CBC Newsworld

CBC Newsworld is a 24-hour cable television news channel operated by the CBC. It is available to cable subscribers across the country and broadcasts into over 10 million homes nation-wide, as well as into some northern states in the U.S. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and Sky News in the United Kingdom.

History

The channel initially began broadcasting on July 31, 1989, and it originally broadcast from studios in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary, reflecting the coast-to-coast nature of the service. Budget cuts over the years eventually forced CBC Newsworld to centralize most of its operations in Toronto and Calgary.

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July 31 - 1989 - Halifax - Toronto - Winnipeg - Calgary

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Unlike the CBC's main television network, which is publicly funded by Canadian tax payers, Newsworld is funded by commercial advertising and cable subscriber fees.

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Its French language counterpart is Réseau de l'information (RDI).

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French language - Réseau de l'information

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