1955 in Canadian television

Overview of the events of 1955 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1955.

## Notable events

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## Births

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## Television programs

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### Debuts

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* Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978)
* Maggie Muggins (1955–1962)

### Programs on-air this year

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#### CBC

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* 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

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### Debuts

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Date  | Market  | Station  | Channel  | Affiliation  | Source

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January 28  | Brandon, Manitoba | CKX-TV | 5  | CBC Television |
March 25  | Peterborough, Ontario | CHEX-TV | 12  | CBC Television |
June 24  | Ottawa, Ontario | CBOFT | 9  | Radio-Canada | [1]
September 6  | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador | CJON-TV | 6  | CBC Television  |
September 28  | Barrie/Toronto, Ontario | CKVR-TV | 3  | [2]
November 18  | Wingham/London, Ontario | CKNX-TV | 8  |
November 20  | Lethbridge, Alberta | CISA-TV | 7  |
November 28  | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | CJIC-TV | 5  |
December 1  | Jonquiere/Saguenay, Quebec | CKRS-TV | 12  | Radio-Canada |
December 19  | North Bay, Ontario | CKNY-TV | 10  | CBC Television  |

### Network affiliation changes

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Date  | Market  | Station  | Channel  | Old affiliation  | New affiliation  | Source

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Unknown  | Vancouver, British Columbia
(Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, USA) | KVOS-TV | 12  | DuMont Television Network (primary)
CBS (secondary)  | CBS (primary)
DuMont (secondary)  |

## References

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1. ^ "CBOFT-DT | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
2. ^ "CKVR-DT | History of Canadian Broadcasting".

## External links

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* CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016)
* List of 1955 Canadian television series at IMDb

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