1956 in Canadian television
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This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1956.
Notable events
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- CBC-Radio Canada microwave relay reaches Winnipeg via the TransCanada Microwave System.
Births
[edit]- October 8 – Arlene Dickinson, South African-Canadian businesswoman, television personality, author and investor
- October 20 – Sonja Ball, voice actress, singer and songwriter (The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Arthur)
- November 26 – Don Lake, writer, producer and actor
Television programs
[edit]Programs on-air this year
[edit]- Country Canada (1954-2007)
- CBC News Magazine (1952-1981)
- The National (1954–present)
- The C.G.E. Show (1952-1959)
- Circle 8 Ranch (1955-1978)
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
- Maggie Muggins (1955–1962)
- Open House (1952-1962)
Television stations
[edit]Debuts
[edit]| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Ref. |
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| June 21 | Timmins, Ontario | CFCL-TV | 6 | CBC Television | Shut down October 27, 2002 |
| July 1 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | CFCY-TV | 13 | ||
| August 12 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | CHLT-TV | 7 | Radio-Canada (primary) CBC Television (secondary) |
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| December 1 | Victoria, British Columbia | CHEK-TV | 6 | CBC Television | [1] |
Network affiliation changes
[edit]| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Source |
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| Unknown | Wingham, Ontario | CKNX-TV | 8 | CBC Television | CBC Television (primary) CBS (secondary) |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ CHEK Gallery at Vancouver Radio Museum
- ^ "Television Station Histories - Canadian Communications Foundation | Fondation des Communications Canadiennes". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ "Television Station Histories - Canadian Communications Foundation | Fondation des Communications Canadiennes". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
External links
[edit]- CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016)
- List of 1956 Canadian television series at IMDb
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