Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a
Canadian
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French language
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discretionary service
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24-hour headline news channel owned by
Groupe TVA, a division of
Québecor. Its broadcasting headquarters are located in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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. The channel, operated and programmed by the
TVA Nouvelles division, was launched on September 8, 1997.
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 have included
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
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
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and
Shaw Direct.
See also
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Television in Quebec
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Culture of Quebec
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Ici RDI, Quebec's other news channel
External links
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24-hour television news channels in Canada
TVA (Canadian TV network)
Television channels and stations established in 1997
French-language television networks in Canada
Analog cable television networks in Canada
Category C services
Quebec sovereigntist media