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This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1991.

Events

Date Event
March 3 12th Genie Awards
Juno Awards of 1991
March 26 Babar begins airing in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ Two (as Network 2) as part of the long running children's block The Den.
June 6 The long running music video series for children Hit List starts on YTV.
September 2 Popular British children's stop motion animated series Postman Pat begins transmitting in Canada for the very first time ever on the family cable television network YTV with the series airing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Charlie Chalk another stop motion animated series produced by Woodland Animations (the company that use to make Postman Pat) will also begin airing in Canada on YTV on the same week airing on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
September 3 The hit children's series that introduces Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends to the US, Shining Time Station begins airing in Canada for the very first time with the show airing on YTV, thus making it the very first television channel to air the American spin-off of Thomas in Canada.
December 7 A Bunch of Munsch premieres on CTV with the first special, "Thomas' Snowsuit" and "50 Below Zero". based on the children's books by the American–Canadian children's author Robert Munsch.
December 19 Australian children's television series Johnson and Friends begins its first ever airing on Canadian television. The series will start its first television broadcasting transmission on Knowledge Network in British Columbia.

Debuts

Show Station Premiere Date
Scales of Justice CBC Television January 6
Wil Cwac Cwac Knowledge Network January 12
Hillside YTV February 3
Fly by Night CBC Television April 4
Hit List YTV June 6
Eureeka's Castle Knowledge Network September 2
The Zone YTV
Postman Pat
Charlie Chalk September 3
Shining Time Station
Northwood CBC Television September 11
Acting Crazy Global September 30
Bookmice TVOntario October 1
African Skies Family October 11
A Bunch of Munsch CTV December 7
Johnson and Friends Knowledge Network December 19
The Red Green Show Global/CBC Television Unknown

Changes of network affiliation

Show Moved from Moved to
Eureeka's Castle Knowledge Network TVOntario
Fireman Sam

Ending this year

Show Station Cancelled
Degrassi High CBC Television January 28
My Secret Identity CTV May 25
Wide World of Sports September 28
The Comedy Mill CHCH-TV Unknown

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Television stations

Debuts

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References
March 11 Victoria, British Columbia Hansard TV (cable-only) Independent Launched as the broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, available province-wide
Unknown Halifax, Nova Scotia Legislative Television (cable-only) Government-access Independent A province-wide broadcaster of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) (cable-only) A province-wide educational independent television service

Closures

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes
January 1 Sydney, Nova Scotia CBIT-TV 5 CBC (O&O) Became a rebroadcaster of CBHT-TV/Halifax, permanent shut down on July 31, 2012.
February 22 Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador CBNLT 13 CBC (O&O) Became a rebroadcaster of St. John's-based CBNT-TV, permanent shut down on July 31, 2012.
October 8 Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador CFLA-TV 8
Unknown Schefferville, Quebec CFKL-TV 7 CBC/Radio-Canada Became CBSET-1, a rebroadcaster of CBSET/Sept-Îles, a semi-satellite of CBMT/Montreal; permanent shut down on July 31, 2012.

See also

References

  1. Bernard, Michael (March 4, 1991). "Dion, James lead Juno winners". Niagara Falls Review. p. 4. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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