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Canada has adopted the
NTSC The first American standard for analog television broadcast was developed by National Television System Committee (NTSC)National Television System Committee (1951–1953), Report and Reports of Panel No. 11, 11-A, 12–19, with Some supplement ...
and
ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards are an American set of standards for digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable and satellite networks. It is largely a replacement for the analog NTSC standard and, like that ...
television
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s without any alterations. However, some unique local variations exist for DTH television because of
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design variation in the Anik series of satellites. Television in Canada has many individual stations and networks and
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Networks list

All of the networks listed below operate a number of terrestrial TV stations. In addition, several of these networks are also aired on cable and satellite services.


English-language networks


French-language networks


Educational networks


Multicultural networks


Defunct television systems


See also

* List of television stations in Canada by call sign *
List of Canadian television channels Television in Canada has many individual stations, networks, and systems. National broadcast television networks English * CBC Television, a national public network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). * Citytv, a privately own ...
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List of Canadian specialty channels The following is a list of Canadian specialty channels, premium television services, and most other channels not available via terrestrial television. English Entertainment * ABC Spark * Adult Swim * AMI-tv * BBC First * CTV Comedy Channel * CT ...
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Category A services Category A services were a class of Canadian specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, must be offered by all digital cable and direct broadcast satellite providers that hav ...
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Category B services A Category B service is the former term for a Canadian discretionary specialty television channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried by all subscription television providers. Su ...
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Category C services A Category C service is the former term for a Canadian discretionary specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, operates under the conditions of license for "competitive Canadian specia ...
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List of foreign television channels available in Canada This is a list of foreign television channels available in Canada. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulates which television channels are allowed to air in Canada. Although the vast majority of television cha ...
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List of United States stations available in Canada This article lists all of the local over-the-air television stations in the United States that are carried in Canada via cable/digital cable or satellite. This list also includes stations that were formerly carried, but have since been dropped. ...
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Digital television in Canada Digital terrestrial television in Canada (often shortened to DTT) is transmitted using the ATSC standard. Because Canada and the U.S. use the same standard and frequencies for channels, people near the Canada–United States border can watch digital ...
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Multichannel television in Canada Canada is served by various multichannel television services, including cable television systems, two direct-broadcast satellite providers, and various other wireline IPTV and wireless MMDS video providers. Canadian multichannel television provi ...
* List of Canadian stations available in the United States *
List of television stations in North America by media market These links go to individual lists of television stations by the markets in which they are located. United States Continental States, Alaska, and Hawaii There are 210 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) listed by the 2022–2023 Nielsen ranki ...


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