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TVA is based in Quebec and has affiliates in only Quebec, although the affiliates in Rivière-du-Loup and Carleton-sur-Mer have rebroadcast transmitters in New Brunswick. Also, the affiliate in Gatineau is part of the Ottawa television market. Since 1998, it has been available on cable across Canada. It is widely considered to be the French counterpart of CTV. In fact, its logo is similar to CTV's, although the two networks have never been jointly owned. TVA is presently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. (TSX: TVA), a publicly-traded subsidiary of Quebecor Média. This article is about the Canadian province. ... Rivière-du-Loup (pop. ... Carleton-sur-mer is one of the best touristic place of the Gaspé Peninsula. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Motto: Ursus super montem ivit Area: 342. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... This article is about the Broadcast Television Network CTV, for the broadcasting television company see CTVglobemedia. ... “TSX” redirects here. ...

TVA is short for Téléviseurs associés or Télédiffuseurs associés, depending on the source (both can be roughly translated to "Associated Telecasters"). The name reflects TVA's roots as a cooperative network owned by its affiliates. However, only the initials are used on-air. For other uses, see Coop. ...

Overview

TVA traces its roots to 1963, when CJPM-TV in Chicoutimi (now part of Saguenay), a station only a few months old and in need of revenue, began sharing programs with the biggest privately owned francophone station in Canada, CFTM-TV in Montreal. They were joined by CFCM-TV in Quebec City in 1964 after CFCM lost its SRC affiliation. While the three stations shared programs for many years, it was not until 1971 that the informal link became a proper network, TVA, with CFTM as the flagship station. The network began the first private French-language network news service in Canada in 1972. Between 1973 and 1983, seven more stations joined the network. CJPM is a television station. ... Chicoutimi was a city of 63 326 (2001 statistics) located 150 to 200 kilometres north of Quebec City on the Saguenay River in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... Saguenay (officially Ville de Saguenay) is a city (2001 population: 148,050) in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City. ... CFTM, channel 10, is the flagship of the TVA television network, located in Montreal, Quebec. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... CFCM is a television station. ... Nickname: Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use; the Don de Dieu was Champlains ship) Coordinates: , Country Province Agglomeration Quebec City Statute of the city Capitale-Nationale Administrative Region Capitale-Nationale Founded 1608 by Samuel de Champlain Constitution date 1833 Government... Télévision de Radio-Canada, often simply Radio-Canada, is the main French language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

When the network was formally organized in 1971, its affiliates ran it as a cooperative, much like CTV operated for many years. In 1982, the cooperative became a corporation with the station owners as shareholders.

For many years, TVA's programming was very similar to what Global offers today in that it did not have what could be called a main schedule aside from news. For instance, Pathonic Communications, which owned the TVA affiliates in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Rimouski and Rivière-du-Loup; offered programming that was radically different from that offered on CFTM. The differences were enough that Sherbrooke's CHLT-TV, whose over-the-air signal reaches Montreal, was carried on Montreal cable systems. However, CFTM dominated the network, contributing as much of 90% of the network's programming. That was not surprising as Montreal has always been the centre of French-language broadcasting in Canada. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned television network. ... “Sherbrooke” redirects here. ... Des Forges boulevard at night. ... Rimouski is a Canadian city (ville) on the western part of Gaspésie Peninsula in eastern Quebec, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Rimouski River. ... CHLT is a television station. ... Cable TV redirects here. ...

In 1989 Télé-Metropole, which owned CFTM and CJPM, bought out Pathonic and changed its name to Groupe TVA Inc., a subsidiary of cable company Vidéotron. The other station owners sold the outstanding shares of the network in 1992. Nine years later, Quebecor became owner of TVA. Vidéotron Limited is an integrated communications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, wireless communication and Internet access services, serving Quebec, Canada. ...

TVA also owns Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN), Canada's only private French-language headline news channel. When TVA completes its broadcast day, the TVA stations simulcast LCN until TVA's next broadcast day begins. As well, the company owns a magazine publishing division unit, a film production and distribution house, and a number of other Internet and cable properties, many of which are often used to cross-promote TVA series and events. Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a 24 hour Canadian French language cable television news channel owned by Groupe TVA, and broadcasting from its headquarters in Montréal, Québec, Canada. ...

In 1998, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission made it compulsory for all cable systems in Canada to carry a TVA station, in order to give Canada's francophone minority communities a second French-language programming choice. The station offered is usually the network's flagship, CFTM. Some cable companies in Ontario and New Brunswick carried the affiliates from Gatineau, Rouyn-Noranda or Rivière-du-Loup long before TVA carriage became mandatory, and these companies have mostly continued to carry their existing affiliates rather than switching to CFTM. 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. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Rouyn-Noranda (2001 population 39,621) is a city on Osisko Lake in northwestern Quebec, Canada. ...

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In 2004, TVA, in partnership with fellow Quebecor subsidiary Sun Media acquired CKXT-TV in Toronto, once known as Toronto One and now known as "Sun TV." The company's first English-language television station, it will continue to be run as an independent station, not as a TVA affiliate, but it is in the process of a major programming shift. In early 2005, TVA confirmed to The Globe and Mail that it will continue to look for other expansion opportunities in English Canada. Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read Canadian tabloid newspapers. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of SUN TV. The station began broadcasting on September 19, 2003, on channel 52. ... The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English-language nationally distributed newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. ... English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following: English Canadians, a term usually meaning English-speaking or anglophone Canadians, the official language majority in the country except New-Brunswick and Quebec as well. ...

Although TVA is a full-fledged network, its network feed is basically a retransmission of CFTM. While this allows TVA to air more network programming than any other Canadian network (the basis for its longtime slogan, Le sens de la télé or "Television's meaning"), it also means that CFTM usually can't interrupt its programming for news or weather bulletins in Montreal without interrupting the entire network.

For many years, TVA has been more popular than Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French-language counterpart of CBC Television. All but 10 of the 50 most popular television shows in Quebec come from TVA. Télévision de Radio-Canada[1] is a Canadian French language television network. ... CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ...

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by TVA

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Other services

TVA also operates a number of cable specialty channels, including ARGENT, Canal Évasion, Les idées de ma maison, Mystère, LCN, Prise 2 and Shopping TVA. It is also a part owner of Canal Indigo, mentv and Mystery TV. Argent is a Canadian French language category 1 digital cable television channel. ... Canal Évasion is a French Canadian cable television channel with programming devoted to travel in Canada and around the world. ... Mystère is a Canadian French language category 1 digital cable television channel that airs programs devoted to mystery and suspense. ... Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a 24 hour Canadian French language cable television news channel owned by Groupe TVA, and broadcasting from its headquarters in Montréal, Québec, Canada. ... Prise 2 is a Canadian French language category 2 digital cable television channel with programming featuring classic television series and films mainly from Quebec and the United States from 20 years ago. ... Shopping TVA is a Canadian French language television channel which is owned and operated by Quebecor Media. ... Canal Indigo, is a Canadian French language national pay-per-view network that launched in August of 1996, which offers viewers a wide range of commercial-free hit movies, unique sporting events and entertainment on an à-la-carte basis. ... mentv is a Canadian category 1 digital cable mens interest television channel owned by CanWest Global Communications and Quebecor Media. ... Mystery TV is a Canadian English language category 1 digital cable specialty channel which presents movies and television series of the mystery genre and suspense. ...

Slogan

• Current: "C'est vrai" (It's real)
• Past: "Le sens de la télé" (The meaning of television)

"Le Réseau d'Ici" (The network from Here)

Stations

TVA-owned

• CFTM - Montreal
• CFCM - Quebec City
• CHLT - Sherbrooke
• CFER - Rimouski
• CJPM - Saguenay
• CHEM - Trois-Rivières

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Regional affiliates

• CFEM - Rouyn-Noranda
• CHAU - Carleton-sur-Mer
• CIMT - Rivière-du-Loup
• CHOT - Gatineau

CFEM is a television station. ... Rouyn-Noranda (2001 population 39,621) is a city on Osisko Lake in northwestern Quebec, Canada. ... CHAU is a television station. ... Carleton-sur-mer is one of the best touristic place of the Gaspé Peninsula. ... CIMT is a television station. ... Rivière-du-Loup (pop. ... CHOT is a television station. ... Motto: Fortunae meae, multorum faber[1] Location of Gatineau in Quebec, Canada Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province  Quebec Administrative Region Outaouais Amalgamated 2002 Government  - Mayor Marc Bureau  - Governing body Gatineau City Council  - MPs Lawrence Cannon, Richard Nadeau, Marcel Proulx  - MNAs Roch Cholette, Stéphanie Vallée, Charlotte LÉcuyer, Norman MacMillan...

See also

• List of Quebec television channels
• List of Quebec television series
• Television of Quebec
• Culture of Quebec
• Media in Canada
• List of Canadian television channels
• Shopping TVA

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External links

• Official TVA website (French)