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{{short description|Former Canadian French-language TV network}} |
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'''Réseau Pathonic''' (the "Pathonic Network"; often shortened to '''Pathonic''') was a [[French language|French-language]] [[television network]] operating in the [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] from |
'''Réseau Pathonic''' (the "Pathonic Network"; often shortened to '''Pathonic''') was a [[French language|French-language]] [[television network]] operating in the [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Quebec]] from 1986 to 1990.<ref name="ccf-cfcm">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071107114442/https://broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/television/histories.php?id=126&historyID=126 History of CFCM-TV] at the Canadian Communications Foundation website, updated 2009-05-01, accessed 2009-09-02</ref><ref name="May 25, 1991">{{cite news|title = Status-of-TV report won't see daylight|newspaper = [[Montreal Gazette]]|location = Montreal|page = E10|date = May 25, 1991}}</ref> The network was owned by '''Pathonic Communications Inc.''', controlled by the family of [[Paul Vien]] with 51%, and Télé-Métropole (owners of [[CFTM-DT|CFTM-TV]] [[Montreal]]) with 34%, with the remaining 15% owned by others.<ref name="ccf-chlt">[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/television/histories.php?id=111&historyID=137 History of CHLT-TV] at the Canadian Communications Foundation website, updated 2009-07-01, accessed 2009-09-02</ref> Although Pathonic was a [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC)-licensed network within Quebec, its operations and coverage would be more comparable today to a [[television system]] rather than a full-fledged network. |
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The network consisted of the following stations, all of which were purchased by Pathonic in 1979: |
The network consisted of the following stations, all of which were purchased by Pathonic Communications in 1979: |
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*[[CFCM-DT|CFCM-TV]] [[Quebec City]] |
*[[CFCM-DT|CFCM-TV]] [[Quebec City]] |
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*[[CFER-DT|CFER-TV]] [[Rimouski]] |
*[[CFER-DT|CFER-TV]] [[Rimouski]] |
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All of the stations in the Pathonic network were also affiliated with [[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]]. However, these stations often aired programming substantially different from other TVA affiliates – even though [[Groupe TVA|Télé-Métropole]], owner of CFTM-TV, was the major minority shareholder. In those days, TVA, much like [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] at the time and [[Global Television Network|Global]] in the early-2000s, did not have what could be considered a main network schedule. The differences between schedules were strong enough that CHLT was carried on nearly all [[cable television|cable systems]] in Montréal from the early-1980s onward; CHLT's over-the-air signal covers most of the Greater Montreal area. The closest parallel to this in [[English Canada]] was the now-defunct [[Baton Broadcast System]] (BBS; in operation during the 1990s), as most of its stations were also CTV affiliates. |
All of the stations in the Pathonic network were also affiliated with [[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]]. However, these stations often aired programming substantially different from other TVA affiliates – even though [[Groupe TVA|Télé-Métropole]], owner of CFTM-TV, was the major minority shareholder. In those days, TVA, much like [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] at the time and [[Global Television Network|Global]] in the early-2000s, did not have what could be considered a main network schedule. The differences between schedules were strong enough that CHLT was carried on nearly all [[cable television|cable systems]] in Montréal from the early-1980s onward; CHLT's over-the-air signal covers most of the Greater Montreal area. The closest parallel to this in [[English Canada]] was the now-defunct [[Baton Broadcast System]] (BBS; in operation during the 1990s), as most of its stations were also CTV affiliates. |
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The network was dissolved when Pathonic Communications merged with Télé-Métropole in 1990, creating the present-day TVA network and chain of stations.<ref name="May 25, 1991"/><ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/DB90-631.htm Decision CRTC 90-631], 1990-07-09</ref> The sale unified the ownership of most of TVA's major affiliates (except outlets owned by [[RNC Media|Radio-Nord]] and Télé Inter-Rives, the latter whose 45% share is now owned by TVA) and ultimately unified the network's schedule. |
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Pathonic Communications also owned [[CKMI-DT|CKMI-TV]], an English-language station in Quebec City which was affiliated with [[CBC Television]] until 1997 (and which is now a Montreal-based Global [[owned and operated station]]). |
Pathonic Communications also owned [[CKMI-DT|CKMI-TV]], an English-language station in Quebec City which was affiliated with [[CBC Television]] until 1997 (and which is now a Montreal-based Global [[owned and operated station]]). |
Latest revision as of 00:38, 8 August 2024
Réseau Pathonic (the "Pathonic Network"; often shortened to Pathonic) was a French-language television network operating in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1986 to 1990.[1][2] The network was owned by Pathonic Communications Inc., controlled by the family of Paul Vien with 51%, and Télé-Métropole (owners of CFTM-TV Montreal) with 34%, with the remaining 15% owned by others.[3] Although Pathonic was a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)-licensed network within Quebec, its operations and coverage would be more comparable today to a television system rather than a full-fledged network.
The network consisted of the following stations, all of which were purchased by Pathonic Communications in 1979:
- CFCM-TV Quebec City
- CFER-TV Rimouski
- CHLT-TV Sherbrooke
- CHEM-TV Trois-Rivières
- CIMT-TV Rivière-du-Loup
All of these stations were owned by Pathonic with the exception of CIMT, which was, and still is, owned by Télé Inter-Rives. However, Pathonic held a 45 percent stake in Télé Inter-Rives.
All of the stations in the Pathonic network were also affiliated with TVA. However, these stations often aired programming substantially different from other TVA affiliates – even though Télé-Métropole, owner of CFTM-TV, was the major minority shareholder. In those days, TVA, much like CTV at the time and Global in the early-2000s, did not have what could be considered a main network schedule. The differences between schedules were strong enough that CHLT was carried on nearly all cable systems in Montréal from the early-1980s onward; CHLT's over-the-air signal covers most of the Greater Montreal area. The closest parallel to this in English Canada was the now-defunct Baton Broadcast System (BBS; in operation during the 1990s), as most of its stations were also CTV affiliates.
The network was dissolved when Pathonic Communications merged with Télé-Métropole in 1990, creating the present-day TVA network and chain of stations.[2][4] The sale unified the ownership of most of TVA's major affiliates (except outlets owned by Radio-Nord and Télé Inter-Rives, the latter whose 45% share is now owned by TVA) and ultimately unified the network's schedule.
Pathonic Communications also owned CKMI-TV, an English-language station in Quebec City which was affiliated with CBC Television until 1997 (and which is now a Montreal-based Global owned and operated station).
References
[edit]- ^ History of CFCM-TV at the Canadian Communications Foundation website, updated 2009-05-01, accessed 2009-09-02
- ^ a b "Status-of-TV report won't see daylight". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. May 25, 1991. p. E10.
- ^ History of CHLT-TV at the Canadian Communications Foundation website, updated 2009-07-01, accessed 2009-09-02
- ^ Decision CRTC 90-631, 1990-07-09