1953 in Canadian television

none 1953 Canadian television This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1953. Notable events Date Event May 14 The CBC's television microwave network linking Ottawa to Montreal and Toronto, provided by Bell Media, was completed, allowing viewers of CBLT/Toronto and CBFT/Montreal to view the same live programming.“Evolution of a Broadcaster: CBC’s First 75 Years”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2019. June 3 KVOS-TV (channel 12) signs on the air as an affiliate of the short-lived DuMont Television Network. Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, United States, it provided the first television signal to ever serve the Vancouver, British Columbia area. KVOS-TV is a border blaster serving both sides of the Canada–United States border. That station's first broadcast was the BBC’s coverage of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Births February 2019 Television shows February 2019 CBC CBC News Magazine (1952-1981) Crossword Quiz (1952-1953) The C.G.E. Show (1952-1959) Hockey Night in Canada (1952-present) Let's See (1952-1953) Open House (1952-1962) Sunshine Sketches (1952-1953) SRC Pépinot et Capucine (1952-1954) Ending this year Crossword Quiz (1952-1953) Let's See (1952-1953) Sunshine Sketches (1952-1953) The Big Revue (1952-1953) Television stations Debuts Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Ref. June 2 Ottawa, Ontario CBOT 4 CBC Television (O&O) June 3 Bellingham, Washington/ Vancouver, British Columbia KVOS-TV 12 DuMont Television Network October 25 Sudbury, Ontario CKSO-TV 5 CBC Television November 28 London, Ontario CFPL-TV 10 December 16 Vancouver, British Columbia CBUT 2 CBC Television (O&O) See also 1953 in Canada 1953 in television References External links CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016) List of 1953 Canadian television series at IMDb October 2021 1953