TVtropolis

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| network_type = cable television network| available = National| owner = CanWest/Rogers| key_people = | launch_date = June 1, 2006 (TVtropolis)
October 17, 1997 (Prime)| founder = | past_names = Prime| website = [tvtropolis.com] }} TVtropolis is a Canadian cable television specialty channel, formerly known as "Prime", which launched on June 1, 2006. The channel's slogan is "Hit TV lives here." It is currently owned by CanWest Global Communications (66.7%) and Rogers Communications (33.3%).

Contents

1 Programming
2 History
3 Programs
4 External links

Programming

TVtropolis operates two feeds, East and West, using Eastern and Pacific time respectively. TVtropolis showcases hit series from the ‘80s and ‘90s such as Seinfeld, Frasier, The Nanny, Married... with Children, NewsRadio, Due South and more as well as reality series featuring TV icons such as Hogan Knows Best, Celebrity Fit Club, My Fair Brady and Breaking Bonaduce.

History

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TVtropolis was originally launched as Prime on October 17, 1997. The CRTC licensed Prime in 1996 as a specialty television service directed mainly towards men and women 50 years of age or older. However, the station did not explicitly market itself as a channel for the "baby boomer" generation, preferring instead to position itself as a general entertainment television channel. Prime's slogan, on-air and in advertising, was "Canada's Entertainment Network".

Prime's schedule reflected a mix of general interest television, including home improvement and design series, along with classic television series such as The Golden Girls, M*A*S*H, All In The Family, Seinfeld and Frasier. It also hosted repeat showings of Global and CH series, including The Apprentice, The Restaurant, The Price Is Right, Entertainment Tonight Canada, and .

Programs

External links

[Official Site]

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