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[e-dawg]

I notice all of Seattle market carries CBUT from Vancouver. Is it required for cable companies to carry CBUT in Seattle market? Also, why does Seattle market have only CBUT from Vancouver, why not CTV 9(CIVT), CH Victoria (CHEK), Global BC (CHAN), or City TV (CKVU)?

 

[Frank]

> I notice all of Seattle market carries CBUT from Vancouver.
> Is it required for cable companies to carry CBUT in Seattle
> market? Also, why does Seattle market have only CBUT from
> Vancouver, why not CTV 9(CIVT), CH Victoria (CHEK), Global
> BC (CHAN), or City TV (CKVU)?
>
I have no idea but on Comcast cable in Bellingham we fet CBC and CIVT which is CTV. We get the others over the air but not on cable.

 

[TheOriginalLarry]

The answer is...

> > I notice all of Seattle market carries CBUT from
> Vancouver.
> > Is it required for cable companies to carry CBUT in
> Seattle
> > market? Also, why does Seattle market have only CBUT from
> > Vancouver, why not CTV 9(CIVT), CH Victoria (CHEK), Global
>
> > BC (CHAN), or City TV (CKVU)?

Market exclusivity.

This is why you won't find KVOS on Seattle cable either. Some bill slipped past the radar allowing syndicated and network shows have exclusive market rights on cable systems. For example, KVOS is a graveyard, filled with reruns and syndicated trash TV and infomercials, much of which are also aired on KONG, KCPQ and KSTW too. Aside from the infomercials, KONG, KCPQ and KSTW have excusive right on Seattle cable systems to air the other shows in the Seattle area. KVOS is now rendered off the Seattle cable dial.

In fact, the only way you can get to see KVOS's only original programming on Seattle cable is to tune in to KBCB-TV 24 World Television (14 on Comcast) at 11:30 AM to catch a rerun of NewsView, KVOS-TV's 7:00 AM local newscast, hosted by the ever smooth Gregg Otterholt.)

CBUT carries mostly Canadian produced and performed programming, which is why you see it instead of the other Canadian channels, most of which carry US network and syndicated TV, which their US network/syndicator's Seattle affiliates have exclusive right to broadcast those shows on Comcast Seattle. CHEK-TV 6 (CH) also airs heavily Canadian content, but somehow doesn't get a Seattle cable channel. Maybe because they're a corporately owned Canadian commercial broadcaster while the CBC is a public broadcaster which airs commercials, like KING-FM since the mid '90s. And it's a shame that Corner Gas, (the BEST TV sitcom in AGES in my ever so funky taste, Monday nights at on CIVT-TV 32, analog UHF) isn't carried in America.

http://www.cornergas.ca/

I already have the first season DVDs.

But look at CIVT's schedule, an awesome mix of US network and cable TV shows.

http://www.bcctv.ca/listing.jsp

Unfortunately, CIVT's signal barely makes it past Everett's south city limits.

I think somewhere down the line, a US cable company will start that will offer exclusively Canadian content (fer chrissakes thay already have an all GOLF channel!) for those of you down south who are missing out on this kickass CanCon (don't forget Canadian Idol!)

> >
> I have no idea but on Comcast cable in Bellingham we fet CBC
> and CIVT which is CTV. We get the others over the air but
> not on cable.

We don't get CIVT on Comcast down here in Skagit County, which is why I have a TV in the other room hooked to an outdoor antenna on the roof and a VCR to get my weekly Corner Gas fix. We do get CBC on analog and CBC Newsworld on digital cable. We had MuchMusic USA, which became Fuse a year and a half ago. If you have a baseball season package, you can see Toronto Blue Jays games on either Rogers or TSN, but only for those games.

And don't forget CHNM-TV 42 analog UHF (Channel M) Channel M runs multicultural programming (Indian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Filipino) as well as King of the Road and Simpsons reruns (the same ones you see on KCPQ-TV that same day.) You also get to see other cool shows on Channel M including yoga and Tai Chi instruction. Here's their schedule:

http://www.channelm.ca/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=18

CHNM-TV's signal barely makes it to Stanwood, a Victoria translator should be on the air soon on Channel 29 which might help those of you further south.

http://www.channelm.ca/

For the French in you, there's CBUFT-TV 26 analog UHF. It's the French sister TV network to the CBC, La télévision de Radio-Canada.

http://radio-canada.ca/regions/colombie-britannique/index.shtml

The Vancouver TV dial is just as cool as their radio dial......
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[JeremyBaker]

Re: The answer is...

Larry you do have an eclectic taste... I can't really handle Corner Gas. Canadian Idol... barf.

In Canada, I love your American TV shows (Jon Stewart and Conan are my heroes) but your local news hurts. IN Victoria, The New VI has great local news and the Vancouver stations do a decent job. I think its KOMO in Seattle has a good news cast.

CBC NewsWorld is a great cable news station... less spazz then CNN or Fox, but maybe a little too left for your average Republican. Did I say Maybe? A Republican would thow their TV out the window if they were forced to send their tax money for that propaganda.

Much Music basically shows reruns of MTV so... you guys got the real deal... not that any show on MTV are good, but a little Pimp My Ride can be fun.

Its odd, growing up in Vancouver, you get a lot of Seattle TV, I know the town pretty well considering I have never lived there. Go Mariners.