Ichannel
Template:Lowercase title Template:Infobox television channel ichannel was a Canadian English-language Category A specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. Its programs focused on public, social, and current affairs. Its programming included films, documentaries, and talk shows.
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In November 2000, a partnership between Stornoway Communications and Cogeco was granted a category 1 television broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) called The Issues Channel, described as "a national English-language specialty television service dedicated to public affairs programming, that will examine matters of public interest and concern in an engaging format."<ref>Decision CRTC 2000-463 CRTC 2000-12-14</ref>
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as ichannel.<ref>Stornoway acquires Movieola Template:Webarchive New Technology Magazine 2001-10-03</ref>
In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application for Stornoway to acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.<ref>Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-2 CRTC 2004-01-07</ref>
On August 15, 2016, iChannel ceased broadcasting, after Stornoway requested that the CRTC revoke its license “due to the inability to secure sustainable packaging by Canadian BDUs [Beoadcasting Distribution Undertakings].” The station's ad revenues had fallen from $405,966 in 2012 to $78,798 in 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>