1953 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1953.

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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.
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.

Television shows

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

External links

• CBC Directory of Television Series at Queen’s University (Archived March 4, 2016)
• List of 1953 Canadian television series at IMDb