Its closing was the result of poor coverage on many cable companies because, unlike many of the left-wing television news channels in Canada, Sun News was not given mandatory subscription status since cable TV providers in Canada are forced to provide and charge fees for stations like the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[CTV]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_News_Network BNN] etc. The burden of government mandated channel carriage made many Canadian cable companies to not bother with carrying Sun News. When Sun News closed because of low-coverage (which was not even their fault), the leftist media took advantage of this and tried to make it look like "the station had poor viewership because of its conservatism", even though this was not the case. | Its closing was the result of poor coverage on many cable companies because, unlike many of the left-wing television news channels in Canada, Sun News was not given mandatory subscription status since cable TV providers in Canada are forced to provide and charge fees for stations like the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], [[CTV]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_News_Network BNN] etc. The burden of government mandated channel carriage made many Canadian cable companies to not bother with carrying Sun News. When Sun News closed because of low-coverage (which was not even their fault), the leftist media took advantage of this and tried to make it look like "the station had poor viewership because of its conservatism", even though this was not the case. |