This channel was launched on September 4, 2003 as MuchMoreRetro under the ownership of CHUM Limited, the parent company of Citytv and was conceived as spin-off of MuchMoreMusic focusing on retro music.

In November 2000, CHUM Limited was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a national English language Category 2 specialty television service called MuchMore ClassicVideo, described as "consisting of classic (songs more than five years old) music videos and related programs, including music and pop news or commentaries, interviews, concerts, profiles and specials, as well as music-related feature films and series or programs.

[2] In July 2006, Bell Globemedia (later called CTVglobemedia) announced that it would purchase CHUM for an estimated $1.7 billion CAD, included in the sale was MuchMoreRetro.

On June 21, 2016, it was announced that Stingray Digital would acquire MuchRetro and its sister networks from Bell Media.

[9] The acquisition closed on September 16, 2016 with a plan to rebrand the channel as Stingray Retro.