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OLN is specialty television station in Canada offering viewers a one-stop destination for adrenaline pumping action and adventure entertainment. From original Canadian hit reality, adventure, and travel series (Mantracker, Departures and Survivorman) to internationally acclaimed sporting events such as: Tour de France; OLN takes viewers on intense, rugged journeys across Canada and around the world. OLN is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. For more information visit www.OLN.ca.
station fact sheet
PROGRAM
TIME (ET)MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
PROGRAM
TIME (PT)
6:00 AM 3:00 AM
6:30 AM 3:30 AM
7:00 AM 4:00 AM
7:30 AM 4:30 AM
8:00 AM Word TravelsRoad Hockey
Rumbie5:00 AM
8:30 AM World of Skiing Fish TV RCTV Ed's Up 5:30 AM
9:00 AM Fish TV Angry Planet 6:00 AM
9:30 AM Tow Biz Tow Biz 6:30 AM
10:00 AMRoad Hockey
RumbieWorld of Skiing 7:00 AM
10:30 AM Fish TV Ed's Up Word Travels 7:30 AM
11:00 AM RCTV The Rig 8:00 AM
11:30 AM Fish TV Crash Addicts 8:30 AM
12:00 PM Paid Programming The Rig Paid Programming The Rig Paid Programming 9:00 AM
12:30 PM 9:30 AM
1:00 PM Hockey Powers Hockey Powers 10:00 AM
1:30 PM Word Travels Angry Planet 10:30 AM
2:00 PM 11:00 AM
2:30 PM 11:30 AM
3:00 PM Treks Treks 12:00 PM
3:30 PM Angry Planet Angry Planet 12:30 PM
4:00 PM 1:00 PM
4:30 PM 1:30 PM
5:00 PM 2:00 PM
5:30 PM 2:30 PM
6:00 PM 3:00 PM
6:30 PM 3:30 PM
7:00 PM 4:00 PM
7:30 PM 4:30 PM
8:00 PM 5:00 PM
8:30 PM 5:30 PM
9:00 PM Hockey Powers 6:00 PM
9:30 PM Mantracker 6:30 PM
10:00 PM 7:00 PM
10:30 PM 7:30 PM
11:00 PM 8:00 PM
11:30 PM 8:30 PM
12:00 AM 9:00 PM
12:30 AM 9:30 PM
1:00 AM 10:00 PM
1:30 AM 10:30 PM
2:00 AM 11:00 PM
2:30 AM 11:30 PM
3:00 AM 12:00 AM
3:30 AM 12:30 AM
4:00 AM 1:00 AM
4:30 AM 1:30 AM
5:00 AM 2:00 AM
5:30 AM 2:30 AM
Subject to Change
Paid Programming
Departures
Survivorman
Mantracker
Mantracker
Departures
Ghost HuntersGhost Hunters
AcademyGhost Hunters
Ghost Hunters
Which Way To…Ghost Hunters
Paid Programming
The Rig
Paid Programming
Mantracker
Ghost HuntersGhost Hunters
AcademyGhost Hunters
SCHEDULE
Winter 2010
Paid Programming
Tow Biz
Word Travels
Paid Programming
Caribbean WorkoutPaid Programming
Operations Repo
Operations Repo
Caribbean Workout
Caribbean Workout
Destination Truth
Mantracker
Angry Planet
Ed's Up
Paid Programming
Survivorman
Mantracker
DeparturesEuropean
Poker Tour
Mantracker
Ghost HuntersGhost Hunters
AcademyGhost Hunters
Operations Repo
Operations Repo
Ghost Hunters
AcademyGhost Hunters
Destination Truth
Ghost HuntersGhost Hunters
AcademyGhost Hunters
Operations Repo
Operations Repo
Mantracker
Paid Programming
Survivorman
Survivorman
Departures .
Destination Truth .
Ghost Hunters .
Ghost Hunters Academy .
Mantracker .
Operation Repo .
Survivorman .
DEPARTURES is the action-packed and personal journey of two travelers, Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach who leave their lives behind in search of unique experiences through some of the mostbeautiful and remote places on earth. From epic landscapes and unforgettable culture, to the often trying times that come with international travel, the series chronicles the unforgettable friendships, personal successes and sometimes crushing disappointments that befall them on their journey. Accompanied by their friend and cameraman, Andre Dupuis, DEPARTURES is as much about the journey as it is the destination. No prizes, no contests, just real life and real travel.
CAST
Director/Cameraman - Andre Dupuis
Traveler - Scott Wilson
Traveler - Justin Lukach
DEPARTURES
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Steven N. Bray
Jessie Wallace
one-hour drama series
one hour paranormal adventure series
A weekly adventure series that invites viewers along on one man’s search for the truth, while investigating stories of the unexplained across the globe. Every week, Josh Gates, a world adventurer and eager truth-seeker, and his small crew of production buddies visits a different destination around the world that is home to notorious supernatural and mysterious stories, such as the Chilean Chupacabra, as well as some lesser-known phenomena like the dinosaur-like creatures reported in the skies over Papua, New Guinea, a haunted village in Thailand, and the Wolfman of Argentina. Josh searches for evidence to either prove or debunk these stories by talking to witnesses and experts and immersing himself in the local culture.
CAST
Host - Josh Gates
DESTINATION TRUTH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Brad Kuhlman (Celebrity Rehab, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die)
Casey Brumels (Supernanny, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die)
one-hour reality series
GHOST HUNTERS is the frighteningly successful one-hour weekly series that follows a group of real-life paranormal researchers as they investigate haunted houses throughout the US. From the phenomenally successful co-executive producer of Survivor, Craig Poligian, Ghost Hunters tracks the lives of Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, plumbers by day and ghost hunters by night. The duo head up TAPS - The Atlantic Paranormal Society - a group of intrepid souls who are far from the usual collection of bespectacled Ph.D.s. They are ordinary, everyday people with day jobs, and an interest in getting to the bottom of your otherworldly disturbances.
CAST
Jason Hawes
Grant Wilson
Steve Gonsalves
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Craig Piligian (Survivor)
Tom Thayer (Kojak)
Peter Zasuly (Merge)
GHOST HUNTERS
one-hour Sci-Fi series
TAPS – the world’s preeminent paranormal investigators are looking for new blood. Five hopeful, yet inexperienced, cadets have been chosen from thousands of applicants to try their skills on GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY. TAPS ace investigators Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango are on hand to train and test the cadets. But these wannabes will have to prove themselves first, because at the end of this series of investigations only the very best will be asked to join TAPS elite Ghost Hunting family!
CAST
Steve Gonsalves
Dave Tango
Chris McCune
Karl Pfeiffer
Susan Slaughter
Ben Smith
Mike Rowe
CAST
Alan David (Ghost Hunters International)
Rob Katz (UFO Hunters)
Craig Piligian (Dirty Jobs)
Tom Thayer (UFO Hunters)
GHOST HUNTERS ACADEMY
one-hour reality series
MANTRACKER is a brand new adventure-documentary series that injects outdoor education with exciting action. Witness a thrilling manhunt in North America’s untamed wilderness. Terry Grant is Mantracker, a veteran tracker trained to work with the RCMP. He uses forensic expertise and proven tracking strategies to guide him through the wilderness. In each episode he has to track down a new pair of wily adventurers - before they escape to a destination point.
But this isn’t a game show - there are no prizes and no rules. This is a dynamic study of human behavior. When the gun goes off, the “prey” must come together to confront both physical and mental challenges. Each side will travel roughly 40km over the course of 2 days through remote regions of Canada and the US with each unique landscape revealing an awesome range of natural diversity.
CAST
Terry Grant
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Ihor Macijiwsky
MANTRACKER
one-hour reality series
From luxury boats and planes to expensive sports cars and tricked-out trucks, if you can’t make your payments, the OPERATION REPO team will find you! When it comes to recovering property from deadbeat owners, Lou, Sonia, Matt, Froy and Lyndah will stop at nothing to get the job done.
Take a look inside the fast-paced, high-pressure world of car repossession with a team of highly-trained professionals from California’s San Fernando Valley. No matter how angry you get, they’re taking back your car.
CAST
Matt Burch
Luis Pizarro
Lyndah Pizarro
Sonia Pizarro
Froylan Tercero
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Tariq Jalil
Luis Pizarro
Francisco Aguilar
Angel Annussek (LA Forensics)
OPERATION REPO
one-hour adventure
Each episode of SURVIVORMAN finds filmmaker and naturalist Les Stroud in a remote wilderness location demonstrating primitive methods of survival… starting fire without matches, building a shelter and finding food are all elements that Les brings to the viewer. Apart from his rugged determination, camera equipment is the one thing he’s not lacking. With his unique filming-rigs and an abundance of black humor he documents his seven-day journey on film as he overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles and explores the amazing and beautiful natural world around him.
CAST
Les Stroud
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Les Stroud
Bill Howard (Storm Chasers)
David W. Brady
SURVIVORMAN
ROGERS TELEVISION SALES
SALES National Mitch Dent Executive Vice President
Rogers TV Sales
Tel: 416-764-3111 / Fax: 416-764-3188
Michael Cansick Director, National Sales Tel: 416-764-3155 / Fax: 416-764-3188
Steve Muscat Director, National Sales Tel: 416-764-3114 / Fax: 416-764-3188
Don Lang Director, Revenue Management &
Sales Operations
Tel: 416-764-3181 / Fax: 416-764-3188
Rob Groen Director, Marketing Solutions &
Specialty Sales
Tel: 416-764-3189 / Fax: 416-572-7770
Jacquie Hood Manager, Sales Development Tel: 416-764-3183 / Fax: 416-764-3188
Nicole Balcom Account Manager, Digital Tel: 416-764-3142 / Fax: 416-572-3188
Ontario Rick Marchand Direct Sales Manager Tel: 416-764-3182 / Fax: 416-572-7772
British Columbia Bruce Hamlin Vice President, Sales Tel: 604-872-6111 / Fax: 604-876-2476
Bea Nohr Sales Manager Tel: 604-872-6317 / Fax: 604- 874-2486
Geoff Poulton Vice President and General Manager Tel: 604-872-6310 / Fax: 604-876-2476
Alberta Al Thorgeirson Regional VP, Citytv Tel: 403-508-3331 / Fax: 403-508-5567
Richard Hiron Regional Sales Manager
Edmonton
Tel: 780-440-7760 / Fax: 780-412-2777
Manitoba Tom Scott General Manager,
Citytv Winnipeg
Tel: 204-934-8025 / Fax: 204-934-8019
Quebec Marco Mezzaluna Sales Manager Tel: 514-842-3454 / Fax: 514-842-4412
International Rob Cowie President, RNC Media Sales Tel: 732-303-7489 / Fax: 732-303-7490
TRAFFIC Morgen Dittburner Director, Traffic Tel: 416-260-3623 / Fax: 416-260-3662
PROGRAMMING Hayden Mindell Director, Programming Tel: 416-260-3695 / Fax: 416-260-3810
HARBOURFRONT
PRODUCTIONS
Pacifica Virzi Manager, Commercial Production Tel: 416-764-3371 / Fax: 416-260-3638
WEB
RESEARCH
ON-AIR CREATIVE
MARKETING & PR
Andrea Gagliardi
Heather Player
Dawn Morden
Koreen Ott
GM, Web
Research Supervisor
Executive Director, On-air Creative
Director, Marketing & PR
Tel:416-260-3803 / Fax: 416-260-3810
Tel: 416-764-3146 / Fax: 416-572-7772
Tel: 416-260-3672 / Fax: 416-260-3671
Tel:416-764-3250 / Fax: 416-260-3810
COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
Melanie Farrell Director, Community Liaison Tel: 416-260-3619 / Fax: 416-260-3810
EXECUTIVES Leslie Sole
Malcolm Dunlop
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President, Programming
Tel: 416-260-3630 / Fax: 416-260-3680
Tel: 416-260-3601 / Fax: 416-260-3680