Shaw TV Winnipeg is a cable television community channel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, operating on cable channel 9. The channel is part of Shaw Communications's Shaw TV network of community channels.
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Shaw TV also airs Winnipeg City Council coverage, Manitoba Moose hockey, Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball, Signal to Noise, University of Manitoba Bisons football, and WHL hockey.
On-air staff
Former on-air staff
History
Before both were acquired by Shaw, Videon and Greater Winnipeg Cablevision were very notable for their public access programming that aired on VPW (Videon Public-Access Winnipeg, later Videon Cable 11) and VSP (Videon Special Programming), both in the Videon area, and GWC-TV in the Greater Winnipeg Cablevision area. One of its most controversial and most watched programs was The Pollock & Pollock Gossip Show, an unclassifiable program where "Rockin’ Ronnie" Pollock spinning tunes while his sister, “Nifty Natalie”, would indulge in extremely questionable dancing and other oddball skits. The show aired from 1985 until its abrupt cancellation in 1989. [1] Ron and Natalie would later attempt, at separate times, to run for mayor in Winnipeg, both with minimal success.
Other notable programs included:
Format
Shaw TV programming runs in a 'loop', repeating stories of local interest every 60 minutes or so. Content changes every day, and they maintain an online library of previous stories here [2].
The channel is run by professional staff, from office support to field production. Field acquisition is done in both SD and HD formats, although the channel is only broadcasting in Standard Definition with mono audio.
Mobile productions are staffed with a mix of Shaw TV employees and experienced freelancers. Volunteers from Tec Voc Broadcasting occasionally participate as well. Shaw TV's live broadcasts are often picked up by stations across Canada and the United States.
In any average week, Shaw TV airs more hours of original locally produced programming than any other stations in Winnipeg.