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Television De Radio-canada




Télévision de Radio-CanadaOfficial name as stated in the CBC's annual reports and most press releases. Usually '''Radio-Canada''' is used on-air, while '''Radio-Canada Télévision''' is used in the network's logo. is the main French Language Television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It is the only Francophone network in Canada to broadcast over-the-air in all Canadian provinces, although its programming is generally directed at residents of Quebec as opposed to Francophone s outside Quebec.

Generally considered more populist than its English counterpart CBC Television , this network has certainly been the more successful of the two, as it does not face such immense competition from American networks. During the 2004 - 05 television season it ranked close behind Quebec's top television network, TVA , with a resurgent schedule including offbeat Sitcom '' Les Bougon '' and Talk Show '' Tout Le Monde En Parle .

With this success, however, have come accusations of , the resulting uproar led to a reversal that December, with a full-hour newscast returned to the 6:00 - 7:00 timeslot in all markets.

News programming is anchored by ''''. Originally, the regional newscasts had the name ''Ce Soir (This Evening)''.

CBC/Radio-Canada also operates le Réseau De L'information (RDI), Canada's first French-language news channel.


STATIONS AND AFFILIATES

See Also: List of CBC television stations



During the 1970 s, as a result of the federal government's commitment to Bilingualism and the Official Languages Act , SRC expanded into markets throughout English Canada building stations, or at least rebroadcast transmitters, in every province to distribute its signal. These stations serve every major market in French and English Canada market, with privately-owned Affiliate s serving smaller markets in Quebec. Unlike CBC Television affiliates, which often have several alternative programming sources, Radio-Canada affiliates are effectively constrained to carry network programming throughout the day, excluding local and regional programming and commercials.


SLOGANS

  • Prior to fall , when the network logo is displayed on-screen. But in the early-2000s, it became a promotional slogan in its own right.

  • Current: « Vous allez voir » (tr. "You are going to see", "We will show you" (in a positive way) or "You will see").



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