History
In December 2000, MLSE was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a category 2 digital specialty channel license tentatively known as Raptors Basketball Channel, a channel described as being devoted primarily to the Toronto Raptors basketball club and the National Basketball Association (NBA), with additional programming related to other aspects of basketball.
The channel was launched on September 7, 2001 under the name Raptors NBA TV, with programming on the NBA and other basketball-related programming, although with a particular emphasis on the Toronto Raptors. On October 15, 2010, the channel was renamed to NBA TV Canada, as the network began to air more programming devoted to the NBA and international basketball in general, much like its American counterpart.
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