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{{Short description|Cable television channel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Shaw Multicultural Channel
| logo = Shaw Multicultural Channel 2014.png
| logo_alt =
| logo_size = 200px
| launch_date = 1979
| closed_date = {{End date|2024|9|15}}
| picture_format =
| network =
| owner = [[Shaw Communications]]; [[Rogers Communications]]
| country = Canada
| area = [[Greater Vancouver]]; [[Calgary Region]]
| headquarters = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]; [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]]
| former_names = Rogers Multicultural Channel (1979–2000)
| replaced =
| replaced_by = [[Omni Television]]
| sister_channels =
| timeshift_service =
| website = https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/
}}
'''Shaw Multicultural Channel''' (or simply '''Shaw Multicultural''') was a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[Multiculturalism in Canada|multicultural]] [[community channel (Canada)|community channel]] operated by [[Shaw Communications]]. It was carried on Shaw's [[cable television|cable]] systems in the [[Vancouver]] and [[Calgary]] markets, and broadcast various programs reflecting different cultural groups, including imported programs from international broadcasters, and locally-produced programs (such as coverage of cultural events).

== History ==
The channel was launched in 1979 as '''Rogers Multicultural Channel''',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/transcripts/1999/tb0201c.htm |title=TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION: PUBLIC HEARING ON THIRD LANGUAGE AND ETHNIC PROGRAMMING |date=February 1, 1999 |publisher=Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission |accessdate=July 24, 2012}}</ref> under the ownership of [[Rogers Communications]], and was available only in the Vancouver market on [[Rogers Cable]]. Shaw took over ownership and renamed the channel in 2000 following an asset swap with Rogers, which also saw Shaw become the primary cable television service provider in British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2000/04/03/28661-20000403/ |title=Rogers, Shaw swap and merge assets |date=April 3, 2000 |publisher=Playback Magazine |accessdate=July 24, 2012}}</ref> Service was subsequently extended to the Calgary market.[[File:Shaw Multicultural Channel.png|300px|thumb|left|Former logo]]
In 2023, control of the channel returned to Rogers with its acquisition of Shaw.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Pete |date=March 31, 2023 |title=Rogers takeover of Shaw approved, with conditions |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rogers-shaw-approval-1.6797175 |access-date=April 3, 2023 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Rogers closes its historic $20B acquisition of Shaw |url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/rogers-closes-its-historic-20b-acquisition-of-shaw-1.1903892 |access-date=April 3, 2023 |work=BNNBloomberg.ca}}</ref> In September 2024, Rogers announced that Shaw Multicultural would close on September 15, 2024, with its programming moved to its [[Omni Television]] network (served locally by [[CJCO-DT]] Calgary and [[CHNM-DT]] Vancouver).<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaw Multicultural Channel - Home|url=https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/ |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Shaw Multicultural Channel|date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907065842/https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/ |archive-date=7 September 2024}}</ref>

==Programming==
At closing time, it broadcast local programmes catering individual communities, as well as news programmes from [[New Tang Dynasty Television]] and the [[Big Bad Boo]] series ''[[16 Hudson]]'' and [[1001 Nights (TV series)|''1001 Nights'']].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shaw Multicultural Channel - Shows|url=https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/shows.html |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Shaw Multicultural Channel|date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904180949/https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/shows.html |archive-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> The channel aired content in eighteen languages:
{|
|
* [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
* [[Cantonese]]
* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
* [[English language|English]]
* [[Fiji Hindi|Fiji-Hindi]]
* [[German language|German]]
* [[Hindi]]
|width=20|
|valign=top|
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
* [[Italian language|Italian]]
* [[Korean language|Korean]]
* [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
* [[Persian language|Persian]]
* [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
* [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
|width=20|
|valign=top|
* [[Taiwanese Mandarin|Taiwanese]]
* [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
* [[Thai language|Thai]]
* [[Urdu]]
|}

In the past, the channel also aired programmes in [[Serbian language|Serbian]], [[Romanian language|Romanian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]], [[Dari]], [[Pashto]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[Slovak language|Slovak]], with more programmes sourced from other broadcasters. In 2007, the channel carried ''[[NHK News 7]]'', ''[[KBS News 9]]'', ''CTI News'' (Midday and Primetime), ''[[TV Patrol]] World'' and ''[[Wiadomości]]'', South Asian feature films (in Hindi and Punjabi), the Korean show ''[[Music Bank]]'' and a pre-packaged programme assembled by [[Markíza]], featuring highlights of its entertainment productions, ''Najlepšie z Markízy''.<ref>{{cite web |title=smc_schedule|url=https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/shows.html |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Shaw Multicultural Channel|date=22 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022172631/http://vancouver.shawtv.com/smc/smc_schedule.htm |archive-date=22 October 2007}}</ref> From 2012 to 2016, the channel partnered with [[Global News]] to produce a [[Mandarin Chinese|Chinese-language]] newscast, ''[[Global National]] Mandarin''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2011 |title=Global News and Shaw Multicultural Channel Launch Global National Mandarin Newscast |url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/890821/global-news-and-shaw-multicultural-channel-launch-global-national-mandarin-newscast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218000515/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/890821/global-news-and-shaw-multicultural-channel-launch-global-national-mandarin-newscast |archive-date=18 February 2012 |accessdate=9 July 2014 |work=Global Television / Shaw Media press release}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.multicultural.shaw.ca/ Official site]

{{British Columbia TV}}
{{Alberta TV}}
{{Chinese language television in North America}}
{{Shaw Communications}}

[[Category:Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada]]
[[Category:Canadian community channels]]
[[Category:Shaw Communications]]
[[Category:Television stations in Vancouver]]
[[Category:Television stations in Calgary]]
[[Category:Defunct television stations in Canada]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1979]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2024]]
[[Category:Multilingual broadcasters]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in British Columbia]]
[[Category:2024 disestablishments in British Columbia]]
[[Category:2024 disestablishments in Alberta]]

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