1901-1939

• 1901
  • First transatlantic wireless signal from Cornwall to Newfoundland.
• 1902
  • First wireless telegraphy station at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
    Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
    Glace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
    
    .
• 1905
  • Canada's first Wireless Telegraph Act.
• 1913
  • Radio Telegraph Act includes voice transmission.
• 1919
  • First broadcasting licence issued to XWA Montreal (later CINW).
• 1922
  • First licensing of private commercial stations.
• 1923
  • Canadian National Railway
    Canadian National Railway
    The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
    
     starts radio service to trains.
• 1924
  • CN Radio opens its first stations (Ottawa and Moncton) and gradually develops service on about 15 stations.
• 1927
  • First national broadcast: July 1, Diamond Jubilee of Confederation.
• 1929
  • Aird Commission recommends setting up a nationally owned company to operate a coast-to-coast system.
• 1930
  • Canadian Radio League
    Canadian Radio League
    The Canadian Radio League was a public pressure group led by Graham Spry and Alan Plaunt to mobilize support for the establishment of public broadcasting in Canada...
    
     is organized.
  • First Canadian television experiments are conducted.
• 1932
  • First Parliamentary Committee on Broadcasting. Canadian Broadcasting Act creates the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
    Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
    The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission was Canada's first public broadcaster and the immediate precursor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.-Origins:...
    
     (CRBC).
• 1933
  • The CRBC acquires CN Radio facilities, improves coverage and continues program development.
• 1936
  • November 2, the Canadian Broadcasting Act replaces the CRBC with a Crown Corporation, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
    
    . CBC takes over CRBC staff and facilities (eight publicly owned or leased stations and 14 private affiliates).
• 1937
  • Opening of the French station CBF
    CBF
    CBF may refer to:* Brazilian Football Confederation , national governing body for football in Brazil* Chesapeake Bay Foundation - the largest U.S...
    
     Montreal.
  • New transmitters in Toronto and Montreal increase national coverage to 76% of the population from 49%.
  • The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement
    North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement
    The North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement, usually referred to as NARBA, is a treaty that took effect in March 1941 and set out the bandplan and interference rules for mediumwave AM broadcasting in North America. Although mostly replaced by other agreements in the 1980s, the basic bandplan...
    
     (Havana Treaty) gives Canada better frequencies (ratified 1941).
• 1938
  • Farm broadcasts begin on the French radio network.
• 1939
  • Full coverage of the six-week visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Declaration of war: a CBC reporting unit goes overseas, and all departments begin special wartime broadcasts.
  • Farm broadcasts begin on the English radio network.

1940s

• 1940
  • Low-power relay transmitters installed for remote communities.
  • First provincial school broadcasts begin in Nova Scotia and B.C.
  • The CBC symbol showing radio waves and a map of Canada is adopted.

• 1941
  • Formal opening of CBC News Service. Special broadcasts include Winston Churchill's speech from the House of Commons in Ottawa.
• 1942
  • A total of 43 hours of French and English programs are broadcast daily, compared with 10 in 1936. Special broadcasts include the opening of the Alaska Highway
    Alaska Highway
    The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous U.S. to Alaska through Canada. It begins at the junction with several Canadian highways in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and runs to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon...
    
    .
• 1943
  • Establishment of English School Broadcasts Department.

• 1944
  • The basic national network is renamed the Trans-Canada Network
    Trans-Canada Network
    The Trans-Canada Network was the name assigned to the main English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to distinguish it from the CBC's second network, the Dominion Network. Today, it is known as CBC Radio One...
    
    . The Dominion Network
    Dominion Network
    The Dominion Network was the second English-language radio network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from January 1, 1944 to 1962.It consisted of the CBC-owned CJBC radio station in Toronto and a series of 34 privately owned affiliates from coast-to-coast...
    
     is formed, linking CJBC
    CJBC (AM)
    -External links:* * * at Canadian Communications Foundation...
    
     Toronto with 34 private stations to offer an alternative lighter service.
• 1945
  • Official opening of CBC International Service, later becomes Radio Canada International
    Radio Canada International
    Radio Canada International is the international broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Until 1970, it was known as the CBC International Service and was sometimes referred to as the "Voice of Canada" in its early years.- The early years :The idea for creating an...
    
     in 1972.
• 1946
  • Opening of first CBC FM stations in Toronto
    Toronto
    Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
    
     and Montreal
    Montreal
    Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
    
    .
  • First fishermen's broadcasts in the Maritimes.
• 1947
  • CBC presents a 15-year plan for the development of television in Canada.
• 1948
  • First issue of the weekly program guide CBC Times.
• 1949
  • CBC acquires the facilities and staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland
    Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland
    The Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland was the government-owned public radio service of the dominion of Newfoundland. Following Newfoundland's admission as a Canadian province in 1949, the BCN was absorbed into the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and its three main AM radio transmitters...
    
    , as the province joins the Confederation
    Confederation
    A confederation in modern political terms is a permanent union of political units for common action in relation to other units. Usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution, confederations tend to be established for dealing with critical issues such as defense, foreign...
    
    .

1950s

• 1950
  • First issue of the program guide La Semaine à Radio-Canada.
  • Special coverage of the 1950 Red River Floods
• 1951
  • Massey Commission endorses regulatory role of CBC.
  • Special coverage of the four-week visit of Princess Elizabeth
    Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
    Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
    
     and the Duke of Edinburgh.
• 1952
  • Opening of Canadian TV service (CBC): CBFT
    CBFT
    CBFT is the flagship station of Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French language television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and master control are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal....
    
     Montreal (bilingual) September 6, CBLT Toronto (English) September 8.
  • CBC supplies radio programs to Canadian troops in Korea.
  • First Canadian urban cable TV is launched in Guelph
    Guelph
    Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
    
    , Ontario
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
    
    .
• 1953
  • Opening of CKSO-TV in Sudbury, first private television station in Canada and first CBC TV affiliate.
  • CBFT Montreal begins full French service with opening of English station CBMT
    CBMT
    CBMT-DT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.-History:...
    
    .
  • CBC is host broadcaster for the Commonwealth Games
    Commonwealth Games
    The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
    
     in Vancouver.
• 1955
  • First telecast of the opening of Parliament.
  • CBC Television is available to 66% of the population.
• 1956
  • Special coverage includes the Hungarian uprising, the Suez Crisis
    Suez Crisis
    The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,...
    
    , and the Springhill mining disaster
    Springhill mining disaster
    The term Springhill mining disaster can refer to any of three separate Canadian mining disasters which occurred in 1891, 1956, and 1958 in different mines within the Springhill coalfield, near the town of Springhill in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia....
    
    .
• 1957
  • The Fowler Commission on Broadcasting recommends transferring regulatory authority from CBC to a separate body.
  • Major political coverage includes the five-hour federal election telecast and the first opening of Parliament by a reigning monarch.
• 1958
  • New Broadcasting Act establishes the Board of Broadcast Governors (BBG) to regulate all Canadian broadcasting.
  • First coast-to-coast live TV broadcast with completion of the microwave network from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.
  • Opening of Calgary delay centre for western time zones.
  • CBC Northern Service (radio) is established.
• 1959
  • The microwave network is extended to Newfoundland.
  • Special programs include the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

1960s

• 1960
  • BBG recommends licensing second TV stations in major cities and invites applications for Canada's first private network.
  • Opening of the CBC shortwave service to the High Arctic.
  • Experimental bilingual FM network links Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. (Suspended temporarily in 1962)
• 1961
  • CTV
    CTV television network
    CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
    
     Network begins broadcasting.
  • CBC issues proposals for satellite use in Canada.
• 1962
  • The Trans-Canada and Dominion networks are consolidated.
• 1963
  • CBC hosts the three-week Commonwealth Broadcasting Conference.
• 1964
  • The FM network resumes in English, adding Vancouver by tape; local French FM continues in Montreal.
  • CBC Corporate Headquarters now to CBC Building in Ottawa, now called the Edward Drake Building
    Edward Drake Building
    The Edward Drake Building represents one of the best examples of modernist architecture in Canada's National Capital Region.Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the building was designed by D.G. McKinstry and constructed between 1961 and 1964...
    
    
• 1965
  • The Fowler Committee on Broadcasting recommends a new regulatory and licensing authority.
  • Government announces colour TV policy.
  • First regular CBC stereo broadcasts from a single station in Winnipeg.
• 1966
  • Colour TV introduced in Canada.
• 1967
  • CBC is host broadcaster for Expo 67
    Expo 67
    The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
    
     in Montreal and Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg.
  • First taped television in the North.
• 1968
  • New Broadcasting Act confirms CBC's role of providing the national service and establishes the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) as the regulatory and licensing authority, including cable systems. Government issues White Paper on satellite communications.
  • Pre-release facilities are installed for Atlantic time zones.
  • First televised national debate among Canadian political party leaders: a CBC/CTV coproduction.
• 1969
  • Radio-Québec is established.
  • CBC discontinues tobacco advertising
    Tobacco advertising
    Tobacco advertising is the advertising of tobacco products or use by the tobacco industry through a variety of media including sponsorship, particularly of sporting events. It is now one of the most highly regulated forms of marketing...
    
    .

1970s

• 1970
  • CRTC introduces Canadian content
    Canadian content
    Canadian content refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from...
    
     regulations (60% overall) for public and private TV.
  • TVOntario
    TVOntario
    TVOntario, often referred to only as TVO , is a publicly funded, educational English-language television station and media organization in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario...
    
     is established.
  • The Report of the Special Senate Committee (Davey) on Mass Media is published.
  • The CRTC issues network licences to CBC for the first time.
• 1971
  • Canadian content regulation (minimum 30%) in force for AM radio music.
  • First French-language private TV network (TVA
    TVA (TV network)
    TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...
    
    ) opens.
  • Experimental radio and TV from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
    Nova Scotia House of Assembly
    The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...
    
    .
• 1972
  • CRTC invites proposals for future development of pay television.
  • Anik
    Anik
    Anik may refer to:* Anik , satellites launched by Canadian telecommunications company Telesat* Anik Bissonnette, a Canadian ballet dancer* Anik Matern, a Canadian actress and founder of the Dynamic Theater Factory* Anik Mountain...
    
     satellite launched: CBC rents three channels for radio and TV network distribution.
  • Special coverage includes Canada-Russia hockey series
    Summit Series
    The Summit Series was the first competition between the Soviet and an NHL-inclusive Canadian national ice hockey teams, an eight-game series held in September 1972...
    
    .
  • CBC's International Service is renamed Radio Canada International (RCI).
• 1973
  • First live TV to the North, via Anik satellite
    Anik (satellite)
    The Anik satellites are geostationary communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for television in Canada. In Inuktitut, Anik means "little brother".-The Satellites:-Anik A:...
    
    .
  • Official opening of La Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal.
  • Government issues a position paper entitled Proposals for a Communications Policy for Canada.
  • Access Alberta is established.
• 1974
  • Introduction of new CBC symbol based on "C" for Canada.
  • Opening of French FM stereo network.
  • CBC discontinues most radio advertisements.
  • Government announces Accelerated Coverage Plan to extend CBC radio and TV to small unserved communities.
  • Global Television Network opens.
• 1975
  • English FM stereo network opens.
• 1976
  • CRTC becomes Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
  • CBC is host broadcaster for the 1976 Summer Olympics
    1976 Summer Olympics
    The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
    
     in Montreal.
• 1977
  • CRTC hearings on pay TV
    Pay TV
    Pay television, premium television, or premium channels refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and internet television...
    
    .
  • CBC designs and installs broadcast facilities in the Canadian House of Commons
    Canadian House of Commons
    The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
    
     at Speaker's request.
• 1978
  • CRTC denies pay TV applications.
  • First TV production facilities in the North (Yellowknife).
  • CBC is host broadcaster for Commonwealth Games
    Commonwealth Games
    The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
    
     in Edmonton.
• 1979
  • Clyne Committee publishes report on implications of telecommunications for Canadian sovereignty
    Canadian sovereignty
    The sovereignty of Canada is major cultural matter in Canada. Several issues currently define Canadian sovereignty: the Canadian monarchy, telecommunication, the autonomy of provinces, and Canada's Arctic border....
    
    .
  • Start of live TV coverage of House of Commons via satellite and cable.

1980s

• 1980
  • B.C. Knowledge is established.
• 1981
  • CBC introduces closed captioning
    Closed captioning
    Closed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen or other visual display to provide additional or interpretive information to individuals who wish to access it...
    
     on Canadian TV programs.
  • CBC is asked to manage the installation of a telecommunications system (OASIS) in Parliamentary offices.
  • Government announces a three-year CBC trial of Canadian teletext system (Telidon
    Telidon
    Telidon was a videotex/teletext service developed by the Canadian Communications Research Centre during the late 1970s and early 1980s...
    
    ).
• 1982
  • The Report of the Applebaum-Hébert Committee is released.
  • Opening of Cancom to provide remote communities with additional TV services by satellite.
• 1983
  • Government creates Broadcast Program Development Fund.
  • Opening of first pay TV (general channels).
• 1984
  • CBC stereo networks start 24-hour broadcasting and supplementary cable distribution.
  • CBC is host broadcaster for the 12-day papal visit.
  • First pay TV specialty channels open.
  • Federal-provincial committee publishes report on future of French-language TV in Canada.
  • CBC and other broadcasters join TV5
    TV5MONDE
    TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
    
    , a European French-language satellite service.
• 1986
  • Federal Task Force on Program Review (Nielsen) publishes recommendations on culture and communications.
  • Opening of 2nd private French TV channel (Quatre Saisons) in Montreal.
  • The Federal Task Force on Broadcasting Policy (Caplan/Sauvageau) publishes its recommendations.
  • A commemorative postage stamp is issued for CBC's 50th anniversary.
• 1987
  • The CRTC licences 10 new specialty channels: nine on basic cable at the option of cable distributors (CBC All-News Channel (CBC Newsworld
    CBC Newsworld
    CBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and...
    
    ), Vision TV
    Vision TV
    VisionTV is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel that broadcasts multi-faith, multicultural, and general entertainment programming aimed at the 45 and over demographic....
    
    , YTV, MeteoMedia
    MétéoMédia
    MétéoMédia is a 24-hour Canadian French language Category A specialty channel and web site, which provides weather information 24 hours a day. It primarily serves viewers in Quebec, although some cable TV systems in Ontario and New Brunswick carry the channel as well. It is available nation-wide...
    
    : Weather Now, TV5
    TV5MONDE
    TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
    
    , Le Canal Famille, Musique Plus, Le Réseau des sports
    Réseau des sports
    Réseau des sports , is a Canadian French language Category C specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc....
    
    , MétéoMedia: Mété-Instant), and one pay TV service (Family).
  • The CRTC also authorizes distribution of The Sports Network (TSN
    The Sports Network
    The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
    
    ) and MuchMusic
    MuchMusic
    MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
    
     on basic cable.
• 1988
  • The CBC Broadcast Centre Development Project in Toronto gets Cabinet approval in April, and work starts in October.
  • The International French-language channel TV5 starts broadcasting in Canada in September.
  • Cabinet approves CBC licence to operate an English all-news channel.
• 1989
  • The CBC English all-news channel, Newsworld, is launched on July 31.
  • The CRTC holds hearings to consider CBC's application for an all-news channel in French. This first proposal is rejected.
  • The French private channel Le Réseau des Sports
    Réseau des sports
    Réseau des sports , is a Canadian French language Category C specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc....
    
     goes on air September 1.

1990s

• 1990
  • CBC publishes its vision for the future in a document entitled Mission, Values, Goals and Objectives.
  • CBC Engineering plays a proactive role in the development of Digital Audio Broadcasting.
  • CBC closes eleven regional stations as a result of budget cuts.
• 1991
  • CBC Toronto consolidates its operations into one downtown location, the new state-of-the-art Canadian Broadcasting Centre
    Canadian Broadcasting Centre
    The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, located in Toronto, Ontario, is the broadcast headquarters and master control point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English-language television and radio services...
    
    .
  • Bill C-40 on broadcasting receives royal assent on February 1 and is proclaimed Law on June 4.
• 1992
  • CBC develops a new identification program.
• 1994
  • CBC is host to the Commonwealth Games
    Commonwealth Games
    The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
    
     in Victoria.
  • CBC, in partnership with Power Broadcasting Inc., launches two new specialty channels to the United States: Trio
    Trio (TV network)
    Trio was an American cable and satellite television network.Trio went on the air in 1997, then originally owned and operated jointly by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Power Broadcasting Inc. as a venue for airing the CBC's arts, culture and entertainment programming in the U.S...
    
     and Newsworld International
    Newsworld International
    Newsworld International was a cable TV news channel broadcasting in the United States, whose content contained a mix of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other international newscasts. The channel reached about 20 million homes and provided its audience with the news from a variety of global...
    
    .
• 1995
  • CBC's French language all-news channel, Réseau de l'information
    Réseau de l'information
    Réseau de l'information is a Canadian French language Category C news channel operated by CBC/Radio-Canada. RDI began broadcasting on January 1, 1995, and is considered the French-language equivalent of the CBC News Network, also owned by the CBC....
    
     (RDI), is launched on January 1.
  • CBC establishes its web presence at CBC.ca
    CBC.ca
    CBC.ca is the English-language online service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was introduced in 1996. Under its previous names, the CBC's online service first went live in 1993....
    
     and at Radio-Canada.ca.
  • CBC is granted a licence to operate a new digital audio music service called Galaxie
    Galaxie
    Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual digital pay television audio service owned by Stingray Digital.-Programming:Galaxie consists of 49 commercial-free music based audio channels, each devoted to a particular genre, distributed through digital television platforms. Each channel consists of a...
    
    .
• 1996
  • CBC TV boasts an all-Canadian prime-time schedule.
  • The House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage presents its report on the future of CBC in a multi-channel universe.
• 1997
  • The CRTC approves CBC's applications to transfer CBF (French) and CBM (English) in Montreal, CBV (French) in Quebec City and CBL (English) in Toronto from the AM to the FM band.
  • The English Information Radio service is rebranded Radio One and the stereo music service, Radio Two. French Radio services are now called Première Chaîne and Chaîne culturelle.
  • Galaxie
    Galaxie
    Galaxie is a Canadian multilingual digital pay television audio service owned by Stingray Digital.-Programming:Galaxie consists of 49 commercial-free music based audio channels, each devoted to a particular genre, distributed through digital television platforms. Each channel consists of a...
    
    , the first pay, satellite and cable delivered audio service, is launched.
  • CBC files applications for six new specialty services: Le Réseau des Arts, Le Réseau de l'économie, Le Réseau de l'histoire, Land & Sea, Télé classique and The People Channel.
• 1998
  • The International Olympic Committee
    International Olympic Committee
    The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
    
     awards CBC, in partnership with NetStar, broadcast rights to the next five Olympic Games.
  • CBC makes a presentation to the CRTC's review of television policy in Canada, the first such review in 17 years.
  • On September 28, CBC Radio opens a station in Victoria, the last provincial capital to get a CBC Radio station.
  • The CRTC opens competition in the satellite delivery of radio and television services by giving Shaw Direct a licence.
• 1999
  • The CRTC holds public consultation sessions in 11 cities to find out what Canadians think about the CBC, its role, its programming and its direction.
  • CBC is the host broadcaster for the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg.

2000s

• 2000
  • The Y2K project team ensures that CBC/Radio-Canada does not experience technological problems on January 1.
  • CBC/Radio-Canada and Corus Entertainment Inc. partner on a new digital music service.
  • Radio de Radio-Canada opens a new station in Abitibi-Témiscamingue
    Abitibi-Témiscamingue
    Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
    
    .
  • CBC Radio 3 launches three websites geared to new music and youth culture: 120seconds.com, newmusiccanada.com and justconcerts.com.
  • The Nature of Things
    The Nature of Things
    The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on the CBC on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging...
    
    celebrates 40 years on CBC television.
• 2001
  • Three specialty services are launched in partnership with the private sector: ARTV
    ARTV
    ARTV is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel specializing in the arts and culture; including music, dance, theatre, visual arts as well as films and scripted television series.-History:...
    
    , The Documentary Channel
    The Documentary Channel
    The Documentary Channel may refer to:*Documentary , a Canadian speciality television channel*Documentary Channel , a New Zealand speciality television channel*DOC: The Documentary Channel, an American speciality television channel...
    
     and Country Canada
    Country Canada
    Country Canada may refer to two separate entities under the auspices of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:* CBC News: Country Canada, the long-running rural affairs series....
    
    .
  • The Centre de l'information in Montreal, a state-of-the-art facility for gathering and producing news for Télévision de Radio-Canada and RDI, is opened.
• 2002
  • CBC/Radio-Canada celebrates the 50th anniversary of public television in Canada with various events, including a historic visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the Canadian Broadcasting Centre
    Canadian Broadcasting Centre
    The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, located in Toronto, Ontario, is the broadcast headquarters and master control point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English-language television and radio services...
    
     in Toronto and, in partnership with Via Rail
    VIA Rail
    Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....
    
    , a special anniversary train travelling across the country.
  • All analogue
    Analog signal
    An analog or analogue signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal. It differs from a digital signal in terms of small fluctuations in the signal which are...
    
     distribution services are now converted to digital
    Digital
    A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
    
     technology.
  • Country Canada
    Country Canada
    Country Canada may refer to two separate entities under the auspices of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:* CBC News: Country Canada, the long-running rural affairs series....
    
     becomes wholly owned by CBC/Radio-Canada and changes its name to CBC Country Canada.
  • Hockey Night in Canada
    Hockey Night in Canada
    Hockey Night in Canada is the branding used for CBC Sports' presentations of the National Hockey League...
    
    and La Soirée du hockey
    La Soirée du hockey
    La Soirée du hockey was a popular ice hockey show in Quebec. It was the French language SRC equivalent of the English Canadian CBC show Hockey Night in Canada...
    
    launch their 50th season on CBC Television et la Télévision de Radio-Canada.
• 2003
  • State-of-the-art broadcast centres open in downtown Edmonton and Quebec City.
  • CBC/Radio-Canada is named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2004.
  • As It Happens
    As It Happens
    As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. Its 40th anniversary was celebrated on-air on 18 November 2008. It has been one of the most popular and acclaimed shows on CBC Radio; it is also distributed in the United States by Public Radio International.The bulk of the...
    
    celebrates 35 years on CBC Radio.
• 2004
  • Ottawa operations move to the new state-of-the-art CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre
    CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre
    The CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre is located on Sparks Street in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and is home to the head office of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the CBC's various English and French language operations in the National Capital Region...
    
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  • The Prairie Aboriginal Content Unit is created to develop First Nations storytelling content for both Radio and Television.
  • The Chaîne culturelle, Radio de Radio-Canada's music channel, is re-launched as Espace musique
    Espace musique
    Espace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
    
    .
  • Radio Canada International
    Radio Canada International
    Radio Canada International is the international broadcasting service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Until 1970, it was known as the CBC International Service and was sometimes referred to as the "Voice of Canada" in its early years.- The early years :The idea for creating an...
    
     adds a ninth language, Portuguese for Brazilians, to its line-up.
• 2005
  • Radio Canada International celebrates its 60th anniversary.
  • The CRTC approves SIRIUS Canada's satellite radio application, a partnership between CBC/Radio-Canada, Standard Radio Inc., and SIRIUS Satellite Radio. SIRIUS Canada's 100-channel line-up is announced, featuring six from CBC/Radio-Canada.
  • CBC Radio 3
    CBC Radio 3
    CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
    
     celebrates millionth podcast download.
  • Télévision de Radio-Canada and CBC Television jointly aired an important documentary on the 1995 Quebec referendum
    1995 Quebec referendum
    The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should secede from Canada and become an independent state, through the question:...
    
     called Point Break/Point de Rupture.
• 2006
  • CBC/Radio-Canada is the host broadcaster of the XVI International AIDS Conference, which is held in Toronto.
  • HDTV
    High-definition television
    High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
    
     service launches in Quebec City and Vancouver.
  • The daily program Virginie
    Virginie
    Virginie was a French-language Canadian television series that aired Monday through Thursday on Radio-Canada . It debuted in 1996. The show examined the public and private lives of teachers, students, and families at the fictional Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc high school...
    
    , which has run on Télévision de Radio-Canada since 1996, broke the record for most episodes ever produced as part of a French-language television drama series: 1221.
  • Radio de Radio-Canada's Première Chaîne marked Jacques Languirand
    Jacques Languirand
    Jacques Languirand is a radio host, writer, actor and director.He has been at the microphone for the same radio show, Par 4 chemins, for more than 40 years. He was awarded the C.M. on December 21, 1987 and the O.C...
    
    's 35th year on air by treating listeners to a major documentary on this legendary communicator, man of the theatre, and host of the program Par 4 chemins.
• 2007
  • Bernard Derome
    Bernard Derome
    Bernard Derome, CM, OQ is a news anchor for SRC Television, who anchored the weeknight editions of Le Téléjournal until December 18, 2008.-Biography:...
    
     hosted his 22nd election night special on Télévision de Radio-Canada; since 1972, he has anchored 11 federal elections, eight provincial elections and three referendums.
  • Jacques Bertrand and the entire Macadam tribus team celebrated the 10th anniversary of this offbeat radio program on Première Chaîne that mixes humour and serious discussion, reality and fiction, rap and electronica, animal life and the human condition, as well as News and views.
  • 3.7 million: Viewership to the first episode of CBC Television's Little Mosque on the Prairie
    Little Mosque on the Prairie
    Little Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan...
    
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  • 300,000: Number of subscribers to Sirius Canada
    Sirius Canada
    Sirius Canada is a Canadian company, a partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada.On November 24, 2010, following...
    
     Satellite Radio as of January 1, 2007 (six of Sirius Canada's 11 Canadian channels are provided by CBC/Radio-Canada).
  • CBC Records
    CBC Records
    CBC Records is a Canadian record label, owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which distributes CBC programming, including live concert performances in album and digital format....
    
     brings home two Juno awards in the Classical music category.
  • CBC Television
    CBC Television
    CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
    
    captures the first ever television Broadcaster of the Year Award at the prestigious New York Festivals.

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• CBC/Radio Canada