Leafs Nation Network
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Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | Ontario; excluding the Ottawa Valley |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Toronto Maple Leafs Network Ltd.) |
Sister channels | NBA TV Canada |
History | |
Launched | September 7, 2001 |
Closed | August 31, 2022 |
Former names | Leafs TV (2001–2017) |
Links | |
Website | Leafs Nation Network |
Leafs Nation Network (formerly Leafs TV) was a
Leafs Nation Network was 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]
From the channel's launch until the
On October 7, 2017, Leafs TV was renamed as Leafs Nation Network and re-launched as a multi-platform iteration of Leafs TV, with most of its programming shifting to the team's website and mobile apps and the television network slowly becoming an overall afterthought with the shift of content over to streaming and a lack of live games. It continued to carry pre-game and post-game coverage and other documentary programming.
On August 16, 2022, Toronto Sun's Lance Hornby reported that MLSE announced that the channel would go off the air on August 31.[5] At MLSE's request, the CRTC formally revoked Leafs Nation Network's license on September 1.[6] Immediately after that, the channel space created in 2001 by Leafs TV ceased to exist.
Programming
Programming on Leafs Nation Network included 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.
Leafs Nation Network broadcast all
Hosts
- Jody Vance - lead anchor 2006 to 2009
- Bob McGill - Former Leafs Defenceman and current Leafs Nation Network reporter
- Joe Bowen - Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play voice
- Brian McFarlane - Toronto Maple Leafs color commentator/studio host
- Todd Crocker - Toronto Marlies play-by-play voice
Former Analysts
- Mark Osborne- Toronto Maple Leafs analyst
- Greg Millen - Toronto Maple Leafs colour commentator
- Harry Neale - Toronto Maple Leafs colour commentator
Leafs Nation Network HD
In November 2006
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-626 CRTC 2000-12-14
- ^ Leafs TV partners with Rogers, Cogeco to air in September Toronto Maple Leafs press release 2001-08-21
- ^ Record Audiences Tuning In To Leafs TV Toronto Maple Leafs press release 2011-03-09
- ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-443". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
- ^ "Leafs Nation Network going off the airwaves". Toronto Sun. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "CRTC Filings".