1954 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television -related events in 1954.

Notable events

• CBWT, Winnipeg's CBC Television-Radio Canada Television station debuts on May 31, 1954.

Births

• March 4 – Catherine O'Hara, Canadian–American actress, writer and comedian
• March 13 – Robin Duke, actress and comedian ( SCTV , Saturday Night Live )
• May 24 – Marc Akerstream, actor (d. 1998)
• July 5 – Debra McGrath, actress and comedian ( SCTV )
• August 21 – Johanne Garneau, Québécoise actress

Television shows

Debuts

• Country Canada
• CBC News: The National

Endings

• Pépinot et Capucine (1952-1954, SRC)

Programs on-air this year

CBC

• Country Canada (1954-2007)
• CBC News Magazine (1952-1981)
• The National (1954–present)
• The C.G.E. Show (1952-1959)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
• Open House (1952-1962)

SRC

• Pépinot et Capucine (1952-1954)

Television stations

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Source
January 10	Montreal, Quebec	CBMT	6	CBC Television (O&O, primary) Paramount TV Net. (secondary)
March 1	Kitchener, Ontario	CKCO-TV	13	CBC Television
March 22	Fredericton, New Brunswick	CHSJ-TV	4	Independent
May 31	Winnipeg, Manitoba	CBWT	4	CBC Television (O&O, primary) Paramount TV Net. (secondary)	[1]
June 7	Hamilton/Toronto, Ontario	CHCH-TV	11	CBC Television	[2]
July 28	Regina, Saskatchewan	CKCK-TV	2	CBC Television (primary) CBS (secondary)	[3]
August 16	Pembroke/Ottawa, Ontario	CHOV-TV	5	CBC Television
September 16	Windsor, Ontario	CKLW-TV	9	CBC Television (primary) DuMont Television Network (secondary)	[4]
October 4	Thunder Bay, Ontario	CFPA-TV	2	CBC Television
October 8	Calgary, Alberta	CHCT-TV	2	CBC Television
October 9	Sydney, Nova Scotia	CJCB-TV	4	CBC Television	[5]
October 25	Edmonton, Alberta	CFRN-TV	3	CBC Television
November 21	Rimouski, Quebec	CJBR-TV	3	Radio-Canada	[6]
November 30	Moncton, New Brunswick	CKCW-TV	2	CBC Television
December 5	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	CFQC-TV	8
December 18	Kingston, Ontario	CKWS-TV	11
December 20	Halifax, Nova Scotia	CBHT	3	CBC Television (O&O)	[7]

References

1. Henry, Ann (June 1, 1954). “Two Years of Plans Pay Off”. The Winnipeg Tribune, p. 1.
2. "CHCH-DT | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
3. "CKCK-TV Station History by the Canadian Communications Foundation". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
4. 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-123.
5. Dulmage, Bill (December 2011). “Nova Scotia, CBHT-DT (CBC-TV), Halifax, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.” Archived 2016-02-10 at the Wayback Machine . Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
6. “CJBR-TV Station History” Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved February 2, 2019.
7. Dulmage, Bill (October 2012). “Nova Scotia, CBHT-DT (CBC-TV), Halifax, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.” Archived 2016-02-10 at the Wayback Machine . Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.

External links

• CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016)
• List of 1954 Canadian television series at IMDb