1954 in Canadian television

Overview of the events of 1954 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1954.

Notable events

CBWT, Winnipeg's CBC Television-Radio Canada Television station debuts on May 31, 1954.

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Source
January 10	Montreal, Quebec	CBMT	6	CBC Television (O&O, primary) Paramount TV Net. (secondary)
March 1	Kitchener, Ontario	CKCO-TV	13	CBC Television
March 22	Fredericton, New Brunswick	CHSJ-TV	4	Independent
May 31	Winnipeg, Manitoba	CBWT	4	CBC Television (O&O, primary) Paramount TV Net. (secondary)	^[1]
June 7	Hamilton/Toronto, Ontario	CHCH-TV	11	CBC Television	^[2]
July 28	Regina, Saskatchewan	CKCK-TV	2	CBC Television (primary) CBS (secondary)	^[3]
August 16	Pembroke/Ottawa, Ontario	CHOV-TV	5	CBC Television
September 16	Windsor, Ontario	CKLW-TV	9	CBC Television (primary) DuMont Television Network (secondary)	^[4]
October 4	Thunder Bay, Ontario	CFPA-TV	2	CBC Television
October 8	Calgary, Alberta	CHCT-TV	2	CBC Television
October 9	Sydney, Nova Scotia	CJCB-TV	4	CBC Television	^[5]
October 25	Edmonton, Alberta	CFRN-TV	3	CBC Television
November 21	Rimouski, Quebec	CJBR-TV	3	Radio-Canada	^[6]
November 30	Moncton, New Brunswick	CKCW-TV	2	CBC Television
December 5	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	CFQC-TV	8
December 18	Kingston, Ontario	CKWS-TV	11
December 20	Halifax, Nova Scotia	CBHT	3	CBC Television (O&O)	^[7]

^ Henry, Ann (June 1, 1954). “Two Years of Plans Pay Off”. The Winnipeg Tribune, p. 1.
^ "CHCH-DT | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
^ "CKCK-TV Station History by the Canadian Communications Foundation". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
^ 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page B-123.
^ Dulmage, Bill (December 2011). “Nova Scotia, CBHT-DT (CBC-TV), Halifax, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.” Archived 2016-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
^ “CJBR-TV Station History” Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Dulmage, Bill (October 2012). “Nova Scotia, CBHT-DT (CBC-TV), Halifax, Canadian Broadcasting Corp.” Archived 2016-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-27.