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1983 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 from 1983.

Events

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Date Event
February 1 The first pay television channels launch. They include Movie Central, The Movie Network, Super Écran.
March 23 4th Genie Awards.
April 5 Juno Awards of 1983.
May 29 The Atlantic Satellite Network launches in the Maritime provinces.

Debuts

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Show Station Premiere Date
The Joke's on Us Global January 10
Fraggle Rock CBC Television
Guess What CTV
Snow Job February 21

Ending this year

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Show Station Cancelled
V.I.P. CBC Television April 8
Home Fires November 17
The Alan Thicke Show CTV Unknown
Headline Hunters
University of the Air
Read All About It! TVOntario

Television shows

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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TV movies and miniseries

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Television stations

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Debuts

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Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References
March Regina, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Legislative Network (cable-only) Independent
Unknown Cardston, Alberta CFSO-TV 32 [1]
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia CHNE-TV 36 [2]
High Prairie, Alberta CIRE-TV 12 [3]
Neepawa, Manitoba CH5248 30 Community channel Over-the-air relaunch of NAC TV
Teslin, Yukon CFTS-TV 6 Independent [4]
Valemount, British Columbia CHVC-TV-1 7 [5]

Network affiliation changes

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Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation References
December 18 Carleton, Quebec CHAU-TV 5 Radio-Canada TVA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CFSO-DT Station History"[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "CHME-DT Station History"[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "CIRE-DT Station History"[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "CFTS-DT Station History"[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ "CHVC-TV Station History"[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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