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History Television is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel that presents programming about history and some non-historical programming of military, science and technology interest. It is owned by CW Media (a division of Canwest and GS Capital Partners).

The channel operates two time shifted feeds: East (Eastern Time) and West (Pacific Time). The West Coast feed was launched on September 1, 2006.

Licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on September 4, 1996 as The History and Entertainment Network, the channel was launched as History Television on October 17, 1997.

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between Canwest and GS Capital Partners bought Alliance Atlantis and gained AAC's interest in History Television.

History Television airs programs from various genres including documentaries, dramas, films, and human interest series.

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 '''History Television''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[English language]] [[cable television]] [[specialty channel]] that presents programming about [[history]] and some non-historical programming of [[military]], [[science]] and [[technology]] interest. It is owned by CW Media (a division of [[Canwest]] and [[Goldman Sachs|GS Capital Partners]]).