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'CBC Country Canada' is a Canadian English language category 1 digital cable specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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History

Noted series as of May 2003

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History

Licensed as "''Land and Sea''" on November 24, 2000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as a joint venture between Corus Entertainment (70%) and the CBC (30%); it was intended as a service dedicated to programs of interest to rural Canadians and the lifestyle. The channel was launched on September 4, 2001 as 'Country Canada'; based on the CBC Television series . In 2002 Corus sold its interest in Country Canada to the CBC and thus changed its name to ''CBC Country Canada'' thereafter.
After the sale, the service began a shift in its programming and continuously promoted itself and its programs as a channel dedicated to celebrating Canada, its land, people, regions and passions with less emphasis on rural programming. This shift included an increase in dramatic television series from Canada and Britain that had little relation to the rural lifestyle along with amateur sports coverage including alpine skiing, curling, snowboarding and more. In continuation with this shift, today CBC Country Canada no longer promotes itself as a rural lifestyle service, rather a "''new home for exclusive dramas and world championship sports''".

Noted series as of May 2003

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★ The Associates

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★ Coronation Street

★ Dangerfield

★ Eleventh Hour

★ Getting Along Famously

★ Land and Sea

★ North of 60

★ This is Wonderland

★ Traders

★ Vincent

See also

★ List of Canadian television channels

External link

★ Official Site