In late-December 2011, SCN announced that it would affiliate with Rogers' Citytv network for its entertainment programming beginning on January 2, 2012.

At the time, SCN frequently stopped between shows to ask for pledges like other public broadcasters such as PBS in the United States.

During the CRTC approval process, Bluepoint requested several amendments to SCN's licence, which would allow the channel to air limited amounts of non-educational programming with commercials.

[6] The transaction was completed shortly thereafter, and at that point, SCN lost its original revenue streams of government funding and viewer donations.

[7] When Bluepoint took over control of the station, few changes were made to SCN's programming, other than introducing films seven nights a week starting at 9 p.m. during the summer of 2011.

[9] On December 20, 2011, SCN announced that it had entered into an affiliation agreement with Rogers Communications to air Citytv programs from 3 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting on January 2, 2012, with educational, children's and locally produced programming continuing to air on SCN outside those hours (to fulfill the channel's licence as an educational station).

It also gave the Citytv system affiliations in all provinces west of Quebec and south of the federal territories of Northern Canada.

The sale was approved by the CRTC on June 21, 2012, and closed later that month, making the channel an owned-and-operated station of the Citytv system.