TVA

TVA is a Canadian French language privately owned television network. TVA is based in Quebec and has affiliates in only Quebec, although the affiliates in Rivière-du-Loup and Carleton-sur-Mer have rebroadcast transmitters in New Brunswick. Also, the affiliate in Gatineau is part of the Ottawa television market. Since 1998, it has been available on cable across Canada. It is widely considered to be the French counterpart of CTV. In fact, its logo is similar to CTV's, although the two networks have never been jointly owned. TVA is presently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly-traded subsidiary of Quebecor Média. TVA is short for Téléviseurs associés or Télédiffuseurs associés, depending on the source (both can be roughly translated to "Associated Telecasters"). The name reflects TVA's roots as a cooperative network owned by its affiliates. However, only the initials are used on-air. TVA traces its roots to 1963, when CJPM-TV in Chicoutimi (now part of Saguenay), a station only a... full article at wikipedia