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{{Short description|Canadian Ukrainian-language TV channel}} |
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{{Infobox television channel |
{{Infobox television channel |
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| name = Alfa Canada |
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| logo = Alfa TV Bulgaria 2020.png |
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| launch_date = May 10, 2023 |
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| picture_format = [[4:3]] ([[480i]], [[SDTV]]) |
| picture_format = [[4:3]] ([[480i]], [[SDTV]]) |
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| area = National |
| area = National |
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| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] |
| headquarters = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] |
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| former_names = Inter+ (2004 - 2005)<br>Channel 5 (2005 - 2007)<br> 1+1 International (2007 - 2008) |
| former_names = Inter+ (2004 - 2005)<br>Channel 5 (2005 - 2007)<br> 1+1 International (2007 - 2008)<br>Tonis (2008 - 2009) |
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'''Alfa Canada''' is a Canadian [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian-language]] [[pay television]] channel owned by Ethnic Channels Group (ECG) with its name licensed from the owners of the Ukrainian television channel, [[Alfa TV (Bulgaria)|Alfa TV]]. |
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The channel broadcast a variety of programming primarily from |
The channel broadcast a variety of programming primarily from Alfa TV including news and talk shows. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | [[File:TONIS.png]] |
!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | [[File:TONIS.png]] |
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!height="150px" bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | [[File:Alfa TV Bulgaria 2020.png]] |
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!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2004 - 2005 |
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2004 - 2005 |
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!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2007 - 2008 |
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2007 - 2008 |
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!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2008 - 2009 |
!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2008 - 2009 |
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!width="150px" colspan="1" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | 2023 - present |
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[[Category:Defunct television networks in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada]] |
[[Category:Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada]] |
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in |
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2023]] |
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[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009]] |
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[[Category:Ukrainian-Canadian culture in Ontario]] |
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Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 4:3 (480i, SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ethnic Channels Group |
History | |
Launched | May 10, 2023 |
Former names | Inter+ (2004 - 2005) Channel 5 (2005 - 2007) 1+1 International (2007 - 2008) Tonis (2008 - 2009) |
Alfa Canada is a Canadian Bulgarian-language pay television channel owned by Ethnic Channels Group (ECG) with its name licensed from the owners of the Ukrainian television channel, Alfa TV.
The channel broadcast a variety of programming primarily from Alfa TV including news and talk shows.
In September 2003, Ethnic Channels Group was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Ukrainian TV One, described as "a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service providing programming primarily in the Ukrainian language."[1]
On June 23, 2004, ECG launched Inter+ using the Ukrainian TV One licence.[2] Inter+ broadcast programming from Inter+, an international channel broadcasting programming from Inter.
In September 2005, ECG re-branded Inter+ as Channel 5 (in Cyrillic: “5 канал”), broadcasting programming from Channel 5, a national news network from Ukraine.
In June 2006, in its effort to boost subscription to the channel, ECG re-branded Channel 5 as 1+1 International which broadcast programming from 1+1 International, a Ukrainian-language TV channel from Ukraine. 1+1 International, itself, was an international channel broadcasting programming from Studio 1+1 for Ukrainian communities outside the Ukraine. The channel broadcast a variety of programming including news, documentaries, talk shows, and more.
In the fall of 2008, the Ukrainian channel, 1+1 International, became unavailable in North America. By that time, Roger Communications, the largest Canadian television service provider at the time, had dropped the Canadian channel from its line-up due to low subscriptions. As a result of both of these situations, ECG, yet again, rebranded the channel as Tonis (in Cyrillic: “Тоніс”). The channel broadcast programming from Tonis, an information and educational channel from Ukraine.
In February 2009, both Aurora Cable and Telus TV, the only other carriers of the channel at the time, dropped the channel from their line-ups, rendering the channel no longer available.
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Television broadcasting |
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Defunct channels |
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Foreign channels distributed by ECG |
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