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. 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 callsignCKNO,[4] although the transmitters were assigned numeric callsigns with the prefix "CH" due to being low-powered.[5][6]
Knowledge receives funding both from the British Columbia government and from public donations.[7] The station supports lifelong learning for children and adults by providing quality, commercial-free 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.[8]
Knowledge Network is British Columbia's public educational broadcaster and is required to be distributed as part of the basic cable service in British Columbia.
When Knowledge first signed on in 1981, its broadcast schedule originally ran from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. In later years, it broadcast from 7:00 a.m.-12 a.m. until July 2007, when programming hours were expanded to 6:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. In late 2007, Knowledge Network began changing its logo from the green tree to its new wordmark logo, and as of June 2008 the green tree logo has been removed. The channel is currently a 24-hour broadcaster.
The network obtains an average of 1.5 million viewers, or over one-third of British Columbians per week.[9] Currently, within the province, the station holds the number one position on weekday mornings for kids age two to six. Also, it has experienced an increase in viewers age 29 to 49 for its prime time programs.
In its programming, Knowledge Network covers a range of topics including politics, history and culture, arts and music, health, parenting, and science. It has a children's block, Knowledge Kids, that features characters Luna, Chip and Inkie.[10]
With funding from the provincial government and over 40,000 individual donors, Knowledge Network acquires and commissions over 750 hours of original programming per year.
In 2011, Knowledge Network acquired Shaw Media's stake in the children's television service BBC Kids, and converted it into a commercial-free service.[11]
Knowledge Network launched an HD feed on September 25, 2013.[12] It became available to customers of Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct on October 8, 2013.[13]
Controversy
In February 2022 an internal audit[14] of the Knowledge Network Corporation, conducted by the Castlemain Group, was released to the public. The audit revealed that under former President & CEO Rudy Buttignol's leadership, 98.3% of the Knowledge Network's $2.054 million pre-licence funding was awarded to production companies with "non-diverse" owners. The remaining 1.7% ($34,000) had been awarded to production companies owned by people of colour. Indigenous filmmakers meanwhile had received none of that funding.[15]
In response, Melanie Mark, British Columbia's minister of Culture, appointed three new members to the Network's board. In a statement she directed Buttignol and the board to make improvements. Buttignol meanwhile claimed he had "major reservations" with the audit.[16]
Members of the IBPOC film community claimed that Buttignol's response "contributed to an increased distrust and lack of confidence from filmmakers of colour and other concerned British Columbians".[17] A petition on Change.org was started calling for his replacement.
On June 17, 2022, the Knowledge Network's board released a statement that Buttignol's contract had been terminated.[3][18]
Logos
Logo used from 2007 to 2008
Alternate logo, now used as the on-air bug. Was the main logo from 2008 to 2010.
Logo used from 2010 to 2012
British Columbia's Knowledge Network 2012. Current logo.
^"Interim President & CEO". www.knowledge.ca. Knowledge Network Corporation. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ ab"A Message From The Board – June 17, 2022". www.knowledge.ca. Knowledge Network Corporation. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^(CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "Call for licence renewal applications". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^(CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 94-444". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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January 21, 2023
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Not to be confused with Knowledge Channel 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 Sarah MacDonald and Jeffrey Lee are the current Interim President amp CEO respectively 2 A national search is currently underway for new leadership 3 Knowledge NetworkLogo used since 2012CountryCanadaBroadcast areaBritish ColumbiaHeadquartersBurnaby British ColumbiaProgrammingPicture format1080i HDTV 480i SDTV OwnershipOwnerKnowledge Network CorporationParentGovernment of British ColumbiaHistoryLaunchedJanuary 12 1981 42 years ago 1981 01 12 LinksWebsitewww wbr knowledge wbr caKnowledge 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 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 4 although the transmitters were assigned numeric callsigns with the prefix CH due to being low powered 5 6 Knowledge receives funding both from the British Columbia government and from public donations 7 The station supports lifelong learning for children and adults by providing quality commercial free 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 8 Contents 1 Overview 2 Controversy 3 Logos 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview EditKnowledge Network is British Columbia s public educational broadcaster and is required to be distributed as part of the basic cable service in British Columbia When Knowledge first signed on in 1981 its broadcast schedule originally ran from 9 00 a m to 11 00 p m In later years it broadcast from 7 00 a m 12 a m until July 2007 when programming hours were expanded to 6 00 a m 1 00 a m In late 2007 Knowledge Network began changing its logo from the green tree to its new wordmark logo and as of June 2008 the green tree logo has been removed The channel is currently a 24 hour broadcaster The network obtains an average of 1 5 million viewers or over one third of British Columbians per week 9 Currently within the province the station holds the number one position on weekday mornings for kids age two to six Also it has experienced an increase in viewers age 29 to 49 for its prime time programs In its programming Knowledge Network covers a range of topics including politics history and culture arts and music health parenting and science It has a children s block Knowledge Kids that features characters Luna Chip and Inkie 10 With funding from the provincial government and over 40 000 individual donors Knowledge Network acquires and commissions over 750 hours of original programming per year In 2011 Knowledge Network acquired Shaw Media s stake in the children s television service BBC Kids and converted it into a commercial free service 11 Knowledge Network launched an HD feed on September 25 2013 12 It became available to customers of Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct on October 8 2013 13 Controversy EditIn February 2022 an internal audit 14 of the Knowledge Network Corporation conducted by the Castlemain Group was released to the public The audit revealed that under former President amp CEO Rudy Buttignol s leadership 98 3 of the Knowledge Network s 2 054 million pre licence funding was awarded to production companies with non diverse owners The remaining 1 7 34 000 had been awarded to production companies owned by people of colour Indigenous filmmakers meanwhile had received none of that funding 15 The Racial Equity Screen Office the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and the Documentary Organization of Canada had lobbied the broadcaster for more than a year to conduct the audit and release the results In response Melanie Mark British Columbia s minister of Culture appointed three new members to the Network s board In a statement she directed Buttignol and the board to make improvements Buttignol meanwhile claimed he had major reservations with the audit 16 Members of the IBPOC film community claimed that Buttignol s response contributed to an increased distrust and lack of confidence from filmmakers of colour and other concerned British Columbians 17 A petition on Change org was started calling for his replacement On June 17 2022 the Knowledge Network s board released a statement that Buttignol s contract had been terminated 3 18 Logos Edit Logo used from 2007 to 2008 Alternate logo now used as the on air bug Was the main logo from 2008 to 2010 Logo used from 2010 to 2012 British Columbia s Knowledge Network 2012 Current logo See also EditList of programs broadcast by Knowledge NetworkReferences Edit Knowledge ca www knowledge ca Retrieved 2018 03 02 Interim President amp CEO www knowledge ca Knowledge Network Corporation Retrieved 12 July 2022 a b A Message From The Board June 17 2022 www knowledge ca Knowledge Network Corporation Retrieved 19 June 2022 CRTC Government of Canada Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission Call for licence renewal applications crtc gc ca Retrieved 17 November 2018 CRTC Government of Canada Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission ARCHIVED Decision CRTC 94 444 crtc gc ca Retrieved 17 November 2018 BRITISH COLUMBIA TV Reception By Location PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 27 2014 Knowledge Partners Archived from the original on 2018 03 03 Retrieved 2018 03 02 Knowledge ca www knowledge ca Retrieved 2018 03 02 TV network rebrands and alters programming Vancouver Sun 2008 09 17 Archived from the original on 2013 01 19 Retrieved 2009 10 29 kkadmin 4 November 2015 About Us Knowledge Kids Retrieved 17 November 2018 BBC Worldwide and Knowledge Network Corporation Enter Joint venture for BBC Kids Channel Press release Knowledge Network Corporation 2011 01 17 Archived from the original on April 22 2012 Retrieved May 22 2012 Annual Report 2011 2012 PDF Knowledge Network Corporation p 14 Archived from the original PDF on October 21 2012 Retrieved October 20 2012 K HD starts Sept 25 Will Shaw carry it Shaw Communications Retrieved September 23 2013 BC Knowledge Network Prelicenses 2014 2021 Independent Equity Audit Report PDF www knowledge ca Knowledge Network Corporation Retrieved 19 June 2022 Griffiths Nathan 9 February 2022 Audit shows deep racial inequities at B C s Knowledge Network Vancouver Sun Retrieved 19 June 2022 Britten Liam 9 February 2022 Audit finds clear disparity in Knowledge Network funding for filmmakers of colour CBC Retrieved 19 June 2022 Joella Cabalu Kris Anderson and Meghna Haldar Sound of silence The Georgia Straight 1 April 2022 Retrieved 19 June 2022 Schmunk Rhianna 17 June 2022 Knowledge Network drops longtime CEO months after diversity audit CBC Retrieved 19 June 2022 External links EditOfficial website Knowledge Network s CEO weighs in on the importance of public broadcasting Global Civic Policy Society permanent dead link Westland A television series on environmental issues aired on the Knowledge Network from 1984 to 2007 UBC Library Digital Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knowledge Network amp oldid 1123519376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
