Canal M

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Canal M
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Country Canada
Broadcast areaNational
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec
Ownership
OwnerVues & Voix
History
Launched1985
Former namesRadio de la Magnétothèque (1985 - 2011)
Links
Website Canal M (in French)

Canal M is a Canadian 24-hour French language non-profit audio broadcast television service. Canal M is an audio-only service that broadcasts readings of news articles from newspapers and magazines. It is owned by Vues & Voix. Canal M is a volunteer-based service, where individuals perform voice recordings at recording centres in Quebec.

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History

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The channel originally launched in 1985 as Radio de la Magnétothèque (more commonly referred to as La Magnétothèque, the name of its parent company). The channel was originally operating without a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) granted broadcast licence. However, in October 1990, the CRTC officially approved the licence for the service. [1]

Later, in August 2009, the CRTC approved another application by La Magnétothèque that would grant the service mandatory carriage on the basic package of television service providers' systems in Quebec. [2]

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In March 2011, Radio de la Magnétothèque was renamed Canal M to coincide with the rebranding of its parent company, from La Magnétothèque to Vues & Voix. [3]

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References

  1. Decision CRTC 90-1060 CRTC 1990-10-16
  2. Broadcasting Order CRTC 2009-542 CRTC 2009-08-31
  3. La Magnétothèque devient Vues et Voix Radio-Canada 2011-03-30 (in French)