Rogers Ignite Channel Discussion Thread
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Packages and Channel Chart Must enter address and click on channels tab to see channels.
Channel Line-Up Ignite TV Flex 10 (York) (PDF)
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Channel Line-Up Ignite TV Flex 5 (York) (PDF)
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Rogers Ignite TV added Qello Concerts by Stingray and Stingray Karaoke today, on Free Preview until July 2, 2020, after which each service is $7.99/month. To start your unique music experience, say “Qello Concerts” and “Stingray Karaoke” into the Ignite TV voice remote. (Rogers.com article)
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My ignite has some SD channels, I know there is a list on their website if you can find it that lists all channels and shows which ones are HD and which are SD. You can always open a chat with Rogers and ask them to email you the full channel list.
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Are those channels ones that originate SD? With the old digital TV many stations originated in HD, but Rogers provided them in SD, presumably to save bandwidth. In the Toronto area, that would apply to a couple of Buffalo stations and Canadian cities in other parts of the country. Those stations are now in HD with Ignite.
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There's still a few channel in SD on Ignite TV, at least here in NB, even if you don't count multicultural channels, there are still many:
RT, PBS Presque Isle (WMEM), Baby TV, ICI Radio Canada (Gaspé), New Brunswick Legislature, Daystar Television Network Canada, Eternal Word Television Network, Salt + Light Television, MTV 2, ESPN Classic Canada, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick.
RT, PBS Presque Isle (WMEM), Baby TV, ICI Radio Canada (Gaspé), New Brunswick Legislature, Daystar Television Network Canada, Eternal Word Television Network, Salt + Light Television, MTV 2, ESPN Classic Canada, Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick.
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Sorry, should probably have mentioned I am in New Brunswick.
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It is my understanding that all of the IgniteTV signals are sent to your home as 1080P. As for the "original source", that can probably best be judged by your eyes since that can vary from 480i to 4K. On digital cable any SD channels/programming usually has black bars associated with it, either left/right for 4:3 programming or all around for 16:9 programming. There are a few select channels on digital cable that are AFD (link below). These fill the screen even though they are SD, although the upconversion usually doesn't look too bad.
I'm not sure how IgniteTV handles these signals since there would be no AFD in the boxes themselves and any processing would need to be done "at Rogers" for any programming, SD, 720P, etc. For example, I wouldn't know if Rogers takes SD 16:9 programming and changes it to fill the screen, similar to AFD. You would be able to tell if you look at a channel that you know is only SD and see what the result is on your screen. (I'm still on Legacy Digital Cable with Rogers).
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Here's an FAQ on Formats:
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Someone over on the Rogers forum was kind enough to post a list of some SD channels on Digital Cable. I cannot vouch for the accuracy but they "look right". I'm not sure what these are like on IgniteTV. Some of them may be original HD. It should be easy to check. Of course there is lots of multicultural programming that originates in SD...
I'm not sure how IgniteTV handles these signals since there would be no AFD in the boxes themselves and any processing would need to be done "at Rogers" for any programming, SD, 720P, etc. For example, I wouldn't know if Rogers takes SD 16:9 programming and changes it to fill the screen, similar to AFD. You would be able to tell if you look at a channel that you know is only SD and see what the result is on your screen. (I'm still on Legacy Digital Cable with Rogers).
Active Format Description - Wikipedia
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Here's an FAQ on Formats:
FAQ - HDTV & 4K Formats
Updated early 2021. 9,521 Previous views. HDTV Formats This question comes up frequently, so here are the formats that the various television stations "broadcast". The term broadcast is in quotes because many of these channels don't broadcast at all, but they send signals to service providers...
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Someone over on the Rogers forum was kind enough to post a list of some SD channels on Digital Cable. I cannot vouch for the accuracy but they "look right". I'm not sure what these are like on IgniteTV. Some of them may be original HD. It should be easy to check. Of course there is lots of multicultural programming that originates in SD...
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It look like that Ignite TV got a new channel on channel 107, The News Forum. Not sure if it's a free preview or it's available to all packages, the channel info don't appears on Rogers website yet.
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Thanks for the info, it may still available on higher package (I have Ignite Premier) or available on Flex. I guess we'll see next month. 
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My Rogers Ignite has the channel but not available to me it says.
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Great another partisan news channel arrives. Honestly, I bet the only reason this channel even exists is because there is big money behind it. I highly doubt anyone is even watching this channel.
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Rogers has finally cleaned up their free preview page to show start and end dates.
The News Forum Preview Starts: On Now, Preview Ends: November 30, 2021.
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Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream customers can simply say, “Halloween Countdown” or “Trick or Treat” into the Ignite voice remote to discover a colourful cartoon landscape full of games, kid-friendly activities and more importantly, the best family-friendly Halloween movies. (Rogers article) Requires a subscription to the channel or streaming service to watch movies.
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