the film. The CRTC increased monitoring requirements for the network and asked Corus for a new programming plan to be introduced no later than April 5. In October 2015, the requirement to air adult education programming, as well as the increased monitoring requirements, were both dropped by the CRTC at the request of Corus, as the CRTC is currently in the process of discontinuing the genre protection rules as part of reforms to policies regarding specialty television services. The channel became a sister station to Food Network, HGTV, and Slice on April 1, 2016, as part of the Corus purchase of Shaw Media. Programming When the channel was launched as CLT, it aired a mix of formal and informal educational and informational programming in the style of newsmagazines, talk shows, documentaries, and more. Over time, the channel introduced more entertainment-based programs such as films and television dramas. The channel maintained a similar scheduling format as Access (now CTV Two Alberta), a television service in Alberta which aired a mix of entertainment and educational programming, both of which were under the same ownership of CHUM and later CTVglobemedia before CLT was sold to Corus Entertainment. As Viva, the channel aired a mix of entertainment and loosely based educational programming to satisfy its CRTC licence requirements, and to that end, many programs continued to be tied to some sort of ongoing course at a Canadian post-secondary institution as it did under CLT. However, with the changeover to Viva, most of the programs had begun with a short introduction from an instructor at the applicable institution. Under the OWN moniker, the channel continues to target female audiences with programming ranging from lifestyle and information to entertainment programming. References External links Television channels and stations established in 1999 Corus Entertainment networks Analog cable television networks in Canada Oprah Winfrey Women's interest channels English-language television stations in Canada 1999 establishments in Canada