nov 2, 1936 - CBC/Radio-Canada (Social)
Description:
Who:
CBC/Radio-Canada (crown corporation)
What:
It was created as a crown corporation on November 2, 1936. It is one of the world's major broadcasting organizations. It provides national AM and FM radio, English and French TV networks, and programs in native languages for those far up north. They also run a multilingual shortwave service for people overseas. They also proved closed captioned programs for deaf people.
Where:
Canada
Why:
It is meant to provide Canadians, and others, with a wide range of high-quality information and entertainment programming.
This is significant because this affected many Canadians and even people overseas. They were able to get current information and news. This radio broadcasting also provided people with entertainment. Families could gather around the dinner table and listen to entertainment programs on the radio. This affected the social lives of many people in Canada. CBC/Radio-Canada still exists today, but with more advanced services such as mobile apps.
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The Roaring, Dirty Decades of the 20th Century
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