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"Radio-Canada" redirects here. For the French language TV arm of the CBC, see Télévision de Radio-Canada. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network.
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (English)
Société Radio-Canada (French)
The current logo of the CBC
TypeBroadcast radio network
Television network
CountryCanada
AvailabilityNational; available on terrestrial and cable systems in American border communities; available internationally via shortwave, Internet and Sirius Satellite Radio
OwnerGovernment of Canada
(Crown Corporation)
Key peopleHubert T. Lacroix, president
Richard Stursberg, Executive Vice President, English Networks
John Cruickshank, publisher, CBC News
Launch dateNovember 2, 1936 (radio)
September 6, 1952 (television)
Website
www.cbc.radio-canada.ca
www.cbc.ca
(French) www.radio-canada.ca

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Government, formally Her Majesty's Government in Canada, is the Federal government of Canada. In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise Hubert T Lacroix (born July 13, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and the President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC the national Richard Stursberg has been the executive Vice president of CBC / Radio Canada since October 1, 2004. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic In French, it is called la Société Radio-Canada (Radio-Canada or SRC). French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The umbrella corporate brand is CBC/Radio-Canada.

CBC is the oldest broadcasting service in Canada, first established in its present form on November 2, 1936. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radio services include CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2, CBC Radio 3, La Première Chaîne, Espace musique and the international radio service Radio Canada International. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Radio 2 is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of three major parts devoted to Canadian arts and music a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 86 a weekly Première Chaîne is a Canadian French language radio network the news and information service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Société Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada 's national public broadcaster the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio Canada International ( RCI) is the International broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Television operations include CBC Television, Télévision de Radio-Canada, CBC Newsworld, le Réseau de l'information, ARTV (part ownership), documentary and bold. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. CBC Newsworld is a Canadian English language Cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Réseau de l'information (RDI is a Canadian French language Cable television News channel operated by CBC/Radio-Canada See ARTV (disambiguation for another meanings ARTV is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty documentary is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation bold (sometimes referred to as CBC bold) is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned The CBC operates services for the Canadian Arctic under the names CBC North and Radio Nord Québec. The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic. CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic. The CBC also operates digital audio service Galaxie and two main websites, one in either official language; it owns 40% of satellite radio broadcaster Sirius Canada, which airs additional CBC services including CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part. Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual Digital broadcasting or Digital television radio service that was launched in 1997 and is owned and operated by the A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR is a Digital radio signal that is broadcast by a Communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical Sirius Canada is a Canadian partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of three major parts devoted to Canadian arts and music a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 86 a weekly Bande à part is the name of a website and a Sirius Satellite Radio station in Canada that are devoted primarily to Québécois arts and music

CBC/Radio-Canada offers programming in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages on its domestic radio service, in nine languages on its international radio service, Radio Canada International, and in eight languages on its Web-based radio service RCI viva, a service for recent and aspiring immigrants to Canada. Aboriginal people in Canada, also known as Canadian aboriginal citizens, are people who belong to recognized indigenous groups in the Canadian Constitution Act Radio Canada International ( RCI) is the International broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC

The financial structure and the nature of the CBC often place it in the same category as other high-end national broadcasters, such as the British broadcaster BBC and the Australian national broadcaster ABC. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster.

Contents

History

CBC's Edmonton regional headquarters.
CBC's Edmonton regional headquarters.
Main article: Timeline of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

In 1929, the Aird Commission on public broadcasting recommended the creation of a national radio broadcast network. This is a timeline of the history of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting, otherwise known as the Aird Commission, was chaired by John Aird and examined Canada's broadcasting industry Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public A major concern was the growing influence of American radio broadcasting as U. S. -based networks began to expand into Canada. Graham Spry and Alan Plaunt lobbied intensely for the project on behalf of the Canadian Radio League. Graham Spry, CC ( February 20 1900 - November 24 1983) was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer business executive diplomat Alan Butterworth Plaunt ( March 25 1904 - September 12 1941) was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer journalist and activist The Canadian Radio League was a public pressure group led by Graham Spry and Alan Plaunt to mobilize support for the establishment of Public broadcasting In 1932 the government of R.B. Bennett established the CBC’s predecessor, the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC). Richard Bedford Bennett 1st Viscount Bennett PC KC ( July 3, 1870 &ndash June 26, 1947) was a Canadian

The CRBC took over a network of radio stations formerly set up by a federal Crown corporation, the Canadian National Railway. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The network was used to broadcast programming to riders aboard its passenger trains, with coverage primarily in central and eastern Canada. On November 2, 1936, the CRBC became a full Crown corporation and gained its present name. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise Leonard Brockington was the CBC's first chairman. Leonard Walter Brockington KC ( QC) LLD ( 6 April 1888 &ndash 15 September 1966) was a Canadian

For the next few decades, the CBC was responsible for all broadcasting innovation in Canada. It introduced FM radio to Canada in 1946. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that Television broadcasts from the CBC began on September 6, 1952, with the opening of a station in Montreal, Quebec (CBFT), and a station in Toronto, Ontario (CBLT) opening two days later. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec CBFT is the flagship station of Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French language Television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario CBLT is the Television call sign for the CBC 's Television station in Toronto, Ontario. The CBC’s first privately owned affiliate television station, CKSO in Sudbury, Ontario, launched in October 1953. CICI (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station broadcasting in Sudbury, Ontario. Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. (At the time, all private stations were expected to affiliate with the CBC, a condition that relaxed in 1960–61 with the launch of CTV. )

From 1944 to 1962 the CBC operated two English-language AM radio services known as the Trans-Canada Network and the Dominion Network. The Trans-Canada Network was the name assigned to the main English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to distinguish it from the CBC's second network The Dominion Network was the second English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from January 1, 1944 to 1962. The latter, carrying lighter programs including American radio shows, was dissolved in 1962, while the former became known as CBC Radio. (In the late 1990s, CBC Radio was rebranded as CBC Radio One and CBC Stereo as CBC Radio Two. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The latter was re-branded slightly in 2007 as CBC Radio 2. CBC Radio 2 is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. )

On July 1, 1958, CBC’s television signal was extended from coast to coast. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first Canadian tv show shot in colour was the CBC's own The Forest Rangers in 1963. Forest Rangers FC The Forest Rangers was a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965. However, colour television broadcasts did not begin until July 1, 1966, and full-colour service began in 1974. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. In 1978, CBC became the first broadcaster in the world to use an orbiting satellite for television service, linking Canada “from east to west to north. ” Since the 1970s, the CBC has not maintained its dominance in broadcasting it formerly had, but it still plays an important role. Today, the CBC operates several radio, terrestrial television and cable television networks, in both English and French, as well as a number of Aboriginal languages in the North. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

The CBC’s cultural influence, like that of many public broadcasters, has waned in recent decades. This is partly due to severe budget cuts by the Canadian federal government, which began in the late 1980s and levelled off in the late 1990s. It is also due to industry-wide fragmentation of TV audiences (the decline of network TV generally, due to the rise in specialty channel viewership, as well as the increase of non-TV entertainment options such as video games, the Internet, etc. ). Private networks in Canada face the same competition, but their rate of viewership decline is less than that of CBC Television. In English-speaking Canada, the decline in CBC viewership can be partly attributed to the fact that private TV networks primarily rebroadcast popular American programming with substituted Canadian advertising. American programs appear to attract much higher audiences than much of the made-in-Canada programming that is a CBC specialty.

Viewership on the CBC’s French TV network has also declined, mostly because of stiff competition from private French-language networks. Audience fragmentation is another issue – French Canadians prefer home-grown television programming, a vibrant Quebec star system is in place, and little American or foreign content airs on French-language networks, public or private. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk On the other hand, the CBC’s French-language radio channel is sometimes the top-rated network. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.

In the case of breaking news, including federal elections, the CBC may still hold a slight edge. See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. For instance, after election night 2006, CBC Television took out full-page newspaper ads claiming that 2. The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 2 million Canadians watched their coverage, more than any other broadcaster. However, in similar ads, CTV also claimed to be number one, stating there was a CBC audience of only 1. 2 million. In both cases, the methodologies were not clear from the ads, such as whether simulcasts on one or both of the networks’ news channels (Newsworld for CBC, Newsnet for CTV) were counted. CTV Newsnet is a Canadian English language Cable television headline news Specialty channel that launched on October 17, 1997

Frontier Coverage Package

Starting in 1967 and continuing until the mid-1970s, the CBC provided limited television service to remote and northern communities. Transmitters were built in a few locations and carried a four-hour selection of black-and-white videotaped programs each day. The tapes were flown into communities to be shown, then transported to other communities, often by the "bicycle" method used in television syndication. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Larger to other communities underwent only a one-week transportation delay, while smaller communities waited up to a month to receive tapes.

The first FCP station was started in Yellowknife in 1967, the second in Whitehorse in 1968. Yellowknife (ˈjɛloʊnaɪf ( 2006 population 18700) is the capital of Canada 's Northwest Territories (NWT Whitehorse (ˈʍaɪthɔrs ( 2006 population 20461 CA population 22898 (formerly White Horse until 1957 - 03-21) is the Additional stations were added from 1969 to 1972 mostly because of help from many people who helped contribute to the addition of stations. Most stations were fitted for the Anik satellite signal during 1973, carrying 12 hours of colour programming. Broadcasts were geared to either the Atlantic time zone (UTC-4 or 3) or the Pacific time zone (UTC-8 or 7) even though the audience resided in communities in time zones varying from UTC-5 to UTC-8.

Some of these stations used non-CBC callsigns such as CFWH-TV in Whitehorse, while some others used the standard CB_T callsign. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise CFWH is the Television call sign for the CBC 's Television station in Whitehorse Yukon. The CB_T stations now have different CB- callsigns, many beginning with CBE-.

It would be many years before TV programs originated in the north without the help of the west, starting with one half-hour per week in the 1980s with Focus North and graduating to a daily half-hour newscast, Northbeat, in the late 1990s.

CBC Television Slogans

Logos

This is the original logo of the CBC, used between 1940 and 1958. It features a map of Canada and a lightning-bolt design used to symbolize broadcasting.

The CBC used this logo at the end of network programs between 1958 and 1974. It consists simply of the legends “CBC” and “Radio-Canada” overlaid on a map of Canada. The version shown here was used by Radio-Canada, while the CBC used a version with the legends transposed.

This alternate logo was used by CBC Television for print ads and program promos from the 1960s until 1974. A version of this logo was also used for CBC Radio (with “Radio” replacing “Television”).

This “Butterfly” logo was designed for the CBC by Hubert Tison in 1966 to mark the network’s progressing transition from black-and-white to colour television (much in the manner of the American NBC Television Network’s peacock symbol). The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's It was used at the beginning of programs broadcast in colour, and was used until all CBC TV programs had successfully switched to colour, at which point it was replaced with “the gem” (see to the right). A sketch on the CBC Television program Wayne & Shuster once referred to this as the logo of the "Cosmic Butterfly Corporation". Wayne and Shuster were a Canadian comedy duo formed by Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster which was active professionally from the early 1940s until

This logo, officially known internally as “the gem," was designed for the CBC by graphic artist Burton Kramer in 1974, and it is the most widely recognized symbol of the corporation. Burton Kramer OOnt (born 1932 is a prominent Graphic designer and Artist who lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, The appearance of this logo marked the arrival of full-colour network television service. The large shape in the middle is the letter C, which stands for Canada, and the radiating parts of the C symbolize broadcasting. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The theme music for the 1974 CBC ident was a 11-note synthesized fanfare and had a voiceover saying, "This is CBC. "

The logo was officially changed to one colour (generally dark blue on white, or white on dark blue) in 1986. Print ads and most television promos, however, have always used a single-colour version of this logo since 1974.

The logo was simplified in 1992. Since the early 2000s, it has also appeared in white on a textured or coloured background.

When the creation of the CBC "gem" logo was in its planning stages in 1974, logo creator Burton Kramer put together an early version of the network's ID where the C part of the logo zoomed away from the viewer toward the centre of the screen, followed by the other parts of the logo in similar fashion until the complete logo formed on a black background, with the name "Television Canada" (possibly a planned change of name for the CBC's television units at the time) appearing beneath it. [1]

Although that version of the network ID was not used, the well-known version of the ID (with the logo kaleidoscopically morphing into its form while radiating outward from the centre of the screen on a blue background) made its TV debut on the CBC's English and French networks in December 1974. Some refer to this animated version as "The Exploding Pizza". [2] The jingle initially used for the ID was a three-note synthesized jingle with an announcer saying "This is CBC" or "Ici Radio-Canada" at the end of the ID, but that short-lived jingle was replaced around 1976 by the more well-known eleven-note jingle, which lasted until December 31, 1985. The same jingle was also used on CBLT's 1981 "Grid" ident, but without voiceover. CBLT is the Television call sign for the CBC 's Television station in Toronto, Ontario.

The updated one-colour version of the gem logo was introduced on January 1, 1986, and with it was introduced a new series of computer graphic-generated TV IDs for CBC and Radio-Canada, with different background colours corresponding to the time of day behind a CG translucent CBC gem logo and different arrangements of the CBC's new, orchestrated five-note jingle. When the CBC logo was updated to its current form in 1992, new TV IDs were introduced in November that year, also using CG.

Nicknames

As the oldest currently operating Canadian broadcaster, and still the largest in terms of national availability of its various networks, the nickname “Mother Corp” and variants thereof are sometimes used in reference to the CBC. [3]

A popular satirical nickname for the CBC, commonly used in the pages of Frank, is “the Corpse. Frank is a bi-weekly Canadian scandal or Satirical magazine inspired by and often compared to the British Private Eye. ”

There is an urban legend that a CBC announcer once referred to the network on the air as the “Canadian Broadcorping Castration,” which also sometimes remains in use as a satirical nickname. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them Quotations of the supposed spoonerism are wildly variable in detail on what was said, when it was said or even who the announcer was, but there is no evidence to confirm its existence. A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding Consonants Vowels or Morphemes are switched (see (Although a few recordings do exist of an announcer speaking this phrase, none has ever been confirmed as authentic. )

The Conservative Party referred to it as the “Communist Broadcasting Corporation” for the supposed left-wing bias in its news coverage. The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative Conversely, some have referred to the CBC as the “Corporate Broadcasting Corporation” for an alleged free market bias, though the CBC is largely publicly funded. A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers [4]

The CBC was also jokingly called BBC Canada during the 2005 lockout by Canadians and CBC workers due to the large amount of British content then aired in place of the regular schedule.

The CBC has also been mistakenly referred to as the Canadian Broadcasting Company. [5]

Corporation

Main article: List of assets owned by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Mandate

The 1991 Broadcasting Act states that. The following are lists of assets of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and La Société Radio-Canada: Television Conventional television (English . .

". . . the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as the national public broadcaster, should provide radio and television services incorporating a wide range of programming that informs, enlightens and entertains;

. . . the programming provided by the Corporation should:

Priorities and Strategic Directions

Corporate structure

Management

As a crown corporation, the CBC operates at arm’s length (autonomously) from the government in its day-to-day business. In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise The corporation is governed by the Broadcasting Act of 1991, under a Board of Directors and is directly responsible to Parliament through the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The Department of Canadian Heritage, or simply Canadian Heritage, is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for policies and programs General management of the organisation is in the hands of a President, who is appointed by the Prime Minister.

Board of Directors

In accordance with the Broadcasting Act, the Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the Corporation. The Board is made up of 12 members, including the Chair and the President and CEO.

Presidents

Ombudsmen

English

French

Finance

For the fiscal year 2006, the CBC received a total of $1. Leonard Walter Brockington KC ( QC) LLD ( 6 April 1888 &ndash 15 September 1966) was a Canadian Louis-Simon-René Morin ( July 27 1883 &ndash July 16 1955) was head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War Howard B Chase was chairman of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1944 to 1945 Arnold Davidson Dunton CC ( July 4, 1912 &ndash February 7, 1987) was a Canadian educator and public administrator J Alphonse Ouimet CC ( June 12, 1908 &ndash December 20, 1988) was a Canadian Television pioneer and president George Forrester Davidson, CC (1909 – July 22, 1995) was a Canadian civil servant and president of the CBC. Laurent A Picard CC (born 1927 is a French-Canadian businessman and former President of the CBC the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. To see the football player with the same name see Al Johnson (football player Albert Wesley ("Al" Johnson (born 1923 is a former Canadian Pierre Juneau, PC, OC (born October 17, 1922) is a retired film and broadcast executive and one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet William T (Bill Armstrong ( 1929 - March 25, 2005) was president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from August to October 1989 following Gérard Veilleux, OC (born 1942) was president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1989 to 1993. Anthony Manera was head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1993 to 1995. Henry Perrin Beatty, PC (born June 1, 1950) is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician Robert Rabinovitch (born 1943) is a Canadian public servant and businessman and he served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Hubert T Lacroix (born July 13, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and the President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC the national Vincent A Carlin is a Canadian Civil servant. He is the current Ombudsman of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as of January 2006 for David Bazay ( July 12, 1939 – October 30, 2005) was a Canadian Journalist for the CBC and later the English Bill Morgan is best known as a CBC television Producer Bill immigrated to Canada from Australia in 1967 Julie Miville-Dechêne is a Canadian Civil servant. She is the current Ombudsman of Radio-Canada, as of April 1, 2007. 53 billion from all revenue sources, including government funding, subscription fees, advertising revenue, and other revenue (e. g. real estate).

Funding

Among its revenue sources for the year ending March 31, 2006, the CBC received $946 million in its "permanent" funding from the federal government, as well as $60 million in one-time supplementary funding for programming. However, this supplementary funding has been repeated annually, on a year-to-year basis, for a number of years. This totals just over a billion dollars annually, a source of heated debates. This differs from the public broadcasters of many European nations, which collect a licence fee, or those in the United States, such as PBS and NPR, which receive some public funding but rely to a large extent on voluntary contributions from individual viewers and listeners. Television licences around the world The Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago notes that two-thirds of the countries in Europe and half The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the

To supplement this funding, the CBC’s television networks and websites sell advertising, while cable/satellite-only services such as Newsworld additionally collect subscriber fees, in line with their privately owned counterparts. CBC’s radio services do not sell advertising except when required by law (for example, to political parties during federal elections).

For the fiscal year 2006, the CBC received a total of $1. 53 billion from all revenue sources. Expenditures for the year included $616 million for English TV, $402 million for French TV, $126 million for specialty channels, a total of $348 million for radio services in both languages, $88 million for management and technical costs, and $124 million for "amortisation of property and equipment". For other uses of Amortization, see the Amortization disambiguation page Some of this spending was derived from amortisation of funding from previous years. [6]

The CBC's critics frequently point to the billion-dollar figure to suggest that the corporation is wasting taxpayer dollars to provide a service that, in their view, is duplicated by private broadcasters, noting that the CBC's TV networks can also access advertising revenues — whereas private broadcast networks have been able to draw higher ratings using only ad revenue.

The network's defenders note that the CBC's mandate is in fact different than that of private media, including its focus on Canadian content; that much of the public funding actually goes to the radio networks; and that the CBC is responsible for the full cost of most of its primetime programming, while private networks can fill up most of their prime-time schedules with American series acquired for a fraction of their production cost. CBC supporters also claim that additional, long-term funding is required to provide better Canadian dramas and improved local programming.

The $616 million budget for CBC Television is in fact smaller than, for example, the $656 million in revenues[7] earned by private broadcaster CanWest Global for its various television operations in fiscal 2006, considered an "off" year for CanWest's Global and CH networks, which trailed rival CTV's ratings by a wide margin. Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies [8]

Services

News

Main article: CBC News

CBC News is the largest broadcast news gathering operation in Canada, providing services to CBC radio as well as television networks such as CBC Newsworld, local supper hour newscasts, CBC News Online and news, business, weather and sports information on Air Canada's inflight entertainment. Established in the 1930s, CBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs CBC Newsworld is a Canadian English language Cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal New CBC News services also proving popular such as news alerts to mobile phones and PDAs. Desktop news alerts, e-mail alerts, and digital TV alerts are also available.

Radio

Further information: CBC Radio, CBC Radio One

CBC Radio has four separate services, two in English, known as CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2, and two in French, known as La Première Chaîne and Espace Musique. CBC Radio is the Radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Radio 2 is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Première Chaîne is a Canadian French language radio network the news and information service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Société Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada 's national public broadcaster the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Radio One and La Première Chaîne focus on news and information programming, but they air some music programs, variety shows, comedy, and sports programming. News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Historically, CBC Radio One has broadcast primarily on the AM band, but many stations have moved over to FM. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that CBC Radio 2 and Espace Musique, found exclusively on FM, air arts and cultural programming, with a focus on music (mostly classical and jazz). Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States

CBC Radio also operates two shortwave services. Shortwave Radio operates between the frequencies of 3000 KHz (3 One, Radio Nord Québec, broadcasts domestically to Northern Quebec on a static frequency of 9625 kHz, and the other, Radio Canada International, provides broadcasts to the United States and around the world in eight languages. CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic. The hertz (symbol Hz) is a measure of Frequency, informally defined as the number of events occurring per Second. Radio Canada International ( RCI) is the International broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Additionally, the Radio One stations in St. John’s and Vancouver operate shortwave relay transmitters, broadcasting at 6160 kHz. St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Some have suggested that CBC/Radio-Canada create a new high power shortwave digital radio service for more effective coverage of isolated areas. Digital Radio Mondiale ( DRM) is a set of digital audio broadcasting technologies designed to work over the bands currently used for AM broadcasting, particularly

In November, 2004, the CBC, in partnership with Standard Broadcasting and Sirius Satellite Radio, applied to the CRTC for a license to introduce satellite radio service to Canada. A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR is a Digital radio signal that is broadcast by a Communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical The CRTC approved the subscription radio application, as well as two others for satellite radio service, on June 16, 2005. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sirius Canada launched on December 1, 2005, with a number of CBC Radio channels, including the new services CBC Radio 3 and Bande à part. Sirius Canada is a Canadian partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of three major parts devoted to Canadian arts and music a Sirius Satellite Radio station (channel 86 a weekly Bande à part is the name of a website and a Sirius Satellite Radio station in Canada that are devoted primarily to Québécois arts and music

CBC Radio is considered by many Canadians to be undergoing a "dumbing down" of the programing content. Sounds Like Canada, Go and Freestyle are commonly cited in this argument. Sounds Like Canada was a Canadian radio program which aired weekday mornings on CBC Radio One from 2002 to 2008 Go! is a Saturday morning entertainment show on the Radio One network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Brent Bambury. Freestyle was a Radio program on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's Radio One, hosted by Marsha Lederman and Cameron Phillips

In some communities, the CBC also operates an AM or FM transmitter rebroadcasting weather alerts from the Meteorological Service of Canada's Weatheradio Canada service. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC is a division of Environment Canada, which primarily provides public meteorological information and Weather forecasts Weatheradio Canada is a Canadian radio network which broadcasts Weather information

As of 2007, most CBC transmitters (in both CBC Radio One and La Première Chaîne) operate on FM, while there are very few left still operating on the AM band. CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information Radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Première Chaîne is a Canadian French language radio network the news and information service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Société

Television

Further information: CBC Television, Télévision de Radio-Canada

The CBC operates two national broadcast television networks – CBC Television in English, and la Télévision de Radio-Canada in French. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. Both sell advertising and are otherwise similar to privately owned networks, but offer more Canadian-produced programming. Most CBC television stations, including those in the major cities, are owned and operated by the CBC itself and carry a common schedule, aside from local programming.

Some stations that broadcast from smaller cities are private affiliates of the CBC, that is, stations which are owned by commercial broadcasters and air a predominantly CBC schedule. However, most affiliates of the English network opt out of some network programs to air local programming or more popular foreign programs acquired from other broadcasters. (Private affiliates of the French network, all of which are located in Quebec, rarely have the means to provide alternate programming. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk ) Such private affiliates are becoming increasingly rare.

CBC television stations in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon tailor their programming mostly to the local native population, and broadcast in many native languages, such as Inuktitut, Gwichʼin, and Dene. Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. Inuktitut ( Inuktitut syllabics: iu-Cans ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ( fonts required literally "like the Inuit") is the name of the varieties of The Gwich’in language is the Athabaskan language of the Gwich’in Indigenous people. The Dene ( Dené) are an aboriginal group of First Nations who live in the northern boreal and Arctic regions of Canada.

One of the most popular shows is the weekly Saturday night broadcast of NHL hockey games. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. In English, the program is known as Hockey Night in Canada, and in French, it was called La Soirée du hockey. La Soirée du hockey ( Hockey Night) was a popular Ice hockey show in Quebec. Both shows began in 1952. The French edition was discontinued in 2004, though Radio-Canada stations outside of Quebec simulcasted some Saturday night games produced by RDS until 2006. Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS) is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty channel showing Sports

Ratings for CBC Television have declined in recent years. In Quebec, where the majority speaks French, la Télévision de Radio-Canada is popular and garners some of the highest ratings in the province. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people

Both terrestrial networks have also begun to roll out high-definition television feeds, with selected NHL and CFL games produced in HD for the English network. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in

The CBC also operates three specialty television channels – CBC Newsworld, an English-language news channel; RDI, a French-language news channel; and bold, a Category 1 digital service. CBC Newsworld is a Canadian English language Cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Réseau de l'information (RDI is a Canadian French language Cable television News channel operated by CBC/Radio-Canada bold (sometimes referred to as CBC bold) is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned A Category 1 specialty channel is a Canadian specialty Television channel which as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications It owns a managing interest in the Francophone arts service ARTV, and (82%) of the digital channel, documentary

Online

Further information: CBC.ca, Radio-Canada.ca, SRC.ca

The CBC has two main websites. See ARTV (disambiguation for another meanings ARTV is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty documentary is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBCca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBCca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBCca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. One is in English, at CBC.ca, which was established in 1996 [2]; the other is in French, at Radio-Canada.ca (or SRC.ca). CBCca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

The website allows the CBC to produce sections which complement the various programmes on television and radio, and it is common for viewers and listeners to be told website addresses for the cbc. ca sections relating to that program.

Interactive television

CBC provides viewers with interactive on demand TV programs every year through digital cable like Rogers Cable. Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. Rogers Cable Inc, a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc is Canada 's largest Cable television service provider with about 2

Commercial services

CBC/Radio-Canada offers a 24-hour, 45-channel digital audio service known as Galaxie. Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual Digital broadcasting or Digital television radio service that was launched in 1997 and is owned and operated by the The service is available on digital cable and direct broadcast satellite television providers across Canada. Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. Direct broadcast satellite (DBS is a term used to refer to Satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home Some cable companies, as well as direct broadcast satellite service provider Star Choice, carry only 20 of these 45 channels alongside Max Trax, a competing 20-channel digital music service offered by Corus Entertainment. Direct broadcast satellite (DBS is a term used to refer to Satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home Star Choice is a Direct broadcast satellite Television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by Cable TV operator Shaw Communications Max Trax is a Canadian English and French language Digital broadcasting or Digital television radio service owned and operated by Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company

CBC Records is a Canadian record label which distributes CBC programming, including live concert performances, in album format. CBC Records is a Canadian Record label, owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which distributes CBC programming including live Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Miscellaneous

CBC provides news, business, weather and sports information on Air Canada's inflight entertainment as Enroute Journal. Air Canada () is Canada 's largest Airline and Flag carrier. The airline founded in 1937 has had its corporate headquarters in Montreal [9]

Unions

Unions represented at CBC/Radio-Canada include[3]:

Labour issues

During the summer of 1981 there was a major disruption of CBC programming as the union went on strike. The Canadian Media Guild ( CMG) is a Trade union representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (outside Quebec and Moncton the Local newscasts were cut back to the bare minimum. This had the effect of delaying the debut of the 10 p. m. news hour of The National and The Journal, which had to wait until January 1982.

On 15 August 2005, 5,500 employees of the CBC (about 90%) were locked out by CBC CEO Robert Rabinovitch in a dispute over future hiring practices. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A lockout is a Work stoppage in which an Employer prevents employees from working Robert Rabinovitch (born 1943) is a Canadian public servant and businessman and he served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation At issue were the rules governing the hiring of contract workers in preference to full time hires. The locked-out employees were members of the Canadian Media Guild, representing all production, journalistic and on-air personnel outside Quebec and Moncton, including several foreign correspondents. The Canadian Media Guild ( CMG) is a Trade union representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (outside Quebec and Moncton the Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Moncton ( is a Canadian city located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. While CBC services continued during the lockout, they were comprised primarily of repeats, with news programming from the BBC and newswires. Major CBC programs such as The National and Royal Canadian Air Farce were not produced during the lockout. Meanwhile, the locked-out employees produced podcasts and websites such as CBCunplugged.com, which many credited with swaying public opinion to the union’s side.

After a hiatus, talks re-opened. In addition, the Canadian public was becoming irritated with the loss of quality of their publicly funded service. On September 23, the federal minister of labour called Robert Rabinovitch and Arnold Amber (the president of the CBC branch of the Canadian Media Guild) to his office for talks aimed at ending the dispute. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English This article is about the Canadian politician For the fictional detective from Law & Order, see Joe Fontana. The Canadian Media Guild ( CMG) is a Trade union representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (outside Quebec and Moncton the

Late in the evening of October 2, 2005, it was announced that the CBC management and staff had reached a tentative deal which resulted in the CBC returning to normal operations on October 11. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Some speculated that the looming October 8 start date for the network’s most important television property, Hockey Night in Canada, had acted as an additional incentive to resolve the dispute. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses

The CBC has been struck by a number of other labour disputes since the late 1990s:

While all labour disputes resulted in cut-back programming and numerous repeat airings, the 2005 lockout may have been the most damaging to CBC. All local programming in the affected regions was cancelled and replaced by abbreviated national newscasts and national radio morning shows. BBC World (television) and World Service (radio) and Broadcast News feeds were used to provide the remainder of original news content, and the CBC website was comprised mainly of rewritten wire copy. Some BBC staff protested against their material being used during the CBC lockout. “The NUJ and BECTU will not tolerate their members’ work being used against colleagues in Canada,” said a joint statement by BBC unions. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Union of Journalists ( NUJ) is a Trade union for The Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU is a Trade union in the United Kingdom. The CMG questioned whether, with its limited Canadian news content, the CBC was meeting its legal requirements under the Broadcasting Act and its CRTC licences. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil

Galaxie supplied some music content for the radio networks. Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual Digital broadcasting or Digital television radio service that was launched in 1997 and is owned and operated by the Tapes of previously aired or produced documentaries, interviews and entertainment programs were also aired widely. Selected television sports coverage, including that of the Canadian Football League, continued, but without commentary. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in

As before, French-language staff outside of Quebec were also affected by the 2005 lockout, although with Quebec producing the bulk of the French networks’ programming, those networks were not as visibly affected by the dispute apart from local programs.

Cultural significance

The CBC was the only television network broadcasting in Canada until the creation of ITO, a short-lived predecessor of today's CTV, in 1960; even then, large parts of Canada did not receive CTV service until the late 1960s or early 1970s. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia The CBC also had the only national radio network. Its cultural impact was therefore significant since many Canadians had little or no choice for their information and entertainment other than from these two powerful media.

Even after the advent of commercial television and radio, the CBC has remained one of the main elements in Canadian popular culture through its obligation to produce Canadian based TV and radio programmes for mass audiences. The CBC has made programmes for minority interests in drama, performance arts, documentaries, current affairs, entertainment and sport.

The main objective has been to provide a service to the Canadian public, which cannot be achieved by importing American programming. This has changed the public's perception in a wide range of subjects including health and natural history. By maintaining an enviable high standard, the CBC has also defined a quality in news coverage that the private broadcasters have not been able to reach. In addition, the export of some CBC programmes such as Little Mosque and Da Vinci's Inquest, has meant that the cultural impact of the CBC has been experienced world-wide.

Although the CBC has had an impact on society in Canada, the society has also changed the CBC. Beleaguered and criticized as it has often been throughout its history, nevertheless, the CBC has been one of the bulwarks of a distinctive Canadian identity ever since its creation in the 1930s. If, at times, the sense of identity on CBC radio and television has seemed insecure and ambiguous, this only reflected the uncertainties of Canadians themselves. The CBC for over fifty years has intimately associated itself with the vicissitudes and anxieties of Canada's search for itself. [4]

The 1950s saw the CBC providing hands-on training and employment for actors, writers, and directors in the developing field of its television dramatic services, and later saw much of the talent heading south to seek fame and fortune in New York and Hollywood.

Competition from private broadcasters like CTV, Global, and other broadcast television stations and specialty channels, have slightly lessened the CBC's reach, but nevertheless it remains a major influence on Canadian popular culture. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia According to the corporation's research, 92% of Canadians consider the CBC an essential service. [5]

CBC in other countries

Newsworld International

From 1994 to 2000, the CBC, in a venture with Power Broadcasting (former owner of CKWS in Kingston), jointly owned two networks:

  1. Newsworld International (NWI), an American cable channel that rebroadcast much of the programming of CBC Newsworld
  2. Trio, an arts and entertainment channel

In 2000, CBC and Power Broadcasting sold these channels to Barry Diller’s USA Networks. Power Corporation of Canada ( is a major Canadian company with assets in North America and Europe in a number of industries CKWS is an affiliate of the CBC Television Network in Kingston Ontario, providing coverage to Eastern Ontario from Campbellford to Morrisburg Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St Newsworld International ( NWI) was a Cable TV News channel broadcasting in the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Trio (or TRIO) was an American cable and Satellite television channel Barry Diller (born 2 February 1942 is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp and the media executive responsible for the creation of USA Network (commonly referred to as USA) is an American Cable television channel with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005 Diller’s company was later acquired by Vivendi Universal, which in turn was partially acquired by NBC to form NBC Universal. VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's NBC Universal is a media and Entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric 's NBC with Vivendi Universal NBC Universal still owns the Trio brand, which no longer has any association with the CBC (and, as of the end of 2005, became an Internet-only broadband channel).

However, the CBC continued to program NWI, with much of its programming simulcast on the domestic Newsworld service. In late 2004, as a result of a further change in NWI’s ownership to the INdTV consortium (including Joel Hyatt and former Vice-President of the United States Al Gore), NWI ceased airing CBC programming on August 1, 2005, when it was renamed Current TV. Current TV is an Emmy award winning independent media company led by former U Joel Z Hyatt (born Joel Hyatt Zylberberg, 1950 is a prominent businessman and former attorney and American politician of the Democratic party. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Current TV is an Emmy award winning independent media company led by former U

U. S. border audiences

In U. S. border communities such as Bellingham, Seattle, Detroit and Burlington, CBC radio and television stations can be received over-the-air and have a significant audience. Bellingham, Washington is the County seat of Whatcom County in the U Burlington is the largest city in the US state of Vermont and is the shire town ( County seat) of Terrestrial television is a term which refers to modes of television broadcasting which do not involve satellite transmission Some CBC programming is also rebroadcast on local radio, such as New Hampshire Public Radio. New Hampshire Public Radio ( NHPR) is a Public radio network serving the state of New Hampshire. CBC television channels are available on cable systems located near the Canadian border. For example, CBET Windsor is available on cable systems in the Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio area. CBET, channel 9 is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's owned-and-operated television station in Windsor Ontario. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. This article is about the city in Ohio, USA. For Toledo Spain, see that article CBUT is broadcasted on Comcast in the Seattle, Washington area. CBUT is the CBC 's Television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the flagship CBC-TV station for the Pacific

CBC television’s U. S. viewers appreciate CBC’s news programs including The National and The Fifth Estate; comedy programs including Royal Canadian Air Farce, The Red Green Show and This is Wonderland; and British programs Coronation Street, Emmerdale, and the 2005 series of Doctor Who, which aired on CBC before it did in the U. The National, now officially known as CBC News The National, is the CBC 's flagship national Television Newscast. the fifth estate is a Canadian television Newsmagazine, which airs on the English language Television network of the The Royal Canadian Air Farce is a comedy troupe best known for their radio and television shows broadcast in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Red Green Show is a Television Comedy that aired on CBC Television in Canada and on PBS in the United States This is Wonderland is a critically acclaimed Canadian Television series, aired on CBC Television, about Alice De Raey played by Cara Pifko The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989 is a British Soap opera that has aired on ITV since 1972 Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. S. Hockey Night in Canada is widely preferred to American television’s NHL coverage in the border states and has a loyal following. Also, content is not subject to FCC censoring. CBC’s Olympic coverage is also well-received, as it provides an alternative to NBC’s coverage, which, some have alleged, focuses too much on American athletes. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's CBC’s Olympic coverage is also carried live, regardless of broadcast time, compared to NBC’s tape delay.

At night, the AM radio transmissions of both CBC and SRC services can be received over much of the northern portion of the United States, from stations such as CBE in Windsor, CBW in Winnipeg and CBK in Saskatchewan. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the CBE is the Callsign of the CBC Radio One station in Windsor Ontario, Canada. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. CBW is the callsign of the CBC Radio One station in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population CBK is a Canadian radio station broadcasting the CBC Radio One network at 540 AM in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276

Carriage of CBC News

On September 11, 2001, several American broadcasters without their own news operations, including C-SPAN, carried the CBC’s coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington, DC. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. C-SPAN (officially the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is an American Cable television network dedicated to airing non-stop coverage The City of New York Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In the days after September 11, C-SPAN carried CBC’s nightly newscast, The National, anchored by Peter Mansbridge. The National, now officially known as CBC News The National, is the CBC 's flagship national Television Newscast. Peter Mansbridge OC (born July 6, 1948) is a British born Canadian journalist CBC's "Chief Correspondent" and anchor The quality of this coverage was recognized specifically by the Canadian Journalism Foundation; editor-in-chief Tony Burman later accepted the Excellence in Journalism Award (2004) – for “rigorous professional practice, accuracy, originality and public accountability” – on behalf of the service. Founded in 1990, the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF is a Non-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in Canadian Journalism Tony Burman (born 13 June 1948) is the managing director of Al Jazeera English.

C-SPAN has also carried CBC’s coverage of major events affecting Canadians, including:

Several PBS stations also air some CBC programming, especially The Red Green Show. See also Canadian electoral system, Timeline of Canadian elections The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada has two chambers. The death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau took place in September 2000 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia The Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive widespread Power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The Red Green Show is a Television Comedy that aired on CBC Television in Canada and on PBS in the United States However, these programs are syndicated by independent distributors and are not governed by the PBS “common carriage” policy.

Other American broadcast networks sometimes air CBC reports, especially for Canadian events of international significance. For example, in the early hours after the Swissair Flight 111 disaster, CNN aired CBC's live coverage of the event. Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111 SWR-111 was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Also in the late 1990s, CNN Headline News aired a few CBC reports of events that were not significant outside Canada. Headline News is a Spin-off network from the original Cable News Network ( CNN) television news network in the United States.

CBC Radio

Some CBC Radio One programs, such as Definitely Not the Opera and As It Happens, also air on some stations associated with American Public Media. Definitely Not the Opera ( DNTO) is a magazine-style Radio program focusing on aspects of Pop culture. As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. American Public Media is the second largest producer of public radio programs after National Public Radio.

With the launch of Sirius Canada in December of 2005, some of the CBC's radio networks (including Radio Canada International and Sirius-exclusive Radio Three and Bande à part channels) are available to Sirius subscribers in the United States. Sirius Canada is a Canadian partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was

Caribbean and Bermuda

Several Caribbean nations carry feeds of CBC TV:

Controversies

Closed captioning

CBC Television was an early leader in broadcasting programming with closed captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, airing its first captioned programming in 1981. Closed captioning is a term describing several systems developed to display text on a Television or Video screen to provide additional or interpretive [10] Captioned programming in Canada began with the airing of Clown White in English- and French-language versions on CBC Television and Radio-Canada, respectively. (Most sources list that event as occurring in 1981,[11] while others list the year as 1982[12]).

In 1997, Henry Vlug, a deaf lawyer in Vancouver, filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission alleging that an absence of captioning on some programming on CBC Television and Newsworld infringed on his rights as a person with a disability. The Canadian Human Rights Commission is a quasi-judicial body that was established in 1977 by the government A ruling in 2000 by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, which later heard the case, sided with Vlug and found that an absence of captioning constituted discrimination on the basis of disability. [13] The Tribunal ordered CBC Television and Newsworld to caption the entirety of their broadcast days, “including television shows, commercials, promos and unscheduled news flashes, from sign-on until sign-off. ”

The ruling recognized that “there will inevitably be glitches with respect to the delivery of captioning” but that “the rule should be full captioning. ” In a negotiated settlement to avoid appealing the ruling to the Federal Court of Canada, CBC agreed to commence 100% captioning on CBC Television and Newsworld beginning November 1, 2002. The Federal Court of Canada is a defunct national court of Canada set up to resolve some types of disputes arising under the central government's legislative jurisdiction [14] CBC Television and Newsworld are apparently the only broadcasters in the world required to caption the entire broadcast day. However, published evidence asserts that CBC is not providing the 100% captioning ordered by the Tribunal. [15]

In 2004, retired Canadian Senator Jean-Robert Gauthier, a hard-of-hearing person, filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission against Radio-Canada concerning captioning, particularly the absence of real-time captioning on newscasts and other live programming. Jean-Robert Gauthier, CM (born October 22, 1929) is a retired Canadian politician As part of the settlement process, Radio-Canada agreed to submit a report on the state of captioning, especially real-time captioning, on Radio-Canada and RDI. Réseau de l'information (RDI is a Canadian French language Cable television News channel operated by CBC/Radio-Canada [16] The report, which was the subject of some criticism, proposed an arrangement with Cité Collégiale, a community college in Ottawa, to train more French-language real-time captioners[17][18]

English-language specialty networks owned or co-owned by CBC, including bold and the documentary, have the lower captioning requirements typical of larger Canadian broadcasters (90% of the broadcast day by the end of both networks’ licence terms[19][20]). La Cité collégiale is a French-language college of applied arts and technology located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The following is a list of Canadian Specialty channels Premium television services and most other channels not available via Terrestrial television. bold (sometimes referred to as CBC bold) is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned documentary is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ARTV, the French-language specialty network co-owned by CBC, has a maximum captioning requirement of 53%. See ARTV (disambiguation for another meanings ARTV is a Canadian French language Cable television Specialty [21]

"Behind the Red Wall"

In November 2007, the CBC replaced their documentary Behind the Red Wall: Persecution of Falun Gong at the last minute with a rerun episode regarding President Pervez Musharaf in Pakistan. Falun Gong ( or Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi （李洪志） in 1992 General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Originally, the broadaster had said to the press that "the crisis in Pakistan was considered more urgent and much more news-worthy", but sources from within the network itself had stated the Communist Party of China had called the Canadian Embassy and demanded repeatedly that the program be taken off the air. The documentary in question was to air on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 on CBC Newsworld, but was replaced. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. CBC Newsworld is a Canadian English language Cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [22]

Personalities

See also: List of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation personalities

Widely known CBC alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Logo and TV Identification storyboard
  2. ^ Colloquialism
  3. ^ Playback :: The cuts continue at Mother Corp
  4. ^ Behind the CBC's Hit Piece on Medicare :: Mediacheck :: thetyee.ca
  5. ^ CNN Transcript - Breaking News: CBC Reports Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Dead - September 28, 2000
  6. ^ CBC Annual Report 2005-2006
  7. ^ Combined revenues for Global, CH, and specialty channels such as TVtropolis. Albert Samuel Waxman CM, OOnt ( March 2, 1935 &ndash January 18, 2001) was a Canadian Actor and King of Kensington was a Canadian television Sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Cagney & Lacey is an American television series that first aired on the CBS Television network for seven seasons from March 25 1982 to CBC Radio is the Radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. CBC Sports is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for Sports broadcasting. Concentration of media ownership (also known as media consolidation) is a commonly used term that refers to the majority of the media outlets being owned by a small number of Canada has a well-developed media sector, but its cultural output — particularly in English films television shows and magazines — is often Radio Canada International ( RCI) is the International broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC TVtropolis is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by Canwest Media Inc CanWest does not release publicly its expenditures for its TV operations, nor does it break out figures for individual channels.
  8. ^ CanWest fiscal 2006 year-end results (press release)
  9. ^ enRoute Guide (January 2007)
  10. ^ CBC/Radio-Canada - History - 1980s
  11. ^ Welcome to... / Bienvenue à
  12. ^ http://www.cab-acr.ca/english/social/captioning/captioning.pdf#search=%22%22clown%20white%22%20captioning%22
  13. ^ Vlug v. CBC
  14. ^ Canadian Human Rights Commission :: Resources :: News Room :: News Releases
  15. ^ Background: CBC captioning errors and omissions (Joe Clark: Media access)
  16. ^ Canadian Human Rights Commission :: Resources :: What's New
  17. ^ Canadian Human Rights Commission :: Resources :: News Room :: Télévision de Radio-Canada's Working Committee
  18. ^ Response to report on captioning on French CBC channels (Joe Clark: Media Access)
  19. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-453
  20. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-455
  21. ^ Decision CRTC 2000-386
  22. ^ [News Services]. "Falun Gong documentary yanked by CBC" (Newspaper), Windsor Star, Canwest Global (Windsor Star's Star News Services), Thursday, November 8, pp. The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor Ontario (the only daily newspaper in Windsor and Essex County) and is owned by CanWest Global Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration  B1. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration (English) ""CBC pulls documentary on Falun Gong at demands of Chinese Government"" 
  23. ^ CTV.ca | Jennings remembered as 'the best of the breed'
  24. ^ Christopher Plummer Article
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