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The network owned by Radio-Canada in 1974 was rebranded the Chaîne culturelle in 1997, Espace musique in 2004 and ICI MUSIQUE in 2014. CBC Stereo was launched in 1975, although CBC Radio had been on the FM dial since 1946. CBC Stereo was renamed CBC Radio 2 in 1997 and CBC Music in 2018. CBC Music.
The first Canadians to see television were attendees of the 1938 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. Thousands flocked to see flickering fuzzy images on a tiny black and white screen. It was ...
1936: CBC Radio takes to the air. On Nov. 2, 1936, a new age dawned for radio in Canada as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation took to the airwaves. In the 75 years since, the CBC has marked one ...
- Organization and Operation
- Founding of The CBC/Radio-Canada
- Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
- Canadian Broadcasting Act (1936) and Early Growth
- Early Programming
- Canadian Drama
- Advent of Television
- Radio Revolution
- Growth of Television
- Television Programming
CBC/Radio-Canada’s programming is broadcast on the 88 radio stations, 27 TV stations and one digital-only station that the broadcaster operated across Canada as of February 2024. Canadian content makes up over 80 per cent of prime-time schedules on both TV and radio. The radio service airs 99 per cent Canadian content over the full course of its br...
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. Its schedule included concerts, comic oper...
The newly elected Conservative government of R.B. Bennett responded to the appeals of the CRL by passing the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act(1932). It established a publicly owned Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC). Its mandate was to provide programs and extend coverage to all settled parts of the country. The CRBC took over the radio f...
A new Canadian Broadcasting Act in 1936 created the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio-Canada as a crown corporation. Compared to the CRBC, the CBC/Radio-Canada was better organized and less vulnerable to political pressure. It also had more assured funding via a $2.50 licence fee on receiving sets. The corporation assumed the assets, li...
The development of programmingproceeded more slowly than the extension of service coverage. At first, entertainment, music and talk programs produced in the US and the UK were used heavily. Following a program survey to determine the extent and location of Canadian talent, the CBC slowly created its own distinctive service. This included variety pr...
After the war, public affairs programming was expanded. Programs on the arts, such as Critically Speaking, and drama programs also increased. In 1940, the CBC introduced Canadian Theatre of the Air. In 1944, Andrew Allan's greatly admired Stageseries made its debut. But the heyday of Canadian radio drama came during the early post-war period. A rep...
In 1947, CBC/Radio-Canada's assistant chief engineer, J. Alphonse Ouimet, issued a study called Report on Television. Ouimet had built and tried to market his own TV network in Montreal in the early 1930s. His report was a springboard for the broadcaster to begin its own TV network. Ouimet was appointed coordinator of television. He later replaced ...
During the 1960s, a few steps were taken to reclaim radio audience loyalty. Some new current affairs programs were introduced. Canadian-produced drama and serious music was increased. But it was in 1970s that the CBC’s radio service underwent the revolution that made it the pride of the corporation. In 1970, an exhaustive radio study was released. ...
CBC/Radio-Canada's TV service adapted less successfully to its own problems in this period. During the 1950s, a new generation of producers responded to the challenge of developing programs for the medium with energy, enthusiasm and great creativity. They included Ross McLean, Norman Campbell, Norman Jewison, Bob Allen, Jean-Paul Fugere, Sydney New...
Internationally recognized personalities have long been featured on CBC/Radio-Canada's TV services. Jim Carrey's first movie, Introducing…Janet (1983), was made for CBC TV. Alex Trebek hosted CBC TV’s Music Hop (1963–64) and Reach for the Top (1966–73) before becoming the host of Jeopardy! Actor Michael J. Fox began his acting career on the CBC TV ...
Opening of first pay TV (general channels). 1984 CBC stereo networks start 24-hour broadcasting and supplementary cable distribution. The CBC is host broadcaster for the 12-day papal visit. First pay TV specialty channels open. Federal-provincial committee publishes report on future of French-language TV in Canada.
1950-1959. This was the decade of television. In 1952, the first CBC and Radio-Canada television stations, CBLT-Toronto and CBFT-Montréal, began broadcasting. By 1955, CBC/Radio-Canada's television services were available to 66 per cent of the Canadian population. With the inauguration of Canadian television, work continued on the regulatory ...
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1994. The last CBC Television broadcast from the old Studio One (where the station’s first broadcast took place) occurred on March 18. All of CBC Toronto’s operations moved to the new Canadian Broadcasting Centre at 250 Front Street West. On August 29, CBC affiliate CHSJ-TV Saint John, New Brunswick ceased to exist.
