CTV-Two
Bell Media to turn A Network stations into new CTV Two channel this fall
TORONTO - The CTV television network is creating a new sister service by converting its "A''-channel stations into the CTV Two network.
CTV's parent Bell Media says the new network will launch this fall as the company transitions the stations to a high-definition signal.
The media company says it will make the CTV Two schedule public on Thursday. About 90 per cent of viewers in English Canada will have access to the new network.
Bell says CTV Two will feature a mix of drama, comedy and reality programming as well as spotlighting day-to-day life in local communities in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Barrie, Ottawa, London, Windsor and Atlantic Canada through its news service.
Local CTV Two stations will serve Vancouver, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, Ottawa and Atlantic Canada. The former A News brand will be changed into CTV News.
Bell Media (TSX:BCE) acquired the A Channel stations in 2006 when it bought CHUM Ltd.