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Shaw Spotlight

Shaw Spotlight (formerly Shaw TV) was the name of locally based community channel services operated by cable TV provider Shaw Communications. The channels are available only to Shaw Cable subscribers and are produced in communities throughout western Canada.

Shaw Spotlight
IndustryMedia
DefunctLate 2023
FateMerged into Rogers TV
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
ParentShaw Communications
(Rogers Communications)
Websitewww.shawspotlight.ca

Each station runs programming produced by staff and/or volunteers. Most stations broadcast a variety of programming, including community interest segments, studio shows, city council meetings, sports, community bulletin board messages, and public service announcements.

Some programs are aired only locally, while others are aired throughout a province or region. Shaw Direct airs many of the features and shows from "Shaw TV" on channel 299 (or channel 2 depending on the line-up). This channel is not branded as "Shaw TV" but as "Shaw Direct TV". It also airs selected other features relating to Shaw Direct programming such as a PPV (Pay-Per-View) movie preview show called "Movie Loft" and regional news for areas where a local station is not carried (notably CBC Newfoundland & Labrador).

In April 2017, Shaw announced that it would shut down its Shaw TV community channels in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver on August 15, 2017, under new policies allowing television providers that also own terrestrial stations in "metropolitan" markets to redirect funding from their community channels to support the news operations of the terrestrial station (in this case, the Global stations owned by sister company Corus Entertainment).[1]

In late 2018, Shaw TV channels began rebranding as "Shaw Spotlight", as reflected by new on-air graphics, website and social media accounts. After Shaw was acquired by and amalgamated into Rogers Communications in 2023, Shaw Spotlight channels again rebranded to and merged with Rogers TV.

Logo used from 2014-2018
Logo used from 2012-2014

Communities with a Shaw Spotlight community channel edit

Community-specific programming edit

Alberta edit

Lethbridge edit

  • go! Southern Alberta - News and information about events and activities in Southern Alberta.
  • Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016-17.
  • farm.tv - agricultural events in Southern Alberta.
  • SACPA - Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs.
  • A Public Education - stories from the Public Education Board and Schools in South Western Alberta.

British Columbia edit

Cranbrook/Castlegar edit

  • Shaw TV – Daily programming rotation that focuses on local community events and issues.
  • go! Kootenays - News and information about events and activities in the West and East Kootenays.
  • Ice Chips - informnation about Kooteany Ice
  • Russian programming (West Kootenay viewing area)
  • Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016-17.
  • Cranbrook City Council - Tape coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Sparwood City Council - - Tape coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Castlegar City Council - Tape coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Nelson City Council - Tape coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Trail City Council - Tape coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Grand Forks City Council - Tape coverage of local City Council meetings.

Kamloops edit

  • go! Kamloops - News and information about events and activities in Kamloops.
  • Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016-17.

Kelowna edit

  • go! Okanagan - News and information about events and activities in Kelowna.
  • Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016-17.
  • Kelowna City Council - Taped coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Lake Country City Council - Taped coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Peachland City Council - Taped coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Penticton City Council - Taped coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Vernon City Council - Taped coverage of local City Council meetings.

Nanaimo edit

Shaw Cable also operates a separate channel for the residents in Nanaimo, British Columbia, also on channel 4. Nanaimo's Shaw TV content contains programming from Port Alberni, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, Campbell River, Powell River and Victoria who all also produce their own programming.

Victoria edit

  • Shaw TV South Vancouver Island can be found on channel 4 for Shaw Cable subscribers. It is available from Saltair to Victoria and on some of the Southern Gulf Islands.
  • Shaw's program go! Island (formerly The Daily) was a long-running news magazine in Victoria. The show aired everyday on Channel 4 at 6pm. The show ended in early October 2016.
  • Voice of BC with Vaughn Palmer. The show airs every Thursdays at 7 PM

Manitoba edit

Thompson edit

go! Thompson - Daily programming rotation that focuses on local community events and issues City Council, Norman Northstars Games, City Beat, Northstars Show, Rec 411, School Board, High School Sports

Ontario edit

Hamilton edit

Although Shaw provides cable service in parts of the Hamilton market, regional monopolies in the region are also held by Cogeco and Source Cable. The three companies jointly operate a single community channel for Hamilton known as Cable 14, so there is no Shaw TV channel proper in the region.

Kenora edit

In addition to Shaw Spotlight Kenora, Shaw Cablesystems also owned and operated CJBN-TV, a Global station in Kenora.

Sault Ste. Marie edit

  • Sault Ste. Marie City Council – Live or taped coverage of local City Council meetings every 2nd Monday.
  • OHL Hockey – Live coverage of Soo Greyhounds hockey. Both home (Produced by Shaw Cable live from the Essar Centre) and away games (Produced by either Rogers or Cogeco).
  • The Northview – Wilderness scenes and sounds from throughout the Northern Ontario/Lake Superior region (Tourism information about the Sault and Algoma).
  • go! Sault Ste. Marie – News and information about events and activities in Sault Ste. Marie.
  • Shaw TV Messages – Message rotation that focuses on local community events.
  • TAMI - Weekly local soap opera

Saskatchewan edit

Prince Albert edit

  • Prince Albert City Council – Live and taped coverage of local City Council meetings.
  • Timberline Music Show - Canadian singer songwriters perform original country music, hosted by Larry Krause
  • Lit Happens - Local showcase of the literary talent of Prince Albert

Saskatoon edit

Branded as Telecable Ten from 1978 until the late 1980s, the station offered much the same programming as today's Shaw TV, with the exception of greater coverage of local events (including complete Saskatoon Exhibition entertainment performances) and volunteer-made TV series and talk shows. On-air personnel on Shaw TV Saskatoon has included numerous former newscasters and hosts from CFQC-TV.

  • The Community Producers - A daily programming block with local stories and features produced by volunteers and community groups.
  • Connect - A weekly interview show exploring topics and issues relevant to the community, hosted by Randy Pshebylo
  • Cooked! With Shack - Cooking show hosted by Shack, a local radio personality
  • Lit Happens - A weekly show focusing on the literary arts scene in Saskatchewan, hosted by local storyteller Danica Lorer
  • Punch TV - The best of Saskatchewan's artists, writers, and other creative types who love comics, anime, pop culture and more
  • Saskatoon City Council – Live broadcast of local city council meetings.
  • Live sports including high school sports and other local tournaments such as the annual Bedford Road Invitational Tournament
  • Other long-running special event coverage such as the Saskatoon Exhibition Parade and local Remembrance Day services

Moose Jaw edit

  • Moose Jaw This Week - Long-running weekly local talk/interview show, hosted by Lyle Johnson

Sports edit

Shaw TV provides local sports coverage. It provided live network sports coverage until the end of the 2016-17 Western Hockey League season.

In terms of network coverage, Shaw was in a partnership with the Western Hockey League from 2003-04 through 2016-17 to all subscribers across the network in Western Canada known as WHL on SHAW. The schedule usually consisted of random games before the December holiday break, with a regular game of the week on Friday nights plus select Saturday and mid week games.

In the playoffs, Shaw will select one series per round to cover. Play-by-play broadcasters for the 2012–13 season include Dan Russell and Peter Loubardias. Russell is in his ninth year as play-by-play announcer. Bill Wilms and Jeff Odgers provide colour commentary, with Andy Neal responsible for hosting duties.

In 2006, Shaw added Canada West Football as a sports property with a game of the week package known as Krown Produce Canada West Football on Shaw. Shaw carried the Hardy Cup Championship until 2011, when the conference elected to broadcast the game on TSN. The Hardy returned to Shaw from 2013 - 2016. The Shaw TV production produced and presented the Hardy to 10.2 million households in the 2015 season on Global TV nationally.

Jim Mullin was responsible for the play-by-play broadcast duties from 2006 until the series end in 2016. Colour announcers included former Saskatchewan Huskies quarterback Laurence Nixon, former Hec Crighton Trophy winner and Canadian Football League running back Jesse Lumsden, Saskatoon-based broadcaster Wray Morrison, Krown Countdown U analyst Gord Randall and former CFL player Daved Benefield. Andy Neal handled the hosting duties. It was announced before the start of the 2012 season that Canada West had renewed their agreement with Shaw for another three seasons.

In 2009, Shaw broadcast provincial curling championships for men and women in Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. In 2013, Rogers Sportsnet obtained the rights for Manitoba's and Alberta's playdowns. It was announced by Curl BC prior to Shaw's coverage in 2013 that the broadcast rights for BC will move to Sportsnet for 2014.

In 2012, Shaw broadcast the CIS Final Eight Women's Basketball Championship a.k.a. The Bronze Baby from the University of Calgary and shared the feed with NBA TV Canada.

All of Shaw TV's network sports coverage ceased with the CRTC-approved closure of the Shaw TV channels in Calgary, Edmonton, Alberta and Vancouver, British Columbia, and the renaming to Shaw Spotlight.

Controversies edit

Some concern has been raised about the company putting business interests over public-access/community interests, and has led one community group to consider creating an alternative, independent local public-access service in Vancouver.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Shaw TV stations to close in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton as funds diverted to Global". CBC News. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "Shaw Cuts Community TV". Workingtv.com. August 13, 2001. from the original on March 4, 2016.

External links edit

  • Official website (Rogers TV)

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Shaw Spotlight news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Shaw Spotlight formerly Shaw TV was the name of locally based community channel services operated by cable TV provider Shaw Communications The channels are available only to Shaw Cable subscribers and are produced in communities throughout western Canada Shaw SpotlightIndustryMediaDefunctLate 2023FateMerged into Rogers TVHeadquartersCalgary Alberta CanadaVancouver British Columbia CanadaParentShaw Communications Rogers Communications Websitewww wbr shawspotlight wbr ca Each station runs programming produced by staff and or volunteers Most stations broadcast a variety of programming including community interest segments studio shows city council meetings sports community bulletin board messages and public service announcements Some programs are aired only locally while others are aired throughout a province or region Shaw Direct airs many of the features and shows from Shaw TV on channel 299 or channel 2 depending on the line up This channel is not branded as Shaw TV but as Shaw Direct TV It also airs selected other features relating to Shaw Direct programming such as a PPV Pay Per View movie preview show called Movie Loft and regional news for areas where a local station is not carried notably CBC Newfoundland amp Labrador In April 2017 Shaw announced that it would shut down its Shaw TV community channels in Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver on August 15 2017 under new policies allowing television providers that also own terrestrial stations in metropolitan markets to redirect funding from their community channels to support the news operations of the terrestrial station in this case the Global stations owned by sister company Corus Entertainment 1 In late 2018 Shaw TV channels began rebranding as Shaw Spotlight as reflected by new on air graphics website and social media accounts After Shaw was acquired by and amalgamated into Rogers Communications in 2023 Shaw Spotlight channels again rebranded to and merged with Rogers TV Logo used from 2014 2018 Logo used from 2012 2014 Contents 1 Communities with a Shaw Spotlight community channel 2 Community specific programming 2 1 Alberta 2 1 1 Lethbridge 2 2 British Columbia 2 2 1 Cranbrook Castlegar 2 2 2 Kamloops 2 2 3 Kelowna 2 2 4 Nanaimo 2 2 5 Victoria 2 3 Manitoba 2 3 1 Thompson 2 4 Ontario 2 4 1 Hamilton 2 4 2 Kenora 2 4 3 Sault Ste Marie 2 5 Saskatchewan 2 5 1 Prince Albert 2 5 2 Saskatoon 2 5 3 Moose Jaw 3 Sports 4 Controversies 5 References 6 External linksCommunities with a Shaw Spotlight community channel editCampbell River British Columbia Castlegar British Columbia Courtenay Comox Powell River British Columbia Cranbrook British Columbia Dryden Ontario Fort McMurray Alberta Fort St John British Columbia Kamloops British Columbia Kelowna British Columbia Kenora Ontario Lethbridge Alberta Medicine Hat Alberta Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Nanaimo British Columbia Port Alberni British Columbia Prince Albert Saskatchewan Prince George British Columbia Red Deer Alberta Saskatoon Saskatchewan Sault Ste Marie Ontario Squamish Whistler British Columbia Thompson Manitoba Thunder Bay Ontario Victoria British Columbia Winnipeg ManitobaCommunity specific programming editAlberta edit Lethbridge edit go Southern Alberta News and information about events and activities in Southern Alberta Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016 17 farm tv agricultural events in Southern Alberta SACPA Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs A Public Education stories from the Public Education Board and Schools in South Western Alberta British Columbia edit Cranbrook Castlegar edit Shaw TV Daily programming rotation that focuses on local community events and issues go Kootenays News and information about events and activities in the West and East Kootenays Ice Chips informnation about Kooteany Ice Russian programming West Kootenay viewing area Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016 17 Cranbrook City Council Tape coverage of local City Council meetings Sparwood City Council Tape coverage of local City Council meetings Castlegar City Council Tape coverage of local City Council meetings Nelson City Council Tape coverage of local City Council meetings Trail City Council Tape coverage of local City Council meetings Grand Forks City Council Tape coverage of local City Council meetings Kamloops edit go Kamloops News and information about events and activities in Kamloops Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016 17 Kelowna edit go Okanagan News and information about events and activities in Kelowna Live sports including WHL Hockey and Canada West University Football until 2016 17 Kelowna City Council Taped coverage of local City Council meetings Lake Country City Council Taped coverage of local City Council meetings Peachland City Council Taped coverage of local City Council meetings Penticton City Council Taped coverage of local City Council meetings Vernon City Council Taped coverage of local City Council meetings Nanaimo edit Shaw Cable also operates a separate channel for the residents in Nanaimo British Columbia also on channel 4 Nanaimo s Shaw TV content contains programming from Port Alberni Comox Valley Cowichan Valley Campbell River Powell River and Victoria who all also produce their own programming 1 Victoria edit Shaw TV South Vancouver Island can be found on channel 4 for Shaw Cable subscribers It is available from Saltair to Victoria and on some of the Southern Gulf Islands Shaw s program go Island formerly The Daily was a long running news magazine in Victoria The show aired everyday on Channel 4 at 6pm The show ended in early October 2016 Voice of BC with Vaughn Palmer The show airs every Thursdays at 7 PM Manitoba edit Thompson edit go Thompson Daily programming rotation that focuses on local community events and issues City Council Norman Northstars Games City Beat Northstars Show Rec 411 School Board High School Sports Ontario edit Hamilton edit Although Shaw provides cable service in parts of the Hamilton market regional monopolies in the region are also held by Cogeco and Source Cable The three companies jointly operate a single community channel for Hamilton known as Cable 14 so there is no Shaw TV channel proper in the region Kenora edit In addition to Shaw Spotlight Kenora Shaw Cablesystems also owned and operated CJBN TV a Global station in Kenora Sault Ste Marie edit Sault Ste Marie City Council Live or taped coverage of local City Council meetings every 2nd Monday OHL Hockey Live coverage of Soo Greyhounds hockey Both home Produced by Shaw Cable live from the Essar Centre and away games Produced by either Rogers or Cogeco The Northview Wilderness scenes and sounds from throughout the Northern Ontario Lake Superior region Tourism information about the Sault and Algoma go Sault Ste Marie News and information about events and activities in Sault Ste Marie Shaw TV Messages Message rotation that focuses on local community events TAMI Weekly local soap opera Saskatchewan edit Prince Albert edit Prince Albert City Council Live and taped coverage of local City Council meetings Timberline Music Show Canadian singer songwriters perform original country music hosted by Larry Krause Lit Happens Local showcase of the literary talent of Prince Albert Saskatoon edit Branded as Telecable Ten from 1978 until the late 1980s the station offered much the same programming as today s Shaw TV with the exception of greater coverage of local events including complete Saskatoon Exhibition entertainment performances and volunteer made TV series and talk shows On air personnel on Shaw TV Saskatoon has included numerous former newscasters and hosts from CFQC TV The Community Producers A daily programming block with local stories and features produced by volunteers and community groups Connect A weekly interview show exploring topics and issues relevant to the community hosted by Randy Pshebylo Cooked With Shack Cooking show hosted by Shack a local radio personality Lit Happens A weekly show focusing on the literary arts scene in Saskatchewan hosted by local storyteller Danica Lorer Punch TV The best of Saskatchewan s artists writers and other creative types who love comics anime pop culture and more Saskatoon City Council Live broadcast of local city council meetings Live sports including high school sports and other local tournaments such as the annual Bedford Road Invitational Tournament Other long running special event coverage such as the Saskatoon Exhibition Parade and local Remembrance Day services Moose Jaw edit Moose Jaw This Week Long running weekly local talk interview show hosted by Lyle JohnsonSports editShaw TV provides local sports coverage It provided live network sports coverage until the end of the 2016 17 Western Hockey League season In terms of network coverage Shaw was in a partnership with the Western Hockey League from 2003 04 through 2016 17 to all subscribers across the network in Western Canada known as WHL on SHAW The schedule usually consisted of random games before the December holiday break with a regular game of the week on Friday nights plus select Saturday and mid week games In the playoffs Shaw will select one series per round to cover Play by play broadcasters for the 2012 13 season include Dan Russell and Peter Loubardias Russell is in his ninth year as play by play announcer Bill Wilms and Jeff Odgers provide colour commentary with Andy Neal responsible for hosting duties In 2006 Shaw added Canada West Football as a sports property with a game of the week package known as Krown Produce Canada West Football on Shaw Shaw carried the Hardy Cup Championship until 2011 when the conference elected to broadcast the game on TSN The Hardy returned to Shaw from 2013 2016 The Shaw TV production produced and presented the Hardy to 10 2 million households in the 2015 season on Global TV nationally Jim Mullin was responsible for the play by play broadcast duties from 2006 until the series end in 2016 Colour announcers included former Saskatchewan Huskies quarterback Laurence Nixon former Hec Crighton Trophy winner and Canadian Football League running back Jesse Lumsden Saskatoon based broadcaster Wray Morrison Krown Countdown U analyst Gord Randall and former CFL player Daved Benefield Andy Neal handled the hosting duties It was announced before the start of the 2012 season that Canada West had renewed their agreement with Shaw for another three seasons In 2009 Shaw broadcast provincial curling championships for men and women in Manitoba Alberta and British Columbia In 2013 Rogers Sportsnet obtained the rights for Manitoba s and Alberta s playdowns It was announced by Curl BC prior to Shaw s coverage in 2013 that the broadcast rights for BC will move to Sportsnet for 2014 In 2012 Shaw broadcast the CIS Final Eight Women s Basketball Championship a k a The Bronze Baby from the University of Calgary and shared the feed with NBA TV Canada All of Shaw TV s network sports coverage ceased with the CRTC approved closure of the Shaw TV channels in Calgary Edmonton Alberta and Vancouver British Columbia and the renaming to Shaw Spotlight Controversies editSome concern has been raised about the company putting business interests over public access community interests and has led one community group to consider creating an alternative independent local public access service in Vancouver 2 References edit Shaw TV stations to close in Vancouver Calgary and Edmonton as funds diverted to Global CBC News Retrieved May 3 2017 Shaw Cuts Community TV Workingtv com August 13 2001 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 External links editOfficial website Rogers TV Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shaw Spotlight amp oldid 1210740952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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