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AFF · 2012-05-06, 04:02 PM

This is a really good channel. I have been watching it since Dishnet started offering it. I hope they don't mess up the Canadian version and start inserting dumb stuff.

SMCKINNON24 · 2012-05-06, 06:33 PM

Yes. Ive been watching the channel as well. Looks good. I havent heard if they are launching it on Rogers or any other cable or Bell TV.

CastleRockDays · 2012-05-07, 01:47 AM

According to zap2it.com, it'll be on channel 175 for Shaw.

ryandude_12345 · 2012-05-31, 05:05 PM

Nat Geo Wild will be replacing Global's Reality Channel on Rogers (67) on August 1st, 2012. No word yet on HD channel.

PFD · 2012-05-31, 07:49 PM

Is the REality Channel ending, or is Rogers just replacing it on the dial. If so Global's Reality channel lasted for what? A year? It's typical of the shortsightedness of the station owners/programmers. All they did was re run marathons of the same old shows. I had high hopes for the channel running foreign version of, say, Big Brother and such.
The only thing they did was run Big Brother After Dark, which I guess won't be happening this year.

thenewdc · 2012-05-31, 07:53 PM

I think they lasted about 2.5 years. I wonder if BB after Dark will get carriage in Canada this year. Remember the Fox Reality channel shutdown as well.

PFD · 2012-06-01, 08:06 AM

BB After Dark was shown on one of the pay tv channels in the States, Showtime, I believe.

AFF · 2012-06-01, 12:09 PM

Yes, Showtime 2

thenewdc · 2012-06-05, 01:33 PM

Rogers has just launched Nat Geo Wild in HD on CH-296. I didn't really expect they would offer it so quickly, but good news anyhow.

wysiwyg · 2012-06-05, 02:28 PM

Really sad that they stick it at 296. I tend to channel surf only in the 500's and would not come across it.

thenewdc · 2012-06-05, 02:37 PM

I'll never understand the logic behind channel placement. It looks like their is only a handful of slots left in the 500 range, maybe the remaining ones are reserved for something else.

MCIBUS · 2012-06-06, 08:26 AM

Someone corect me if I'm wrong herebut wasn't Nation GEO Wild suppose to replace Reality TV on channel 67 on Rogers?

thenewdc · 2012-06-06, 11:10 AM

That was never confirmed. Global Reality may not be disappearing

TVNut01 · 2012-06-07, 01:52 PM

Anyone have any idea if Telus will air this channel?

I think the HD spectrum already has enough animal/nature programming. A person has only so many hours a day of watching TV and I personally like a variety of shows, including sports and current affairs.

Speaking of Telus, customers like myself get a barrage of Shaw XO advertising with the number of specialty channels that Shaw owns! Must irk Telus a bit too.

Jason316 · 2012-06-07, 02:27 PM

^i have never seen a more graphic/extreme channel like Nat Geo Wild before

Oasis is very tame compared to Nat Geo Wild while Animal Planet is pure garbage that focues on pets and domesticated animals.

2012-05-06, 06:33 PM	#17
SMCKINNON24 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rogers Cable, Scarborough, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,299	Yes. Ive been watching the channel as well. Looks good. I havent heard if they are launching it on Rogers or any other cable or Bell TV. __________________ Rogers Digtal Cable,PVR8642HD/PVR8000, VIP ULTIMATE+TMN Playboy, Hustler, Super , WWE 24/7, BELL TV 9241PVRHD,

2012-05-07, 01:47 AM	#18
CastleRockDays Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 497	According to zap2it.com, it'll be on channel 175 for Shaw. __________________ --Castle

2012-05-31, 05:05 PM	#19
ryandude_12345 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 227	Coming to Rogers Nat Geo Wild will be replacing Global's Reality Channel on Rogers (67) on August 1st, 2012. No word yet on HD channel.

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2012-05-06, 04:02 PM	#16
AFF Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 676	This is a really good channel. I have been watching it since Dishnet started offering it. I hope they don't mess up the Canadian version and start inserting dumb stuff.

2012-05-31, 07:49 PM	#20
PFD Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,056	Is the REality Channel ending, or is Rogers just replacing it on the dial. If so Global's Reality channel lasted for what? A year? It's typical of the shortsightedness of the station owners/programmers. All they did was re run marathons of the same old shows. I had high hopes for the channel running foreign version of, say, Big Brother and such. The only thing they did was run Big Brother After Dark, which I guess won't be happening this year.

2012-05-31, 07:53 PM	#21
thenewdc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,328	I think they lasted about 2.5 years. I wonder if BB after Dark will get carriage in Canada this year. Remember the Fox Reality channel shutdown as well.

2012-06-01, 08:06 AM	#22
PFD Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,056	BB After Dark was shown on one of the pay tv channels in the States, Showtime, I believe.

2012-06-01, 12:09 PM	#23
AFF Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 676	Yes, Showtime 2

2012-06-05, 01:33 PM	#24
thenewdc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,328	Rogers has just launched Nat Geo Wild in HD on CH-296. I didn't really expect they would offer it so quickly, but good news anyhow.

2012-06-05, 02:28 PM	#25
wysiwyg Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto - Davisville Subway Posts: 911	Really sad that they stick it at 296. I tend to channel surf only in the 500's and would not come across it.

2012-06-05, 02:37 PM	#26
thenewdc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,328	I'll never understand the logic behind channel placement. It looks like their is only a handful of slots left in the 500 range, maybe the remaining ones are reserved for something else.

2012-06-06, 08:26 AM	#27
MCIBUS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,137	Someone corect me if I'm wrong herebut wasn't Nation GEO Wild suppose to replace Reality TV on channel 67 on Rogers?

2012-06-06, 11:10 AM	#28
thenewdc Veteran Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,328	That was never confirmed. Global Reality may not be disappearing

2012-06-07, 01:52 PM	#29
TVNut01 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20	Anyone have any idea if Telus will air this channel? I think the HD spectrum already has enough animal/nature programming. A person has only so many hours a day of watching TV and I personally like a variety of shows, including sports and current affairs. Speaking of Telus, customers like myself get a barrage of Shaw XO advertising with the number of specialty channels that Shaw owns! Must irk Telus a bit too.

2012-06-07, 02:27 PM	#30
Jason316 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 274	^i have never seen a more graphic/extreme channel like Nat Geo Wild before Oasis is very tame compared to Nat Geo Wild while Animal Planet is pure garbage that focues on pets and domesticated animals.