The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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| Type |
Crown corporation Public broadcasting Broadcast Radio network Television network Online |
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| Country | Canada |
| Availability | National; available on terrestrial and cable systems in American border communities; available internationally via Internet and Sirius Satellite Radio |
| Headquarters |
CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
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Key people
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Hubert Lacroix (CEO) Heather Conway (EVP English Networks) Louis Lalande (EVP French Networks) |
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Launch date
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November 2, 1936 (radio) September 6, 1952 (television) |
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Official website
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www |
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster. The English- and French-language service units of the corporation are commonly known as CBC and Radio-Canada respectively, and both short-form names are also commonly used in the applicable language to refer to the corporation as a whole.
Although some local stations in Canada predate CBC's founding, CBC is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Canada, first established in its present form on November 2, 1936. Radio services include CBC Radio One, CBC Radio 2, Ici Radio-Canada Première, Ici Musique and the international radio service Radio Canada International. Television operations include CBC Television, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, CBC News Network, Ici RDI, Ici Explora, Documentary Channel (part ownership), and Ici ARTV. The CBC operates services for the Canadian Arctic under the names CBC North and Radio-Canada Nord. The CBC also operates digital services including CBC.ca/Ici.Radio-Canada.ca, CBC Radio 3, CBC Music/ICI.mu and Ici.TOU.TV, and owns 20.2% of satellite radio broadcaster Sirius XM Canada, which carries several CBC-produced audio channels.
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