Ici RDI
| Ici RDI | |
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| Launched | January 1, 1995 |
| Owned by | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV 16:9) 720p (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Quoi qu'il arrive (Whatever happens) |
| Country | Canada |
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Formerly called | Réseau de l'information (1995-2014) |
| Sister channel(s) |
CBC News Network Ici Radio-Canada Télé |
| Website | Ici RDI (French) |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Bell TV | Channel 126 (SD) Channel 1882 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 730 (SD) Channel 394 /219 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 803 (SD) Channel 903 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 117 (SD) Channel 1117 (HD) |
| MTS | Channel 139 (SD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 8053 (SD) Channel 2053 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 273 (SD) |
| Telus Quebec | Channel 15 (SD) Channel 515 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 613 (HD) (ON) Channel 36 (HD) (QC) |
| Zazeen | Channel 202 (HD) |
Ici RDI (stylized ICI RDI) is a Canadian French language Category C news channel operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The channel began broadcasting on January 1, 1995 as Réseau de l'information (English: Information Network). It is the French-language equivalent of CBC News Network.
Ici RDI is distributed on basic cable and satellite television to 9.8 million homes, including two million in Quebec and seen each week by half-million English viewers. The channel has mandatory carriage status for viewers outside Quebec.
Ici RDI relies on the news-gathering resources of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:
Ici RDI provides news, business, weather and sports information on Air Canada's inflight entertainment and is seen in five major Canadian airports as RDI express.
According to the Canadian Communication's Monitoring report - Broadcasting System 2014, there are 11.1 million subscribers to the channel and revenue of $54.6 million.
Ici RDI broadcasts full local, national and international newscasts at the top of each hour and headlines every half hour from the newsroom of La Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal and Quebec City. Le Téléjournal Midi is broadcast each weekday at noon and the main evening news bulletin Le Téléjournal/Le Point every evening live at 9:00 p.m. (eastern). These bulletins are also seen on the main French-language television network, Ici Radio-Canada Télé. The channel covers big events live and also rebroadcasts the main supper-hour bulletins from CBVT-DT Quebec City, CBAFT-DT Moncton and CKTV-DT Saguenay.
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