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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1979. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.
Date | Event |
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February 26 | CBC Television broadcasts live coverage of the total solar eclipse that occurred over the Canadian Prairies and parts of what is now Nunavut (originally the eastern parts of the Northwest Territories). |
March 21 | Juno Awards of 1979. |
May 22 | Live coverage of the 1979 Canadian election airs on all the main networks. |
Show | Station | Premiere Date |
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The Great Detective | CBC Television | January 17 |
You Can't Do That on Television | CJOH-TV | February 3 |
Romie-0 and Julie-8 | CBC Television | April 14 |
Smith & Smith | CJOH-TV | May 2 |
Read All About It! | TVOntario | |
Cities | CBC Television | |
Flappers | September 21 | |
The Littlest Hobo | CTV | October 11 |
Show | Station | Cancelled |
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Canada After Dark | CBC Television | January 26 |
The Magic Lie | March 28 | |
Science Magazine | April 15 | |
A Gift To Last | December 16 | |
Celebrity Cooks | Global | Unknown |
Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes/References |
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September 3 | Toronto, Ontario | CFMT-TV | 47 | Multicultural independent | [1] |
Unknown | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec | CFEM-TV | 13 | TVA | [2] |
Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation | Source |
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Unknown | Vancouver, British Columbia (Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, USA) |
KVOS-TV | 12 | CBS | Independent (primary) CBS (secondary) |
Most CBS programs on KVOS-TV (with a few exceptions) were dropped by the station due to complaints made by Seattle-based KIRO-TV, which is also carried on Vancouver-area cable systems. |