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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1973. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| March 12 | Juno Awards of 1973. |
| April 20 | Anik A2, a television satellite, launches in Northern Canada. It helps bring better reception and live television to that area. |
| June 30 | Alberta Access goes on the air. |
| October 12 | The 1973 Canadian Film Awards are held. The awards are presented at a press conference instead of a special ceremony. |
| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|
| City Lights | Citytv | March 8 |
| Howie Meeker's Hockey School | CBC Television | |
| V.I.P. | ||
| Arts '73 | ||
| Puppet People | CTV | |
| The Starlost | 22 September | |
| Target: The Impossible | CBC Television | |
| CBC Drama '73 | September 30 | |
| The Collaborators | December 12 |
| Show | Station | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| Chez Hélène | CBC Television | May 25 |
| Alan Hamel's Comedy Bag | June 9 | |
| Alphabet Soup | December 4 | |
| Telescope | Unknown | |
| George | CTV | |
| Here Come the Seventies | ||
| The Pierre Berton Show |
| Network | Type | Launch | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBC Northern Service | Over-the-air and cable and satellite | Unknown date | CBC's northern television service was launched to provide television service to Canada's northern territories, delivered by satellite to cable and satellite television systems and community-owned low-powered television stations. CFYK-TV in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories serves as the production centre of local news programs on the CBC North service. |
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
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| March 23 | Toronto, Ontario | CBLFT | 25 | Radio-Canada (O&O) | [1] |
| June 30 | Calgary, Alberta | Access | (cable-only) | Educational independent | |
| October 23 | Sept-Îles, Quebec | CBST | 13 | Radio Canada |
| Date | Name | Notability |
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| February 12 | Tara Strong | Canadian-American voice actress (The Powerpuff Girls), (The Fairly Oddparents) and (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) |