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'''YTV''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[Discretionary service|discretionary]] [[specialty channel]] owned by YTV Canada, Inc.
The channel was launched on September 1, 1988 by owners [[Rogers Media]] and [[CUC Broadcasting]] upon launch. In 1995, [[Shaw Communications]] acquired CUC's 34% stake and in 1998, it acquired Rogers' remaining interest of the channel, before Shaw's media division was spun off to form Corus Entertainment in 1999.
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The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1987 by [[Rogers Cable]] and [[CUC Broadcasting]].<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1987/DB87-903.HTM Decision CRTC 87-903] CRTC December 1, 1987</ref><ref name=RCUC>{{Cite web|url=https://broadcasting-history.com/listings_and_histories/specialty/ytv|title=YTV | History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>
The channel launched on September 1, 1988, at 7:00 p.m.
In 1994, the stakes of YTV's ownership was changed, with CUC now owning 34% and Rogers now owning 66%. However, in 1995, Calgary-based [[Shaw Communications]] acquired CUC's stake of 34% ownership of YTV. By 1998, Shaw had secured full control of YTV. In 1999, the media assets of Shaw were spun off to form [[Corus Entertainment]].<ref name=RCUC/>
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Two Corus specialty channel applications for YTV extensions, YTV POW!, an internationally sourced kids' action, adventure and superhero genre, and YTV OneWorld, targeting children and teenagers from age 9 to 17 with travel, humour, games, and [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] were approved on September 18, 2008.<ref name=hcb>{{Cite news|url =http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/station_groups/Radio_Television_Station_Groups-Corus_Entertainment_Inc.html|title =Radio/Television Station Group History: Corus Entertainment Inc. |last = Staff|work = The History of Canadian Broadcasting|access-date = September 30, 2015}}</ref> The YTV Oneworld license was used to launch [[Nickelodeon (Canadian TV channel)|Nickelodeon Canada]].<ref name="Nickelodeon Canada set to launch">[http://www.mediaincanada.com/articles/mic/20090929/nickelodeoncanada.html Nickelodeon Canada set to launch]; Media in Canada; September 29, 2009</ref>
On January 11, 2011
==Programming==
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