television channel owned by a consortium consisting of Rogers Communications, Vidéotron, Cogeco, Eastlink, and Access Communications. The channel is devoted to coverage of public and government affairs, including carrying a full, uninterrupted feed of proceedings of the House of Commons of Canada, with three audio channels, one untreated feed and, with the assistance of interpreters, one in each of the official languages.

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