TORONTO – In addition to a slate of new programming on its Citytv network, Rogers Media also announced plans to launch a new local news channel in Toronto to be called CityNews Channel.
Available to digital cable subscribers in October, the new station will offer “an enriched and interactive screen format”, the company said. It will also exploit resources from Rogers’ collection of television, radio, digital, and publishing platforms.
"We’re taking the number one news radio format in Canada, 680 News, and bringing it to television under the brand of CityNews Channel," said Scott Moore, president of Rogers Broadcasting, in Monday’s announcement. "By incorporating our trailblazing and trusted news brands from CityNews, 680 News, and publishing – including Canada’s most trusted news magazine, Maclean’s – CityNews Channel is poised to be the destination local news channel."
