Le Canal Nouvelles
Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a Canadian French language discretionary service 24-hour headline news channel that is owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Québecor. Its broadcasting headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec. The channel, operated and programmed by the TVA Nouvelles division, was launched on September 8, 1997.
 LCN logo 2014-present | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Slogan | Ça vous regarde |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe TVA |
| History | |
| Launched | September 8, 1997 |
| Links | |
| Website | LCN (in French) |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings |
| Satellite | |
| Bell Satellite TV | Channel 127 (SD) Channel 1887 (HD) |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 760 (SD) Channel 395 / 229 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Aliant Fibe TV | Channel 828 (SD) Channel 928 (HD) |
| Bell Fibe TV | Channel 115 (SD) Channel 1115 (HD) |
| Bell MTS | Channel 138 (SD) |
| Optik TV | Channel 8055 (SD) Channel 2055 (HD) |
| SaskTel | Channel 266 (SD) |
| Telus Quebec | Channel 22 (SD) Channel 522 (HD) |
| VMedia | Channel 37 (HD) (QC) |
| Zazeen | Channel 215 (HD) |
Programming
LCN broadcasts two 30-minute news segments per hour with headlines scrolling at the bottom of the screen.
Québecor also owns the TVA network. Many news reports shown on TVA are also shown on LCN. LCN also runs four TVA-produced newscasts: at 5pm weekdays, and noon/6pm/10pm daily, with the TVA logo superimposed over the LCN logo.
LCN's anchors include Pierre Bruneau, Réjean Léveillé, Jean-François Guérin, Karine Champagne, Pascale Déry, Julie Marcoux, Mélanie Bergeron and Pierre Cantin.
The channel broadcasts factual current affairs programs, such as Denis Lévesque (hosted by Denis Lévesque, Le Vrai Négociateur (hosted by Claude Poirier), Dumont (hosted by Mario Dumont), and Franchement Martineau (hosted by Richard Martineau).
Previous logos
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| 1997–2005 | 2007–2014 |
LCN HD
A high definition channel called LCN HD was launched as a simulcast of LCN on December 7, 2009. It is available on Cogeco, Vidéotron, Bell Satellite TV, Bell Fibe and Shaw Direct.
See also
- Television in Quebec
- Culture of Quebec
- Ici RDI, Quebec's other news channel
External links
- Official website (in French)