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station_branding = TVO|
analog = 19 ([[UHF]]) in Toronto, cable 2 in most areas|
digital = ''(not yet in operation)''|
affiliations = Not applicable (educational)|
founded = [[1970]]|
___location = [[Toronto, Ontario]]|
callsign_meaning = '''CI C'''ommunications '''A'''uthority|
owner = Ontario Educational Communications Authority (a.k.a. TVOntario)|
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homepage = [http://www.tvo.org/ http://www.tvo.org/]|
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'''TVOntario''', officially the '''Ontario Educational Communications Authority''', is an educational [[public television]] broadcaster in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]]. It is owned directly by the provincial government of [[Ontario]]. Instead of following the model of the federally-owned [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]], which shows commercials, TVOntario is instead, like [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] in the [[United States]], funded by donations from the public, particularly from viewer contributions made during on-air pledge drives. However, the vast majority of TVOntario's funding is provided by the Government of Ontario, which contributed $58.8 million in 2005-06. [http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2005/09/29/c5459.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html]
TVOntario's English service, currently branded '''TVO''', is Canada's oldest educational TV service, and the country's second oldest UHF TV channel. It has larger over-the-air coverage in Ontario than the CBC, reaching 98.5% of Ontario with 216 transmitters. TVO is also broadcast on the Bell ExpressVu satellite service on Channel 265.
All TVO rebroadcast transmitters have the call letters '''CICA''', '''CICO''' or '''CICE''', followed by a number to denote their status as rebroadcasters.
''I'm currently involved in a debate over Esperanza, have a lot of other issues and whatnot, so forgive me if I can't respond quickly. I've lost precious time just typing this message!''
TVOntario also operates [[TFO]], a separate network for [[Franco-Ontarian]] audiences. Before the launch of TFO, TVO aired [[French language|French-language]] programming on Sundays. Even after TFO's launch, TVO and TFO swapped programming on Sundays well into the [[1990s]].
==History==
CICA's history dates back to [[1970]], when its parent organisation, the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, was created by then Education Minister [[Bill Davis]]. At that time, the OECA produced children's and educational programming which was aired on commercial television stations.
The OECA eventually applied for and won a license for its own television station in Toronto, Ontario, CICA, with the mandate of '[using] electronic and associated media to provide educational opportunities for all people in Ontario.' The 'CA' in the CICA callsign was derived from the last two letters in the OECA [[acronym]].
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CICA began broadcasting on [[September 27]], [[1970]] with 423,000 [[watt]]s video and 84,600 watts audio. Its studios were located at 1670 Bayview Avenue and its transmitter was located at 354 Jarvis Street on the CBC tower; the height of its [[antenna (electronics)|antenna]] was 550 feet. The station's broadcast name was ''OECA'', sharing the name of its parent organization. In the mid-[[1970s]], however, the station started to become unofficially known as ''TVOntario''. The name change was made official in [[1981]]; the OECA name is still used for official purposes, such as legal notices and copyrights.
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==A series of questions==
In the latter half of the 1970s, the network began adding rebroadcast transmitters in other Ontario communities. Its very first rebroadcast transmitter was added in [[Ottawa, Ontario]] on [[October 25]], [[1975]], under the callsign CICO.
I edited 3 different articles. I haven't worked up the courage to write a whole article yet, but I think I will do so soon.[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 23:33, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
In [[1987]], TVOntario launched ''La Chaîne française'', which became TFO in [[1994]].
Dang. That was fast.[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 23:38, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
In [[1995]], the [[Mike Harris]] government promised to privatise TVOntario. They never carried through on this threat, but did severely cut its budget.
(:)how do i get that tan box with that start talk topic. also how do i title stuff.when you started asking me about m16s when you edited the M16 article. is this how you spell article P.S. look at my user page i made a funny. {{unsigned|GuyDoe}}
Today, TVO serves 98.5 per cent of Ontario households, on 216 transmitters throughout the province.
()That helped about the m16s i edited sume stuff and i went to the history icon and D-day349 came up twice just ubove my name. maybe it was refering to me talk page. but did you edit that page?[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 00:52, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
The current chair of TVOntario is film producer [[Peter O'Brian]]. The CEO is [[Lisa de Wilde]]. Past heads of the network include [[Isabel Bassett]] and [[Peter Herrndorf]].
What is Esperanza I know you told me before but I fogot[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 01:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
==Programming==
''See: [[List of TVOntario programs]]''
and I saw a bunch of barnstar awards wth? and esperanza what does it do like really do? you go around and edit peoples stuff. how do you know how do you know how many edits you have. what are sockpuppits. can i jion if i only have a 4 edits. does it count as an edit if the original user deletes it? {{unsigned|GuyDoe}}
TVO shows a mixture of original shows, children's programming, [[United Kingdom|British]] imports, and movies from around the world. TVO's daytime schedule is mostly children's programming. One of the network's most famous children's series is ''[[Polka Dot Door]]''. In the evenings, TVO runs a mixture of documentary, drama and public affairs programming for adult audiences, including the popular ''[[Saturday Night at the Movies]]'', which presents classic films with commentary and interview segments. Late at night, TVO shows educational programming that is designed for teachers to tape and show in school.
does continuely editing my user page after i fudged it up count for esperanza[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 03:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Although French language programs were shown on TVO since its inception and gradually increased in number since then, they eventually moved to the French arm of TVOntario, TFO. When La Chaîne française started, TVO would run its English language shows on that channel on Sundays after 12 Noon, while the English TVO channel presents La Chaîne française programming at that time. This was mainly to give Francophones without cable some French service. In the mid-1990s, TVO and the new TFO began their own language's services 7 days a week on their own channel, though the French on Sunday service remained for awhile longer for over-the-air viewers.
==Noted showsECOTM ==
* ''[[Distinguished Artists]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* Parlez Moi
* ''[[Polka Dot Door]]''
* ''[[Polka Dot Shorts]]''
* Read All About It!
* Readalong
* Report Canada With Heather Conkie
* ''[[TVOKids]]
* ''[[Reach for the Top]]'' (Ontario)
* ''[[Studio 2]]''
* ''[[Saturday Night at the Movies]]''
* ''[[Today's Special]]''
Hello Doomsday. It seems like we have only 15 members and that we still have a lot to do on the American Rev. article. Maybe, until we get more members (maybe put a notice about COTM on the Ezperanza talk page), we should give a little longer time to the article, like a month and a half. Also, since we selected the draft, I don't think I've seen any collaboration at all. There are users from COTM who are making edits, but nothing is being discussed. [[Wikipedia:Editor review/TeckWiz#second time|editor review me!]]-[[User:TeckWiz|'''T''']][[User:TeckWiz/Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:TeckWiz|'''ckWiz''']]<sup>[[User_talk:TeckWiz|Talk]]</sup><small>[[Special:Contributions/TeckWiz|Contribs]]<sub>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~interiot/cgi-bin/Tool1/wannabe_kate?username=TeckWiz&site=en.wikipedia.org # of Edits]</sub></small> 12:24, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
==External links==
*[http://www.tvo.org/ TVO's Programming Website]
*[http://www.tvontario.org TVOntario's Corporate Website]
*[http://www.tvokids.com TVO KIDS Website]
== More questions ==
[[Category:Canadian television networks]]
[[Category:Publicly-funded broadcasters]]
How does one add pictures to an article?[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 23:36, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
[[Category:Crown corporations of Canada]]
[[Category:Ontario government departments and agencies]]
== D-day ==
:I wrote a very large portion of the airsoft page. Please go look for mistakes. I put a blurb in its disscutions page. To get to the page type in airsoft my contrib should be the number six one at the bottom of the page it is titled Differant Airsoft Guns. Also how do you get pictures in articles.[[User:GuyDoe|GuyDoe]] 02:02, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
== re: my talk page ==
What's wrong with the TOC???--'''''[[User:Ed|<font color="green" face="comic sans ms">E</font><font color="blue" face="comic sans ms">d</font>]]''''' <sup>[[User talk:Ed|<font color="maroon" face="comic sans ms">¿Cómo estás?</font>]]</sup> 03:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
== Re:loss ==
Hank you for the kind message, DoomsDay! I appreciate it. I'm doing okay, as I know (like WizardryDragon said) that she's out of her pain now. She was sick for a while, I am glad she is at rest.
I hope you're doing okay... I know the EA stuff was stressing you out (as it was us all) but I wanted to commend you for standing up for what you believe in. I most definitely admire your strength! :-)
— [[User:E@L/Esperanza|<font color=#336600 face=papyrus>E</font>]][[User:E@L|<font color=darkred face=papyrus>ditor <font color=black>at</font> <font color=darkgoldenrod>L</font>arge</font>]][[User talk:E@L|<sup><font color=darkgoldenrod face=papyrus>(<font color=black>speak</font>)</font>]] 03:58, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
== Here you go!! ==
Hi DoomsDay, I wanna give you this barnstar as a thanks for helping me so many times! You've earned it! Here!
[[Image:Bstares3a2.png|left|frame|A barnstar for outstanding Esperanzians!]]
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