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Overview of the events of 1954 in Canadian television
This is a list of
Canadian television-related events in 1954.
Notable events
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CBWT, Winnipeg's CBC Television-Radio Canada Television station debuts on May 31, 1954.
Births
Television shows
Debuts
Endings
Programs on-air this year
SRC
Television stations
Date
|
Market
|
Station
|
Channel
|
Affiliation
|
Source
|
January 10
|
Montreal,
Quebec
|
CBMT
|
6
|
CBC Television (
O&O, primary)
Paramount TV Net. (secondary)
|
|
March 1
|
Kitchener, Ontario
|
CKCO-TV
|
13
|
CBC Television
|
|
March 22
|
Fredericton,
New Brunswick
|
CHSJ-TV
|
4
|
Independent
|
|
May 31
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
CBWT
|
4
|
CBC Television (O&O, primary)
Paramount TV Net. (secondary)
|
[1]
|
June 7
|
Hamilton/
Toronto, Ontario
|
CHCH-TV
|
11
|
CBC Television
|
[2]
|
July 28
|
Regina, Saskatchewan
|
CKCK-TV
|
2
|
CBC Television (primary)
CBS (secondary)
|
[3]
|
August 16
|
Pembroke/
Ottawa, Ontario
|
CHOV-TV
|
5
|
CBC Television
|
|
September 16
|
Windsor, Ontario
|
CKLW-TV
|
9
|
CBC Television (primary)
DuMont Television Network (secondary)
|
[4]
|
October 4
|
Thunder Bay, Ontario
|
CFPA-TV
|
2
|
CBC Television
|
|
October 8
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
CHCT-TV
|
2
|
CBC Television
|
|
October 9
|
Sydney, Nova Scotia
|
CJCB-TV
|
4
|
CBC Television
|
[5]
|
October 25
|
Edmonton,
Alberta
|
CFRN-TV
|
3
|
CBC Television
|
|
November 21
|
Rimouski, Quebec
|
CJBR-TV
|
3
|
Radio-Canada
|
[6]
|
November 30
|
Moncton, New Brunswick
|
CKCW-TV
|
2
|
CBC Television
|
|
December 5
|
Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
|
CFQC-TV
|
8
|
|
December 18
|
Kingston, Ontario
|
CKWS-TV
|
11
|
|
December 20
|
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
CBHT
|
3
|
CBC Television (O&O)
|
[7]
|
References
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^ Henry, Ann (June 1, 1954). “
Two Years of Plans Pay Off”. The Winnipeg Tribune, p. 1.
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^
"CHCH-DT | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
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^
"CKCK-TV Station History by the Canadian Communications Foundation". Archived from
the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
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^ 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-123.
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^ Dulmage, Bill (December 2011).
“Nova Scotia, CBHT-DT (CBC-TV), Halifax, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.”
Archived 2016-02-10 at the
Wayback Machine. Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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^
“CJBR-TV Station History”
Archived 2007-09-30 at the
Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
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^ Dulmage, Bill (October 2012).
“Nova Scotia, CBHT-DT (CBC-TV), Halifax, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.”
Archived 2016-02-10 at the
Wayback Machine. Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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