List of Canadian television networks

For Canadian cable & satellite pay TV provider channels in general presented in list format, see List of Canadian television channels.

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.

## Networks list

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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

### 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

### 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

### 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

### Independent networks

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* CHCH
* NTV
* CHEK
* Joytv
* FaithTV
* Miracle Channel

### Defunct television systems

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A-Channel (merged into Citytv)

BBS

## See also

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* 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

## Notes

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1. ^ Although the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was founded in 1932, it did not begin television transmissions until 1952.
2. ^ CKVR-DT, a former CBC affiliate, becomes an independent station in 1995.
3. ^ CITY-TV launched in 1972. CKVU-TV adopted the moniker in 2002, and the former Craig Media stations also adopted the Citytv moniker when they were bought in 2005.
4. ^ CFMT-TV launched in 1979. CJMT-TV launched in 2002. CHNU-TV (NOW TV) was bought in 2005, and CIIT-TV was purchased before it went on the air, in February 2006.