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Le Canal Nouvelles
CountryCanada
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Ownership
OwnerTVA Group

Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a Canadian French language Category C 24-hour headline news specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Its broadcasting headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec. The channel, operated and programmed by the TVA Nouvelles division, was launched on September 8, 1997.

Programming

LCN broadcasts two 30-minute news segments per hour with headlines scrolling at the bottom of the screen.

Quebecor also owns the TVA network. Many news reports shown on TVA are also shown on LCN. LCN is also simulcast for several hours overnight on TVA, with the TVA logo superimposed over the LCN logo.

LCN's anchors include Pierre Bruneau, Réjean Léveillé, Jean-François Guérin, Karine Champagne, Pascale Déry, Julie Marcoux, Mélanie Bergeron and Pierre Cantin.

The channel broadcasts factual current affairs programs, such as Denis Lévesque (hosted by Denis Lévesque, Le Vrai Négociateur (hosted by Claude Poirier), Dumont (hosted by Mario Dumont), and Franchement Martineau (hosted by Richard Martineau).

Previous logos

1997–2005 2005–2007 2007–2014

LCN HD

A high definition channel called LCN HD was launched as a simulcast of LCN on December 7, 2009. It is available on Cogeco, Vidéotron, Bell TV, Bell Fibe and Shaw Direct.

See also

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