1979 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1979. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

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Events

DateEvent
February 26 CBC Television broadcasts live coverage of the total solar eclipse that occurred over the Canadian Prairies and parts of what is now Nunavut (originally the eastern parts of the Northwest Territories).
March 21 Juno Awards of 1979.
May 22Live coverage of the 1979 Canadian election airs on all the main networks.

Debuts

ShowStationPremiere Date
The Great Detective CBC Television January 17
You Can't Do That on Television CJOH-TV February 3
Romie-0 and Julie-8 CBC Television April 14
Smith & Smith CJOH-TV May 2
Read All About It! TVOntario
Cities CBC Television
Flappers September 21
The Littlest Hobo CTV October 11

Ending this year

ShowStationCancelled
Canada After Dark CBC Television January 26
The Magic Lie March 28
Science Magazine April 15
A Gift To Last December 16
Celebrity Cooks Global Unknown

Television shows

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Television stations

Debuts

DateMarketStationChannelAffiliationNotes/References
September 3 Toronto, Ontario CFMT-TV 47 Multicultural independent [1]
Unknown Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec CFEM-TV 13 TVA [2]

Network affiliation changes

DateMarketStationChannelOld affiliationNew affiliationSource
Unknown Vancouver, British Columbia
(Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, USA)
KVOS-TV 12 CBS Independent (primary)
CBS (secondary)
Most CBS programs on KVOS-TV (with a few exceptions) were dropped by the station due to complaints made by Seattle-based KIRO-TV, which is also carried on Vancouver-area cable systems.

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References

  1. “CFMT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. “CFEM-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.