TVCogeco
| Subsidiary of Cogeco Cable | |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | Varies |
| Headquarters | Burlington, Ontario; Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
TVCogeco is the brand of community channels owned by Cogeco Cable. TVCogeco broadcasts into the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Some channels broadcast in both the English and French languages, often on separate channels.
Programming on the channels are produced with the assistance of volunteers. This programming was created in response to CRTC regulations which previously required that cable companies produce local content (this is no longer required but strongly encouraged).[1] This requirement does not apply to satellite providers and is the main reason that cable providers can claim to have more local coverage.
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Programming
TVCogeco in Ontario provides comprehensive coverage of the Ontario Hockey League, broadcasting games in Peterborough, Sarnia, Windsor, Belleville, Kingston and Niagara. Most home and away games of those teams being available only on cable on the local station, while many other OHL games are available as part of a package in partnership with Rogers TV. Quebec systems air Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games, in partnership with Vidéotron.
TVCogeco also provides community access and community oriented programming, and an electronic bulletin board service, featuring public service announcements regarding activities and events of local non-profit agencies.
TVCogeco stations
All TVCogeco channels are available to Cogeco Cable subscribers. As well, programming is also available to Digital Cable subscribers through Cogeco's "Free On Demand".
Ontario
Central
- Belleville Cable 4/700 HD
- Cobourg Cable 10/700 HD
- Kingston Cable 13/700 HD- See also, TVCogeco (Kingston, Ontario)
- Peterborough/Kawartha Lakes Cable 10/700 HD
Eastern
- Arnprior Cable 22
- Brockville Cable 10
- Cornwall Cable 11
- Hawkesbury Cable 11
- Pembroke Cable 12
- Renfrew Cable 22
- Smiths Falls Cable 10
Golden Horseshoe
- Burlington/Oakville Cable 23/700 HD
- Milton Cable 14/700 HD
- Fergus Cable 14
- Niagara Falls Cable 10/700 HD /Grimsby Cable 14/700 HD /St. Catharines Cable 10/700 HD /Welland Cable 10/700 HD /Niagara-on-the-Lake Cable 10/700 HD
(Although Cogeco provides cable service in parts of the Hamilton market, regional monopolies in the region are also held by Rogers Cable and Source Cable. The 3 companies jointly operate a single community channel for Hamilton known as Cable 14, so there is no TVCogeco channel proper in the region.)
Northern
- Gravenhurst Cable 10
- Huntsville Cable 10
- North Bay Cable 12- TVCogeco (North Bay, Ontario)
- Parry Sound Cable 11
Southwest
- Chatham-Kent Cable 11
- Sarnia Cable 6
- Windsor Cable 11/700 HD— see also TVCogeco Windsor
Quebec
(list does not include local channels not operated by Cogeco)
- Alma
- Baie-Comeau
- Drummondville
- Magog
- Matane
- Montmagny
- Rimouski
- Sept-Îles
- Shawinigan
- Saint-Georges
- Saint-Hyacinthe
- Sainte-Adèle
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
- Thetford Mines
- Trois-Rivières (Cogeco-served areas only)
