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This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1953.
| Date | Event |
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| May 14 | The CBC's television microwave network linking Ottawa to Montreal and Toronto, provided by Bell Media, was completed, allowing viewers of CBLT/Toronto and CBFT/Montreal to view the same live programming.[1] |
| June 3 | KVOS-TV (channel 12) signs on the air as an affiliate of the short-lived DuMont Television Network. Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, United States, it provided the first television signal to ever serve the Vancouver, British Columbia area. KVOS-TV is a border blaster serving both sides of the Canada–United States border. That station's first broadcast was the BBC’s coverage of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Ref. |
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| June 2 | Ottawa, Ontario | CBOT | 4 | CBC Television (O&O) | |
| June 3 | Bellingham, Washington/ Vancouver, British Columbia |
KVOS-TV | 12 | DuMont Television Network | |
| October 25 | Sudbury, Ontario | CKSO-TV | 5 | CBC Television | |
| November 28 | London, Ontario | CFPL-TV | 10 | ||
| December 16 | Vancouver, British Columbia | CBUT | 2 | CBC Television (O&O) |