 TFO logo | |
| Broadcast area | National via satellite, available on basic cable throughout Ontario and parts of Manitoba, New Brunswick and Quebec[citation needed] |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (2009–present) 480i (SDTV) (1987–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe Média TFO |
| Parent | Government of Ontario |
| Sister channels | TVO |
| History | |
| Launched | January 1, 1987 |
| Former names | La Chaîne TVO (1987–1997) |
| Links | |
| Website | tfo.org (in French) |
TFO is a Canadian French language educational television channel and media organization serving the province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario and trading as Groupe Média TFO. It is the only French-language television service in Canada that operates entirely outside Quebec. The network airs cultural programming, including blocks of French-language children's programs, along with original series, documentaries, and films.
The network was first established in 1987 as La Chaîne TVO, a spin-off of the provincial English-language public broadcaster TVO, later re-branding as TFO in 1997. The network operated under the auspices of TVO until 2007, when it was spun off into an autonomous agency.[1]
TFO is available on multichannel television providers throughout Ontario; all cable and IPTV providers in the province are required to carry it on their basic tier.[2][3] TFO is also carried nationally on the Bell Satellite TV and Shaw Direct satellite television services. The network previously broadcast over-the-air in some communities in Eastern and Northern Ontario with significant Franco-Ontarian populations; these transmitters ceased operations in 2012.
- ^ "Law Document English View". 24 July 2014.
- ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (13 July 2007). "ARCHIVED - Class 1 regional licence for cable broadcasting distribution undertakings in Ontario". www.crtc.gc.ca.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Branch, Legislative Services (8 April 2021). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Broadcasting Distribution Regulations". laws.justice.gc.ca.