1981 in Canadian television

This is a list of Canadian television related events from 1981.

List of years in Canadian television
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Date Event
January 12 A brand new, publicly funded educational cable television network, called Knowledge Network, is launched in British Columbia.
February 5 NABET employees working at CBC Television go on strike. The strike lasts for months, disrupting programming.
Juno Awards of 1981.
March 12 2nd Genie Awards.
June 28 Full coverage on the death of Terry Fox airs on all the main television networks.
July 29 The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer airs live on all the main television networks.

Debuts

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Show Station Premiere Date
Canada: The Great Experiment TVOntario January 7
Thrill of a Lifetime CTV
The Frantics CBC Television
Switchback
Hangin' In
Leo and Me May 29
Pitfall Global September 14
Seeing Things CBC Television September 15

Ending this year

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Show Station Cancelled
The Watson Report CBC Television May 25
Flappers November 30
CBC News Magazine Unknown
Leo and Me
Grand Old Country CTV
North America: Growth of a Continent TVOntario

Television shows

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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TV movies

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Television stations

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Debuts

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Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/References
October 6 Trois-Rivières, Quebec CIVC-TV 45 Télé-Québec [1]
November 3 Rimouski, Quebec CIVB-TV 22 Télé-Québec [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ “CIVC-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ “CIVB-DT Station History”[permanent dead link]. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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