Canal M
 Canal M logo | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vues & Voix |
| History | |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Former names | Radio de la Magnétothèque (1985 - 2011) |
| Links | |
| Website | Canal M (in French) |
Canal M is a Canadian 24-hour French language non-profit audio broadcast television service. Canal M is an audio-only service that broadcasts readings of news articles from newspapers and magazines. It is owned by Vues & Voix. Canal M is a volunteer-based service, where individuals perform voice recordings at recording centres in Quebec.
History
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The channel originally launched in 1985 as Radio de la Magnétothèque (more commonly referred to as La Magnétothèque, the name of its parent company). The channel was originally operating without a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) granted broadcast licence. However, in October 1990, the CRTC officially approved the licence for the service.[1]
Later, in August 2009, the CRTC approved another application by La Magnétothèque that would grant the service mandatory carriage on the basic package of television service providers' systems in Quebec.[2]
In March 2011, Radio de la Magnétothèque was renamed Canal M to coincide with the rebranding of its parent company, from La Magnétothèque to Vues & Voix.[3]
See also
[edit]- AMI-audio, a similar service for anglophone listeners, operated by an organisation unrelated to Canal M
References
[edit]- ^ Decision CRTC 90-1060 CRTC 1990-10-16
- ^ Broadcasting Order CRTC 2009-542 CRTC 2009-08-31
- ^ La Magnétothèque devient Vues et Voix Radio-Canada 2011-03-30 (in French)
External links
[edit]- Canal M (in French)