1953 in Canadian television

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This is a list of Canadian television-related events in 1953.

Notable events[]

Date	Event
May 14	The CBC's television microwave network linking Ottawa to Montreal and Toronto, provided by Bell Media, was completed, allowing viewers of CBLT/Toronto and CBFT/Montreal to view the same live programming.^[1]
June 3	KVOS-TV (channel 12) signs on the air as an affiliate of the short-lived DuMont Television Network. Licensed to Bellingham, Washington, United States, it provided the first television signal to ever serve the Vancouver, British Columbia area. KVOS-TV is a border blaster serving both sides of the Canada–United States border. That station's first broadcast was the BBC’s coverage of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

CBC News Magazine (1952-1981)
Crossword Quiz (1952-1953)
The C.G.E. Show (1952-1959)
Hockey Night in Canada (1952-present)
Let's See (1952-1953)
Open House (1952-1962)
Sunshine Sketches (1952-1953)

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation
June 2	Ottawa, Ontario	CBOT	4	CBC Television (O&O)
June 3	Bellingham, Washington/ Vancouver, British Columbia	KVOS-TV	12	DuMont Television Network
October 25	Sudbury, Ontario	CKSO-TV	5	CBC Television
November 28	London, Ontario	CFPL-TV	10	CBC Television
December 16	Vancouver, British Columbia	CBUT	2	CBC Television (O&O)

^ “Evolution of a Broadcaster: CBC’s First 75 Years”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

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