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The history of [[television in Canada]] begins in [[Montreal]] and [[Toronto]], where the first television stations were started in 1952. The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] aired its first broadcast on September 6, 1952 from Montreal's station, [[CBFT]]. The program was bilingual.<ref>{{cite web|author=Paul Cassel VE3SY |url=http://www.hammondmuseumofradio.org/dates.html |title=Some Important Dates from Canadian Broadcast History |publisher=Hammondmuseumofradio.org |date=2004-02-10 |accessdate=2011-12-16}}</ref> As mentioned by Irving, and supported by Arthur Siegel, modern media such as television and radio have become agents of denationalization because of the spillover of U.S. influence and fragmentaion of media within Canada.<ref>{{cite web|author=Audley, Paul |url=http://www.sources.com/SSR/Docs/SSR11-20-AmericanInfluencePervasiveinCanadian.htm |title=American Influence Pervasive in Canadian Newspapers, Radio, TV |publisher=Sources.com |accessdate=2011-12-16}}</ref> Siegel implies that because of this, the state of television in Canada (i.e. whether it is healthy or dying) depends on the state of television in the United States.
Television was welcomed when it was first introduced into society. It brought about a change from communication which was previously limited to only audio. If one wanted to view something on a screen, one would have to visit the cinema; the television provided a way of sitting at home and having visual communication as well as entertainment.<ref name="webscopia1">{{cite web |url=http://www.webscopia.com/2011/02/is-television-dying/ |title=Is Television Dying? — Webscopia |publisher=Webscopia.com |date=2011-02-10 |accessdate=2011-12-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128052204/http://www.webscopia.com/2011/02/is-television-dying/ |archivedate=2011-11-28 |df= }}</ref> Nowadays, however, with the introduction of smart phones and the Internet, television is headed towards obsolescence according to Rabab Khan. He writes that because smart phones and computers allow one do what a television and radio combined allow, the need for the latter two media is declining.<ref name="webscopia1"/> However, he writes that television allows for a shared experience which computers and smart phones do not allow. Henry Blodget also addresses this issue and claims that because revenue and profits of the television industry are still steadily coming in, people are in denial about its inevitable failure.<ref name="businessinsider1">{{cite web |author=Henry Blodget |url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-06-12/tech/30062877_1_tv-industry-tv-companies-business-models |title=Sorry, There's No Way To Save The TV Business - Business Insider |publisher=Articles.businessinsider.com |date=2009-06-12 |accessdate=2011-12-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425202910/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-06-12/tech/30062877_1_tv-industry-tv-companies-business-models |archivedate=2012-04-25 |df= }}</ref> He states that like the newspaper industry, television is beginning to migrate to the web and investing in digital platforms.<ref name="businessinsider1"/>
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