Knowledge Network

Not to be confused with Knowledge Channel.
Knowledge Network
Logo used since 2012
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaBritish Columbia
Nationwide
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerKnowledge Network Corporation
ParentGovernment of British Columbia
History
LaunchedJanuary 12, 1981; 43 years ago (1981-01-12)
Links
Websitewww.knowledge.ca

Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown corporation of the Government of British Columbia,[1] and began broadcasting on January 12, 1981. Michelle van Beusekom is the CEO.[2]

Knowledge Network's broadcast licence is for satellite-to-cable programming. The network is available on the Bell Satellite TV satellite service, on channel 268, on Shaw Direct channel 354, and on TELUS Optik TV channel 117 (HD) & 9117 (SD). It has also been broadcast over-the-air in remote locations throughout British Columbia, with these repeater sites being operated by local volunteers in the few areas of the province where cable television is not available. The network used the callsign CKNO,[3] although the transmitters were assigned numeric callsigns with the prefix "CH" due to being low-powered.[4][5]

Knowledge receives funding both from the British Columbia government and from public donations.[6] The station provides programming through its broadcast channel, websites and apps. Knowledge Network also invests in documentaries and children's programs produced by independent filmmakers and helps to develop skills within the independent production community.[7]

  1. ^ "Knowledge.ca". www.knowledge.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  2. ^ "Michelle van Beusekom named new CEO of B.C.'s Knowledge Network". Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "Call for licence renewal applications". crtc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 94-444". crtc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "BRITISH COLUMBIA – TV Reception By Location" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "Knowledge Partners". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  7. ^ "Knowledge.ca". www.knowledge.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-02.