Argent

Argent
Argent logo
Launched	February 21, 2005
Owned by	Groupe TVA (Quebecor Media)
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Montreal, Quebec
Website	Argent (French)
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV	Channel 128
Shaw Direct	Channel 759
Cable
Vidéotron	Channel 92
Cogeco	Channel 92
Télédistribution Amos	Channel 137
CCAP	Channel 92
Cablevision du Nord	Channel 102
IPTV
Bell Aliant	Channel 620
Bell Fibe TV	Channel 128
Optik TV	Channel 418

Argent (stylized ARGENT) is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel. The channel is devoted to business news and financial information. The channel is owned and operated by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media.

Journalists

• Annie Dufour
• Sylvie Dumas
• André Gained
• François Gagnon
• Monic Gregoire
• Sophie Lemieux
• Georges Pothier
• Bernard Landry

History

On November 24, 2000, a consortium of companies including Groupe TVA (50.1%), Publications Transcontinental Inc (30%) and BCE Media Inc (19.9%) were granted a broadcasting licence by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a television channel called LCN Affaires, described as "a national French-language Category 1 specialty television service devoted to business and personal finance."^[1]

Before the channel launched, Groupe TVA bought the remaining shares from the other partners, bringing its ownership to 100%. Shortly thereafter, the channel was launched on February 21, 2005 as ARGENT.^[2]

References

External links

• Argent (French)

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