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as an entertainment channel. It took over Create and Craft's

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LCN 23. The channel was on air from 07:00 until 22:00, with a schedule of imports and re-runs of shows like ''

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''. The channel was sold to

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in October 2020 to allow them to move Dave Ja Vu into LCN 23, resulting in CCXTV moving to LCN 73 on 7 December 2020. On 25 January 2021 it was announced that the channel would close on 1 February 2021 and be replaced by Drama +1.

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