CBC acquires the facilities and staff of the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland, as the province joins the Confederation.
1948
First issue of the weekly program guide CBC Times.
1947
CBC presents a 15-year plan for the development of television in Canada.
1946
Opening of first CBC FM stations in Toronto and Montreal.
First fishermen's broadcasts in the Maritimes.
1945
Official opening of CBC International Service (becomes Radio Canada International in 1972).
1944
The basic national network is renamed the Trans-Canada Network. The Dominion Network is formed, linking CJBC Toronto with 34 private stations to offer an alternative lighter service.
1943
Establishment of English School Broadcasts Department.
1942
A total of 43 hours of French and English programs are broadcast daily, compared with 10 in 1936. Special broadcasts include the opening of the Alaska Highway.
1941
Formal opening of CBC News Service. Special broadcasts include Winston Churchill's speech from the House of Commons in Ottawa.
1940
Low power relay transmitters installed for remote communities.
First provincial school broadcasts begin in Nova Scotia and B.C.
The CBC symbol showing radio waves and a map of Canada is adopted.