The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (French: Société Radio-Canada), (branded as CBC), is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It broadcasts in English and French. The company was founded on 2 November 1936 in Ottawa, Canada.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Société Radio-Canada |
 CBC Headquarters in Ottawa in 2019 |
| Company type | Crown corporation |
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| Predecessor | Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission |
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| Founded | November 2, 1936; 89 years ago (1936-11-02) (radio)
September 6, 1952; 73 years ago (1952-09-06) (television) |
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| Headquarters | CBC Ottawa Production Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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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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Key people |
- Michael Goldbloom (Chair)
- Catherine Tait (CEO)
- Barbara Williams (EVP English Networks)
- Michel Bissonnette (EVP French Networks)
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| Revenue | CA$503.94 million[a]
(FY 2021)[1] |
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| $173.24 million (FY 2021)[1] |
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| $142.09 million (FY 2021)[1] |
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Number of employees | 7,444 (March 2018)[2] |
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| Minister responsible | - Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
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| Website | cbc.radio-canada.ca |
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Footnotes / references
Revenue was $1,898.29 million including government funding
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On November 2, 1936, CBC-Radio Canada was launched.
