Leafs TV

Leafs TV

Leafs TV logo
Launched September 7, 2001
Owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
(Toronto Maple Leafs Network Ltd.)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan Official Station, Leafs Nation
Country Canada
Broadcast area Ontario; excluding the Ottawa Valley
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Sister channel(s) NBA TV Canada
Website Leafs TV
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 422 (SD)
Channel 1422 (HD)
Shaw Direct Channel 466 (SD)
Channel 434 (HD)
Cable
Available on many Ontario cable systems Check local listings
IPTV
VMedia Channel 97 (SD)

Leafs TV is a Canadian English language Category B regional specialty channel owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Leafs TV broadcasts programming related to the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League club and its American Hockey League affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.

Leafs TV is only available within the Maple Leafs' "home market" of Ontario, excluding the Ottawa Valley (which is in the home market of the Ottawa Senators).

History

In November 2000, MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment), was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Maple Leaf Channel, described as "a regional English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Programming was to include historical events, profiles of players, panel and call-in shows, classic Maple Leaf hockey games, interviews with Maple Leaf players, coaches and management, statistics, insights and analysis of the current hockey scene from a Maple Leaf perspective, and information as to the purchase of merchandise, tickets and collectibles. There was also to be a small amount of programming related to general hockey matters, including minor hockey league hockey and hockey instruction."[1] The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as Leafs TV.[2][3] The channel was valued at $19 million on behalf of the CRTC in 2012.[4]

Programming

Programming on Leafs TV includes re-airings of recent and past games (both in entirety, and edited), pre- and post-game shows, biographies of players and other personalities and other related programming.

Prior to the 2014-15 season, the Leafs retained a small number of regional telecasts for broadcast on Leafs TV, typically around 12 games per season. As of the 2014–15 NHL season, Leafs TV no longer air any Leafs games live; all regional games not part of Rogers' national package now air regionally on either Sportsnet Ontario or TSN4.

The channel broadcast the 2014 Calder Cup Finals Texas Stars (Dallas Stars AHL team) vs St. John's Ice Caps (Winnipeg Jets AHL team) which the simulcast aired in the U.S. on the NHL Network.

Hosts

Former Analysts

Leafs TV HD

In November 2006 Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. launched an HD simulcast of Leafs TV. Originally, the channel was only available during live Maple Leafs' games that broadcast in HD; however, in June 2011, the channel began broadcasting on a full-time basis. Despite being a full-time feed, Leafs TV's pregames, post-games and live Leafs are only carried on satellite providers such as Bell TV and Shaw Direct.

References

  1. ↑ Decision CRTC 2000-626 CRTC 2000-12-14
  2. ↑ Leafs TV partners with Rogers, Cogeco to air in September Toronto Maple Leafs press release 2001-08-21
  3. ↑ Record Audiences Tuning In To Leafs TV Toronto Maple Leafs press release 2011-03-09
  4. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-443". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
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