1953 in Canadian television

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

List of years in Canadian television
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Notable events

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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.

Births

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Television shows

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Ending this year

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Television stations

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Debuts

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Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Ref.
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
December 16 Vancouver, British Columbia CBUT 2 CBC Television (O&O)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ “Evolution of a Broadcaster: CBC’s First 75 Years”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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