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| Country | Canada |
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| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Montreal,Quebec |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe TVA |
| History | |
| Launched | September 8, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-09-08) |
| Former names | Le Canal Nouvelles TVA |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is aCanadianFrench languagediscretionary service 24-hour headline news channel owned byGroupe TVA, a division ofQuébecor. Its broadcasting headquarters are located inMontreal,Quebec. The channel, operated and programmed by theTVA Nouvelles division, was launched on September 8, 1997.
LCN broadcasts two 30-minute news segments per hour with headlines scrolling at the bottom of the screen.
Québecor also owns theTVA 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 have includedPierre 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 asDenis Lévesque (hosted by Denis Lévesque,Le Vrai Négociateur (hosted byClaude Poirier),Dumont (hosted byMario Dumont), andFranchement Martineau (hosted byRichard Martineau).
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| 1997–2005 | 2007–2014 | 2014–2020 |
Ahigh definition channel called LCN HD was launched as a simulcast of LCN on December 7, 2009. It is available onCogeco,Vidéotron,Bell Satellite TV,Bell Fibe andShaw Direct.