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CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) [1] [2] is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952, with its main studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. [5] It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its English-language and French-language service units known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively.
CBC Championship Curling (1966–1979) CBC Concert (1952) CBC Concert Hour (1954–55) CBC Drama '73 (September 30 to December 2, 1973) CBC Docs POV (2015–2021) CBC Family Hour (anthology series, 1989–c. 2001) CBC Film Festival (1979–80) CBC Music Backstage Pass (2013–2020) CBC News: Sunday (2002–2009) CBC Selects (2014) CBC Summer ...
Opening of Canadian TV service (CBC): CBFT Montreal (bilingual) September 6, CBLT Toronto (English) September 8. The CBC supplies radio programs to Canadian troops in Korea. First Canadian urban cable TV is launched in Guelph, Ontario. 1953 Opening of CKSO-TV in Sudbury, first private television station in Canada and first CBC TV affiliate.
While American television stations, including affiliates of ABC, NBC and CBS, near the Canada–US border were available for several years prior, and gained a sizeable audience in cities like Toronto, within range of U.S. signals, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was the first entity to broadcast television programming within Canada, launching in September 1952 in both Montreal and ...
The first CBC newscast was a bilingual radio report on November 2, 1936. The CBC News Service was inaugurated during World War II on January 1, 1941, when Dan McArthur, chief news editor, had Wells Ritchie prepare for the announcer Charles Jennings a national report at 8:00 pm. Previously, CBC relied on The Canadian Press to provide it with wire copy for its news bulletins.
The National (officially CBC News: The National) is a Canadian national television news program which serves as the flagship broadcast for the English-language news division of CBC News by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The first Royal Canadian Air Farce television special airs on CBC Television. Live coverage of the 1980 Canadian election airs on all the main networks. March 20: The 1st genie awards aired on CBC Television. April 2: Juno Awards of 1980 [1] May 20: Live coverage of the 1980 Quebec referendum airs on all the main television networks.