The development of television in Canada was interrupted by World War II. While other countries had taken the lead in post-war trials, Canada, realized that television would go through a difficult and costly period chosen for the role as observer. From his studies, took the government is wise to postpone the introduction of television until it was convinced that it could introduce a system that would serve the best interest of the country.
1946:
That said, Canadians who live beside or near the Canada-US border was American television programs with relative ease, and others farther away with large antennas can pick them up with ample clarity. But most Canadians had not yet been to see their first television program - and they waited impatiently.
1949:
In March the Government of Canada took its first positive step as it gave CBC permission to create television production centers in Toronto and Montreal, and the borrowed money for the purpose.
1950:
Despite the fact that Canadian television does not exist, by 1950, 30,000 television sets were bought in Canada, and the next year, another 40,000 were sold.
1951:
Royal Commission on national development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences (Massey-Levesque Commission) recommended to Parliament a plan for the development of Canadian television, CBC would see the creation of transmitters in a number of major cities in Canada, supplemented by private stations to be act as CBC affiliates.
1952:
September 6th, Montreal CBFT had the honor of being the first Canadian broadcaster to start regular broadcast programming in both French and English. Cblt Toronto two days later. Initially the two stations offered 18 hours of programming a week - together, can reach 30% of Canadians - a number that far exceeds the number who own televisions.
1953:
A Bell microwave link between Toronto and Buffalo made it possible for Cblt making U.S. programs "alive". A link to contact CBFT in Montreal and CBC's newest station CBOT-TV, was completed in time to send June 2nd coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. CBC's television programming per week rose to 30 hours.
Canada's first privately owned television station CKSO-TV (CBC's first private affiliate) came 25th in the air October. With infinite ingenuity and lacks a direct source of networked applications by offering a mix of locally produced features, theatrical films and kinescopes (video) of the CBC-produced programs are transmitted by air daily from Toronto, CKSO television pioneer a state of television broadcasting, which endured until the microwave system is connected station to Toronto in 1956.
CFPL-TV London, hard on the heels of CKSO television, was the second private affiliate Nov. 28.
On December 16, Vancouver's CBUT was the first television station to be built in western Canada.
1954:
This year was another 3 CBC television stations in operation - CBC's English-language station CBMT Montreal (January 10) leave CBFT to program French language CBWT in Winnipeg (May 31) and CBHT in Halifax (December 20).
Fifteen private affiliates of the CBC came in the air - in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Sault Ste Marie, Windsor, Kitchener, Hamilton, Kingston, Quebec City, Moncton, Sydney, Saint John, NB, and Port Arthur (Thunder Bay) and Rimouski.
With 7 CBC stations and 17 privately-owned subsidiaries of the reach of CBC programming increased in two years to 60%, with the number of Canadians owning receivers will rise from 150,000 to nearly one million.
1955:
Eight more private stations came alive - in Lethbridge, Brandon, North Bay, Wingham, Barrie, Peterborough, Jonquiere and St. Johns.
CBOFT-TV came on the air June 25, CBC-owned French second station.
By March, dressed Bell Telephone microwave stations in Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Peterborough, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchener, London and Windsor. CBC continued to use Chinese scope recordings to serve all other towns.
1956:
Private stations were born in Victoria, Charlottetown, Timmins and Sherbrooke.
The first TV broadcast of the opening of Parliament could have had access to 66% of all Canadians.
1957:
TV was brought by private stations to Kamloops, Kelowna, Medicine Hat, Swift Current, Red Deer, Noranda and an English station in Quebec City.
The report of the Royal Commission on Broadcasting established December 2, 1955 by decree, was filed March 15. The "Fowler Report", so-named after its President, Robert Fowler, stretched over a wide range of issues, and had a considerable influence on political developments. Overriding all other recommendations was the separation of the CBC from its role as regulator and the creation of a single system. All Canadian radio and television stations (and networks), public and private, would be an integral part - regulated and supervised by a body representing the public interest and accountable to Parliament.
Live network arrived in Alberta via microwave in time for World Series Baseball.
1958:
Two more private stations were added to the English television networks - in Prince Albert and Yorkton, and 2 French language stations in Matane and Trois Rivieres.
CBC English Television Network, now numbering 46 stations (only 6 of these were owned CBC) and available with 91% of Canadians, celebrated its status as the world's longest television network which broadcasts a July 1 application via microwave from bands ranging between Victoria, British Columbia, and Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Live network service came to CBHT TV Halifax thanks to microwave.
CBC's French network consisted of 8 stations and private television CBFT Montreal and Ottawa CBOFT television network providing programming.
On 6 September Bill C-55 was adopted by Parliament in the Broadcasting Act, bringing the regulation and monitoring of the network and all future networks - and for that matter, all television - under the responsibility of the Board of Broadcast Council (BBG), which was formed on 10. November.
1959:
Four more private stations began broadcasting in Dawson Creek, Moose Jaw, Carleton, Que., And Cornwall.
CBC established CBY-TV in Corner Brook.
CBHT Halifax added republish transmitters in Liverpool, Shelbourne and Yarmouth.
1960:
A private station started operations in Lloydminster and added CBWFT CBC-TV Winnipeg to its French network.
The Broadcast Board of Governors (BBG) held hearings on "other" private stations in eight of the largest cities in Canada. The first of these stations were in the air in Calgary and Vancouver.
The arrival of the microwave produced live CBC Network programming to British Columbia.
1961:
More “other” stations were in the air in Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
Efforts began to form a network with the participation of these stations and ultimately came to fruition when BBG granted a license to CTN, the Canadian Television Network, to be operated by a consortium led by Spence Caldwell, an unsuccessful candidate for the “ second “television license in Toronto. (See story on CTV Network).
After many negotiations, CTN started in autumn.
CBC established its own transmitter to serve Edmonton (CBXT-TV) and CFRN-TV switched to CTN.
A private station started in Prince George, BC
1962:
A more private station came in the air in Terrace, BC
1964:
CBVT-TV Quebec City came on the air as the CBC's fourth French station connects CBFT-TV Montreal CBOFT-TV Ottawa, CBWFT-TV Winnipeg and 9 private partners.
CBC launched CBNT-TV in St. John's Newfoundland, leaving CJON-TV to join CTN.
1966:
Color TV came to Canada, where CBC was authorized to spend an initial $ 15 million to convert its facilities, equipment and transmitters to the specifications required for color TV.
1967:
CBC was the host broadcaster for Expo '67, World's Fair called the man and his world, which ran for six months at a group of manmade islands in the St. Lawrence River in Montreal to mark the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. More than 650,000,000 viewers in 70 countries were estimated to have seen the opening ceremony on April 28, and dozens of radio and television crews from around the world used the CBC's International Broadcast Center at Expo '67 to broadcast coverage back to their respective countries.
In July, CBC also the host broadcaster for the Pan-American Games which were held over a two-week period in Winnipeg.
1968:
CBC English network was now broadcasting 30 hours a week of color programming and the CBC French network was originally about 15 hours.
By an act of Parliament (the Broadcasting Act) proclaimed 1st April succeeded the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC), the Broadcast Board of Governors (BBG) as regulator and supervisor of public and private radio and television.
1969:
CFCY-TV Charlottetown, which was founded in 1955 by the family of Colonel Keith Rogers, was one owned and operated station CBC - the call letters change to CBCT-TV.
CBC network dedicated to serving Canadians everywhere were tightened when Telesat Corporation (Tele Stat Canada) was established with a mandate to provide the first synchronous-orbit satellite designed to add improved efficiency of domestic communications.
CBC-TV bought CHRE Moose Jaw / Regina, who was CBKT television, with CKCK TV switch to CTN.
1972:
CBC's network began to occur at the start Anik-1 satellite, which helps to broaden the scope of the CBC's reach, particularly in areas far north that were previously dependent on receiving the CBC's national prime-time programming via Frontier coverage packages.
1971:
Chum bought CJCB TV Sydney in March 1971 and CKCW TV Moncton, New Brunswick and both switched to CTV, when CBC's CBIT-TV Sydney went into the air.
1974:
Accelerated Recovery Plan proposed by the CBC, was approved by the government. The plan called for underserved Canadian community of over 500 people to receive services efficiently and in the appropriate language.
1975:
Began in December CBC's Northern Service to use the Anik satellite to its broadcasts, which allowed for a broad range of services delivered by the production centers in Montreal, Frobisher Bay, Inuvik and Yellowknife.
CBC opened its own television station in Calgary (CBRT-TV), and 1 September, CFAC-TV disaffiliated from the network, and became an independent.
1976:
The Canadian Radio-Television Commission was renamed the Canadian radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
1988:
CFPL-TV London and CKNX-TV Wingham dropped their association with the CBC network.
As a result, re-opened the Corporation radio and television transmitters in Chatham, Kitchener, Paris, Wiarton, Simcoe, Sarnia and Wingham, effectively covering the entire South-Western Ontario with programming from Cblt Toronto.
1994:
The last CBC television broadcast from the old Studio One (where the station's first broadcast took place) took place on 18 March.
All CBC Toronto's activities moved to the new Canadian Broadcasting Center at 250 Front Street West.
On 29 August ended CBC affiliate CHSJ-TV Saint John, New Brunswick to exist. It was CBAT, owned by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. New Brunswick had been the only province not served by a CBC owned and operated English-language television station. CBAT is using its existing facilities in Fredericton as the main studio.
CBAT was re-broadcasting in Bon Accord, Moncton, Chatham / Newcastle, Campbellton, Doaktown and Boisetown.
Between 1984 and 1994, CBC had suffered 5 major cuts, representing 30% of its grants from the federal government and results in reduction in staff from 1,200 to just over 9,000. Many of the secondary market, which is owned and operated stations were forced to cut local production completely or it was severely restricted.
1995:
1 September, CKVR-TV Barrie dropped its link to the CBC network to go Independent.
On that date, opened Cblt three re-TV in Barrie , Huntsville
2002:
CBC bought MCTV CBC affiliated stations in northern Ontario
In Saskatchewan bought CJFB CBC-TV Swift Current from Forst family CKOS TV Yorkton and CKBI-TV Prince Albert from CTV Inc.
2005:
Cblt began digital operations on channel 20 from the CN Tower. The inaugural weekend schedule on 5 March and 6 included a premiere of
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