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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | W Network East W Network West |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Sister channels | ABC Spark Slice Showcase Adult Swim |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1995 |
| Former names | Women's Television Network (1995–2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | wnetwork |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Amazon Prime Video Channels | StackTV |
| RiverTV | Channel 11 (HD) |
W Network (often shortened to W) is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts general entertainment programming oriented towards a female audience.
W Network was established in 1995 as the Women's Television Network (WTN), which had a focus on women's lifestyle programming. The channel was eventually acquired by Corus in 2001 and relaunched under its current branding in 2002. As part of the relaunch, W's programming shifted to a mix of both entertainment and lifestyle programming. By 2017, W had moved its lifestyle programming to its sister networks to focus exclusively on entertainment programming, and later became part of output deals with Hallmark Media, and NBCUniversal for Peacock and Sky Studios original programming.
The channel is available in two time shifted feeds, East (operating from the Eastern Time Zone) and West (operating from the Pacific Time Zone).