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Nov. 2, 1936
- A new era in Canadian broadcasting began when the CBC came into existence on Nov. 2, 1936.
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- Royals on The Radio
- With War, A Need For News
- Bringing The Story Home
- Tap Dancing, Too
Fewer than three years after the CBC's birth, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth toured Canada by train for six weeks beginning May 17, 1939. The CBC was there, bringing listeners a daily account of their activities, with rebroadcasts every evening. For listeners at home on May 20, it was almost like being there after the King and Queen unveiled th...
September 1939 brought the start of the Second World War, and with that, the news programming of the CBC expanded considerably. An overseas program unit accompanied the first troops overseas in December 1939, and on Jan. 1, 1941, the CBC News Service was established. An article in the CBC Radio program schedule for January 1942 justified the networ...
Reporter Matthew Halton was one of the overseas correspondents who brought the news of the war to Canadians at home. His description of the Allied battle for Carpiquet, in July 1944, is characteristic of his style, with vivid descriptions of his surroundings as well as of the attack. "This is the morning we waited for," Halton told Canadian listene...
But CBC also paid attention to the area of "Variety and Light Entertainment," because "the lighter and more humorous side of entertainment has not been forgotten." Fireside Funis a perfect example of such programming. In the Friday night program, the announcer promised listeners "a wide variety of suggestions for things to do at home ... and to thu...
The CBC/Radio-Canada was created as a crown corporation on 2 November 1936. This followed two earlier experiments with public broadcast ownership in Canada. During the 1920s, the Canadian National Railways (CNR) developed a radio network. It had stations in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Moncton and Vancouver.
May 25, 2013 · On June 23, 1936, a new Canadian Broadcasting Act created the CBC with better organization and funding and less vulnerability to political pressure. It was established as a Crown Corporation on November 2, 1936.
On January 1, 1941, CBC News Service is formally opened; Radio-Canada's News division is also created. Several special radio broadcasts took place in the 1940s including Winston Churchill's speech from the House of Commons in Ottawa.
