History of RCI Language Broadcasting Services
Language
| Start Date
| Stop Date
| Restart
Date
|
Arabic
| 2000?
| =NA= | =NA= |
Chinese-Mandrin
| 1988-Month-Day?
| =NA= | =NA= |
Czech
| 1946? - see Slovak
| 25 March 1991 | =NA= |
Danish
| 1946-Month-Day? | 04 March 1961 | =NA= |
Dutch
| 1946-Month-Day? | 04 March 1961
| =NA=
|
English
| 25 December 1944 [1] | =NA= | =NA= |
Finnish
| ?? December 1950
| 29 January 1955 | =NA= |
French
| 25 December 1944 [1] | =NA= | =NA= |
French-Creole
| 1989?-Haiti
| 2001-Haiti
| =NA= |
German
| 1946-Month-Day? | 25 March 1991 | =NA= |
Hungarian
| ?? January 1951 | 25 March 1991 | =NA= |
Japanese
| 198?
| 25 March 1991 | =NA= |
Italian
| ?? January 1949
| 04 March 1961 | =NA= |
Norwegian
| 1947?
| 04 March 1961 | =NA= |
Polish
| ?? January 1951 | 25 March 1991 | =NA= |
Portuguese-Brasil
| 06 July 1947
| 25 March 1991 | 2004
|
Russian [2]
| ?? January 1951
| =NA= | =NA= |
Slovak
| ?? January 1951 | 25 March 1991 | =NA= |
Spanish
| 06 July 1947
| =NA= | =NA= |
Swedish
| 1946
| 04 March 1961 | =NA= |
Ukranian
| ?? September 1952
| =NA= | =NA= |
[1] Test transmissions started in 1944, formal broadcasting started on
25
February 1945.
[1] Official languages of Canada.
[1] Cannot be cancelled even if all other language services cease.
[2] The RCI Russian Service experienced jamming until 1967.
Information complied from:
http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/en/qui_historique_8.shtml