bpm:tv (beats per minute television) was a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Stornoway Communications. bpm:tv's programming was devoted to dance music, club lifestyle, and the EDM genre - electronica, house, techno, eurodance, trance.
History
In November 2000, a partnership between Stornoway Communications and Cogeco called Stornoway Communications Limited Partnership, was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called The Dance Channel, described as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service devoted to all aspects of dance."Decision CRTC 2000-690 CRTC 2000-12-14
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 as bpm:tv with a schedule largely focused on electronic dance music video programming but steered away from the European-based underground EDM and redirected its interest towards a more mainstream radio sound.Stornoway acquires Movieola New Technology Magazine 2001-10-03
In January 2004, the CRTC approved an application by Stornoway to acquire Cogeco's interest in the service.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2004-2 CRTC 2004-01-07
On April 30, 2015, Cogeco announced on their Facebook page that bpm:tv will be "shutting down operations" effective June 1, 2015.Cogeco announces bpm:tv's shutdown The shutdown was subsequently confirmed by bpm:tv via an official announcement posted on their website.
The closure of bpm:tv has left Canada without a dedicated channel devoted to dance music for three years until 2018 when Stingray Group launched Stingray Hits! initially in French, with the English version later added.
Programming The majority of bpm:tv's schedule consisted of music video-based programs. Other programs featured artist profiles, concerts, dance programming, and club lifestyle programs.
Programs formerly broadcast by the Canadian television channel bpm:tv, which ran from 2001 to 2015:
60 bpm (2008-2009) Afterdark BACK @ YA! Baker & Becker Best & Worst Blender bpm:tv Nightlife bpm Spotlight bpm:tv presents... Cheez Viz Chill Out Club Fashion Dance Files Dance Moves Dance Recall Dekadance DiscoMix electronica Erotic Star The Essential... EuroMix First Dance Foreign Flo French Connection Friday Night Dance Party Get Up N Dance Hip Hop Nation Hot 20 Dance Chart Hot 20 Recall HouseMix Karaoke High (2007-2010) Live Sessions London Live MC Mario's Mixdown (2004-2009) Mix Of Nations Mixmasters Nubeatz Peak Hour Planet Rock Profiles Remix Remade Remodeled Rewind (Hot 20) Room 208 Saturday Night Dance Party Spincycle Top 100 DJs Top 100 Gay Anthems TranceMix The Ultimate (2008-2010) The Underground Urban Groove Video Killed the Radio Star Viewer Top 10 Wildlife Xtendamix
VJs and hosts
Jorie Brown Marie Cauchon René Escobar Scott Fox Aminder Gill Dalton Higgins Troy Jackson Patricia Jaggernauth Max Julien Louie La Vella A.J. Leitch Brian Mangubat MC Mario DJ Marky D Simone Maurice Vishanti Moosai Joy Olimpo Cinar Onat Miss Raquel Adam Rodness Jeff Rustia Chris Sheppard Aliya Jasmine Sovani Emily Tan Kaley Tate Joanne Varkas Scott Willats
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