Télé-Québec

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Télé-Québec
Provincewide Quebec
Branding	Télé-Québec
Channels	(see article) analog, (see article) digital
Affiliations	None (educational)
Owner	Société de télédiffusion du Québec
Founded	January 19, 1975
Call letters meaning	(see article)
Former affiliations	Radio-Québec (1975 - mid-1990s)
Website	http://www.telequebec.tv/

Télé-Québec is the television network operated by the provincial government of Quebec, Canada. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec (Quebec Television Broadcasting Corporation), the network was launched on January 19, 1975 as "Radio-Québec". It adopted the current "Télé-Québec" name in 1996^[1].

It is parallel to Ontario's TVOntario and TFO, British Columbia's Knowledge Network and Saskatchewan's SCN, and similar to the US PBS network, in that it is somewhat modest in scope, runs mostly educational or cultural programming, and does not try to compete with privately owned television networks or with the Société Radio-Canada television network owned and operated by the federal government. The network also runs commercials during its programming. The latter, by contrast, does strongly compete with private networks and overlaps with their programming categories.

All programming on Télé-Québec is in French, though there are a few shows and movies that are presented in the original language (predominantly English), with French subtitles. The only Télé-Québec program that was entirely in English was Quebec School Telecasts, a weekday, hour-long block of English-language instructional programming.

Télé-Québec also has local bureaus in Val-d’Or, Trois-Rivières, Rimouski, Gatineau (Hull), Sept-Îles, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Saguenay (Jonquière) and Carleton.

Contents 1 Programming 2 Stations 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Programming

Over 40% of Télé-Québec’s programming is children's programming. In 2005, Ramdam was a popular show for 2 to 11 year-olds. Other children's shows included Cornemuse, Zoboomafoo, and Nickelodeon series Dora l’exploratrice and Bob le bricoleur. Animated shows include IDragon, Les Mélodilous, le Petit tracteur rouge, and Toupie et Binou. For 6 to 8 year-olds, shows included Macaroni tout garni, Nickelodeon's Rocket Power, Esprits-fantômes, and Le Petit roi Macius. Ramdam and Banzaï are both aimed at pre-teens (9 to 12), and ADN-X is a teens show that provides pratical solutions to everyday problems.

Télé-Québec’s cultural programming reflects Quebec’s diverse cultural expression in fiction, songs, music, cinema, visual art, and drama. Télé-Québec shows such as Belle et Bum, M’as-tu lu? and Pulsart help to promote Quebec artists and creators and their works. Belle et Bum is a music show that invited 160 performers or groups in 2005/06, who performed 230 songs by Quebec songwriters or composers. M'as-tu lu? is a book show that covers books of all genres and for all audiences; in 2005/06, 260 books were presented, 124 of which were by Quebec authors. Pulsart is a magazine show on cultural activities taking place all over Quebec.

A new weekly cultural magazine-style show, Libre échange, deals with a ranges of different creative arts, including dance, cinema, literature, sculpture, painting, television, music, and theatre. As well, a new series of “living portraits” will profile notable living creators such as authors, filmmakers, architects and thinkers.

Télé-Québec presents a range of films, including “auteur” films by notable directors, feature-film length documentaries, premiere showings, and Quebec films. All films are shown without commercial interruptions. During the last five years, Télé-Québec showed over 959 hours of documentaries, which made up 18% of its programming. Documentary topics included socio-political, cultural, historic, scientific, and travel. Between 2000 and 2006, 137 documentaries and 39 series were produced.

Télé-Québec also hosts debate and discussion-oriented shows that allow for an exchange of ideas and perspectives on social and political issues. Points chauds is a show on international political issues. Méchant contraste! is a pan-Quebec magazine show on social, political, and economic issues. Dussault-Débat is a debate show.

As a community service, Télé-Québec has a number of shows that present a regional perspective, such as Méchant contraste!, À la di Stasio, les Francs Tireurs, M'as-tu lu?, Une pilule, and Pulsart. Télé-Québec also has an Internet strategy, as part of its educational and cultural mission. In 2003, the extremis.tv website won a Gémeaux prize for the best Internet site. In 2004, du missionarctique.tv won the same award. The website for the teen-oriented show ADN-X has interactive activities including a comic strip-creating activity.

Also on the station is Le tournoi de mètres.

[edit] Stations

Télé-Québec's network currently consists of 13 stations, plus several repeaters, originating at CIVM-TV in Montreal.

• CIVM-TV 17 (digital 27) Montreal (flagship station, transmitting from Mount Royal)
  • Callsign meaning: CI Ville de Montreal
• CIVQ-TV 15 Quebec City
  • Callsign meaning: CI Ville de Quebec
• CIVS-TV 24 Sherbrooke
  • Callsign meaning: CI Ville de Sherbrooke (from Mount Orford)
• CIVO-TV 30 Gatineau / Ottawa (from Ryan Tower at Camp Fortune, the only place where Télé-Québec and TVO share the same site)
  • Callsign meaning: CI Val d' Outaouais
• CIVC-TV 45 Trois-Rivières
• CIVV-TV 8 Saguenay
• CIVA-TV 12 & 8 Val-d'Or / Rouyn-Noranda
  • Callsign meaning: CI TeleVision d' Abitibi
• CIVF-TV 12 Baie-Trinité
• CIVK-TV 15 Carleton
  • Callsign meaning: CI Ville de Karleton (Carleton)
• CIVP-TV 23 Chapeau, Quebec / Pembroke, Ontario
• CIVB-TV 22 Rimouski
• CIVG-TV 9 Sept-Îles

It can also be seen on satellite (Bell ExpressVu Channel 138 and Star Choice Channel 722).

[edit] References

1. ^ http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-0-72-1968-12712-11/index_souvenirs/arts_culture/radio_quebec_uhf

[edit] See also

• List of Quebec television channels
• List of Quebec television series
• Television of Quebec
• Culture of Quebec

[edit] External links

• Official Site (French)
• Montreal affiliate CIVM at TV Hat

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Broadcast television stations in the Montreal market

Local television stations CBFT 2 (SRC) - CBMT 6 (CBC) - CFTM 10 (TVA) - CFCF 12 (CTV) - CIVM 17 (TQC) - CFTU 29 (Savoir) - CFJP 35 (TQS) - CKMI 46 (Global) - CJNT 62 (CH/Multicultural)

Local cable television stations MétéoMédia (Metro Montreal Feed)

Stations from Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY carried on cable WCAX 3 (CBS) - WPTZ 5 (NBC) - WVNY 22 (ABC) - WETK 33 (PBS / VPT) - WFFF 44 (FOX) - WCFE 57 (PBS)

Experimental HDTV Stations CDTV-MTL 64 (IND)

See also Broadcast television in the Champlain Valley, Ottawa, Trois-Rivières / Mauricie and Sherbrooke-Estrie markets

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Television stations in the Quebec City-Lévis Market

Local television stations CFAP 2 (TQS) - CFCM 4 (TVA) - CBVE 5 (CBC) - CBVT 11 (SRC) - CIVQ 15 (TQC) - CKMI 20 (Global)

Regional cable television channels Télé-Mag cable 10 (Community Access)

Broadcast stations available on cable only Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY: WCAX 3 (CBS) - WPTZ 5 (NBC) - WVNY 22 (ABC) - WETK 33 (PBS / VPT) - WFFF 44 (FOX) - WCFE 57 (PBS) Montreal: CFCF 12 (CTV) - CFTU 29 (Canal Savoir)

See also Broadcast television in the Trois-Rivières / Mauricie and Rivière-du-Loup Markets

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Broadcast television stations in the Ottawa-Gatineau market

Local television stations CBOT 4 (CBC) - CIII-6 6 (Global) - CBOFT 9 (SRC) - CHCH-1 11 (CH) - CJOH 13/8 (CTV) - CJMT-2 14 (OMNI.2) - CICO-24 24 (TVO) - CIVO 30 (TQC) - CITS-1 32 (CTS) - CFGS 34 (TQS) - CHOT 40 (TVA) - CHRO-2 43 (A-Channel) - CFMT-2 60 (OMNI.1) - CITY-3 65 (Citytv)

Defunct television stations CJSS 8 (CBC, Cornwall) - CFVO 30 (TVA, Hull)

Experimental HDTV Stations CRC-DT 54/67 IND)

See also Broadcast television in the Pembroke/Petawawa, Watertown/Kingston, Greater Toronto, Montreal and Champlain Valley markets