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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Timeshift service | The History Channel East The History Channel West |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment (Name licensed by A&E Networks) |
| Parent | History Television Inc. |
| Sister channels | Historia History2 |
| History | |
| Launched | October 17, 1997, 26 years ago |
| Former names | History Television (1997–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | history |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| StackTV | Internet Protocol television |
| RiverTV | Channel 7 |
The History Channel (also known as History) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel that primarily broadcasts programming related to history and historical fiction. It is owned by History Television, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment.
History was launched on October 17, 1997, as History Television under the ownership of Alliance Atlantis. Through various ownership changes, the channel adopted its current name in 2012, with the History branding used under a licensing agreement with A+E Networks.
The channel operates two time-shifted feeds: East (Eastern Time) and West (Pacific Time). The West Coast feed was launched on September 1, 2006.