This is a list of television stations in Canada licensed to broadcast by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), all having call signs which begin with the letter C.
A blue background indicates a station that continues to broadcast exclusively via an analogue transmission in lieu of a conversion to digital broadcasting. A dark blue background indicates a station that acts as the flagship of a television network (CBC, Ici Radio-Canada, TVA, CTV, Citytv and Global) or a television system (CTV 2, CBC North and Omni).
Note that in recent years most Canadian television stations affiliated with a network are generally no longer identified by their call letters on air for the purposes of branding. For example, CFQC-DT in Saskatoon is branded as "CTV Saskatoon" and so on.
See also the list of Canadian television networks.
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 |
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APTN East | APTN | English, French, Aboriginal | Winnipeg, MB | Aboriginal Peoples Television Network |
APTN West | ||||
APTN HD | ||||
CTV 2 Alberta | CTV 2 | English | Edmonton, AB | Bell Media |
CTV 2 Atlantic | Halifax, NS | |||
Citytv Saskatchewan | Citytv | English | Regina, SK | Rogers Communications |
Knowledge Network | Educational | English | Burnaby, BC | Government of British Columbia |
Shaw Multicultural Channel | Multicultural | Ethnic | Vancouver, BC | Shaw Communications |
Cable 14 | Community | English | Hamilton, ON | Cogeco, Shaw Communications, Source Cable |
Coast Cable 11 | Community | English | BC | Coast Cable Communications |
NAC TV (CH5248) | Community | English | Neepawa, MB | Neepawa Resource Centre |
WGCtv | Community | English | Brandon, MB | Westman Communications Group |
EastLink TV | Cable operator | English | ON, QC, NS, NB, PEI | EastLink TV |
Shaw Spotlight | Cable operator | English | Various cities | Shaw Communications |
Kenora, ON | ||||
YourTV | Cable operator | English | Kingston, ON | Cogeco |
North Bay, ON | ||||
Windsor, ON | ||||
TFO | Educational | French | Toronto, ON | Government of Ontario |
Rogers TV | Cable operator | English | ON | Rogers Communications |
TV Rogers | Cable operator | French | ON | Rogers Communications |
TVC9 Cablevision | Cable operator | French | Val-d'Or, QC | |
MAtv | Cable operator | French | QC | Vidéotron |
Canal Info Videotron | Cable operator | French | QC | Vidéotron |
TSC | Shopping | English | Canada | Rogers Communications |
Made in Punjab TV | Indian | Punjabi | BC | Navalpreet Rangi |
ShopTV Canada (defunct) | Shopping | English | Canada | Torstar |
Star Ray TV | Pirate | English | Toronto, ON | |
House of Assembly Channel | Parliamentary | English | NL | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Legislative Television | Parliamentary | English | NS | Government of Nova Scotia |
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service | Parliamentary | English | NB | Government of New Brunswick |
Ontario Parliament Network | Parliamentary | English | ON | Government of Ontario |
Saskatchewan Legislative Network | Parliamentary | English | SK | Government of Saskatchewan |
Hansard TV | Parliamentary | English | BC | Government of British Columbia |
Canal de l'Assemblée nationale | Parliamentary | French | QC | Government of Quebec |
CJOH-DT is a television station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, serving the National Capital Region as part of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Pembroke-licensed CTV 2 outlet CHRO-TV. The two stations share studios with Bell's Ottawa radio properties at the Market Media Mall building on George Street in downtown Ottawa's ByWard Market; CJOH-DT's transmitter is located on the Ryan Tower at Camp Fortune in Chelsea, Quebec, north of Gatineau.
CKWS-DT is a television station in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station maintains studios on Queen Street in downtown Kingston, and its transmitter is located near Highway 95 on Wolfe Island, south of the city.
Simultaneous substitution is a practice mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) requiring broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs) in Canada to distribute the signal of a local or regional over-the-air station in place of the signal of a foreign or non-local television station, when the two stations are broadcasting identical programming simultaneously.
CKXT-DT was a broadcast television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which broadcast to much of southern and eastern Ontario. It was owned by Quebecor Media through its Groupe TVA unit. Although beginning as a general interest independent station carrying a typical schedule of entertainment and information programming, by the time of the station's closure on November 1, 2011, the station had been converted into an over-the-air simulcast of Quebecor's cable news channel, Sun News Network. The station transmitted on channel 52 in Toronto.
CHFD-DT is a television station in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with the Global Television Network. It is owned by locally based Dougall Media alongside CTV affiliate CKPR-DT. Both stations share studios on Hill and Van Norman Streets in central Thunder Bay, while CHFD-DT's transmitter is located in Shuniah, Ontario.
CTV News Channel is a Canadian specialty news channel owned by Bell Media. It broadcasts national and international news headlines, breaking news, and information. The channel is headquartered at 9 Channel Nine Court in the Agincourt neighbourhood of Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario.
Max Trax was a Canadian pay television audio service that broadcast continuous streaming music on multiple channel feeds. The service was owned by Stingray Digital.
MTV was a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel formerly owned by Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. with the name and branding used under a licensing agreement with Paramount Global. Originally devoted to talk, lifestyle, documentary and scripted programming, the channel drifted towards programming sourced from its U.S. counterpart aimed at men ages 12-87 before the channel would wind down in 2024.
CBKST, VHF analogue channel 11, was a CBC Television owned-and-operated station licensed to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, which operated from 1971 to 2012. The station was owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBKST's master control facilities were located in the Hutchinson Building on 2nd Avenue South in Downtown Saskatoon after being relocated from an office tower above Midtown Plaza. Its transmitter was located between Highways 5 and 41.
CBKT-DT is a CBC Television station in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBKFT-DT. The two outlets share studios with sister radio stations CBK, CBK-FM and CBKF-FM at the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre at 2440 Broad Street in Downtown Regina; CBKT-DT's transmitter is located near McDonald Street/Highway 46, just northeast of Regina proper.
CKCK-DT is a television station in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Bell Media, the station maintains studios and transmitter facilities on Eastgate Drive and Highway 1, just east of Regina proper.
CBC Television is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952, with its main studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. Its French-language counterpart is Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
CIPA-DT is a television station in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Bell Media, it is a semi-satellite of CFQC-DT in Saskatoon. CIPA-DT's studios are located on 10 Street West in Downtown Prince Albert, and its transmitter is located between Louis Reil Trail/Highway 11 and Highway 2, south-southwest of the city.
Stingray Juicebox is a Canadian discretionary music specialty channel owned by Stingray Group. It is a commercial-free channel that broadcasts music and music videos aimed towards children and teens.
CFTO-DT is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Barrie-based CTV 2 flagship CKVR-DT, channel 3. CFTO-DT's studios are located at 9 Channel Nine Court in Agincourt, and its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower in Downtown Toronto. The station shares the Agincourt studio complex with CTV's headquarters, which includes studios for the network's news programming, along with most of Bell Media's specialty channels.
Digital terrestrial television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standard. Because Canada and the U.S. use the same standard and frequencies for channels, people near the Canada–United States border can watch digital television programming from television stations in either country where available. The ATSC standards are also used in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Suriname, and South Korea.
A Category C service is the former term for a Canadian discretionary specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, operates under the conditions of license for "competitive Canadian specialty services operating in the genres of mainstream sports and national news".
National Geographic Wild is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment and National Geographic Global Networks. The channel airs programming devoted to wildlife, nature, and animals.
A discretionary service is a Canadian specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried optionally by all subscription television providers. It replaces the previous category A, category B, category C, and premium classifications.