Daystar Television Canada

{{Short description|Canadian religious TV channel}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Daystar Television Canada | logo = Daystar Canada.png | logo_caption = '''Daystar Television Canada logo''' | logo_size = 200px | launch_date = October 1, 2005 | closed_date = | picture_format = 480i (SDTV) | network = | owner = World Impact Ministries<br><small>(branding licensed from Word of God Fellowship)</small> | country = Canada | area = National | headquarters = Vancouver, British Columbia | former_names = The Christian Channel (2005-2009)<br /> Grace TV (2009-2013) | website = {{URL|canada.daystar.com}} }} '''Daystar Television Canada''' is a Canadian specialty channel that broadcasts Religious programming dedicated to the Christian faith.

It is owned by World Media Ministries.

Originally known as '''The Christian Channel''' from 2005 to 2009, it was re-branded as '''Grace TV''' in September 2009. As of June 2013, the majority of its programming became sourced from the U.S. Evangelical Christian network Daystar Television, and the network ultimately took on the Daystar brand in November 2013.

==History== left|thumb|Logo used under The Christian Channel brand. The channel was launched on October 1, 2005 as ''The Christian Channel'' by previous owners S-VOX.

On January 26, 2009, S-VOX announced that it had reached an agreement to sell the Christian Channel to World Impact Ministries. The sale was subject to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval.<ref>[https://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2009/26/c2649.html The Christian Channel enters new ownership agreement with World Impact Ministries]; CNW Group; 2009-01-26</ref> It was approved by the CRTC on May 4, 2009.<ref>[https://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-247.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-247]; CRTC; 2009-05-04</ref> World Impact Ministries took control of the channel on June 1, 2009 and introduced new programming including ''eNcounter''- its flagship program airing daily.<ref>[http://peteryoungren.org/impact/tcc_purchase-eflyer CRTC Approves World Impact Ministries' Purchase of The Christian Channel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511222005/http://peteryoungren.org/impact/tcc_purchase-eflyer |date=2009-05-11 }}; WIM; 2009-05-05</ref> The channel was renamed '''Grace TV''' on September 16, 2009.<ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000341305 Christian Channel Re-brands to Grace TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120728204110/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000341305 |date=2012-07-28 }}; Broadcaster Magazine; 2009-09-17</ref> right|175px|thumb|Logo used under the Grace TV brand. In May 2013, Grace TV entered into a partnership with the U.S. based religious broadcaster Daystar Television, in which the majority of Grace TV's programming would come from Daystar, with the remaining 35% provided by Canadian producers.<ref>Daystar Canada, [https://canada.daystar.com/about/ About], Official Website, Canada, retrieved October 16, 2016</ref><ref>Mark Ward Sr., ''The Electronic Church in the Digital Age: Cultural Impacts of Evangelical Mass Media '', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2015, p. 104, 281</ref> On November 23, 2013, the network announced that it would drop the Grace TV name in favor of branding as Daystar full-time.

==High-definition feed== A high-definition feed will be launched first by Shaw Direct on 4 September 2019.

==See also== * Televangelism

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://canada.daystar.com}}

Category:English-language television stations in Canada Category:Religious television networks in Canada Category:Christian mass media in Canada Category:Evangelical television networks Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005 Category:Specialty television channels in Canada