Télévision de Radio-Canada
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Télévision de Radio-Canada, often simply Radio-Canada, is the main French language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the only francophone network in Canada to broadcast over-the-air in all Canadian provinces, although its programming is generally directed at residents of Quebec as opposed to francophones outside Quebec.
Generally considered more populist than its English counterpart CBC Television, this network has certainly been the more successful of the two, as it does not face such immense competition from American networks. During the 2004-05 television season it ranked close behind Quebec's top television network, TVA, with a resurgent schedule including offbeat sitcom Les Bougon and talk show Tout le monde en parle.
News programming is anchored by Le Téléjournal, which airs nightly at 10:00 p.m.; on weeknights it includes a current affairs segment, Le Point. Local newscasts, which air during the lunch and supper hours, now also carry the Téléjournal name, i.e. Le Téléjournal Montréal.
CBC/Radio-Canada also operates le Réseau de l'information (RDI), Canada's first French-language news channel.
Stations and affiliates
See also: List of CBC television stations
As with the English network, Radio-Canada operates stations, or at least rebroadcast transmitters, in every province to distribute its signal. These stations serve every major English Canadian market, with privately-owned affiliates serving smaller markets. However, Radio-Canada's affiliates are all located in smaller Quebec markets. Unlike CBC Television affiliates, which often have several alternative programming sources, Radio-Canada affiliates are effectively constrained to carry network programming throughout the day, excluding local and regional programming and commercials.
Slogans
- Prior to fall 2004: « Ici Radio-Canada » (tr. "This is Radio-Canada" or, literally, "Here is Radio-Canada")
- Current: « Vous allez voir » (tr. "You are going to see" or "You will see")
