CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... The North, the Canadian Arctic defined politically. ...

Radio

CBC North Radio carries daily aboriginal language programming in Dene Suline, Tlicho, North Slavey, South Slavey, Gwich'in and Inuktitut. The shows include news, weather and entertainment, providing a vital service to the many people in Northern Canada for whom English is not their first language. Dene Suline (also Dëne Sųłiné, Dene Sųłiné, Chipewyan, Dene Suliné, Dëne Suliné, Dene Soun’liné) is the language spoken by the Chipewyan people of central Canada (parts of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan) and is also called Dene. ... The Tli Cho (Tłįchǫ) First Nation, formerly known as the Dogrib, are an Aboriginal Canadian people living in the Northwest Territories (NWT). ... Gwich’in family outside home The Gwichin (sometimes rendered as Kutchin or Gwitchin), literally one who dwells, are a First Nations/Native American people who live in the northwestern part of North America mostly above the Arctic Circle. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ...

In the Yukon, a conventional CBC Radio One schedule is aired. CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

In the Northwest Territories, afternoon programming such as Freestyle is pre-empted; instead, the station airs afternoon programming in First Nations languages: Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km² 12. ... Freestyle is a radio program on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations Radio One. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First Nations is a term for ethnicity used in Canada to replace the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not Inuit or Métis. ...

• 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Tide Godi, Dogrib
• 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Le Got'she deh, Slavey
• 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Dene Dayalt'i, Dene Suline

The Northwest Territories otherwise hears the conventional CBC Radio One schedule. Dogrib is a language spoken by the First Nations Dogrib people of the Canadian territory Northwest Territories. ... The Slavey language is a spoken language used among the Slavey Native American people of Canada. ... Dene Suline (also Dëne Sųłiné, Dene Sųłiné, Chipewyan, Dene Suliné, Dëne Suliné, Dene Soun’liné) is the language spoken by the Chipewyan people of central Canada (parts of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan) and is also called Dene. ...

In Nunavut, far greater differences occur. The local morning program, Qulliq, airs until 10 a.m., and is followed by abbreviated broadcasts of The Current and Sounds Like Canada. In the afternoons, programming in Inuktitut, including Tausunni and Tuttavik, airs in place of Freestyle. Subsequently, in the evenings, the Inuktitut cultural magazines Ullumi Tusaqsauqaujut and Sinnaksautit air at 10 and 10:30 p.m. respectively; CBC Radio's The Arts Tonight subsequently airs at 11 p.m., followed by Northern Lights at midnight and CBC Radio Overnight at 2 a.m. Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... The Current is a current affairs radio show hosted by investigative reporter Anna Maria Tremonti on the CBC. It airs weekdays starting at 8:37 a. ... Sounds Like Canada is a Canadian radio program, which airs weekday mornings on CBC Radio One. ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... Northern Lights is a music program on the Radio One and Radio Two networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, hosted by Andrea Ratuski of CBC Winnipeg. ... CBC Radio Overnight is a Canadian radio program, which airs nightly on CBC Radio One from 1 a. ...

Television

The three primary CBC North stations are CFYK in Yellowknife, with rebroadcast transmitters throughout the Northwest Territories, CFWH in Whitehorse, with rebroadcasters in the Yukon, and CFFB in Iqaluit, with rebroadcasters throughout Nunavut. CFYK is the television call sign for the CBCs television station in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) Established: Date month, year Area: 105. ... Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 km² 12. ... CFWH is the television call sign for the CBCs television station in Whitehorse, Yukon. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Our People, Our Strength Area: 416. ... Motto: none Official languages {{{OfficialLang}}} Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 9th 482,443 km² 474,391 km² 8,052 km² (1. ... CFFB is the television call sign for the CBCs television station in Iqaluit, Nunavut. ... Governing Body Iqaluit Municipal Council Location 63°45′ N 68°33′ W Land area 52. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total...

CBC North airs largely the same programming as CBC Television, with some exceptions. The station airs its own 60-minute edition of Canada Now, known as Northbeat and anchored by Carol Morin. It does not air the national portion of the program. Current CBC Television logo. ... Canada Now is a news program on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

A daily newscast in Inuktitut, Igalaaq, is also aired at 5:30 p.m. in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, with anchor Rassi Nashalik. A weekly Cree newsmagazine, Maamuitaau, also airs on the station. Inuktitut (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, literally like the Inuit) is the language of the Inuit people. ... Cree is the name for a group of closely-related Algonquian languages spoken by approximately 50,000 speakers across Canada, from Alberta to Labrador. ...

Unlike the other owned and operated CBC stations, CBC North airs the fewest local ads -- during network programming, you're more likely to find promos for other CBC programs, while between shows, you're more likely to find public service announcements (mainly aimed at arctic Canadians), as well as community announcements, "Anik Info". One of the reasons being is that CBC North also doubles as the main CBC feed for stations outside of Ontario and Quebec, replacing the CBC North material with ads and programming for their own region.

There are two CBC North feeds -- one for NWT and Nunavut, originating from St. John's, and another for the Yukon, originating from Vancouver. (All local CBC North programs originate from Yellowknife and other Arctic locales.) Viewers with C-Band dishes used to enjoy CBC North in the clear until around 2000, when the CBC switched to a proprietary digital system, requiring a $3000 receiver. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (go forward) Nickname: The City of Legends Established: unknown Area: (city)446. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Some US communities offer CBC North on cable or low-powered TV; in Alexandria, Minnesota, for example, a local TV association offers CBC North on one of their LPTV channels. Alexandria is a city located in Douglas County, Minnesota. ...

Links

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

• Canadian Arctic

• First Nations in Canada

• Aboriginal peoples of Canada

• Canada Now

• CBC News at Six

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... The North, the Canadian Arctic defined politically. ... Aboriginal peoples in Canada are indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982 as Indians (First Nations), Métis, and Inuit. ... Canada Now is a news program on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... CBC News at Six is the name used for most of CBC Televisions local television newscasts, airing weeknights at 6 p. ...

External links

• CBC North website
• LyngSat Address - CBC North TV