The News Forum was founded by Tore Stautland, who previously worked for ZoomerMedia's Faith TV and Joytv.

At launch, the network described itself as being a centre-right outlet offering "politically balanced domestic and international perspectives, inclusive of a conservative counterbalance for the current media landscape.

"[1] Ethnic Channels Group was contracted to provide advertising and distribution services for the network.

Former Alberta Wildrose Party leader and CHQR host Danielle Smith,[11][7] Conservative MP Dean Allison,[12] and former BNN Bloomberg anchor Catherine Murray (The Buck Stops Here)[10] later joined the network.

Former CHFD anchor Nima Rajan hosts Forum Daily,[1] a national newscast drawn primarily from Canadian Press wire stories.