Radio in Canada
Radio broadcasting began in Canada in 1901.
History
In 1901, the federal Department of Public Works established two radio stations in northern Newfoundland, erecting one in Chateau Bay and another on Belle Isle.[1] Marking the beginning of radio communications in Canada, their purpose was to augment the submarine cable used to connect telegraph lines to Newfoundland, which were vulnerable to damage inflicted by ice in the wintertime. These early stations communicated using telegraph code, otherwise known as "wireless" or radio telegraphy.[1]
By the 1920s, radio was a mass medium in Canada. Although Canadian stations were broadcasting a variety of programs including music, drama, and news, listeners within Canada overwhelmingly preferred the higher-quality broadcasts from the United States; by 1930, 80% of Canadian listeners tuned in to American radio broadcasts.[2]
Public radio
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a crown corporation established in 1936.[3]
Private radio
See also
- Call signs in Canada
- Canadian content
- FM broadcasting in Canada
- List of radio stations in Canada
- Pirate radio in North America
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Babaian (1992), p. 9.
- ↑ Rutherford, Paul (4 March 2015). "Radio Programming". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Toronto: Historica Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2025. Unknown parameter
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Works cited
- Babaian, Sharon A. (1992). Radio Communication in Canada: A Historical and Technological Survey (PDF). Ottawa: National Museum of Science and Technology. ISBN 0-6601-2017-8. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via Government of Canada Publications. Search this book on
Further reading
- Bonin-Labelle, Geneviève A., ed. (2020). Women in Radio: Unfiltered Voices from Canada. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. ISBN 978-0-7766-2907-0. Search this book on
- Dubreui, Stephan (1998). Come Quick, Danger: A History of Marine Radio in Canada. Canadian Coast Guard. Ottawa: Fisheries and Oceans Canada. ISBN 978-0-6601-7490-7. Search this book on
- McNeil, Bill; Wolfe, Morris (1982). Signing On: The Birth of Radio in Canada. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. ISBN 0-3851-7742-9. Search this book on
- Powley, A. E. (1975). Broadcast from the Front: Canadian Radio Overseas in the Second World War. Toronto: Hakkert. ISBN 0-8886-6565-2. Search this book on
- Stewart, Sandy (1975). A Pictorial History of Radio in Canada. Toronto: Gage Publishing. ISBN 0-7715-9948-X. Search this book on
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