> Wild TV Launches In Saskatchewan, Alberta on Access Cable
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> November 23, 2004
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> Access Communications to be Exclusive Carrier of Wild TV
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> Access Communications is pleased to announce they are the exclusive
>Saskatchewan carrier of Wild TV Inc. – Canada’s first 24-hour hunting and
>fishing channel.
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> Wild TV is a Calgary-based channel dedicated to Canadian hunters,
>anglers and outdoorsmen and women. Wild TV offers original programming that
>captures the thrill of hunting and fishing in the Canadian wilderness as
>well as other favorite outdoors shows from across North America.
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> “With an estimated 6 million hunting and fishing enthusiasts in
>Canada, Wild TV is committed to providing the information necessary to keep
>the passion and the excitement of the outdoors alive,” says Wild TV founder
>Ryan Kohler. “By launching this network, Wild TV aims to boost awareness of
>education and conservation. Our goal is to instill the enthusiasm and
>ethics of outdoor sportsmanship amongst a new generation of Canadian
>hunters and fisherman, while celebrating the magic of the Canadian
>wilderness.”
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> Access VP Marketing, Rick Fraser shares Kohler’s enthusiasm, “Wild
>TV is the channel many of our customers have asked for and we’re thrilled
>to be the first to launch it in Canada.”
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> Launching November 23rd, Wild TV will be available initially in
>Regina, Weyburn, Estevan, Yorkton, Melville and the Battlefords. Access
>Digital customers in these markets customers can subscribe to the channel
>alone, or as part of the Sports Extra package. Viewers will enjoy a free
>preview for a limited time on channel 167. The company is also celebrating
>the launch with a contest. All who subscribe to Wild TV before February
>2nd, 2005 will be entered in the Access “Get Wild to Win” contest for a
>chance to win $2000 worth of hunting gear courtesy of King of the Mountain.
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> Access Communications Co-operative Limited is the 7th largest cable
>television provider in Canada. It also provides Internet and wireless
>cellular services to subscribers across Saskatchewan.
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> A 100% Saskatchewan-owned non-profit co-operative, Access has a
>mandate to reinvest 100 per cent of its earnings back in the communities it
>serves. Combined, the cable company has over 400 employees and volunteers
>serving 30 communities including Regina, Yorkton and area, Estevan,
>Weyburn, North Battleford and area and Meadow Lake.
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> For more information contact:
> Rick Fraser
> Vice President, Marketing
> Access Communications Co-operative Limited
> Phone 306-565-5360
> Email [email protected]
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> For more information contact:
> Ryan Kohler
> Executive Vice President
> Wild TV Inc.
> Phone 403-245-2090
> Email [email protected]
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