TVA (Canadian TV network)

This article is about the TV network. For the TV network’s film company namesake, see TVA Films.
TVA
Current logo, since November 11, 2020[1]
TypeTerrestrial television network
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaQuebec (province-wide)
Nationwide
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerQuebecor Media
ParentGroupe TVA
History
FoundedApril 14, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-04-14) (as Télé-Métropole)
LaunchedSeptember 12, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-09-12) (as a network)
Links
Websitetvaplus.ca (in French)

TVA, stylized as TVΛ, is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network, owned by Groupe TVA, a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media.

Headquartered in Montreal, the network only has terrestrial stations in Quebec. However, parts of New Brunswick and Ontario are within the broadcast ranges of TVA stations, and two TVA stations operate rebroadcasters in New Brunswick. Since becoming a national network in 1998, it has been available on cable television across Canada.

TVA is short for Téléviseurs associés (roughly translated to "Associated Telecasters").[2] This reflects the network's roots as a cooperative.

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  2. ^ "Un grand pas dans le service de l'information". Photo Journal. Montreal. 5 September 1971. p. 33.