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First still picture transmitted
The first still picture was transmitted through a wire. Moving images were not successfully for another 65 years. -
First moving picture transmitted
first moving images were transmitted between Washington, DC and New York City. -
Canada NPB was born
The Canadian Broadcasting Act replaced the CRBC with a Crown Corporation, and Canada's national public broadcaster was born -
RCA first broadcast
the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) broadcast the first televised Presidential speech, delivered by F.D. Roosevelt. -
Poor quality programs
Television was mostly “live” as programs were broadcast as they were being performed. Programs recorded onto film were very poor quality -
Radio station created
Creation of the radio station Radio Saint-Boniface, in Manitoba, provided the first French language network station outside of the Province of Québec. -
One million television sets introduced to Pennsylvania
One million TV sets in the U.S. and Community Antenna Television was introduced in mountainous rural areas of Pennsylvania. This became what we now know as cable TV. -
Television available for troops
Radio programming made available to Canadian troops in Korea -
Opening of Parliament
First telecast of opening of Parliament -
Satellite was introduced
Satellite broadcasting was introduced and made it possible to send and receive television signals anywhere in the world. -
Networks consolidated
Trans-Canada and Dominion networks are consolidated. -
Two hundred television sets in the USA
200 TV sets in the U.S. -
Possible direct delivery
Consumers could subscribe to direct delivery of programming to their homes, instead of cable systems or conventional broadcast programming -
One billion television sets worldwide
Over 1 billion TV sets worldwide. -
Approved broadcast standards for HDTV
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the broadcast standards for high-definition television (HDTV). -
Celebration of television
David Suzuki's The Nature of Things celebrated 40 years on CBC Television. -
manufactured tuners capable of recieveing digital signals
The FCC mandated that TV manufacturers must equip all new TVs with tuners capable of receiving digital signals by 2007. -
Consumer friendly
Radio-Canada brought together radio, television and digital platforms, keeping pace with audience desires to consume their content when and how they want. -
Digital only
The FCC mandates no more broadcasting by antennae, only by digital. The transmission frequencies are sold to improve wireless internet capabilities for handheld devices. -
Popular with Canadians
Four million monthly visitors came to Radio-Canada.ca and CBC.ca - both sites are extremely popular with Canadians. -
Future television
Televisions will become available only in large sizes, and something bigger and better will become available and satelitte television will no longer be available. -
Children television
Children's television programs will become a lot different in the future.
