Sun TV ('Fox News North') sets April launch date for new network

[Newsjock]

Source: Canadian Press

Sun TV's brand of right-wing television news is set to launch April 18, the Quebecor parent company has confirmed.

... The conservative all-news channel is hoping to replicate the success of the Fox News network in the United States.

... The regulator received thousands of interventions from citizens across the country. Many were filed through a New York-based advocacy group that started an online petition demanding the CRTC not give any special favours to the channel they dub "Fox News North."

... Its international content will be purchased under contract with CNN, not Fox.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/03/07/suntv-launch-apr18.html

[tclambert]

1. Oh . . . Canada!

The Canucks have a law against broadcast news telling lies. How can Fox function in such a repressive environment? They'll have to pay a fine every time they say "Fair and Balanced."

[LiberalEsto]

2. Could this be "Sun Myung Moon News"?

As in, the Moonies?

[alp227]

3. i learned about this channel from Thom Hartmann's show. It should flop. n/t