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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CTV Specialty Television Bell Media (80%) ESPN Inc. (20%) |
| Sister channels | TSN regional feeds RDS RDS2 RDS Info |
| History | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Closed | October 31, 2023 |
ESPN Classic was a Canadian English language discretionary sports specialty channel owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture between Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%). Intended as the Canadian equivalent of the American channel of the same name, it broadcast a range of archive sports coverage, talk shows, documentaries and films.