Stingray Retro
SDTV feed) | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Stingray Group |
Sister channels | Stingray Vibe Stingray Loud Stingray Juicebox Stingray Country |
History | |
Launched | September 4, 2003 |
Replaced | Edge TV (most providers and channel slot) |
Former names | MuchMoreRetro (2003–2013) MuchRetro (2013-2016) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Stingray Retro is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by the Stingray Group. The channel mainly broadcasts music videos from the 1980s to the early 2010s, with some occasional pre-1980s music videos played at times.
History
In November 2000, CHUM Limited was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national English language Category 2 specialty television service called MuchMore ClassicVideo, described as "consisting of classic (songs more than five years old) music videos and related programs, including music and pop news or commentaries, interviews, concerts, profiles and specials, as well as music-related feature films and series or programs."[1]
The channel was launched on September 4, 2003 as a commercial-free service under the name MuchMoreRetro, a spin-off of MuchMoreMusic.[2]
In July 2006, Bell Globemedia (later called
After the channel's initial launch in 2003, it began to introduce commercials throughout its schedule until August 31, 2009 when the channel, along with the other CTVglobemedia-owned digital music channels, switched back to a commercial-free format, while the analogue cable music channels continue to run commercials during programs to this day.[5]
On September 10, 2010,
On November 1, 2013, after MuchMore was rebranded as M3 in September of that year, MuchMoreRetro was rebranded as MuchRetro—aligning itself with MuchMusic.
On June 21, 2016, it was announced that
The first 10 music videos to air on the channel
- 1. Glass Tiger - "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (1986)
- 2. Duran Duran - "The Reflex" (1983)
- 3. Madonna - "Like a Prayer" (1989)
- 4. Michael Jackson - "Beat It" (1982)
- 5. Prince & The Revolution - "Kiss" (1986)
- 6. Girls Just Want To Have Fun" (1983)
- 7. Corey Hart - "Sunglasses at Night" (1983)
- 8. Bryan Adams - "Summer of '69" (1984)
- 9. U2 - "Where the Streets Have No Name" (1987)
- 10. Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer" (1986)
Programming
Current
- 90s Pop on Top
- Can't Top This
- Cheesiest Videos
- Daily Video Hits
- Late Nite Gems
- Morning Flashback
- My First Video
- One-Hit Wonders
- Please Rewind
- Reloaded Club Hits
- Retro Through Time
- Retro Weekend
- The Iconics
Former
- Popcorn Time
- Retro Concerts
- Retro @ The Movies
References
- ^ Decision CRTC 2000-516 CRTC 2000-12-14
- ^ The history of CHUM Globe and Mail article 2006-06-12
- ^ Bell Globemedia acquires CHUM; Fasken Martineau; 2006-07-12
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-165; CRTC; 2007-06-08
- ^ More Music Videos as MuchVibe, MuchLOUD, MuchMoreRetro, and PunchMuch go commercial-free Channel Canada 2009-08-26
- ^ Bell Canada (2010-09-10). "Bell to acquire 100% of Canada's No.1 media company CTV". CNW Group. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ CRTC approves BCE's purchase of CTVglobemedia
- ^ Bell completes acquisition of CTV, launches Bell Media business unit CNW 2011-04-01
- ^ STINGRAY GROWS ITS CHANNEL PORTFOLIO WITH THE ACQUISITION OF FOUR (4) BELL MEDIA MUSIC VIDEO CHANNELS Stingray Press Release 2016-06-21
- ^ Stingray Announces Closing of its Acquisition of Bell Media's Much Retro Specialty Television Channel, Stingray Digital, 09-16-16
- ^ Stingray Introduces a New Golden Age of Music TV with the Launch of Stingray Retro, Stingray Vibe, Stingray Loud, and Stingray Juicebox MarketWired press release 06 01 17