History Creator / CBC

The flagship newscast for CBC Television is ''The National'', which has been [[LongRunners running in some form since 1954]], with Lloyd Robertson (who defected to CTV News) and Knowlton Nash as the most well-known anchors before Peter Mansbridge began his long run at the anchor desk in the late 1980s. Beginning in 1982, it was paired with ''The Journal'', a current-affairs program hosted by Barbara Frum. After Frum's death from chronic leukemia in 1992, the CBC attempted to revamp their news offerings by integrating them into a single show, which wasn't a bad idea in concept. However, major issues arose with the new ''[[DorkAge CBC Prime Time News]]''. One of the biggest ones was that at the time, [[RightHandVsLeftHand the news division was separate from the current-affairs division]][[note]]the BBC had suffered an issue like this in the early 1980s; when upper management decided to replace their normal evening news bulletin and the magazine show ''Nationwide'' (which was produced by current-affairs and featured regional news bulletins) with a single show called ''Sixty Minutes'' {no relation to the US magazine show}, it suffered thanks to the tense relationship between the two divisions; the show failed and replaced by the ''BBC Six O'Clock News'' in 1984[[/note]], which was why ''The Journal'' had been separate prior to this; as a result, there was visible on-air tension between Peter Mansbridge and Pamela Wallin, brought in from CTV as co-anchor. Not only that, the new program was [[ScrewedByTheNetwork not placed in the 10PM slot where the]] ''National/Journal'' combo had done well against mostly dramas. It had been moved to 9PM-- smack dab against many popular American imports, causing ratings to crater. (Indeed, a separate newscast over on CBC Newsworld that had taken the ''National'' [[EpicFail name got better ratings!]]) By 1995, Wallin was out and the old format was back in, albeit mostly under the ''National'' name, and in 2001 a revamp reintegrated the long-form features back into the main program. After Mansbridge's retirement in 2017 from the anchor desk, another revamp occurred, with a new set of younger anchors and multiple broadcast locations (Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver), and a goal of not just being a news bulletin. The current anchors as of 2020 are Andrew Chang and Adrienne Arsenault Mondays through Thursdays, and Ian Hanomasing Friday nights and weekends. The French equivalent, ''Le Téléjournal'', has been airing since 1970, and is currently anchored by Céline Galipeau weeknights and Pascale Nadeau weekends.

* ''Uncover: Escaping NXIVM'': an investigative podcast about the self-help group NXIVM which has been [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement alleged]] to be a cult that abuses its members.

* ''[[Anime/AlicesAdventuresInWonderlandJP Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (French network; the English dub aired on [=TVOntario=])

* ''[[Series/SesameStreet Sesame Park/Canadian Sesame Street]]''[[note]]The original series aired in English (with added Canadian content, including French instructional segments) and dubbed on the French network as ''Bonjour Sesame'' (briefly, circa 1975). The all-Canadian ''Sesame Park'' also had a French-Canadian dub, but it did not air on SRC but instead on Francophone educational channels such as Ontario's TFO.[[/note]]

* ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' (1979 anime; aired on French network in 1989)

In addition, the TV network had remarkable vision in children's programming and enticed masters like American Robert Homme to bring his public broadcasting show, ''Series/TheFriendlyGiant'', to the CBC in 1958 which became a Canadian classic for decades. Furthermore, it did the same inviting Creator/FredRogers to redevelop his discontinued ''Children's Corner'' TV show on Philadelphia TV into ''[=MisteRogers=]'', which proved a precursor for the iconic ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which he eventually took back to the USA when his work visa ran out. As it happened, Canadian children were not left out with that master's departure considering his understudy, Ernie Coombs, decided to stay and develop his own series, ''Series/MrDressup'', which became a beloved landmark of Canadian television in its own right. Another early favorite, running for 14 seasons, was the pioneering ''Chez Hélène'', which was like a bilingual version of ''[=MisteRogers=]'' with two female hosts, one speaking English and the other French. The explosive popularity of ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the early 1970s spelled the end for the still-popular ''Hélène'', with the CBC producing its own version of ''Sesame'' combining U.S. footage with custom made spots for Canadian kids, including French lessons; new original Muppet characters, including a French-speaking otter, were also created later, becoming the genesis of CBC's own completely original and unfortunately short-lived version, ''Sesame Park'', in the late 1990s. (CBC's ''Sesame'' is probably best known internationally because of the TV special ''Basil Hears a Noise'', which got a U.S. release, likely because it starred Elmo.) Speaking of Franchise/TheMuppets, Creator/JimHenson also made several other Muppet works with CBC, most notably the acclaimed ''Series/FraggleRock'', which aired in over four dozen countries worldwide and launched the careers of several puppeteers who went on to work on CBC's ''Sesame Street'' and original CBC shows like ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree''. The French network was no slouch in the area of children's programming either, airing a short-lived, Quebec-dubbed version of ''Sesame Street'' (titled ''Bonjour Sesame'')[[note]]''Sesame Park'' also had a French-Canadian dub, but it did not air on SRC but instead on Ontario's TFO[[/note]] as well as shows like the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Bobino'' (1957-1985), the Télé-Québec-produced ''Passe-Partout'', and a long list of French dubbed versions of foreign fare, including a number of anime series.

In addition, the TV network had remarkable vision in children's programming and enticed masters like American Robert Homme to bring his public broadcasting show, ''Series/TheFriendlyGiant'', to the CBC in 1958 which became a Canadian classic for decades. Furthermore, it did the same inviting Creator/FredRogers to redevelop his discontinued ''Children's Corner'' TV show on Philadelphia TV into ''[=MisteRogers=]'', which proved a precursor for the iconic ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which he eventually took back to the USA when his work visa ran out. As it happened, Canadian children were not left out with that master's departure considering his understudy, Ernie Coombs, decided to stay and develop his own series, ''Series/MrDressup'', which became a beloved landmark of Canadian television in its own right. Another early favorite, running for 14 seasons, was the pioneering ''Chez Hélène'', which was like a bilingual version of ''[=MisteRogers=]'' with two female hosts, one speaking English and the other French. The explosive popularity of ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the early 1970s spelled the end for the still-popular ''Hélène'', with the CBC producing its own version of ''Sesame'' combining U.S. footage with custom made spots for Canadian kids, including French lessons; new original Muppet characters, including a French-speaking otter, were also created later, becoming the genesis of CBC's own completely original and unfortunately short-lived version, ''Sesame Park'', in the late 1990s. (CBC's ''Sesame'' is probably best known internationally because of the TV special ''Basil Hears a Noise'', which got a U.S. release, likely because it starred Elmo.) Speaking of Franchise/TheMuppets, Creator/JimHenson also made several other Muppet works with CBC, most notably the acclaimed ''Series/FraggleRock'', which aired in over four dozen countries worldwide and launched the careers of several puppeteers who went on to work on CBC's ''Sesame Street'' and original CBC shows like ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree''. The French network was no slouch in the area of children's programming either, with shows like the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Bobino'' (1957-1985), the Télé-Québec-produced ''Passe-Partout'' (a Franco-Quebecois equivalent to ''Sesame Street''), and a long list of French dubbed versions of foreign fare, including a number of anime series.

The [[https://cbc.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (known in French as ''[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca (la Société) Radio-Canada]]'' or SRC), is the government-owned UsefulNotes/StateBroadcaster of Canada which operates radio, television, and digital streaming services. It was originally a national network of radio stations founded in 1936. It was founded as the successor of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission founded in 1932 which was, in turn, the federally-mandated replacement for the Canadian National Railways radio network, established in 1923. Indirectly, this makes the CBC the second-oldest broadcast network in the world, after Creator/TheBBC. The first CBC television broadcasts began in September, 1952, with CBFT in Montreal inaugurating the first TV broadcasts in Canada and CBLT in Toronto following soon after.

The [[https://www.cbc.ca Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (known in French as ''(la Société) Radio-Canada'' or SRC), is the government-owned UsefulNotes/StateBroadcaster of Canada which operates radio, television, and digital streaming services. It was originally a national network of radio stations founded in 1936. It was founded as the successor of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission founded in 1932 which was, in turn, the federally-mandated replacement for the Canadian National Railways radio network, established in 1923. Indirectly, this makes the CBC the second-oldest broadcast network in the world, after Creator/TheBBC. The first CBC television broadcasts began in September, 1952, with CBFT in Montreal inaugurating the first TV broadcasts in Canada and CBLT in Toronto following soon after.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as ''(la Société) Radio-Canada'' or SRC), is the government-owned UsefulNotes/StateBroadcaster of Canada which operates radio, television, and digital streaming services. It was originally a national network of radio stations founded in 1936. It was founded as the successor of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission founded in 1932 which was, in turn, the federally-mandated replacement for the Canadian National Railways radio network, established in 1923. Indirectly, this makes the CBC the second-oldest broadcast network in the world, after Creator/TheBBC. The first CBC television broadcasts began in September, 1952, with CBFT in Montreal inaugurating the first TV broadcasts in Canada and CBLT in Toronto following soon after.

In addition, the TV network had remarkable vision in children's programming and enticed masters like American Robert Homme to bring his public broadcasting show, ''Series/TheFriendlyGiant'', to the CBC in 1958 which became a Canadian classic for decades. Furthermore, it did the same inviting Creator/FredRogers to redevelop his discontinued ''Children's Corner'' TV show on Philadelphia TV into ''[=MisteRogers=]'', which proved a precursor for the iconic ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'', which he eventually took back to the USA when his work visa ran out. As it happened, Canadian children were not left out with that master's departure considering his understudy, Ernie Coombs, decided to stay and develop his own series, ''Series/MrDressup'', which became a beloved landmark of Canadian television in its own right. Then, when ''Series/SesameStreet'' exploded on the airwaves, the CBC would broadcast their own version for decades, combining U.S. footage with custom made spots for Canadian kids (i.e. French lessons replacing Spanish lessons and introducing new original Muppets, one of whom was a Francophone otter) until CBC created their own completely original and unfortunately short-lived version, ''Sesame Park''. (CBC's ''Sesame'' is probably best known internationally because of the TV special ''Basil Hears a Noise'', which got a U.S. release, likely because it starred Elmo.) Speaking of Franchise/TheMuppets, Creator/JimHenson also made several other Muppet works with CBC, most notably the acclaimed ''Series/FraggleRock'', which launched the careers of several puppeteers who went on to work on CBC's ''Sesame Street'' and original CBC shows like ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree''. The French network was no slouch in the area of children's programming either, with shows like the [[LongRunner long-running]] ''Bobino'' (1957-1985), the Télé-Québec-produced ''Passe-Partout'' (a Franco-Quebecois equivalent to ''Sesame Street''), and a long list of French-dubbed Japanese animation, such as ''Minifee'' (''Manga/SallyTheWitch''), ''Anime/TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold'', ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', ''Manga/CandyCandy'', and ''Anime/BelleAndSebastian'' to name just a few.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989''[[index]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda''[[index]]

* ''Anime/MayaTheBee'' (South African dub of the '70s anime, which spelled the titular character's name ''Maja'')

* ''[[Anime/MayaTheBee Maja the Bee]]'' (the South African English dub of the '70s anime; the later Creator/SabanEntertainment dub aired on Creator/{{YTV}}) ''WesternAnimation/MightyExpress''

* ''WesternAnimation/MightyExpress''

In the past, many CBC-owned television stations served as regional superstations, operating dozens of relay transmitters serving medium and small markets as well as small towns and hamlets. However, its over the air coverage was significantly reduced during Canada's transition to digital television, as the CBC chose to simply shut down its analog rebroadcasters (leaving only the full-powered transmitters, primarily in major markets) instead of switch them to digital. Unfortunately, this also led to the end of CBC's over-the-air presence in London[[note]]CBLN-TV; London's original CBC affiliate, the privately owned CFPL-TV, became an independent station in 1988, and is now a [[Creator/{{CTV}}]] Two affiliate[[/note]] and Saskatoon, as the stations were technically semi-satellites of CBC's Toronto and Regina stations with local advertising; and in all of the northern territories outside of Yellowknife, NT (except for community-owned rebroadcasters in some remote locales). This also led to the French network becoming cable/satellite-only in much of English Canada, and vice versa. In Canada, however, pay TV usage is common (and required for usable TV reception in many areas), so it didn't have as much of an impact.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as ''(la Société) Radio-Canada'' or SRC), is the government owned national broadcaster in Canada which operates radio, television, and digital streaming services. It was originally a national network of radio stations founded in 1936. It was founded as the successor of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission founded in 1932 which was, in turn, the federally-mandated replacement for the Canadian National Railways radio network, established in 1923. Indirectly, this makes the CBC the second-oldest broadcast network in the world, after Creator/TheBBC. The first CBC television broadcasts began in September, 1952, with CBFT in Montreal inaugurating the first TV broadcasts in Canada and CBLT in Toronto following soon after.

Radio One has certain quotas of locally-produced content during the morning rush hour, lunch hour, and evening rush hour. This usually takes the form of a local morning show, a province-wide afternoon call-in show, a local or province-wide afternoon show, a weekend regional morning show, and a Saturday afternoon regional arts program (depending on population). A full list of how the programs are distributed is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBC_Radio_One_local_programming here]] on Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

CBC Television enjoys a significant audience in the border regions of the United States to the point where it's offered on American cable systems, due in part to its emphasis on Canadian shows as opposed to the American-dominated lineups of its competition. Until the advent of digital encryption in the early 1990s, viewers anywhere on earth with satellite dishes could enjoy CBC Television as well: the network operated two national feeds via the Anik communications satellite, an Eastern feed originating from St. John's, NL, and a Western originating from Vancouver, both of which carried CBC North programming (it was up to individual affiliates elsewhere to insert local programming such as newscasts as well as station [=IDs=], commercials, etc.; if they failed to do so, their viewers would receive CBC North programming instead).

In the past, many CBC-owned television stations served as regional superstations, operating dozens of relay transmitters serving medium and small markets as well as small towns and hamlets. However, its over the air coverage was significantly reduced during Canada's transition to digital television, as the CBC chose to simply shut down its analog rebroadcasters (leaving only the full-powered transmitters, primarily in major markets) instead of switch them to digital. Unfortunately, this also led to the end of CBC's over-the-air presence in London[[note]]CBLN-TV; London's original CBC affiliate, the privately owned CFPL-TV, became an independent station in 1988, and is now a [[Creator/CTV]] Two affiliate[[/note]] and Saskatoon, as the stations were technically semi-satellites of CBC's Toronto and Regina stations with local advertising; and in all of the northern territories outside of Yellowknife, NT (except for community-owned rebroadcasters in some remote locales). This also led to the French network becoming cable/satellite-only in much of English Canada, and vice versa. In Canada, however, pay TV usage is common (and required for usable TV reception in many areas), so it didn't have as much of an impact.

In the past, many CBC-owned television stations served as regional superstations, operating dozens of relay transmitters serving medium and small markets as well as small towns and hamlets. However, its over the air coverage was significantly reduced during Canada's transition to digital television, as the CBC chose to simply shut down its analog rebroadcasters (leaving only the full-powered transmitters, primarily in major markets) instead of switch them to digital. Unfortunately, this also led to the end of CBC's over-the-air presence in London and Saskatoon, as the stations were technically semi-satellites of CBC's Toronto and Regina stations with local advertising; and in all of the northern territories outside of Yellowknife, NT (except for community-owned rebroadcasters in some remote locales). This also led to the French network becoming cable/satellite-only in much of English Canada, and vice versa. In Canada, however, pay TV usage is common (and required for usable TV reception in many areas), so it didn't have as much of an impact.