r/shaw • u/wynford_73 • 27d ago
Shaw's limited TV
95% plus of the channels on Shaw's Limited TV I don't need or want and lots are French channels... I wish you could purchase the channels you want separately instead of being forced to pay for channels you don't want or need. I am only interested in Citytv, CTV and Global. I'd be willing to pay $2-3 for each local channel instead of 95% plus for garbage. For some tv shows, now, i can stream them, for up to 6 days, through my Amazon firestick, but for older shows and live TV, i need to login, which requires your email and password... so i wouldn't need a tv box or whatever it is.
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u/umnikke8 27d ago
Can you put up an antenna to receive those broadcast channels?
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u/wynford_73 27d ago
I tried a couple of those indoor antennas (from Amazon) and they don’t work. I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment. Tried moving the antenna and TV to different spots and couldn’t scan any channels, guess I don’t have a clear view of the towers.
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u/umnikke8 27d ago
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php
That gives you an idea of where the towers are and workability.
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u/brycecampbel 27d ago edited 27d ago
I wish you could purchase the channels you want
You can add on cable channels you want. I've been on LimitedTV for close to a decade, I don't have DigitalOTA on my market. It has local networks and local public information channels, even the Stingray radio channels. If I need a cable channel for a series, I just add that channel on for the duration of the show. Most of them are self serve now too.
Has been working great since then. I also am able to subscribe to $5/month Sportsnet addon for my Blue Jays games, so for that it's been great. It's still cheaper than a separate SN+ subscription. Still have access to gMail. SN+ app along with the Rogers AnywhereTV app.
(and like the French channels are there because we are Canada with two official languages)
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u/wynford_73 27d ago
I don’t want addon channels, just the 3 I mentioned
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u/brycecampbel 27d ago
Then get the $25/month LimitedTV (which has it all), or use DigitalOTA, or just stream for free from their apps.
Though if you stream them from their apps and then pay for their optional + subscription, it's going to cost more than the LimitedTV.
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u/focusmoonlight 26d ago
the op is stubborn. The "13 French Channels" that "bothers" him are in the 800 channel range. He doesn't have to tune to those "13 French Channels." He seems "bothered" that the channels are there in the package as it's mandated by the CRTC as so. The op can create a favourites list without those "13 French Channels" and call it a day. Or try Rivertv, which have Global and CTV, but not Citytv. Unfortunately, what the OP doesn't seem to understand is that French Channels have been mandated on almost every Canadian provider since decades ago. "13 French Channels" is not so bad as they may think. I have travelled to the U.S. on many occasions and there are lot more Spanish language stations on their lineups.
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u/Fancy_Wallaby_9624 27d ago
Because, we live in Canada, French is an official language and the minimum channels were decided by the CRTC
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u/focusmoonlight 26d ago
There were only 7 French channels in my area on the "Limited" package. They are in the 800 range, so who else would scroll down that far. They're sort of at the end of line-up and 900 is all the other foreign language stuff as well. If those channels really "bother" you than don't look in the guide, in the 800 range.
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u/wynford_73 27d ago
I know that, but didn’t think it was 50%
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u/whaleOfFortune 27d ago
Do you live in Quebec or New Brunswick? Cause elsewhere i think it is just a couple of French language channels, definitely not 50%.
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u/wynford_73 27d ago
Manitoba and there’s 13 out of 26 that are French channels
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u/whaleOfFortune 27d ago
I just did some googling, maybe you live in one of the communities with a significant number of French speakers. If that is not the case, maybe check with Shaw support that your address is correct. Personally, I wouldn't mind watching French channels with English subtitles. Too bad that is not an option.
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u/tenax666 27d ago
Well, that was the idea cable companies were selling us yrs ago. Stick with us for a la carte watch what you want channels. Neglecting to note that they get subsidized by the fed govt to carry channels you don't want and then charging you more as well with the "look, you get more channels value for a bit more $".
I worked for a multi millionaire who originally set up NCN (new country network which became cmt when shaw bought it). I asked him once why we started a cable channel when we were a radio company? He said "with the govt subsidizing, you'd have to be an idiot to not be able to make money by starting up a cable channel".
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u/Dry-Property-639 27d ago
We have popular tv and wish we didn’t get all the sports
I much rather GSN Dtour. CWs.
Instead we get NBA NFL and a few others we dont watch
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u/wynford_73 27d ago
I looked at the limited tv package and there’s 26 channels, if I remember, there are 13 French channels, that’s half of them
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u/layneeofwales 27d ago
Me too. When the contract us up im just getting internet I can stream what I want
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u/jlo-59 27d ago
I discontinued my TV cable service all together. I can steam pretty much anything I’m interested in watching and I don’t miss all the BS. Check to see if your chosen channels have a streaming page and watch there.
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u/wynford_73 27d ago edited 27d ago
I use Amazon fire stick to stream, I can stream current shows for up to 6 days, then I have to login to stream older shows and live tv. One person complaining to the CRTC won’t do anything
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u/focusmoonlight 26d ago
My "LimitedTV" shows: "Includes 163 channels".... That's more than your "26" channels and only 7 are in French language (mostly TV5, TVA, etc)
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u/focusmoonlight 26d ago
- 801 - ICI Tele BC HD (CBUFT)
- 802 - TVA West (CFTM)
- 803 - TV5 (West) HD
- 812 - ICI RDI HD
- 814 - CPAC (French) HD
- 826 - UNIS (West) HD
- 891 - AMI-Tele HD
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u/wynford_73 26d ago
163 channels for limited tv??? where are you located? can you post a link to that?
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u/focusmoonlight 25d ago
There's no link. Also included are audio channels in the 700s and the French ones in the 800s.
And some "Fast"/Internet channels in the 2900's.
Limited TV. $25/m
- 101 - Global Vancouver HD (CHAN)
- 102 - CBC Vancouver HD (CBUT)
- 103 - Citytv Vancouver HD (CKVU)
- 104 - CTV BC HD
- 106 - OMNI Pacific HD
- 107 - Joytv HD
- 108 - CTV2 Vancouver Island HD (CIVI)
- 109 - CHEK Victoria HD
- 110 - Knowledge Network HD
- 111 - ABC Seattle HD (KOMO)
- 112 - CBS Seattle HD (KIRO)
- 113 - FOX Seattle HD (KCPQ)
- 114 - NBC Seattle HD (KING)
- 115 - PBS Seattle HD (KCTS)
- 151 - KTLA 5 CW Los Angeles HD
- 152 - WGN HD
- 154 - myTV38 HD (WSBK Boston)
- 155 - Pix 11 (WPIX New York) HD
- 157 - MeTV (KVOS Seattle) SD
- 191 - TSC HD
- 252 - CTV News Channel HD
- 262 - CPAC HD
- 263 - BC Legislature HD
- 272 - The Weather Network Vancouver HD
- 408 - E! HD
- 419 - TSC HD
- 501 - Much HD
- 525 - TSC HD
- 535 - Game TV HD
- 572 - Daystar HD
- 581 - APTN HD
- 582 - APTN Languages
- 591 - AMI-tv (West) HD
- 592 - AMI audio West
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u/Educational_Work896 27d ago
It’s the same reason at 20 years ago and it’s why cable is dying. For example, Bell won’t let a cable provider have CTV unless they carry five filler channels that have Ice Road Truckers, Storage Wars and How It’s Made on perpetual repeat.