CBC Parliamentary Television Network logo, same as CBC main

The CBC Parliamentary Television Network broadcast the Canadian House of Commons proceedings via Anik satellite to Canadian cable television headends between September 1979 and 1992. Download high resolution version (719x719, 28 KB)Logo of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, used between 1974 and 1986 This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Download high resolution version (719x719, 28 KB)Logo of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, used between 1974 and 1986 This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Proceedings are the collection of academic papers that are published in the context of a conference. ... Anik could refer to The Anik satellites launched by Canadian telecommunications company Telesat. ... A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

The House of Commons Broadcast Service was set up in October, 1977 to be responsible to maintain the video and audio equipment. It was CBC's responsibility to take that signal and transmit it to the Anik satellite to be received by Canadian cable companies. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

For most of the network's history, John Warren hosted a preview monologue before the beginning of and provided a short summary after the daily proceedings. John Johnny Warren (May 17, 1943 - November 6, 2004) was an Australian football player, coach, administrator, writer and promoter of the game in Australia. ... A monologue is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience or character. ...

In 1992, the Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC), a consortium of many Canadian cable companies, took over responsibility for broadcasting the Canadian House of Commons proceedings. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... CPAC, which originally stood for CBC Parliamentary Channel, but now stands for Cable Public Affairs Channel, is a Canadian cable television network. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

Hours of Operation

Other Uses

At times of special occasions, the network was used to carry coverage of CRTC Hearings, as happenend in the Fall of 1981 to license Canada's first pay television services. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ...

During the Summer of 1984, Pope John Paul II toured Canada. The network was used to carry live coverage as he visited several cities. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Servant of God, Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate. ...

In October 1984 it was used to simulcast coverage from NASA TV of Canada's first astronaut in space, Marc Garneau aboard Space Shuttle Challenger. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... NASA TV (originally NASA Select) is the television network of the U.S. space agency, NASA. NASA TV is broadcast by satellite, and also simulcast over the Internet. ... Captain (N) Dr. Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau CC, CD, Ph. ... Challengers rollout from Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). ...

CBC-2

For a while during the 1980s, CBC suggested that its broadcast day could be expanded into a second CBC network, CBC-2. However when they applied to the CRTC for this network, they denied it for that purpose. CBC-2 and Tele-2 were propsed second television network to be operated by the CBC. The CBC made a formal application to the CRTC in August, 1980 for a license to create the network that would replay programming in English and French (Tele-2). ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ...

External Link

• CBC Archive - Parliament On the Air (October 1977)
• - Canadian Parliamentary Review, Vol. 8 No. 3 (1985) Pierre Ménard
• - Canadian Parliamentary Review, Vol. 8 No. 3 (1985) Robert Anderson

References

• The CBC Parliamentary Television Network. Communications Services. CBC Head Office. October 1982.