1960 in Canadian television

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

List of years in Canadian television

Notable events
  • April 24-CBC opened a 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 12-CJAY-TV opened in Winnipeg. It later became CKY-TV

Births

Television shows

Debuts

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

October 18

SRC

Television shows on air

CBC

SRC

Television stations

Debuts
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 NBC and ABC (both 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

See also

References
  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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