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why is there no channel one? | related pages

Introduction

Television arrived in Edmonton on October 25th, 1954 when CFRN signed on at 3:00 pm on Channel 3. CFRN was Alberta's second TV station, as Calgary's CHCT-TV had signed on 17 days earlier.

CBXT on Channel 5 joined the airwaves in 1961, followed by its French counterpart CBXFT 9 years later.

Cable arrived in 1971, and Dr. Charles Allard's CITV began broadcasting in 1974 (now part of the CanWest Global empire).

CKEM started out as Craig Media's A-Channel in 1997 before becoming Citytv, a CHUM affiliate, in 2005.

Edmonton Television News

• Edmonton Television News
  Selected recent events in Edmonton television history.
• Edmonton Television Ratings
  The Spring 2008 ratings book arrived bringing with it bragging rights and possible pink slips.

Edmonton & Area Television Stations

(cable / broadcast) channel.

•  2 / 3 - CFRN - CTV Television Network
•  4 / 5 - CBXT - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
•  7 / 51 - CKEM - Citytv/Rogers
•  8 / 13 - CITV - Global Television
•  9 / 9 - CJAL/Access - Learning & Skills Television of Alberta Limited/CHUM Limited
• 12 / 11 - CBXFT - Radio-Canada
  
• 54 / 6 - CHCA - CH/Global Television - Red Deer

Edmonton Television History

• Edmonton Broadcasters
  Serving as a gathering point for those who worked in the business. Be sure to visit the Colleagues Remembered section and their entry for CFRN-TV (older version of that page can be seen here).

In Their Own Words

• Global Edmonton
  Signed on in 1974 as CITV, the station is now part of CanWest Global Communications Corp.
• Shaw
  Now a national cable presence, Shaw started out as Capital Cable Television Co Ltd. in 1966.

Lawrence Herzog's Articles

• Herzog on Heritage
  Highlights from early Edmonton broadcasting.

Canadian Communications Foundation Station Histories

• CBXT | CBXFT | CFRN | CITV | CKEM | CHCA formerly CKRD

Edmonton Broadcasters Station Entry

• CFRN-TV (older version of that page can be seen here)

Wikipedia Station Entries

• CBXT | CBXFT | CFRN | CITV | CJAL | CKEM | Shaw Communications | CHCA formerly CKRD

National Canadian Television Networks

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• CHUM Limited
• CTV Television Network
• Global Television
• Radio-Canada

Canadian Communications Foundation TV Network Histories

• CBC | CTV | Global

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, National Network Entries

• APTN | CBC | CTV | Global | Citytv | Radio-Canada

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Regional Network Entries

• A-Channel | CH | CHUM | OMNI | TQS | TVA

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Edmonton Satellite Channels

Listed here are some of the more popular satellite channel offerings. For a complete listing see below.

• Biography Channel - US
• BPM-TV - The Dance Channel
• Canal Indigo
• Canal Vie
• Cartoon Network
• Comedy Central
• Cool TV
• Drive-In Classics
• Euro News
• HBO
• History Channel - US
• Movieola - The Short Film Channel in Canada
• Mpix
• Much Loud
• Much More Retro
• Much Vibe
• MusiMax
• Musique Plus
• My Pet Network
• Nick At Nite
• Punch Much
• Sex TV
• Silver Screen Classics
• Super Écran
• The Movie Network
• TNT
• Trio
• TV Land
• USA Network
• VH1
• Viewer's Choice
• VRAK.TV

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Edmonton Cable, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) and Satellite Providers

• Bell ExpressVu
• Bell ExpressVu - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  
• Bell ExpressVu - Service Listings Alphabetic - .pdf format
• Bell ExpressVu - Service Listings Numeric - .pdf format
• Rogers Specialty Cable Channels
• Shaw Cable
• Shaw Communications - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  
• Shaw Cable - Channels In My Area
  
• Star Choice
• Star Choice - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Star Choice - What's On TV
• Telus TV
• Telus TV - Edmonton Channel Listings - .pdf format
• Telus TV - Alberta Channel Listings - .pdf format
• Telus - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Internet Protocol Television - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Cable, Digital and Satellite Television Explained

From the folks at How Stuff Works

• How Cable Television Works
• How Digital Television Works
• How Satellite Television Works

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

• Cable Television
• Satellite television
• Direct Broadcast Satellite
  
• Canadian Cable and DBS Companies
  

Why Is There No Channel One?

The following folks provide some answers.

• Ask Yahoo!
• The Straight Dope
• What Became of TV Channel 1? - Jeff Miller responds.
• Why Don't U.S. TV Sets Have A Channel 1? - Bob Cooper is mercifully brief.

Related Pages

• radio in edmonton
  The Last Link look at the local dial.
• final credits - television
  Reflecting lives that have contributed to the world of television.

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