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1960 in Canadian television

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List of years in Canadian television
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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1960. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Notable events

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  • April 24-CBC opened French-language station CBWFT in Winnipeg
  • September 9-CFCN-TV was inaugurated in Calgary
  • September 23-CHSA-TV was inaugurated in Lloydminster, Alberta, and later became CKSA-TV
  • October 31-CHAN-TV opened in Vancouver
  • November 7-Bobinette makes her first appearance in that day’s episode of Bobino, which was the first episode of its fourth season.
  • November 12-CJAY-TV opened in Winnipeg. It later became CKY-TV

Births

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  • May 29 – Neil Crone, Canadian actor, voice actor, comedian and motivational speaker
  • June 22 – Catherine Disher, British born Canadian actress and voice actress

Television shows

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Debuts

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October 18

Television shows on air

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Television stations

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Debuts

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Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/references
April 24 Winnipeg, Manitoba CBWFT 6 Radio-Canada [1]
September 9 Calgary, Alberta CFCN-TV 4 Independent
September 23 Lloydminster, Alberta-Saskatchewan CHSA-TV 2 CBC Television
October 31 Vancouver, British Columbia CHAN 8 Independent
November 7 Winnipeg, Manitoba KCND-TV 12 Independent (primary)
NBC and ABC (secondary)
Licensed to Pembina, North Dakota, United States near the Canada–United States border, serving Winnipeg and southern Manitoba, northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
November 12 CJAY-TV 7 Independent [2]
December 31 Toronto, Ontario CFTO-TV 9 [3]

Births

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ “CBWFT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  2. ^ “CKY-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ “CFTO-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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