The Omni brand originated from its flagship station CFMT in Toronto, originally known as MTV, as the first independent multicultural television station in Canada. The brand expanded to include a second station, CJMT in Toronto, to include Asian and African programming while CFMT retained its programming for European and Latino cultures, followed by the relaunch of the religious television stations in the Vancouver and Winnipeg television markets under the "Omni" brand before divesting them in 2008 and the addition of three stations in Western Canada.