List_of_Canadian_television_networks_(table)
Canada has adopted the NTSC and ATSC television transmission standards without any alterations. However, some unique local variations exist for DTH television because of transponder design variation in the Anik series of satellites. Television in Canada has many individual stations and networks and systems.
For Canadian cable & satellite pay TV provider channels in general presented in list format, see List of Canadian television channels.
All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial TV stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.
English-language networks
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Logo | Television network | Founded | Type of network | Number of owned and operated stations | Number of private affiliates |
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CBC Television | 1952[note 1] | Public | 14 | None | |
CTV | 1961 | Commercial | 22 | 2 | |
CTV 2 | 1995[note 2] | 7 OTA + 2 cable-only | 3 | ||
Global | 1974 | 15 | 3 | ||
Citytv | 1972[note 3] | 6 OTA + 1 cable-only | 3 | ||
Yes TV | 1998 | 3 | 3 |
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French-language networks
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Logo | Television network | founded | Type of network | Number of owned and operated stations | Number of private affiliates |
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Ici Radio-Canada Télé | 1952 | Public | 13 | 2 | |
TVA | 1971 | Commercial | 6 | 4 | |
Noovo | 1986 | Commercial | 5 | 4 |
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Educational networks
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Television network | Founded | Type of network | Language | Number of owned and operated stations | Number of private affiliates |
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TVO | 1970 | Public | English | 1 | None |
Knowledge Network | 1981 | Public | English | Cable only | None |
Télé-Québec | 1975 | Public | French/sometimes English | 1 | None |
Canal Savoir | 1986 | Public | French | 1 | None |
TFO | 1987 | Public | French | Cable only | None |
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Multicultural networks
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Television system | Founded | Type of system | Language | Number of owned and operated stations | Number of private affiliates |
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APTN | 1992 | Public, multicultural | Aboriginal, English, French | 2 | None |
Omni Television | 1979[note 4] | Commercial, multicultural | Multilingual | 5 | 1 |
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Independent networks
Defunct television systems
A-Channel (merged into Citytv) |
BBS |
E! |
- List of television stations in Canada by call sign
- List of Canadian television channels
- List of Canadian specialty channels
- Category A services
- Category B services
- Category C services
- List of foreign television channels available in Canada
- List of United States stations available in Canada
- Digital television in Canada
- Multichannel television in Canada
- List of Canadian stations available in the United States
- List of television stations in North America by media market
- Although the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was founded in 1932, it did not begin television transmissions until 1952.