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List of television stations in Canada

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This page lists the table of every television station in Canada by call sign. For the list of television networks in Canada, see the List of Canadian television networks (table).

Under the current digital television transition, television stations in Mandatory Markets, in Canada are launching digital transmissions by August 31, 2011. On August 18, 2011, the CRTC issued a decision that allows CBC's mandatory market rebroadcasting transmitters in analog remain on-air until August 31, 2012. Where known, a digital channel assignment is noted below. Digital channels listed on a green background have already been launched, while those listed on a red background have not yet commenced operations. In some cases, the digital channels have been allocated but the stations have not applied to use them; as there is no requirement that Canadian stations begin digital broadcasts before the end-August 2011 analogue shutdown, it is currently unknown whether some broadcasters will ask to flash-cut on their existing frequencies or to continue on their assigned digital channel.

Categorized channels

Flagship stations are highlighted in grey.

Analog

Call sign Network/system Location Meaning Analog
CFEG Independent Abbotsford, British Columbia Christ's Followers Extending Grace 19
CFJC Citytv affiliate Kamloops, British Columbia 4
CFRN-TV-6 CTV Edmonton, Alberta C F Rice Nielsen 8
CFSO Independent Cardston, Alberta Coming From SOuthern Alberta 32
CFTK CTV 2 Terrace, British Columbia C F Terrace and Kitimat 3
CHAT Citytv affiliate Medicine Hat, Alberta C Medicine HAT 6
CHBX CTV Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 2
CHCO Independent St. Andrews, New Brunswick CHarlotte COunty 26
CHET Independent Chetwynd, British Columbia CHETwynd 55
CHEX-TV-2 Global Oshawa, Ontario C H Peterborough EXaminer (newspaper/founder/sister station) 22
CHMG Independent Quebec City, Quebec CH MaG 9
CHNE Independent Cheticamp, Nova Scotia CHéticamp, Nouvelle-Écosse 36
CHOB Independent Maskwacis, Alberta C HOBbema (former name of community) 43
CHRO CTV 2 Pembroke, Ontario CH PembROke 5
CHVC Independent Valemount, British Columbia CH Valemount Community 7
CICC CTV Yorkton, Saskatchewan 10
CICI CTV Sudbury, Ontario 5
CIHC Independent Hay River, Northwest Territories C Independent Hay River Community 5
CIII-TV-2 Global Bancroft, Ontario 2
CIMC Independent Isle Madame, Nova Scotia Canada Isle Madame Community TV 10
CIPA CTV Prince Albert, Saskatchewan C I Prince Albert 9
CITO CTV Timmins, Ontario C I Timmins, Ontario 3
CJBN Global affiliate Kenora, Ontario Carl Johnson and Bertil Nilson 13
CJCB CTV Sydney, Nova Scotia C J Cape Breton 4
CJDC CTV 2 Dawson Creek, British Columbia C J Dawson Creek 5
CKNY CTV North Bay, Ontario C K North BaY 10
CKPG Citytv affiliate Prince George, British Columbia C K Prince George 2
CKWS-TV-2 Global Prescott, Ontario C Kingston Whig-Standard (the original owner of CKWS) 26

Digital

Call sign Network/system Location Meaning Digital channel
Actual Virtual
CBAFT Ici Radio-Canada Moncton, NB CBC Atlantic French Television 11 11.1
CBAT CBC Fredericton, NB CBC Atlantic Television 31 4.1
CBCT CBC Charlottetown, PEI CBC Charlottetown Television 13 13.1
CBET CBC Windsor, Ontario CBC Essex County Television 9 9.1
CBFT Ici Radio-Canada Montreal, Quebec CBC French Television 19 2.1
CBHT CBC Halifax, NS CBC Halifax Television 39 3.1
CBKFT Ici Radio-Canada Regina, SK 13 13.1
CBKT CBC Regina, SK CBC Henry Kelsey Television 9 9.1
CBLFT Ici Radio-Canada Toronto, Ontario CBC Great Lakes French Television 25 25.1
CBLT CBC Toronto, Ontario CBC Great Lakes Television 20 5.1
CBMT CBC Montreal, Quebec CBC Montreal Television 21 6.1
CBNT CBC St. John's, NL CBC Newfoundland Television 8 8.1
CBOFT Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa, Ontario CBC Ottawa French Television 33 9.1
CBOT CBC Ottawa, Ontario CBC Ottawa Television 25 4.1
CBRT CBC Calgary, AB CBC CalgaRy Television 21 9.1
CBUFT Ici Radio-Canada Vancouver, BC CBC Vancouver French Television 26 26.1
CBUT CBC Vancouver, BC CBC Vancouver Television 43 2.1
CBVT Ici Radio-Canada Quebec City, Quebec CBC Ville de Québec Television 25 11.1
CBWFT Ici Radio-Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba CBC Winnipeg French Television 51 3.1
CBWT CBC Winnipeg, Manitoba CBC Winnipeg Television 27 6.1
CBXFT Ici Radio-Canada Edmonton, AB 47 11.1
CBXT CBC Edmonton, AB CBC Edmonton Television 42 5.1
CFAP V Quebec City, Quebec C F Adélard Pouliot (station founder's Middle and last initials) 39 2.1
CFCF CTV Montreal, Quebec Canada's First, Canada's Finest 12 12.1
CFCM TVA Quebec City, Quebec 17 4.1
CFCN-DT-5 CTV Calgary, AB 29 4.1
CFEM TVA affiliate Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec 13 13.1
CFER TVA Rimouski, Quebec C From the East to Rimouski 11 11.1
CFGS V affiliate Gatineau, Quebec/Ottawa, Ontario 34 34.1
CFHD Independent Montreal, Quebec Ici Television 47 47.1
CFJP V Montreal, Quebec CF Jean Pouliot (station/network founder) 35 35.1
CFKM V Trois-Rivières, Quebec 34 16.1
CFKS V Sherbrooke, Quebec 30 30.1
CFMT Omni Toronto, Ontario Canada's First Multicultural Television 30 47.1
CFPL CTV 2 London, Ontario C Free Press of London 10 10.1
CFQC CTV Saskatoon, SK 8 8.1
CFRE Global Regina, SK C F REgina 11 11.1
CFRN CTV Edmonton, AB C F Rice Nielsen 12 3.1
CFRS V Saguenay, Quebec C F Radio Saguenay 13 4.1
CFSK Global Saskatoon, Saskatchewan C F SasKatoon or SasKatchewan 42 4.1
CFTF V affiliate Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec 29 29.1
CFTM TVA Montreal, Quebec C F Télé-Métropole 10 10.1
CFTO CTV Toronto, Ontario Canada's Foremost, Toronto's Own 8 9.1
CFTU Independent Montreal, Quebec Canal Savoir 29 29.1
CFTV Independent Leamington, Ontario Community Focus TV 34 34.1
CFVS V affiliate Val-d'Or, Quebec 25 25.1
CFYK CBC Yellowknife, NT Canada's Finest YellowKnife 8 8.1
CHAN Global Vancouver, BC CHANnel 22 8.1
CHAU TVA affiliate Carleton, Quebec 5 5.1
CHBC Global Kelowna, BC C H British Columbia 27 2.1
CHCH Independent Hamilton, Ontario C Hamilton's CHannel 15 11.1
CHEK Independent Victoria, BC CHE(C)K 49 6.1
CHEM TVA Trois-Rivières, Quebec 8 8.1
CHEX Global Peterborough, Ontario C H Peterborough EXaminer 12 12.1
CHFD Global affiliate Thunder Bay, Ontario C H. F. Dougall 4 4.1
CHLT TVA Sherbrooke, Quebec CHerbrooke La Tribune (local newspaper/founder) 7 7.1
CHMI Citytv Winnipeg, Manitoba C H Manitoba Independent 13 13.1
CHNB Global Saint John, NB C H New Brunswick 12 12.1
CHNM Omni Vancouver, BC CHaNnel M (former branding) or CHaNnel Multicultural 20 42.1
CHNU ZoomerMedia Fraser Valley, BC C H Nowtv (former branding) UHF 47 66.1
CHOT TVA affiliate Gatineau, Quebec/Ottawa, Ontario C'est Hull-Ottawa Télévision 40 40.1
CHRO-DT-43 CTV 2 Pembroke, ON CH PembROke 7 43.1
CHWI CTV 2 Windsor, Ontario CHatham WIndsor 16 16.1
CICA Independent Toronto, Ontario CI Communications Authority 19 19.1
CICT Global Calgary, AB C Independent Calgary Television 41 2.1
CIHF Global Halifax, NS C Independent in Halifax and Fredericton 8 8.1
CIII-DT-41 Global Toronto, Ontario C III (three) 17 41.1
CIIT ZoomerMedia Winnipeg, Manitoba C I ManIToba 35 35.1
CIMT TVA affiliate Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec 9 9.1
CISA Global Lethbridge, AB Canadian Independent Southern Alberta 7 7.1
CITL CTV affiliate Lloydminster, AB/SK C I Television in Lloydminster 4 4.1
CITS CTS Burlington, Ontario Crossroads I Television System 14 36.1
CITV Global Edmonton, AB C Independent TeleVision 13 13.1
CITY Citytv Toronto, Ontario City 18 57.1
CIVI CTV 2 Victoria, BC C I Vancouver Island 23 23.1
CIVM Télé-Québec Montreal, Quebec 'CI Ville de Montreal 26 17.1
CIVT CTV Vancouver, BC C IV (fourth TV station in the city) Television or C I Vancouver Television 32 32.1
CJBR Ici Radio-Canada Rimouski, Quebec C Jules A. BRilliant (station founder) 45 2.1
CJCH CTV Halifax, NS 48 5.1
CJCO Omni Calgary, AB C J Calgary's Omni 38 38.1
CJEO Omni Edmonton, AB C J Edmonton's Omni 44 56.1
CJIL Independent Lethbridge, AB C J Independent Lethbridge 17 17.1
CJMT Omni Toronto, Ontario C J Multicultural Television 26 40.1
CJNT Citytv Montreal, Quebec C J MoNtreal
Television
49 62.1
CJOH CTV Ottawa, Ontario C J Ottawa-Hull 13 13.1
CJON Independent St. John's, NL C JOhN 21 21.1
CJPM TVA Saguenay, Quebec 46 6.1
CKAL Citytv Calgary, Alberta C K CALgary or ALberta 49 5.1
CKCK CTV Regina, SK 8 2.1
CKCO CTV Kitchener, Ontario C Kitchener, Central Ontario 13 13.1
CKCS CTS Calgary, AB 32 32.1
CKCW CTV Moncton, New Brunswick 29 29.1
CKEM Citytv Edmonton, Alberta C K EdMonton 17 51.1
CKES CTS Edmonton, AB 30 30.1
CKLT CTV Saint John, NB C K Lionel Television 9 9.1
CKMI-DT-1 Global Montreal, Quebec 15 15.1
CKND Global Winnipeg, Manitoba C K North Dakota (the station's original location as KCND-TV from 1959 to 1975) 40 9.1
CKPR CTV affiliate Thunder Bay, Ontario C K Port ARthur 2 2.1
CKRT Ici Radio-Canada affiliate Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec Charlevoix - Kamouraska - Rivière-du-Loup - Témiscouata 7 7.1
CKSA Global affiliate Lloydminster, AB/SK C K Saskatchewan and Alberta 2 2.1
CKSH Ici Radio-Canada Sherbrooke, Quebec C K SHerbrooke 9 9.1
CKTM Ici Radio-Canada Trois-Rivières, Quebec C K Télévision Mauricie 28 13.1
CKTV Ici Radio-Canada Saguenay, Quebec C K TéléVision 12 12.1
CKVR CTV 2 Barrie, Ontario C K Valerie and Ralph Snelgrove (station founders) 10 3.1
CKVU Citytv Vancouver, British Columbia C K Vancouver UHF 33 10.1
CKWS Global Kingston, Ontario C Kingston Whig-Standard (the original owner of CKWS) 11 11.1
CKY CTV Winnipeg, Manitoba 7 7.1

Other channels

The following is a list of other channels (network cable only channels, former OTA channels, pirate channels) that are Canadian non-specialty channels that do not fall in either categories A, B, or C.

Channel name Type/network Language Location Ownership Notes
APTN East APTN English, French, Aboriginal Winnipeg, Manitoba Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Cable only
APTN West APTN English, French, Aboriginal Winnipeg, Manitoba Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Cable only
APTN HD APTN English, French, Aboriginal Winnipeg, Manitoba Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Cable only
CTV Two Alberta CTV Two English Edmonton, Alberta Bell Media Cable only
CTV Two Atlantic CTV Two English Halifax, Nova Scotia Bell Media Cable only
Citytv Saskatchewan Citytv English Regina, Saskatchewan Rogers Communications Cable only
Knowledge Network Educational English Burnaby, British Columbia Government of British Columbia
Shaw Multicultural Channel Multicultural Ethnic Vancouver, British Columbia Shaw Communications
Cable 14 Community English Hamilton, Ontario Cogeco, Shaw Communications, Source Cable
Coast Cable 11 Community English British Columbia Coast Cable Communications Coast Cable only
NAC TV (CH5248) Community English Neepawa, Manitoba Neepawa Resource Centre
WGCtv (Westman Communications Group) Community English Brandon, Manitoba
EastLink TV Cable operator English ON, QC, NS, NB, PEI EastLink TV Eastlink Cable only
Shaw TV Cable operator English Various cities Shaw Communications
Shaw TV Kenora Cable operator English Kenora, Ontario Shaw Communications
TVCogeco (Kingston, Ontario) Cable operator English Kingston, Ontario Cogeco
TVCogeco (North Bay, Ontario) Cable operator English North Bay, Ontario Cogeco
TVCogeco Windsor Cable operator English Windsor, Ontario Cogeco
TFO Educational French Toronto, Ontario Government of Ontario Previously over-the-air
Rogers TV Cable operator English Ontario Rogers Communications Rogers Cable only
TV Rogers Cable operator French Ontario Rogers Communications Rogers Cable only
TVC9 Cablevision Cable operator French Val-d'Or, Quebec
Vox Cable operator French Quebec Vidéotron
Canal Info Videotron Cable operator French Quebec Vidéotron Videotron Cable only
The Shopping Channel Shopping English Canada Rogers Communications
Made in Punjab TV Indian Punjabi British Columbia Navalpreet Rangi Cable Only
ShopTV Canada (defunct) Shopping English Canada Torstar Media Group Television
Star Ray TV Pirate English Toronto, Ontario Unlicensed, pirate station
House of Assembly Channel Parliamentary English Newfoundland and Labrador Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Cable only
Legislative Television Parliamentary English Nova Scotia Government of Nova Scotia Cable only
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service Parliamentary English New Brunswick Government of New Brunswick Cable only
Ontario Parliament Network Parliamentary English Ontario Government of Ontario Cable only
Saskatchewan Legislative Network Parliamentary English Saskatchewan Government of Saskatchewan Cable only
Hansard TV Parliamentary English British Columbia Government of British Columbia Cable only
Canal de l'Assemblée nationale Parliamentary French Quebec Government of Quebec Cable only

See also