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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 1973. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.

Events

Date	Event
March 12	Juno Awards of 1973.
April 20	Anik A2, a television satellite, launches in Northern Canada. It helps bring better reception and live television to that area.
June 30	Alberta Access goes on the air.
October 12	The 1973 Canadian Film Awards are held. The awards are presented at a press conference instead of a special ceremony.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
City Lights	Citytv	March 8
Howie Meeker's Hockey School	CBC Television
V.I.P.
Arts '73
Puppet People	CTV
The Starlost	CTV	22 September
Target: The Impossible	CBC Television	22 September
CBC Drama '73		September 30
The Collaborators		December 12

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Chez Hélène	CBC Television	May 25
Alan Hamel's Comedy Bag		June 9
Alphabet Soup		December 4
Telescope		Unknown
George	CTV
Here Come the Seventies
The Pierre Berton Show

Television shows

1950s

Country Canada (1954–2007)
CBC News Magazine (1952–1981)
Circle 8 Ranch (1955–1978)
The Friendly Giant (1958–1985)
Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present)
The National (1954–present)
Front Page Challenge (1957–1995)
Wayne and Shuster Show (1958–1989)

1960s

Audubon Wildlife Theatre (1968–1974)
CTV National News (1961–present)
Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date (1963–1975)
Land and Sea (1964–present)
Man Alive (1967–2000)
Mr. Dressup (1967–1996)
The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
The Pig and Whistle (1967–1977)
Question Period (1967–present, news program)
Reach for the Top (1961–1985)
Singalong Jubilee (1961–1974)
Take 30 (1962–1983)
The Tommy Hunter Show (1965–1992)
University of the Air (1966–1983)
W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

Anything You Can Do (1971–1974)
Bandwagon with Bob Francis (1972–1975)
The Beachcombers (1972–1990)
Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
Drop-In (1970–1974)
Dr. Simon Locke (1971–1974)
Headline Hunters (1972–1983)
Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
Polka Dot Door (1971-1993)
This Is the Law (1971–1976)
This Land (1970–1982)

TV movies

Networks and services

Network launches

Network	Type	Launch	Notes
CBC Northern Service	Over-the-air and cable and satellite	Unknown date	CBC's northern television service was launched to provide television service to Canada's northern territories, delivered by satellite to cable and satellite television systems and community-owned low-powered television stations. CFYK-TV in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories serves as the production centre of local news programs on the CBC North service.

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
March 23	Toronto, Ontario	CBLFT	25	Radio-Canada (O&O)	^[1]
June 30	Calgary, Alberta	Access	(cable-only)	Educational independent
October 23	Sept-Îles, Quebec	CBST	13	Radio Canada

Births

Date	Name	Notability
February 12	Tara Strong	Canadian-American voice actress (The Powerpuff Girls), (The Fairly OddParents) and (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

References

^ “CBLFT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

External links

List of 1973 Canadian television series at IMDb

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[1] “CBLFT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

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+The following is a list of events affecting '''Canadian television in 1973'''. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches.
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 | March 12||[[Juno Awards of 1973]].
 |-
-| April 20||[[Anik (satellite)|Anik A2]] a television satellite launches in the [[Northern Canada|north]]. It helps bring better reception and live television to that area.
+| April 20||[[Anik (satellite)|Anik A2]], a television satellite, launches in [[Northern Canada]]. It helps bring better reception and [[live television]] to that area.
 |-
 | June 30||[[Access (TV channel)|Alberta Access]] goes on the air.
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 |''[[Target: The Impossible]]''
-|rowspan="2"|[[CBC Television]]
+|rowspan="3"|[[CBC Television]]
+|-
-|September
+|''[[CBC Drama '73]]''
+|September 30
 |-
-|''[[The Collaborators]]''
+|''[[The Collaborators (TV series)|The Collaborators]]''
-|December
+|December 12
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 ! Show || Station || Cancelled
-|-
-|''[[George (TV series)|George]]''
-|[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
-|
-|-
-|''[[Here Come the Seventies]]''
-|[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
-|
-|-
-|''[[The Pierre Berton Show]]''
-|[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
-|-
-|''[[Telescope (TV series)|Telescope]]''
-|[[CBC Television]]
-|
 |-
 |''[[Chez Hélène]]''
-|[[CBC Television]]
+|rowspan="4"|[[CBC Television]]
 |May 25
 |-
 |''[[Alan Hamel's Comedy Bag]]''
-|[[CBC Television]]
 |June 9
 |-
 |''[[Alphabet Soup (TV series)|Alphabet Soup]]''
-|[[CBC Television]]
 |December 4
+|-
+|''[[Telescope (TV series)|Telescope]]''
+|rowspan="4"|Unknown
+|-
+|''[[George (1972 TV series)|George]]''
+|rowspan="3"|[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
+|-
+|''[[Here Come the Seventies]]''
+|-
+|''[[The Pierre Berton Show]]''
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 *''[[The Beachcombers]]'' (1972–1990)
 *''[[Canada AM]]'' (1972–present, news program)
-*''[[Drop-In]] (1970–1974)
+*''[[Drop-In]]'' (1970–1974)
 *''[[Dr. Simon Locke]]'' (1971–1974)
-*''[[Headline Hunters]]'' (1972–1983)
+*''[[Headline Hunters (game show)|Headline Hunters]]'' (1972–1983)
-*''[[Marketplace (TV series)|Marketplace]]'' (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
+*''[[Marketplace (Canadian TV program)|Marketplace]]'' (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
+*''[[Polka Dot Door]]'' (1971-1993)
 *''[[This Is the Law]]'' (1971–1976)
-*''[[This Land]]'' (1970–1982)
+*''[[This Land (TV series)|This Land]]'' (1970–1982)
 ==TV movies==
+{{Empty section|date=February 2019}}
+==Networks and services==
-{{inc-tv}}
+===Network launches===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Network
+! Type
+! Launch
+! Notes
+|-
+| [[CBC North|CBC Northern Service]]
+| [[Terrestrial television|Over-the-air]] and [[cable television|cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]]
+| Unknown date
+| CBC's northern television service was launched to provide television service to Canada's northern territories, delivered by satellite to [[cable television|cable]] and [[Satellite television|satellite]] television systems and community-owned [[Low-power broadcasting|low-powered]] television stations. [[CFYK-DT|CFYK-TV]] in [[Yellowknife, Northwest Territories]] serves as the production centre of local news programs on the CBC North service.
+|-
+|}
+==Television stations==
+===Debuts===
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Date
+! Market
+! Station
+! Channel
+! Affiliation
+! Notes/References
+|-
+| March 23
+| [[Toronto, Ontario]]
+| [[CBLFT-DT|CBLFT]]
+| 25
+| [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé|Radio-Canada]] ([[Owned-and-operated station|O&O]])
+| <ref>[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/cblft-dt “CBLFT-DT Station History”]. ''Canadian Communications Foundation''. Retrieved February 12, 2019.</ref>
+|-
+| June 30
+| [[Calgary, Alberta]]
+| [[CTV Two Alberta|Access]]
+| (cable-only)
+| [[Educational television|Educational]] [[Independent station (North America)|independent]]
+|
+|-
+| October 23
+| [[Sept-Îles, Quebec]]
+| [[CJBR-DT|CBST]]
+| 13
+| [[Ici Radio-Canada Tele|Radio Canada]]
+|
+|-
+|}
+==Births==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Date || Name || Notability
+|-
+|February 12
+|[[Tara Strong]]
+|Canadian-American voice actress (''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''), (''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'') and (''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'')
+|}
+==See also==
+* [[1972 in Canada]]
+* [[List of Canadian films]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=tv_series&release_date=1973-01-01,1973-12-31&countries=ca&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc List of 1973 Canadian television series] at [[IMDb]]
 {{Years in TV by country|1973}}
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+[[Category:1973 in Canadian television| ]]
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