TSN2 : Ask Biography

TV Channel information

Name

The Sports Network 2 (TSN2)

Launched

1997
August 29, 2008 (relaunch as TSN2)

Owned by

CTV Specialty Television Inc. (Bell Media 80%/ESPN 20%)

Picture format

1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)

Country

Canada

Broadcast area

National

Headquarters

Toronto, Ontario

Formerly called

TSN alternate feed (1997-2008)

Replaced

TSN alternate feed

Sister channels

TSN

Availability

Satellite

Bell TV

Channel 401 (SD)
Channel 851 (HD)

Shaw Direct

Channel 401 (SD)
Channel 269 (HD)

Cable

Available on many Canadian cable systems

Check local listings, channels may vary

IPTV

Bell Aliant TV

Channel 99 (SD)
Channel 471 (HD)

Bell Fibe TV

Channel 401 (SD)
Channel 1401 (HD)

MTS

Channel 170 (SD)
Channel 477 (HD)

Optik TV

Channel 109 (SD)
Channel 659 (HD)

SaskTel

Channel 115 (SD)
Channel 415 (HD)

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TSN2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian English language specialty channel TSN, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media (80%) and ESPN (20%). It was launched in its current form on August 29, 2008.

TSN and TSN2 operate under a single Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licence, which originally meant that TSN2 was restricted to a few hours of live programming a day, with all other programs on a three-hour tape delay from TSN's main feed. With the implementation of new conditions of licence from the CRTC in early 2010, which permit multiple feeds with no limits on additional programming, the tape delay is no longer observed, with other original or repeat programming from the TSN and ESPN libraries airing alongside live events.

TSN2, unlike the main TSN feed, is only available to be distributed by digital cable and satellite, rather than analogue cable, although it has been carried by some cable operators on analogue on a short-term "preview" basis.