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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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| Bell Fibe TV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Bell Entertainment Service |
| Founded | September 13, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec , Canada |
Area served | |
| Products | IPTV |
| Parent | BCE |
| Website | bell.ca/fibetv |
Bell Fibe TV is an IPTV-based multichannel television service offered by Bell Canada, as part of fibre broadband services in parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba (as Bell MTS Fibe TV) and Atlantic Canada (as Bell Aliant Fibe TV).
After a pilot under the Bell Entertainment Service branding, Bell Fibe TV officially launched on September 13, 2010, in parts of Ontario and Quebec. In 2016, Bell Aliant FibreOP TV was merged into the Fibe brand, followed by Bell MTS TV.
Bell began researching for a new television solution in 2004 in order to penetrate into urban markets where building owners restricted the installation of satellite dishes. The launch of Bell ExpressVu for Condos (VDSL service) proved to be ineffective since that service did not allow for customers to benefit from HD programming and PVR options. In 2006, after much research was done, Bell started testing IPTV technologies in Toronto, Quebec City, and Montréal with Bell employees using the ADSL platform. In October 2007, Bell finally launched a pilot project of IPTV branded as Bell Entertainment Service in select areas and buildings of Toronto. Most of the features that are now available with Fibe TV were offered with Bell Entertainment Service. Some key traits of Bell Entertainment Service were internet and TV charges being billed as one service, "White Glove" customer service and media sharing. After finalizing testing for the new IPTV service in the following years, Bell finally rolled out a contained launch in Toronto and Montreal under the "Bell Fibe TV" brand name in June 2010 followed by an official launch later that year in September.
On July 19, 2016 Bell Aliant announced that its previously-separate FibreOP services in Atlantic Canada, including FibreOP TV, would be brought under the Fibe brand beginning August 1.[1] On September 6, 2016, Bell announced that beginning in 2017, Bell Fibe TV customers would no longer be required to also sign up for Fibe Internet service in order to receive Fibe TV service.[2] MTS Premium TV was similarly integrated into the Fibe brand as Bell MTS Fibe TV in 2017.[3]
Bell Fibe TV is currently available in select areas of Ontario and Quebec. It is also available in Atlantic Canada and Manitoba via the Bell Aliant and Bell MTS subsidiaries respectively.
FibreOP has been rebranded as Fibe.[4] There is constant ongoing expansion in provinces. Those noted being offered by Bell in Ontario and Quebec include:
| Ontario | Quebec |
|---|---|
| Almonte1 | Alma |
| Amherstburg | Chicoutimi |
| Carleton Place1 | Gatineau |
| Guelph | Jonquière |
| Kingston | La Baie |
| Kitchener | Montreal |
| London | Quebec City |
| Mississauga | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Niagara | Roberval |
| Ottawa | Saint-Félicien |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sherbrooke |
| Greater Sudbury | Thetford Mines |
| Toronto | Trois-Rivières |
| Waterloo | Victoriaville |
| Windsor | Laval |
1Fibe TV in Almonte and Carleton Place is only available in areas that are served by FTTH.
The Bell Fibe TV platform is based on MediaKind's Mediaroom platform. In 2022, Bell began to shift Fibe TV to Android TV-based digital media players as set-top boxes using Mediaroom Play; the new boxes feature cloud PVR functionality, universal search that aggregates television programming with internet video and over-the-top media services, access to Google Play Store, and a voice control remote control.[5][6]
In October 2025, Bell announced plans to phase out the distribution of set-top boxes for new customers in January 2026, with users being directed to download the Bell Fibe TV app on a compatible device (such as a smart TV or existing digital media player) instead.[7]
Features of Bell Fibe TV include the following:
Bell Fibe TV provides up to 500 channels (fewer in Atlantic Canada, about half the number available in Ontario) including all major Canadian and US networks, popular specialty services, PPV, sports packages, over 85 international services and over 115 high-definition channels.[8] Key services include:
Bell Fibe TV used to require a Bell Internet subscription. It is now possible to subscribe to Fibe TV without also subscribing to internet (Bell references it as "Dark TV"), but it is not possible to do so via Bell's website at the moment. The speed listed for the Internet connection remains unused for the television service.
With the 4K PVR, it is possible to watch or record up to 10[citation needed] different channels simultaneously, 4[citation needed] of which can be at 4K resolution.
Up to 6[citation needed] shows can be recorded simultaneously.
With the HD PVR, it is possible to watch or record up to 4[citation needed] different channels simultaneously but only up to three in HD. So to view four different channels, one of them must be in standard definition. The HD PVR can record up to two[citation needed] shows simultaneously. Note that the same channel playing on two or more receivers only counts as one channel, as receivers that gets tuned to a channel already playing on another receiver will reuse the same video stream.
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Bell Fibe TV is an IPTV-based multichannel television service offered by Bell Canada, as part of fibre broadband services in parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba (as Bell MTS Fibe TV) and Atlantic Canada (as Bell Aliant Fibe TV). After a pilot under the Bell Entertainment Service branding, Bell Fibe TV officially launched on September 13, 2010, in parts of Ontario and Quebec. In 2016, Bell Aliant FibreOP TV was merged into the Fibe brand, followed by Bell MTS TV.
NAC TV (Neepawa Access Community Television) is a community channel based in Neepawa, Manitoba. It is available on local cable provider Westman Cable channel 117, broadcasts over the air on MTS channel 30/1030 and also on Bell ExpressVu channel 592.
WDAZ-TV (channel 8) is a television station licensed to Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States, serving the Grand Forks area as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by the Forum Communications Company, which also owns the Grand Forks Herald. WDAZ-TV's news bureau and advertising sales office are located on South Washington Street in Grand Forks, and its transmitter is located near Dahlen, North Dakota. Despite Devils Lake being WDAZ-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there. Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WDAZ-TV is considered a semi-satellite of sister station and company flagship WDAY-TV (channel 6) in Fargo, which operates two other semi-satellites: KBMY (channel 17) in Bismarck and KMCY (channel 14) in Minot, which itself is a semi-satellite of KBMY. As such, WDAZ-TV simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided by WDAY-TV, and the two stations share a website. However, WDAZ-TV airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. Local newscasts, produced by WDAY-TV, are simulcast on both stations. WDAZ-TV serves the northern half of the Fargo–Grand Forks market while WDAY-TV serves the southern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Internal operations are based at WDAY-TV's studios on South 8th Street in Fargo. WDAZ-TV is widely carried on cable in the Canadian province of Manitoba (including Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Selkirk, Steinbach and Winkler), and in Kenora, Ontario.
G4 was a Canadian English-language specialty television channel owned by Rogers Media. The name was licensed from NBCUniversal, whose parent company Comcast formerly owned a minority stake in the channel. Based on the U.S. subscription networks TechTV and G4, the channel was originally focused on technology-themed programming.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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