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1955 in Canadian television

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List of years 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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Programs on-air this year

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Television stations

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Debuts

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Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Source
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
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".
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