1962 in Canadian television

none November 2025 1962 Canadian television The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1962. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches. Events Date Event May 26Canadian Television Network (CTN) changes its name to CTV.The first CFL game airs on CTV.The 1962 Canadian Film Awards. June 18Coverage of the 1962 federal election airs on CBC and CTV. This is the first federal election to air on CTV. December 21CHRE-TV goes on the air as a semi-satellite of Moose Jaw CTV affiliate CHAB-TV. Debuts Show Station Premiere Date20/20CBC TelevisionApril 22Scarlett HillSeptember 17FlashbackSeptember 23Music HopOctober 1NetworkCTVThe Pierre Berton ShowUnknown To Tell the TruthPeople in ConflictTake 30Ballads and BardsCBC Television Ending this year Show Station CancelledMaggie MugginsCBC TelevisionJune 27A Case for the CourtUnknownClub 6Open HouseCross Canada BarndanceCTVShowdownTwenty QuestionsWest Coast Births July 15 - Martin Roach, actor and voice actor August 29 - Ian James Corlett, voice actor, writer, musician, author and producer September 21 - Mark Holden, actor, writer, producer and voice actor Television shows 1950s Country Canada (1954–2007) CBC News Magazine (1952–1981) Chez Hélène (1959–1973) Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978) Don Messer's Jubilee (1957–1969) The Friendly Giant (1958–1985) Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present) The National (1954–present) Front Page Challenge (1957–1995) Wayne and Shuster Show (1958–1989) 1960s A Kin to Win (1961–1964) CTV National News (1961–present) The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series) Razzle Dazzle (1961–1966) Reach for the Top (1961–1985) Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974) Take a Chance (1961–1965) Telepoll (1961–1965) Television Programming https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/television-programming 2025-11-08 thecanadianencyclopedia.ca en Television stations Debuts Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References January 14 Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec CKRT-TV 7 Radio-Canada Shut down August 31, 2021 November 1 Terrace, British Columbia CFTK-TV 3 CBC December 21 Regina, Saskatchewan CHRE-TV (semi-satellite of CHAB-TV) 9 CTV Network affiliation changes Date Market Station Channel Old affiliation New affiliation References August 25 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan CHAB-TV 4 CBC CTV See also 1962 in Canada List of Canadian films References External links CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016) List of 1962 Canadian television series at IMDb October 2021 1962