WILD TV - THEY NEED YOUR HELP!

[scooter]

Hey Everyone!

Now for some monster news for all you Canadian Hunters and Fisherman. Have a read below and make sure you contact your cable company.

There are really no channels that carry this caliber of programming available in Canada right now so it's going to be up to you to get this channel in your area. Another thing....WILDTV Is CANADIAN!!!

Let's support them and get this channel on our satellite and cable networks across Canada!

Please feel free to pass this newsletter on to your friends. It's gonna be great!

Wild TV has launched it’s website!!!

www.wildtv.ca

Thank you for your interest in Wild TV. We’re thrilled to have the support of outdoor enthusiasts like you! As you know, Canada embraces anything associated with the outdoors, and we’re looking forward to bringing you that very programming in the form of quality fishing and hunting shows.

Poised to launch across Canada this summer, Wild TV will be available in your home soon!

How do you get Wild?

www.wildtv.ca/howtoget.html

Word of mouth is important to our network, so make sure to tell your friends about Wild TV and how they can bring it to their own television.

Thanks for your support!


Ryan Kohler
Wild TV
Email. ryan.kohler@wildtv.ca
www.wildtv.ca

Post up once you have done this. We need to make sure that this channel is up in Canada!!!

[HoagieAB]

I just sent an e-mail to Shaw saying that I want Wild TV. Hope it works. :-) :-)

[WOOKIE]

I need my account # for Starchoice, but I will send a letter tonight.

[Mikey]

same here Trev. but only fer Bell ... Shaw pissed me off when I had it .... so I kicked them out of my house ...never to return .... Starchoice is owned by Shaw so I didnt go with them either....

[WOOKIE]

OK, the letter is sent and I posted this up on every message board I could think of.

[archdlx]

Letter sent to star choice...friends doing the same.

LeRoy

[scooter]

BTT!

Get on it you guys!! Get your letters, emails and phone calls in everyone! We need to get this channel!! :shock: :shock:

[WOOKIE]

Here is the reply I recieved from StarChoice.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.

Your comments and concerns are very important to us; we appreciate any feed back from our valued customers.

We have filled out a channel request form on your behalf. When we increase our channel line up, we'll use the information received from you to help make our choices.


Should you have any further question or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for choosing Star Choice.

Hawa J

Administration Team

[HoagieAB]

I got something similar from shaw.......I think it was the standard reply, basically telling me to blow it out my a$$ :shock: :shock: Let's hope that they offer it.

[scooter]

TTT :twisted:

[Valley Lad]

I sent my request for Wild TV in to Rogers Cable here in Toronto yesterday. I got a pretty generic response saying that they don't currently offer it but they are adding channels to their digital TV package soon and they will consider it. I hope they're not as full of **** as I think they are. If Expressview or Star Choice offers Wild TV I'll switch to satellite so fast!!!!

It's sad that the only hunting show left on cable TV is the one Hal Sutton hosts on The Golf Channel!!!

[IslandArcher]

I phoned Shaw on Sunday and talked with a rep. He took my request and it was noted. He also mentioned that they have been getting alot of request about the Outdoor Channel. I informed him that Wild TV is a Canadian Network. At one time when I asked about the Outdoor Channel they said they had it reffering to OLN. At least they knew about the Outdoor Channel and now know about Wild TV.

[scooter]

awesome guys! Thank you!!! :-) :-) :-) :-)

[cdn-redneck]

I got the same response from shaw that they have noted my request but have no plans to add it at this time.
Thank you for contacting Shaw Eservice.

While we are unaware of any immediate plans to add this channel, we do record all customer requests. We therefore have recorded your interest in Wild TV for future consideration.

We hope this information has been useful to you.

[swamper]

I emailed Star Choice and told them that I wouldn't hesitate to switch to whichever provider was the first to offer Wild. Got the same generic response but an email I got from Wild this morning seem to indicate that they would be on Star Choice. The launch is scheduled for late September. Really looking forward to 24 hours of hunting and fishing. Should make the winter go by easier.
Chris H.

[TonyMo]

I have also sent my request for Wild TV to ExpressVu. No reply...yet? It would be great to watch an outdoor program other than, "fishing with Shelley and Courtney" :roll:

[Shanman]

I got a pretty generic response a while back from Expressvu. What do they care anyway. I pay them $55 for my satellite, $35 for my phone and $50 for my internet connection. Oh well 30 more days till deer season.

[scooter]

New Wild Press Release!!

CANADA’S FIRST 24 - HOUR HUNTING AND FISHING CHANNEL TO LAUNCH IN SEPTEMBER

23 August, 2004

CANADA’S FIRST 24 - HOUR HUNTING AND FISHING CHANNEL TO LAUNCH IN SEPTEMBER IN WESTERN CANADA, FEATURING AWARD-WINNING CANADIAN PROGRAMMING.

Calgary, Alberta, Aug 20th, 2004 – A truly new beginning has arrived as The Kohler Family announces its fully CRTC licensed Wild TV channel launching September 2004 in Canada: delivering 100% outdoor television to this great land. This makes WILD TV the first broadcaster to provide a fully packaged 24/7 channel consisting entirely of high quality outdoor programming from Canada and around the world.

WILD TV will be available from your local cable and satellite companies as well as through local digital cable systems across Canada.
"The launch of WILD TV is a significant milestone in a commitment to bring the best programming to our community of sportsmen and sportswomen," said Dieter Kohler, Wild TV President and CEO. "Wild TV will be a key component of the cable and satellites growing portfolio and that is where you can find Wild TV." explained Mr Kohler " Canadians have waited long enough for this channel, now its here”

“Wild TV will showcase the top programs from all outdoor program genres. I will personally make it my goal to find the most exciting programs for Canadian viewers. Shows that will entertain, educate and create memories for years to come. Wild TV will do its part in maintaining our outdoor heritage and Canadian culture. So pick up a camera and start shooting that trip of a lifetime.” explained Ryan Kohler, Executive Vice President.

“Reaching 6 million hunting and fishing enthusiasts in Canada, WILD TV has the ability to deliver a targeted demographic that has, in the past, been unavailable to the outdoors marketplace. Coupled with the best programming available, this will surely put WILD TV at the top of outdoorsmen and women’s favourite television channel list.”, said Scott Stirling, Sr. VP of Marketing.

“Our focus is to broadcast the best in outdoor programming to a rich and diverse nation of outdoor enthusiasts. I have traveled Canada producing programs; Canadians as well as other people from around the world cannot get enough of our outdoors. Wild TV has all your outdoor programming, including hunting.” said Frank Papineau Vice President Affiliate Sales and Marketing

Programming highlights on the Wild TV CHANNEL include:

The Weekend Fisherman™ with Frank Papineau brings fishing and the outdoors to the everyday enthusiast. This award winning series offers an array of original programs from across Canada. The programs feature antique lure collecting, cooking and pro tips. Plus Canadian guests like Walter Gretzky, and Red Fisher and some of the best scenery in Canada.

Fishing with Shelly and Courtney starring Shelley Todd and Courtney Hatfield invites viewers to join them for fishing adventures in the best natural environment in the world. Traveling to the likes of the wild and remote Queen Charlotte Islands, world famous Rivers Inlet, and beautiful Discovery Pass or along one of B.C.'s great rivers, Shelley and Courtney are always fishing somewhere different and exciting. Special features include Fish Facts, presented by the Recreational Fisheries Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Sport Fishing Institute of British Columbia focusing on fishing techniques, conservation practices (how to release a salmon, hooking mortality, tagging programs for conservation research), new sport fish regulations, the effects of environmental change.

The Outdoor Quest has been a real favourite with both hunters and anglers. Each episode features a hunting and fishing segment. Kim and T.J. Schwanky and Sandi and Richard Mellon host the series. While Rich and T.J. do most of the fishing, it is the ladies that get to show their talents in the hunting arena. Outdoor Quest prides itself on free-range hunts for truly wild animals. Species range from whitetails, mule deer, black bear, to moose, caribou, sheep and goats. The emphasis is on the adventure of the hunt. Richard and T.J. target a wide variety of fish in their travels but it is walleye that they really key in on. Each fishing segment is packed with how-to information on catching fish in your backyard. The majority of the fishing is at lakes that are easily accessible by automobile and close to major Canadian centres.

In the coming months Wild TV will showcase some of the most renowned outdoor series, including, Realtree Just Hunting, Quebec Adventures as well as Boat Test Reports. And be sure not to miss our pro tip every week on Wild TV.

Wild TV, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with an office in Ottawa that serves a Canada wide audience. Wild TV enriches the lives of all Canadians through quality and educational programming via satellite, cable television, telephony and the Internet. More information about WILD TV is available at www.wildtv.ca Wild TV is a 100% Canadian owned and operated Company.

[scooter]

Newspaper Article On Wild TV:

TV is going to go Wild - Newspaper Article

02 September, 2004

Scott Stirling has parlayed his love of the outdoors into a number of creative, high-tech avenues, including ehunt.ca. and Bowzone.ca web sites that serve as online auction sites, catalogues and forums for outdoors gear and enthusiasts.

DOUG MCINTYRE

Times Reporter

Scott Stirling has parlayed his love of the outdoors into a number of creative, high-tech avenues, including ehunt.ca. and Bowzone.ca web sites that serve as online auction sites, catalogues and forums for outdoors gear and enthusiasts.

And now, with the launch of Wild TV on Sept. 15, Stirling is casting his line for fishing and hunting pursuits to the airwaves.

"Reaching six million hunting and fishing enthusiasts in Canada, Wild TV has the ability to deliver a targeted demographic that has, in the past, been unavailable to the outdoors marketplace," said Stirling, the senior vice president of marketing for the Calgary based company.

The first 24 hour broadcaster to provide outdoors related programming from Canada and beyond, Wild TV is the definitive solution, added Stirling, to a void in the cable market.

"Personally I just think no one had the gumption to do it before. We're the first exclusively hunting and fishing channel to be fully licensed by the CRTC.

The 33 year old Cochrane resident became involved with the company five months ago when he was approached by Dieter and Ryan Kohler, Wild TV president and CEO and executive vice president, respectively, to develop its web site.

"The launch of Wild TV is a significant milestone in a commitment to bring the best programming to our community of sportsmen and sportswomen” said Dieter Kohler.

"Canadians have waited long enough for this channel, now it's here."

Although headquartered in Calgary,

Wild TV also has an office in Ottawa to provide nationwide service of a variety of programs appealing to hunting and angling buffs.

Among these are Fishing With Shelly and Courtney, hosted by Shelly Todd and Courtney Hatfield as they travel to a number of remote angling jewels, with instruction on fishing techniques and conservation practices integrated into the show.

Another local connection exists in The Outdoor Quest, hosted by Sandi and Richard Mellon and Cochrane residents Kim and T.J. Schwanky, a unique show where the feminine side of the contingent

struts their hunting skills while targeting everything from ungulates to black bears. Their husbands, meanwhile, wet the hooks to land a variety of fish species, with walleye the main target.

"Our programming is pretty much done and we have 48 different shows confirmed," said Stirling. "We're just getting ready for the launch now."

Wild TV debuts Sept. 15 in Manitoba, with the company hoping to expand westward, a province at a time, for each month thereafter.

"Ifs going to be contingent on people wanting the channel and phoning their

cable or satellite provider and requesting it,” said Stirling.

Along with local cable and satellite companies, Wild TV is also available through local digital cable systems across Canada.

And given Canadians' unabashed enthusiasm for the outdoors, Wild TVs creators are confident the 24/7 channel fill a needed niche in the marketplace.

Said Frank Papineau, vice president o affiliate sales and marketing for Wild TV, " have traveled Canada producing pro grams; Canadians, as well as other people from around the world, can not get enough of our outdoors."

[scooter]

Another New News Article:

Thu, September 2, 2004

Network Wild about outdoors

By Jeff MORRISON, Ottawa Sun
This country's first television channel dedicated to the sports of hunting and fishing launches this week across Canada, and with local support we may just catch a glimpse of it in our region. Wild TV is the brainchild of the Kohler family of Calgary and bills itself as the first broadcaster to provide a 24/7 TV channel dedicated to outdoors programming from Canada and around the world.

It is predicted the new "sportsmen friendly" channel will reach more than six million Canadian homes, and feature such popular shows as The Outdoor Quest, Fishing with Shelly & Courtney and The Weekend Fisherman.

"Our focus is to broadcast the best in outdoor programming to a rich and diverse nation of outdoor enthusiasts," says Frank Papineau, Wild TV's VP of Marketing and a local celerity.

As Wild TV's head of marketing for the east, Papineau is more than just a little excited to "dip his line" again into outdoor television.

"I grew up on a farm, for goodness sake, so hunting and fishing was a huge part of my life," said Papineau.

As host of over 100 episodes of The Weekend Fisherman, he knows a bit about outdoor programming, and hopes to bring his passion and experience to local television. Although Wild TV is widely available on cable and satellite throughout many parts of Canada, at press time it has not been picked up locally.

With enough interest and requests made to our local cable provider, Papineau feels it will not be long before Wild TV will be available in Ottawa. Many avid sportsmen, I am sure, will be crossing their fingers on that one. For more information check out: http://www.wildtv.ca, or contact Papineau at: frank.papineau@wildtv.ca

Renegade Bass Event: The last regular season event for Renegade Bass was held on Big Rideau Lake last weekend under some windy conditions. The top weight went to Rick Dolgowicz and Mark Boisclair, each reeling in 17.45 lbs. of bass. Following closely was the tandem of Steve Barnett and Trevor Cheney (17.44 lbs.), with Rod Coville and Chris Lawson taking third place (16.48 lbs.). They also walked away with the Big Fish Prize with a 5.86- pound largemouth. The team of the year was Jack Levert and Jim Palmer, who will compete in the Renegade Bass Classic this weekend on Mississippi Lake.

Testing, testing: I had the opportunity this summer to put the new H2Optix marine sunglasses by Bolle to the test, on a charter boat trip off the coast of Massachusetts. With the Boston bluefish run in full force, I was getting anxious to hook into some big blues. Using the new glasses, I was the first angler on the boat to observe the "blue rockets" moving toward the chum, and the only person onboard with the lens capability to spot the fish feeding at a depth of 30 feet. Every H2Optix lens is polarized and claims to have the most effective and highest quality polarization available in the sunglasses industry today. They offer 100% UV protection and effectively eliminate the intense glare of the sun on water, allowing me to see everything going on in ocean depths. The H2Optix lenses are tough enough to withstand the impact of a hammer, although I'd never try it, and possess an advanced water sheeting action to reduce lens spotting. The adjustable sport strap also keeps your sunglasses securely in place while battling an angry bluefish, and keeps them afloat should they ever go overboard. For more information, call 800-22-BOLLE or visit www.bolle.com.

NWTF Banquet: The fourth annual National Wild Turkey Federation, Ontario Chapter Superfund banquet is being held this year at the W.B. George Building in Kemptville on Sept. 17. The doors open at 5 p.m. and the dinner starts at 6:30pm. For tickets, contact Evan at (613) 258-5258 or Rick (291-6937) of the Leeds-Grenville Gobblers. The NWTF is a half million member grassroots, non-profit organization that supports scientific wildlife management as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional sport.

[vipertechntr]

All of my freinds and my self called and e mailed are cable company
and we all got the same responce. That they would not be caring
wild tv .Not now or in the near future. :evil: :evil: :evil:

[Top Dawg]

I am not sure how far we are going too get asking the cable copany's I think we need too go above them and hound the CRTC if that approve it then the cable companys will get it or so I am told... I am gonna try that I will post the e-mail addy when I find it...

[scooter]

I am not sure how far we are going too get asking the cable copany's I think we need too go above them and hound the CRTC if that approve it then the cable companys will get it or so I am told... I am gonna try that I will post the e-mail addy when I find it...

We are already approved by the CRTC. We need you to call your local cable/sat or telephony companies and request it. Make sure you let them know that you will be switching to the 1st company that carries Wild TV.

Scott

[scooter]

Wild TV is proud to announce its new partner, SIR Mail Order & Warehouse Sports Store



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Calgary, Alberta, September 13th, 2004 –

Wild TV is proud to announce its new partner, SIR Mail Order & Warehouse Sports Store. SIR is Canada’s leading outdoor outfitter; they have spent over 80 years building a reputation for superior products and services combined with shop-at-home convenience and competitive pricing. The Wild TV team is proud to have SIR as one of there their partners in promoting the greatest outdoor activities for generations to come. Now get those kids off of their computers and video games. Get outside to the most exciting place on earth “the great outdoors”. SIR recently celebrated their 80th anniversary making them the oldest mail order and warehouse sports store in NORTH AMERICA!!!!! If you’re in Winnipeg, look for Wild TV’s ad in SIR’s flyer in the Winnipeg Free Press.

If you’re looking for outdoors equipment be it Hunting, Fishing, Camping or other outdoor gear make sure you have a look at the wide selection that SIR has to offer.


www.sirmailorder.ca

SIR GUARANTEE
At S.I.R. we have spent since over 80 years building our reputation for superior products and service, combined with shop-at-home convenience and competitive pricing. Our guarantee is based on one thing...Your Satisfaction.

Don’t forget to call your local cable and satellite company. The more calls, letters and e-mail’s they get the faster Wild TV will be in your home. Thanks for all your help. Wild TV is proud to bring you the most exciting outdoor channel in Canada.


WEST
Mr. Ryan Kohler
403-245-2090
ryan.kohler@wildtv.ca

Scott Stirling
403-813-7977
scott.stirling@wildtv.ca
EAST
Mr. Frank J. Papineau
613.831-9355
frank.Papineau@wildtv.ca

[scooter]

Keep calling your cable/sat and telephony companies! We're getting closer!!!