The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1969. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 2 | CKCW-TV Moncton switches networks from CBC to CTV. |
| Telesat is founded in Ottawa. | |
| June 20 | Don Messer's Jubilee is cancelled. The cancellation is so controversial it is brought up in the House of Commons. |
| September 13 | CKCK-TV and CHRE-TV in Regina switch networks as CKCK goes to CTV while CHRE (bought by the CBC and renamed CBKRT, now CBKT-DT) switches to CBC |
| October 4 | The 1969 Canadian Film Awards.[1] |
Debuts
| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy | CBC Television | April 1 |
| It's Our Stuff | June 30 | |
| Strange Paradise | October 20 |
Ending this year
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| Magistrate's Court | CTV | January 20 |
| Perry's Probe | ||
| Rocket Robin Hood | Broadcast syndication | |
| Quentin Durgens, M.P. | CBC Television | February 4 |
| Don Messer's Jubilee | June 20 | |
| Strategy | October 7 | |
| Toby | Unknown |
Television shows
1950s
- Country Canada (1954–2007)
- CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
- Chez Hélène (1959–1973)
- Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978)
- 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
- Audubon Wildlife Theatre (1968–1974)
- CTV National News (1961–present)
- Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date (1963–1975)
- The Galloping Gourmet (1968–1972)
- Land and Sea (1964–present)
- Man Alive (1967–2000)
- Mr. Dressup (1967–1996)
- Music Hop (1962–1972)
- The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
- People in Conflict (1962–1970)
- The Pierre Berton Show (1962–1973)
- The Pig and Whistle (1967–1977)
- Question Period (1967–present, news program)
- Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
- Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974)
- Take 30 (1962–1983)
- Telescope (1963–1973)
- The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
- University of the Air (1966–1983)
- W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)
Television stations
Debuts
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 22 | Inuvik, Northwest Territories | CHAK-TV | 6 | CBC Television | |
| September 21 | Saint John, New Brunswick | CKLT-TV | 9 | CTV | Satellite of CKCW/Moncton |
| Unknown | Montreal, Quebec | Concordia University Television | (cable-only) | Educational-access independent | Oldest student-run television station in Canada |
Network affiliation changes
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Moncton, New Brunswick | CKCW-TV | 29 | CBC Television | CTV Television Network | |
| September 13 | Regina, Saskatchewan | CKCK-TV | 2 | |||
| CHRE-TV | 4 | CTV | CBC |
See also
References
- ^ "Award-nominee starring in CBC feature". Star-Phoenix. 4 October 1969. Retrieved 7 June 2025.