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OMNI Television honours Polish Air Disaster Victims

OMNI Television honours Polish Air Disaster Victims with
Polish language Special Memorial programming
This weekend on OMNI.1, OMNI Alberta and OMNI BC

TORONTO – April 16, 2010 – In honour of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, First Lady Maria Kaczynska, and the 94 others killed in a plane crash last Saturday, OMNI Television will air a total of three hours of special Polish language programming dedicated to their memory.

Polish speaking viewers are invited to watch a special, two-hour edition of Z Ukosa entitled Poland Mourning that will offer an editorial perspective on the recent tragedy, airing throughout the OMNI Television network as follows:

OMNI.1 and OMNI Alberta -- OMNI Calgary (CJCO-TV) and OMNI Edmonton (CJEO-TV) – will also carry 60 commercial-free minutes of highlights from the Polish state funeral planned for President Lech Kaczynski and the first lady, this Sunday, April 18th.

Ceremony highlights will air: on OMNI.1 at 7:00 p.m. ET (encore presentation, Friday, April 23rd at 1:00 p.m. ET) and on OMNI AB at 7:00 p.m. MT.

“It is a very somber time for all who are of Polish heritage both in Canada and globally,” says Madeline Ziniak, National Vice President of OMNI Television.  “OMNI and all ethnocultural communities mourn this tremendous loss for Poland and its people. We are privileged to address the collective sadness of the community with programming needed during this time.”

On 10 April 2010, President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczyńska perished when a Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M crashed while attempting to land at Smolensk-North airport in Russia. There were no survivors on the plane, which was carrying senior Polish government officials on a trip to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre.

About OMNI Television
OMNI™ is a free, over-the-air multilingual/multicultural television system committed to positive portrayal and broadcast reflection of Canada’s diversity through the airing of inclusive and accessible programming.  With five television stations -- in BC; Alberta (Calgary and Edmonton) and Ontario (OMNI.1 and OMNI.2) – OMNI reaches more than 23 million people in major market areas. As well as specializing in Canadian multilingual/ multicultural programming, OMNI carries well-known International series and films – including East Asian Super Cinema and South Asian Bollywood Freetime Movies. OMNI Television is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited., a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE: RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company.  For more information visit www.OMNItv.ca

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OMNI Media Contact:
Veronica Logue – Publicity Manager, 416-764-3196 veronica.logue@rci.rogers.com
Sandy Zwyer – Programme Information Coordinator, 416-764-3085 sandy.zwyer@rci.rogers.com