10% QTV

10% QTV is a Canadian television newsmagazine series, which aired on Rogers Television stations in Ontario from 1995 to 2001.[1] It was the first multiseason television series in Canada targeted specifically to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,[1] being preceded only by short run series such as Coming Out in 1972, and Out of the Closets and Gay News and Views in 1977-78.

The series aired on all Rogers community channels in Southern and Eastern Ontario. In 1996, the series was also briefly carried nationally by Vision TV.[2]

The series first aired in 1995 as Cable 10%,[3] and adopted the 10% QTV name in 1997.[4] The series was produced in Toronto by a volunteer committee.[1] It aired documentary and feature reports on LGBT life and news in Canada and internationally, including an annual episode airing highlights from the Toronto Pride Parade.[5]

Following the end of the series, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives took over the program's website, incorporating it into the CLGA's own website.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Claude J. Summers, The Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television. Cleis Press, 2005. ISBN 978-1573442091. p. 65.
  2. ↑ "Vision adds gay show". Edmonton Journal, November 22, 1996.
  3. ↑ "When people can't talk back: The community was supposed to share in cable. It's looking less and less likely". The Globe and Mail, October 13, 1996.
  4. ↑ "Gay news show". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 1997.
  5. ↑ "Only PBS could make gay life dull". Toronto Star, June 21, 2001.

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