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1971 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1971. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Events

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Date Event
February 22 Juno Awards of 1971.
July 30 Animation company Nelvana is founded. It specializes in making cartoons in film and TV for both children and adults.
September 12 TVA goes on the air with 3 affiliates.
October 1 23rd Canadian Film Awards.

Debuts

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Show Station Premiere Date
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein CHCH-TV unknown
This Is the Law CBC Television June 21
All About Faces CTV August 30
Anything You Can Do September 13
Dr. Simon Locke
Alphabet Soup CBC Television October 5
Polka Dot Door TVOntario March 30

Ending this year

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Show Station Cancelled
Adventures in Rainbow Country CBC Television March 28
The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour Unknown
Zut!
The Trouble with Tracy CTV

Births

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  • 19 July – Alan Marriott, voice actor, writer, improv comedian and improv instructor

Television shows

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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TV movies

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Television stations

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Debuts

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Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References
April 1 Timmins, Ontario CKSO-TV-2 3 CTV Originally a rebroadcaster of CKSO-TV in Sudbury until 1980.[1]
October 17 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan CBKST 11 CBC Television (O&O) Semi-satellite of CBKT/Regina;[2] Shut down July 31, 2012
Unknown Edmonton, Alberta Channel 10 CCTV 10 (cable-only) Independent/Community channel
Yorkton, Saskatchewan CICC-TV 10 CTV [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ “CITO-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ “CBKST-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ “CICC-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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