Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Summary
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a broadcaster[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,537 views/month, #3 of 333).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: public broadcasting[3]
- Member of: Radios francophones publiques[4], European Broadcasting Union[5]
- Influenced by: British Broadcasting Corporation[6]
- Country: Canada[7]
- Instance of: production company[8], Crown corporation[9], business[10]
- Headquarters location: Ottawa[11], CBC Ottawa Production Centre[12]
- Has organizational division: CBC Records[13]
- Location: CBC Ottawa Production Centre[14]
- Child organization or unit: CBC Sports[15]
- Commons category: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[16]
- Industry: broadcasting[17], mass media[18], public broadcasting[19]
- Foundational text: Broadcasting Act[20]
- Chairperson: Michael Goldbloom[21]
- Inception: November 2, 1936[22]
- Parent organization or unit: Department of Canadian Heritage[23]
- Official website: https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[25]
- Product or material produced: radio[26], television[27], digital media[28]
- Replaces: Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission[29]
- Official name: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation[30], Société Radio-Canada[31]
- Legal form: Crown corporation[32]
- Has contributing factor: Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting[33]
- Main Wikidata property: P11370[34]
- Short name: CBC[35], SRC[36]
- Owner of: CBC News[37], CBEF[38], CBKF-FM[39], CBON-FM[40], CBV-FM[41], CHFA-FM[42], CJBC[43], CKSB-10-FM[44], Canadian Broadcasting Centre[45], Documentary[46], Newsworld International[47], Ici TOU.TV[48], CBAF-FM-15[49], CBAF-FM-5[50]
Product Details
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Type: Production[51]
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Country: CA[52]
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Began / founded: 1936-11-02[53]
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MusicBrainz ID: d2e663ce-6d21-4f92-952d-68463273a6f6[54]
Why It Matters
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers[57], an information leak[58], in Panama[59].
FAQs
What did Canadian Broadcasting Corporation discover?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers[57].