Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its English-language and French-language service units commonly known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively. The company was founded on 2 November 1936 in Ottawa, Canada.
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Predecessor | Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission |
Founded | November 2, 1936; 87 years ago (1936-11-02) (radio) September 6, 1952; 71 years ago (1952-09-06) (television) |
Headquarters | CBC Ottawa Production Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Area served | National; available on terrestrial and cable systems in northern American border communities; available internationally via Internet, Sirius XM and on TV |
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Revenue | CA$503.94 million[lower-alpha 1] (FY 2021)[1] |
$173.24 million (FY 2021)[1] | |
$142.09 million (FY 2021)[1] | |
Number of employees | 7,444 (March 2018)[2] |
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Website | cbc |
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On November 2, 1936, CBC-Radio Canada was launched.