List of foreign television channels available in Canada explained

This is a list of foreign television channels available in Canada. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulates which television channels are allowed to air in Canada. Although the vast majority of television channels available in Canada are Canadian-owned and operated, the CRTC allows certain foreign-owned channels to be broadcast in Canada.

In order for a non-Canadian station/channel to broadcast in Canada it must first be listed by the CRTC on the List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution. Cable and satellite companies are only allowed to carry the foreign services that are contained in the list. Also, not every channel on the list is currently carried by broadcast distribution undertakings (BDUs), it is up to their discretion to decide what channels they are interested in offering to consumers.

On June 30, 2011, the CRTC introduced new policy whereby the 'lists of eligible satellite services' would be consolidated into one list to be known as the 'List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution'.[1]

List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution

Although the CRTC has combined all stations/channels together, the list below has been separated into sections to distinguish between the various types of services that are contained in the list. The sections are as follows: American over-the-air stations, American specialty channels & foreign specialty channels:

American free-to-air channels eligible for national distribution

See also: List of United States television stations available in Canada. Up to one channel from each network can be carried by a Class 1, 2, or 3 pay television provider that cannot receive an acceptable signal from that network. As well, the CRTC has authorized most subscription companies to carry a second American network feed from another time zone on a discretionary basis.

Affiliations are as listed by the CRTC.

American Superstations eligible for national distribution

Foreign specialty channels

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Russian-American Broadcasting Company (United States)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARCHIVED - List of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution. 30 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Revised list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. 23 July 2019.
  3. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-146.htm Al Jazeera Arabic - Changes to conditions for distribution
  4. Web site: Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2016-52: Addition of Pac-12 Network to the List of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution. 10 February 2016. CRTC. 11 February 2016.
  5. Approval subject to the following conditions: cable or satellite providers who carry the channel, block out both the video and audio feeds and that the customer not be required to purchase this service in order to receive any other service

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