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{{Infobox TV channel
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Niagara News TV
| logofile = Nntv logo.png
| name = Niagara News TV
| logocaption = '''Niagara News TV logo'''
| logo = Nntv logo.png
| logosize =
| logo_caption = '''Niagara News TV logo'''
| launch = February 7, 2011
| logo_size =
| closed date = April 18, 2011
| launch_date = February 7, 2011
| closed_date = April 18, 2011
| picture format =
| picture_format =
| network =
| owner = Peninsula Broadcasting Corporation
| network =
| owner = Peninsula Broadcasting Corporation
| slogan = ''Be seen and be heard.''
| country = [[Canada]]
| country = [[Canada]]
| area = [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara Region]]
| headquarters = [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]]
| broadcast area = [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara Region]]
| former_names =
| headquarters = [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]]
| sister_channels =
| former names =
| sister names =
| website =
| web =
| sat serv 1 =
| sat chan 1 =
| sat serv 2 =
| sat chan 2 =
| cable serv 1 = [[Cogeco]]
| cable chan 1 = Channel 556
}}
}}
'''Niagara News TV''' (''NNTV'') was a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] regional [[Category 2 specialty channel|category 2]] [[digital cable]] [[specialty channel]]. Niagara News TV was a news and information television service for the Niagara Region. In addition to operating on cable, the service also planned on streaming on the Internet, although those plans never materialized.
'''Niagara News TV''' (''NNTV'') was a short-lived [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] regional [[Category 2 specialty channel|category 2]] [[digital cable]] [[specialty channel]]. Niagara News TV was a news and information television service for the Niagara Region. In addition to operating on cable, the service also planned on streaming on the Internet, although those plans never materialized.


While it was originally set to launch on November 10, 2010 under the name Niagara Now TV,<ref>[http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/news/article/850190 Niagara to get its own TV station], NiagaraThisWeek.com, 20 July 2010</ref> the launch date had been pushed back to sometime in the winter of 2010/2011;<ref>[http://www.prlog.org/11059966-the-launch-of-the-zone-with-rob-mcconnell-on-niagara-now-tv-nntv-postponed.html The Launch of The 'X' Zone with Rob McConnell on Niagara Now TV (NNTV) Postponed.], PRLog.com, [[2010-11-10]]</ref> later confirmed as February 7, 2011 and a name change to Niagara News TV.<ref>[http://pressrunpr.com/2011/01/25/tv-comes-to-niagara/ TV News Comes to Niagara!] PressRun [[2011-01-25]]</ref>
While it was originally set to launch on November 10, 2010 under the name Niagara Now TV,<ref>[http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/news/article/850190 Niagara to get its own TV station], NiagaraThisWeek.com, 20 July 2010</ref> the launch date had been pushed back to sometime in the winter of 2010/2011; later confirmed as February 7, 2011 and a name change to Niagara News TV.<ref>[http://pressrunpr.com/2011/01/25/tv-comes-to-niagara/ TV News Comes to Niagara!] PressRun 2011-01-25</ref>


The channel suspended operations on April 18, 2011 due to "technical difficulties" cited by company president Frank Thibault. Although there were plans to bring operations back by fall 2011, the channel did not begin operations as planned. Upon suspending operations, viewers were initially prompted with a screen with weather graphics and a news ticker when they turned to the channel number on [[Cogeco]] cable, the only television provider who carried the channel, although this has since ended.<ref>[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3080426 Niagara News TV signs off after three months] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214154936/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3080426 |date=2012-02-14 }} The Standard 2011-02-19</ref>
The channel suspended operations on April 18, 2011 due to "technical difficulties" cited by company president Frank Thibault. Although there were plans to bring operations back by fall 2011, the channel did not begin operations as planned. Upon suspending operations, viewers were initially prompted with a screen with weather graphics and a news ticker when they turned to the channel number on [[Cogeco]] cable, the only television provider who carried the channel, although this has since ended.<ref>[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3080426 Niagara News TV signs off after three months] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214154936/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3080426 |date=2012-02-14 }} The Standard 2011-02-19</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 30 May 2024

Niagara News TV
Niagara News TV logo
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNiagara Region
HeadquartersSt. Catharines, Ontario
Ownership
OwnerPeninsula Broadcasting Corporation
History
LaunchedFebruary 7, 2011
ClosedApril 18, 2011

Niagara News TV (NNTV) was a short-lived Canadian English language regional category 2 digital cable specialty channel. Niagara News TV was a news and information television service for the Niagara Region. In addition to operating on cable, the service also planned on streaming on the Internet, although those plans never materialized.

While it was originally set to launch on November 10, 2010 under the name Niagara Now TV,[1] the launch date had been pushed back to sometime in the winter of 2010/2011; later confirmed as February 7, 2011 and a name change to Niagara News TV.[2]

The channel suspended operations on April 18, 2011 due to "technical difficulties" cited by company president Frank Thibault. Although there were plans to bring operations back by fall 2011, the channel did not begin operations as planned. Upon suspending operations, viewers were initially prompted with a screen with weather graphics and a news ticker when they turned to the channel number on Cogeco cable, the only television provider who carried the channel, although this has since ended.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Niagara to get its own TV station, NiagaraThisWeek.com, 20 July 2010
  2. ^ TV News Comes to Niagara! PressRun 2011-01-25
  3. ^ Niagara News TV signs off after three months Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine The Standard 2011-02-19