Stingray Country is a

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owned by

Stingray Digital Stingray Group Inc. (formerly Stingray Digital and Stingray Digital Group) is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec, with offices in the United States, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, ...

. The channel broadcasts

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relating to

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...

History

The channel launched on May 13, 2019 on

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; later launching on January 15, 2020 on Bell-owned television systems including Bell Satellite, Bell Aliant, and Bell Fibe TV, replacing

Stingray Juicebox Stingray Juicebox is a Canadian music specialty channel owned by Stingray Group. It is a commercial-free channel that broadcasts music and music videos aimed towards children and teens. The channel was first established in 2001 by Craig Media a ...

. The channel's launch followed CMT's decision in 2017 to stop playing music videos, leaving no dedicated channel for country music videos to air on Canadian television. Over a month after its launch on Canadian television service providers, Stingray Group announced its official launch on February 18, 2020, noting it has since increased its coverage by launching on additional providers including Eastlink, Cogeco, Shaw Direct, Telus, Comwave, and Vidéotron.

Programming

Since the channels launch, its programming has exclusively been music video programs, primarily featuring videos released during the 1990s to current day. Current programs airing on the channel include: *''Country Roundup'' - mix of country music videos from the 1990s to current day *''Tailgate Party'' - upbeat country music videos *''Hot Country'' - current day country music video hits *''Smooth Country'' - slow tempo and ballad country music videos *''Country Throwback'' - country music videos from the 1990s to early 2000s *''Stingray Country Hot 20'' - country music countdown of current day hits

References

External links

Official site
{{Music television channels in Canada L Commercial-free television networks Music video networks in Canada Television channels and stations established in 2019 Digital cable television networks in Canada English-language television stations in Canada Country music mass media