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Family, sometimes referred to as '''The Family Channel''', is a Canadian Premium Television service for people of all ages. It is owned by Astral Media . HISTORY Family was licensed as a Pay TV service by the Canadian Radio-television And Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1987 as a joint venture between Allarcom Pay Television and First Choice , with both companies owning a 50% stake in the service. It launched as ''Family Channel'' on September 1 , 1988 . In 2000, Corus Entertainment acquired WIC's stake in the service and subsequently sold it to Astral in 2001. In most respects it now acts as a specialty service as are similar services such as YTV . However, in line with CRTC regulations for premium channels, no Commercials are shown on this channel, aside from promos for other programs aired between shows. '' Dance Fever '', which aired on Family in 2003, is the only program to have ever taken breaks during the show. Family was the only English-language children's network in Canada to have off-air hours, since Treehouse TV expanded their schedule to be run 24/7. However, it now appears that, as of July 1, 2007, Family has switched to a 24/7 broadcast schedule. Starting February 2007, Family will be airing commercials and short shows from Disney Channel such as Disney's Really Short Report , Meet the Family, and the returning feature Movie Surfers . It also became closer to a Disney Channel identity when they air music videos. Every two weeks, there are a group of music videos that can be aired at three different lengths. As an extra, they started to air a program called "Win It", which gives out prizes to every winner who competed in their contest. Some of the contests include sponsors such as LaSenza Girl, movies, and prize packs from TV shows usually broadcasted on the channel. Aside from some common programming, Family has never been affiliated with the U.S. channel previously known as The Family Channel , however, for some strange reason, American cable providers, past and present, have used Family Channel's "Paint and Sun" logo, for its logo on the channel guide. LOGOS |
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