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1953 in Canadian television

Overview of the events of 1953 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1953.

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Date	Event
May 14	The CBC's television microwave network linking Ottawa to Montreal and Toronto, provided by Bell Media, was completed, allowing viewers of CBLT/Toronto and CBFT/Montreal to view the same live programming.^[1]
June 3	KVOS-TV (channel 12) signs on the air as an affiliate of the short-lived DuMont Television Network. Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, United States, it provided the first television signal to ever serve the Vancouver, British Columbia area. KVOS-TV is a border blaster serving both sides of the Canada–United States border. That station's first broadcast was the BBC’s coverage of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation
June 2	Ottawa, Ontario	CBOT	4	CBC Television (O&O)
June 3	Bellingham, Washington/ Vancouver, British Columbia	KVOS-TV	12	DuMont Television Network
October 25	Sudbury, Ontario	CKSO-TV	5	CBC Television
November 28	London, Ontario	CFPL-TV	10	CBC Television
December 16	Vancouver, British Columbia	CBUT	2	CBC Television (O&O)

1953 in Canadian television