Télé-Québec
Provincewide Quebec
Branding	Télé-Québec
Channels	Analog: (see article) Digital: (see article)
Owner	Government of Quebec (Société de télédiffusion du Québec)
Founded	January 19, 1975
Call letters’ meaning	(see article)
Former affiliations	Radio-Québec (1975 – mid-1990s)
Website	http://www.telequebec.tv/

Télé-Québec is a Canadian French language public educational television network in the province of Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 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 Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk It is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec. In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise

Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec (Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), the network was launched on January 19, 1975 as "Radio-Québec". Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It adopted the current "Télé-Québec" name in 1996^[1].

Télé-Québec is equivalent to Ontario's TVOntario and TFO, British Columbia's Knowledge Network and Saskatchewan's SCN, and similar to the US PBS network, in that it is somewhat modest in scope, runs mostly educational or cultural programming, and does not try to compete with privately owned television networks or with the Radio-Canada television network owned and operated by the federal government. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO, ( Call signs CICA, CICE, CICO) is a publicly-funded educational English language TFO is a Canadian French language educational Public television network in the province of Ontario. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Saskatchewan Communications Network or SCN is a Canadian English language public Educational Cable television The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network. The Canadian Government, formally Her Majesty's Government in Canada, is the Federal government of Canada. The network also runs commercials during its programming. The latter, by contrast, does strongly compete with private networks and overlaps with their programming categories.

All programming on Télé-Québec is in French, though there are a few shows and movies that are presented in the original language (predominantly English), with French subtitles. 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 only Télé-Québec program that was entirely in English was Quebec School Telecasts, a weekday, hour-long block of English-language instructional programming.

Télé-Québec also has local bureaus in Val-d'Or, Trois-Rivières, Rimouski, Gatineau (Hull), Sept-Îles, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Saguenay (Jonquière) and Carleton. Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor Gatineau ( 2006 census population 242124 is a city in western Quebec, Canada. Sept-Îles ( pronounced, French for "Seven Islands" is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city ( 2006 population 143692 in the Saguenay&ndashLac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest Town of the Gaspésie 's south shore in southeastern Quebec, located on route 132 along Baie des Chaleurs

Logo while under the name Radio Québec

Programming

Over 40% of Télé-Québec’s programming is children's programming. In 2005, Ramdam was a popular show for 2 to 11 year-olds. Other children's shows have included Cornemuse, Zoboomafoo, and Nickelodeon series Dora l'exploratrice and Bob le bricoleur. Zoboomafoo is an educational PBS television program designed to introduce preschoolers to the animal world Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel See also Dora the Female Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American Animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon Bob the Builder is a Children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Animated shows include IDragon, Les Mélodilous, Le Petit tracteur rouge, and Toupie et Binou. For 6 to 8 year-olds, shows have included Macaroni tout garni, Nickelodeon's Rocket Power, Esprits-fantômes, and Le Petit roi Macius. Rocket Power is an American Animated television series that aired from August 16 1999 until July 30 2004 on Ramdam and Banzaï are both aimed at pre-teens (9 to 12), and ADN-X is a teens show that provides practical solutions to everyday problems.

Télé-Québec's cultural programming reflects Quebec's diverse cultural expression in fiction, songs, music, cinema, visual art, and drama. Télé-Québec shows such as Belle et Bum, M’as-tu lu? and Pulsart help to promote Quebec artists and creators and their works. Belle et Bum is a music show that invited 160 performers or groups in 2005–2006, who performed 230 songs by Quebec songwriters or composers. M'as-tu lu? is a book show that covers books of all genres and for all audiences; in 2005–2006, 260 books were presented, 124 of which were by Quebec authors. Pulsart is a magazine show on cultural activities taking place all over Quebec.

A new weekly cultural magazine-style show, Libre échange, deals with a ranges of different creative arts, including dance, cinema, literature, sculpture, painting, television, music, and theatre. As well, a new series of "living portraits" will profile notable living creators such as authors, filmmakers, architects and thinkers.

Télé-Québec presents a range of films, including "auteur" films by notable directors, feature-film length documentaries, premiere showings, and Quebec films. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The word premiere (or première, from the French première, "first" generally means "a first performance" The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the French Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North All films are shown without commercial interruptions. During the last five years, Télé-Québec showed over 959 hours of documentaries, which made up 18% of its programming. Documentary topics included socio-political, cultural, historic, scientific, and travel. Between 2000 and 2006, 137 documentaries and 39 series were produced.

Télé-Québec also hosts debate and discussion-oriented shows that allow for an exchange of ideas and perspectives on social and political issues. Points chauds is a show on international political issues. Méchant contraste! is a pan-Quebec magazine show on social, political, and economic issues. Dussault-Débat is a debate show.

As a community service, Télé-Québec has a number of shows that present a regional perspective, such as Méchant contraste!, À la di Stasio, les Francs Tireurs, M'as-tu lu?, Une pilule, and Pulsart. Télé-Québec also has an Internet strategy, as part of its educational and cultural mission. In 2003, the extremis. tv website won a Gémeaux prize for the best Internet site. In 2004, du missionarctique. tv won the same award. The website for the teen-oriented show ADN-X has interactive activities including a comic strip-creating activity.

Also on the station is Le tournoi de mètres. Le tournoi des mètres was a French-language Canadian Quiz show that aired in 2007 on Télé-Québec.

Stations

Télé-Québec's network currently consists of 12 stations and five repeaters, originating at CIVM-TV in Montreal. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec

It can also be seen on Bell ExpressVu Channel 138 and Star Choice Channel 722. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station Baie-Trinité ( 2006 Population 526 is a village in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on the coast of the Gulf of St Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest Town of the Gaspésie 's south shore in southeastern Quebec, located on route 132 along Baie des Chaleurs Chapeau is a village in the Canadian province of Quebec, located along the Culbute Channel of the Ottawa River in the municipality of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes Port-Daniel-Gascons is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada Gaspé is a town at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada. Gatineau ( 2006 census population 242124 is a city in western Quebec, Canada. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Percé ( 2006 Population 3419 is a small touristic village on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city ( 2006 population 143692 in the Saguenay&ndashLac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec Sept-Îles ( pronounced, French for "Seven Islands" is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada Trois-Rivières is a City in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located along the densely populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor Star Choice is a Direct broadcast satellite Television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by Cable TV operator Shaw Communications On terrestrial cable, however, it is seen only in Quebec and in communities in Ontario which are within the broadcast range of a Télé-Québec transmitter.

References

See also

• List of Quebec television channels
• List of Quebec television series
• Television of Quebec
• Culture of Quebec

External links

• Official Télé-Québec website (French)
• Montreal affiliate CIVM at TV Hat