1964 in Canadian television explained

The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1964. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

Events

Date	Event
October 4	CBC launches CBNT as its Newfoundland affiliate. CJON-TV, a former CBC Newfoundland affiliate, joins CTV.
	CKCO becomes the second CBC affiliate to join CTV this year.
	Long-running documentary series Land and Sea begins airing on CBNT. Later the show launches nationwide.
	This Hour Has Seven Days premieres, one of the most controversial news shows in CBC history.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Let's Go	CBC Television	July 17
Wide World of Sports	CTV	September 19
Cariboo Country	CBC Television	September 28
Camera West		July 1
This Hour Has Seven Days		October 4
Butternut Square		October 19
Canada 98		November 25

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
A Kin to Win	CTV	May
Scarlett Hill	CBC Television	June 8
Mr. Piper
To Tell the Truth	CTV	July 6

Births

• April 12 - Mark Camacho, actor and voice actor
• September 2 - Keanu Reeves, actor
• October 14 - David Kaye, Canadian-American actor and voice actor

Television shows

1960s

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
September 3	Quebec City, Quebec	CBVT^[1] ^[2]	11	Radio-Canada (O&O)
October 4		CBNT^[3]

Notes and References

1. Canadian Communications Foundation, History of Canadian Broadcasting (website). URL: https://broadcasting-history.ca/television/television-stations/quebec/quebec-ville-de-quebec-et-est-du-quebec/cbvt-dt/ Accessed August 22, 2024.
2. A TV special for the channel's official opening ceremony occurred on October 1. Announced in The Gazette (Montreal), September 26, 1964, Pg. 22.
3. A second source for the October 1 date is a CBC-produced video dated October 1, 2014: "Alan Doyl and Rick Mercer wish CBNT a happy 50th birthday." URL: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.2785744
4. The first of two sources stating October 1 as the date for this station's debut is: Canadian Communications Foundation, History of Canadian Broadcasting (website). URL: https://broadcasting-history.ca/?s=CBNT

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   Network affiliation changes

   Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old affiliation	New affiliation	Source
   September 7	Quebec City, Quebec		4	Radio-Canada	Independent
   October 4	Kitchener, Ontario		13	CBC Television
   	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador		6

   See also

   • 1964 in television
   • 1964 in Canada
   • 1964 in Canadian music

   External links

   • List of 1964 Canadian television series at IMDb

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