Shaw TV Winnipeg

Shaw TV Winnipeg is a cable television community channel in Winnipeg, Manitoba, operating on cable channel 9. The channel is part of Shaw Cable's Shaw TV network of community channels.

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.

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. [http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/cable.html] Ron and Natalie would later attempt, at separate times, to run for mayor in Winnipeg, both with minimal success.

Other notable programs included:
* "Mike's Magic Castle"
* "S*U*R*V*I*V*A*L"
* "Math with Marty"
* "Metal Inquisition"
* "Insight"
* "CityScape"
* "Hard Rock Heroes"
* "Alternative Rockstand"
* "The Noreen Shane Show"
* "The Wrestling Analysis"
* "The World of Chess"
* "Desh Punjab"
* "Spotlight"