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{{Short description|French-language TV network in Ontario}}
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| name              = TFO
| logo              = TFO 2020 Logo.svg
| logo_size         = 175px
| logo_caption      = '''TFO logo'''
| launch_date       = {{start date and age|1987|1|1}}
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| picture_format    = [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])<br><small>(2009–present)</small><br>[[480i]] ([[SDTV]])<br><small>(1987–present)</small>
| network           = 
| owner             = [[Groupe Média TFO]]
| parent            = [[Government of Ontario]]
| country           = 
| language          = [[Canadian French|French]]
| area              = National via satellite, available on basic cable throughout [[Ontario]] and parts of [[Manitoba]], [[New Brunswick]] and [[Quebec]]{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
| headquarters      = [[Toronto]], Ontario
| former_names      = La Chaîne TVO <br/> (1987–1997)
| sister_channels   = [[TVO]]
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'''TFO''' is a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] [[Canadian French|French language]] [[non-commercial educational station|educational]] [[television channel]] and media organization serving the province of [[Ontario]]. It is operated by the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (OTELFO), a [[Crown corporations of Canada|Crown corporation]] owned by the [[Government of Ontario]] and [[trade name|trading as]] Groupe Média TFO. It is the only French-language television service in Canada that operates entirely outside [[Quebec]]. The network airs cultural programming, including blocks of French-language children's programs, along with original series, documentaries, and films.

The network was first established in 1987 as '''La Chaîne TVO''', a spin-off of the provincial English-language public broadcaster [[TVO]], later re-branding as TFO in 1997. The network operated under the auspices of TVO until 2007, when it was spun off into an autonomous agency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_08o10_e.htm|title=Law Document English View|date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

TFO is available on [[multichannel television]] providers throughout Ontario; all [[cable television|cable]] and [[IPTV]] providers in the province are required to carry it on their basic tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-230.htm|title=ARCHIVED - Class 1 regional licence for cable broadcasting distribution undertakings in Ontario|first=Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|last=(CRTC)|date=13 July 2007|website=www.crtc.gc.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-97-555/page-8.html#h-25|title=Consolidated federal laws of canada, Broadcasting Distribution Regulations|first=Legislative Services|last=Branch|website=laws.justice.gc.ca|date=8 April 2021 }}</ref> TFO is also carried nationally on the [[Bell Satellite TV]] and [[Shaw Direct]] [[satellite television]] services.  The network previously broadcast over-the-air in some communities in [[Eastern Ontario|Eastern]] and [[Northern Ontario]] with significant [[Franco-Ontarian]] populations; these transmitters ceased operations in 2012.

==History==
When [[TVO]] (then known as TVOntario) launched in 1970, it aired French-language programming on Sundays from noon until sign-off.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/television/histories.php%3Fid%3D6%26historyID%3D27 |title=History of Broadcasting Timeline |access-date=May 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061355/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadcasting-history.ca%2Flistings_and_histories%2Ftelevision%2Fhistories.php%3Fid%3D6%26historyID%3D27 |archive-date=May 8, 2014 }}</ref>  By the 1980s, the provincial government concluded that a separate francophone educational network was needed to prevent the "ghettoization" of the Franco-Ontarian community.<ref name=folklore>"TVO launches new French network 'It is important that we guard against the ghettoization of French Ontario, its reduction to mere folklore'". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 31, 1986.</ref>

In 1985, the Ontario Ministry of Municipal and Cultural Affairs, together with Communications Canada, approved the creation of an Ontario-based French-language educational television network. At the time, the only portions of Ontario with access to a dedicated francophone educational television service were the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]] and the [[Ottawa Valley]], which were served by [[Télé-Québec|Radio-Québec]] outlet [[CIVO-TV]] in [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]]. In 1986, the new network received its broadcast licence from the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC). On January 1, 1987, this network was officially launched by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority under the name '''La Chaîne TVO''' (primarily known on-air as '''La Chaîne'''). In 1997, La Chaîne was renamed '''TFO''' (short for '''Télévision française de l'Ontario'''). The company would remain a part of TVO until 2007 when it was transferred to the Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority, a separate crown corporation. It is the only French-language television broadcaster in Canada headquartered outside Quebec.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/History_of_Educational_Broadcasting.html |title=History of Educational Broadcasting |access-date=May 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061357/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadcasting-history.ca%2Fprogramming%2FHistory_of_Educational_Broadcasting.html |archive-date=May 8, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cartt.ca/article/tfo-break-away-tvo-april-1-ontario-government-announces |title=TFO to break away from TVO on April 1, Ontario government announces |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=Cartt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/tfo-to-be-stand-alone-french-network-1.656240 |publisher=CBC |title=TFO to be stand-alone French network |date=March 30, 2007 |access-date=May 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.otelfo.org/historique/ |title=Historique |access-date=May 7, 2014 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025453/http://www.otelfo.org/historique/ |archive-date=May 8, 2014 }}</ref>

For the first decade of La Chaîne's operations, TVO's existing practice of broadcasting in French on Sundays continued, and La Chaîne aired English-language programming during the same time block. This was because La Chaîne was only available on cable at first, and the government wanted to ensure that Franco-Ontarian viewers without cable still had access to a block of French-language programming while making English TVO programs available on La Chaîne for those who wanted them.<ref name=folklore /> As transmitters were added in several French-speaking communities, the practice was discontinued in the mid-1990s.

[[Image:TFO old.PNG|right|thumb|TFO's second logo from 1997 to 2001]]
In addition to being carried throughout Ontario on cable and via over-the-air transmitters in some communities, in October 1997 TFO began broadcasting in [[New Brunswick]] via select cable companies in that province.<ref>[http://playbackonline.ca/1996/10/07/5686-19961007/ "News Brief: TFO in N.B."]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', October 7, 1997.</ref> New Brunswick was the first jurisdiction other than Ontario where TFO was offered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1997/DB97-573.htm |access-date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=CRTC |title=ARCHIVED - Decision CRTC 97-573 |date=October 2, 1997}}</ref> TFO would later be broadcast into parts of Quebec as well.<ref name=GM /> In 1998, the station began broadcasting nationally via both national satellite companies, Bell ExpressVu and Star Choice, now known as [[Bell Satellite TV]] and [[Shaw Direct]], respectively. In August 2008, Star Choice removed TFO from its lineup.<ref>[http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/200809/08/01-662741-tfo-nest-plus-diffuse-par-star-choice.php TFO n'est plus diffusé par Star Choice] La Presse 2008-08-29 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> In 1999, TFO's parent company at the time, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority, applied to the CRTC for mandatory carriage of TFO in the province of Quebec, in addition to a carriage fee, which other over-the-air services do not receive. However, the CRTC denied its application in March 2000.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-72.htm Decision CRTC 2000-72]. CRTC, March 1, 2000.</ref> That year Jacques Bensimon, co-founder of the network and managing director of the network since 1986 (before it became its own channel), resigned from the position. Over his tenure, he formed relationships between TFO and French-language networks in Europe, in order to share content. This included co-producing content with the [[BBC]], [[France 2]] and [[Channel 4]] in the UK.<ref name=GM>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/father-of-tfo-bids-adieu/article768429/?page=all |author=Sarah Hampson |access-date=May 7, 2014 |date=June 22, 2000 |title='Father of TFO' bids adieu |newspaper=The Globe and Mail}}</ref>
 
[[Image:TFO 2001 Logo.svg|thumb|150px|TFO's third logo from 2001 to 2012]]
[[Image:TFO 2012 Logo.svg|thumb|150px|TFO's fourth logo from 2012 to 2020]]
As part of a restructuring of TVO announced by the [[Dalton McGuinty|McGuinty]] government on June 29, 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnw.ca/en/releases/archive/June2006/29/c7102.html|title=TVOntario restructuring}}</ref> TFO was taken over by a new, separate provincial [[Crown corporation]], the Ontario French-Language Educational Communications Authority (''Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l’Ontario'' or ''OTÉLFO'')<ref>[http://www.tfo.org/cfmx/tfoorg/tfo/a_propos_de_tfo/communiques/index.cfm?details&id=11385 TFO press release], April 23, 2007 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> in 2007, with separate management and its own budget.<ref name=overhaul>{{cite web | url=http://www.tvontario.org/pressrls/MinistryEd_Rel_Eng.pdf | title=McGuinty Government Transforms TVOntario | publisher=[[Ministry of Education (Ontario)|Ontario Ministry of Education]] | date=2006-06-29 | access-date=2006-06-29 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808180040/http://www.tvontario.org/pressrls/MinistryEd_Rel_Eng.pdf | archive-date=2007-08-08 }}</ref> Although the licence transfer was not officially approved by the CRTC until June 28, 2007, TFO nonetheless announced its autonomy from TVO effective April 1.<ref>[http://www.tfo.org/cfmx/tfoorg/tfo/a_propos_de_tfo/communiques/index.cfm?details&id=10833 TFO press release], March 23, 2007 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> GroupeMédia TFO is funded mainly by the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Education, with an annual budget of $31 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/fr/budget/paccts/2011/11vol2afr.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228101126/http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/fr/budget/paccts/2011/11vol2afr.pdf |archive-date=2014-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Additional contributions have been made by the Government of Manitoba since the channel was added to cable services in that province in 2010.<ref>[http://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/collaborateurs-contributors/articles/chaine-chain-manitoba-eng.html "Official Launch of TFO in Manitoba"]. Government of Manitoba Francophone Affairs Secretariat and Bureau de l'éducation française, August 30, 2010.</ref>

In 2010, then TFO CEO [[Claudette Paquin]] was awarded the [[Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages|Commissioner of Official Language]]'s [[Award of Excellence – Promotion of Linguistic Duality]] for her leadership in TFO's transition to more autonomy, and the work the channel has done to promote the development of the Franco-Ontarian community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/en/news/speeches/2010/2010-10-23|title=Notes for the presentation of the Award of Excellence – Promotion of Linguistic Duality 2009-2010 at AFO's 100th Anniversary Gala|last=Fraser|first=Graham|website=www.ocol-clo.gc.ca|publisher=Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>

In April 2016, TFO announced that it had established a partnership with [[Louisiana Public Broadcasting]] to syndicate 14 hours per-week of French-language children's programming to the broadcaster's LPB2 service. The partnership is designed to appeal to Louisiana's strong [[Louisiana French|French heritage]] and [[French immersion]] programs.<ref name="advocate-tfolpb">{{cite web|title=French language television shows, popular with Canadian students, now available for Louisiana viewers|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/15565245-129/french-language-television-shows-popular-with-canadian-students-now-available-for-louisiana-viewers|website=The Advocate|access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/acquisition/groupe-media-tfo-inks-distribution-deal-louisiana-public-broadcasting/1004122152/ "Groupe Media TFO Inks Distribution Deal with Louisiana Public Broadcasting"]. ''Broadcaster'', April 21, 2016.</ref>

In December 2024, Xavier Brassard-Bédard, a former chief editor and director of [[TVA Nouvelles]] and [[Le Canal Nouvelles|LCN]], was appointed as TFO's new chief executive officer.<ref>Jonathan Bouchard, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2127506/xavier-brassard-bedard-pdg-tfo "Xavier Brassard-Bédard nommé à la tête de TFO"]. [[Ici Radio-Canada]], December 17, 2024.</ref>

==Television and web programming==
At its launch in 1987, the channel's programming schedule included both original programming produced by the network, such as the educational comedy series ''17, rue Laurier'', the health series ''La santé contagieuse'' and the newsmagazine series ''M.E.M.O.'', and acquired programming from both Quebec and France, such as the children's series ''[[Passe-Partout]]'' and ''[[L'île aux enfants]]'' and the talk show ''[[Apostrophes (talk show)|Apostrophes]]''.<ref name=promise>"10-day-old French network showing plenty of promise". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 10, 1987.</ref> It also aired a francophone dub of the 1970s English Canadian children's series ''[[Matt and Jenny]]'', under the title ''La route de l'amitié''.<ref name=promise />

===Main shows===
GroupeMédia TFO broadcasts educational and cultural content for all of its audiences (children, youth, and adults). Programs that TFO produces include ''[[Mini TFO]]'' (for pre-school children), ''[[Méga TFO|Mégallô]]'' (for children ages 9 to 12), ''[[RelieF]]'' (a political, social, and cultural program aired live Monday through Thursday), the sitcom ''[[Météo+]]'', and Ruby TFO, a Web/TV magazine for women. TFO's prime time programming includes documentaries and dramatic series, along with unique French-language film programming, including feature-length art films and films from around the world.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/arts-et-spectacles/tele/201205/04/01-4521960-relief-disparait-des-ondes-de-tfo.php |newspaper=La Presse |language=fr |access-date=May 7, 2014 |title=Relief disparaît des ondes de TFO |date=May 4, 2012 |author=Philippe Orfali}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-droit/franco-plus/201009/20/01-4317359-tfo-met-la-communaute-en-relief.php |language=fr |access-date=May 7, 2014 |newspaper=La Presse |title=TFO met la communauté en RelieF |date=September 20, 2010 |author=Guillaume St-Pierre}}</ref> ''CinéTFO'' is the network's nightly showing of French-language cinema.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ctvm.info/article.php3?id_article=2942 |title=TFO diffuseur exclusif d'une classe de maître avec Anouk Aimée à Cinemania |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=CTVM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061935/http://www.ctvm.info/article.php3?id_article=2942 |archive-date=May 8, 2014 }}</ref>

===Music programming===
''BRBR'' is another music show, featuring reviews, interviews, and performances from French-speaking artists.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201211/20/01-4595677-brbr-une-emission-de-tfo-a-decouvrir.php |newspaper=La Presse |language=fr |access-date=May 7, 2014 |title=BRBR, une émission de TFO à découvrir |date=November 20, 2012 |author=Émilie Côté}}</ref> The concerts take place in downtown Toronto and Montreal in front of live crowds.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2013/12/13/21335986-qmi.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615084735/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2013/12/13/21335986-qmi.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |access-date=June 13, 2014 |title=Tweet the words in the subway |author=Catherine Chantal-Boivin |publisher=Canoe |date=December 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/406432/francos-cherchent-scenes-a-toronto-et-plus-si-affinites |title=Francos looking scenes in Toronto |newspaper=Le Devoir |date=April 26, 2014 |author=Philippe Papineau |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> The show has been nominated for several [[Gemini Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info-culture.biz/2013/06/06/la-serie-dramatique-19-2-obtient-16-mises-en-nominations/#.U5sfb_ldVyU |title=Drama series 19-2 gets 16 nominations by |date=June 6, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2014 |publisher=Info Culture}}</ref> In October 2013 ''BRBR'' teamed with Deezer to launch an online radio station dedicated to the music of Francophone Canadians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cartt.ca/article/tfo-deezer-form-web-radio-partnership |access-date=June 13, 2014 |title=TFO, Deezer form web-radio partnership |date=October 22, 2013}}</ref> Other music programming includes the series ''Behind the Scenes'', which shows the backstage, studio, and other parts of the music industry generally hidden from the public eye.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/48a3-1bc8-52dea44d-a2c7-1312ac1c606a%7C_0 |title=Music, Money and Compromise |access-date=June 13, 2014 |newspaper=La Presse |date=January 22, 2014 |author=Emilie Cote}}</ref> TFO also broadcasts the singing competition reality show ''[[JAM TFO|JAM]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.northernlife.ca/news/lifestyle/2012/08/31-stephanie-aubertin-tfo-sudbury.aspx |date=August 31, 2012 |access-date=May 7, 2014 |title=Sudbury singer scores spot on TFO's Jam |author=Jenny Jelen |publisher=Northern Life}}</ref>

===Mini TFO===
Mini TFO provides YouTube channels for young children, receiving 25 million views between its launch and October 2014 - the second most views of any children's channel in the world. TFO has also focused on mobile broadcasting, developing several apps for children's use. Other apps are developed to provide parents with a rating and research mechanism when deciding between programming and apps developed for child viewers or educational use - such as EduLulu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2014/04/22/tfo_embraces_mobile_programming.html |date=April 22, 2014 |access-date=May 7, 2014 |newspaper=Toronto Star |title=TFO embraces mobile programming |author=Ashante Infantry}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fr.canoe.ca/techno/chroniques/audeboivinfilion/archives/2014/04/20140422-162739.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140507160524/http://fr.canoe.ca/techno/chroniques/audeboivinfilion/archives/2014/04/20140422-162739.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 7, 2014 |title=Edululu: trouvez les meilleures applis éducatives |publisher=Canoe |access-date=May 7, 2014 |language=fr |date=April 22, 2014 |author=Aude Boivin-Filion}}</ref> In 2013 Mini TFO also opened the Mini TFO Centre for Early Childhood Education at [[Collège Boréal]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 30, 2013 |access-date=May 7, 2014 |url=http://www.csf.gouv.on.ca/en/articles/3218 |title=First Mini TFO Centre for Early Childhood Opens at Collège Boreal}}</ref> The channel also sponsors live tours of its affiliated acts, specifically in remote areas of Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/2013/06/12/mini-tfo-en-tournee-a-kap |date=June 12, 2013 |title=Mini TFO online touring looking |author=Gen Thomas |access-date=June 13, 2014 |newspaper=The Northern Times}}</ref> Children's programming on TFO is integrated into its web programming, which includes mobile applications designed for child development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qfq.com/article&ID=69394 |title=New mobile application for the program "YUM!" |date=December 4, 2013 |publisher=QFQ |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> TFO also produces reality television shows featuring kids, including the ''Amazing Race'' style series ''Les Jumelles'' where local kids compete against each other in teams of two.<ref>{{cite web |author=Nikki Cole |url=http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/3914445-local-youths-compete-in-amazing-race-style-show/ |access-date=June 13, 2014 |publisher=Simcoe |date=July 29, 2013 |title=Local youths compete in 'Amazing Race'-style show}}</ref>

===Cartoons===
[[animated cartoon|Cartoons]] broadcast on TFO include:
*''[[64 Zoo Lane|64, rue du Zoo]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/64-rue-du-zoo|title=64, rue du Zoo - TFO}}</ref> aka [[64 Zoo Lane]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/64-zoo-lane|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216072933/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/64-zoo-lane|archive-date=2014-12-16|title=64 Zoo Lane - CBeebies - BBC|date=16 December 2014}}</ref>
*''[[Adibou]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/adibou|title=Adibou - TFO}}</ref> (listed as ''Adibou: aventure dans le corps humain'' on guides)
*''Les aventures d'Olive l'autruche''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/les-aventures-dolive-lautruche|title=Les aventures d'Olive l'autruche - TFO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/olive-the-ostrich|title=Olive the ostrich - TFO}}</ref>
*''Bande de Sportifs''{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
*''[[Bing (TV series)|Bing]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/bing|title=Bing - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Bitz & Bob|Bitz et Bob]]''
*''[[Bookaboo]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/bookaboo|title=Bookaboo - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac|Bouba]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/jacky-and-jill-aka-bouba|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224120150/https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/jacky-and-jill-aka-bouba|archive-date=2016-02-24|title=Jacky and Jill AKA BOUBA - TFO|date=24 February 2016}}</ref> aka ''Jacky and Jill''
*''[[Caillou]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/caillou |title=Caillou - TFO |access-date=2016-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819210633/http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/caillou |archive-date=2016-08-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''[[Charlie and Lola (TV series)|Charlie et Lola]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/charlie-and-lola|title=Charlie and Lola - TFO}}</ref>
*''Christopher, Josée et Lexie''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/christopher-josee-and-lexie|title=Christopher, Josée and Lexie - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Famous 5: On the Case|Le club des cinq: nouvelles enquetes]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/the-famous-five/|title=The Famous Five - TFO}}</ref>
*''Dimitri''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/dimitri/|title=Dimitri - TFO}}</ref>
*''Dinopaws''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/dinopaws|title=Dinopaws - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Dinosaur Train]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/dinosaur-train|title=Dinosaur Train - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Dipdap]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/dipdap|title=Dipdap - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Doodleboo]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/doodleboo|title=Doodleboo - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[The Doozers|Les Doozers]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/les-doozers|title=Les Doozers - TFO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/doozers|title=Doozers - TFO}}</ref>
*''Drôles de petites bêtes''{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
*''[[Ernest et Celestine]]''
*''[[L'Île aux enfants|Gribouille]]''{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}
*''[[Guess How Much I Love You]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/guess-how-much-i-love-you/|title=" Guess how much I love you " - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Guess with Jess]]''{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
*''Kioka''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/kioka|title=Kioka - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Louie (French TV series)|Louie]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/louie|title=Louie - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Lulu Zipadoo]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/lulu-zipadoo|title=Lulu Zipadoo - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[:fr:Maxi (série télévisée d'animation)|MaXi]]''
*''[[Maya the Bee|Maya l'abeille]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/maya-the-bee|title=Maya The Bee - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Miniverse|Minivers]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/minivers|title=⇒ Minivers - Toutes les vidéos de Minivers en français}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/miniverse|title=Miniverse - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends|Miss Spider et Cie]]''
*''[[Mouk]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/mouk|title=Mouk - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog|Les Mystères d'Alfred]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/the-mysteries-of-alfred-hedgehog|title=The mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Peg + Cat|Peg et Chat]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/peg-cat|title=Peg + Cat - TFO}}</ref>
*''La petite école d'Hélène''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/la-petite-ecole-dhelene/|title=La petite école d'Hélène - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Petz Club]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/petz-club|title=Petz Club - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Ping and Friends|Ping et ses amis]]''
*''[[Pinky Dinky Doo]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/pinky-dinky-doo|title=⇒ Pinky Dinky Doo - Toutes nos vidéos de Pinky Dinky Doo en français}}</ref>
*''[[Poppets Town|Les Popilous]]''
*''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/poppy-cat|title=Poppy Cat - TFO}}</ref>
*''Le Ranch''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/le-ranch|title=⇒ Le Ranch - Toutes nos vidéos du Ranch en français}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/the-ranch|title=The ranch - TFO}}</ref>
*''La Rêve de Champlain''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/le-reve-de-champlain|title=Le rêve de Champlain - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Rob the Robot (TV series)|Rob le Robot]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/rob-the-robot|title=Rob the Robot - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/ruff-ruff-tweet-and-dave/|title=Ruff Ruff Tweet and Dave - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat|Sagwa, les aventures de la chat Siamoise]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/sagwa-the-chinese-siamese-cat|title=Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[The Secret World of Benjamin Bear]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/the-secret-world-of-benjamin-bear/|title=The Secret World of Benjamin Bear - TFO}}</ref>
*''SOS creatures!''
*''Sports Band''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/sports-band/|title=Sports Band - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Stella and Sam|Stella et Sacha]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/stella-and-sam|title=Stella and Sam - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Subway Surfers|Subway Surfers: Le serie d'animation]]'' aka ''Subway Surfers: The Animated Series''
*''Tib et Tatoum''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/tib-et-tatoum|title=Tib et Tatoum - TFO}}</ref>
*''Tip the Mouse''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/tip-the-mouse/|title=Tip the mouse - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Tractor Tom]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/tractor-tom|title=Tractor Tom - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood|Le village de Dany]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/fr/univers/le-village-de-dany|title=Le village de Dany - TFO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/daniel-tigers-neighborhood|title=Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Wendy (TV series)|Wendy]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/wendy/|title=Wendy - TFO}}</ref>
*''Wubby School''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tfo.org/en/universe/wubby-school/|title=Wubby School - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Zack and Quack]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/zack-quack|title=Zack & Quack - TFO}}</ref>
*''[[Zoubi Doubi]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tfo.org/en/universe/zoubi-doubi|title=Zoubi Doubi - TFO}}</ref>

===Other programming===
[[File:TVO_Television_antenna_Sudbury.jpg|thumb|right|Staff shuttering TVO/TFO tower in Sudbury July 12, 2012]] 
TFO also broadcasts the news and culture show ''TFO 360'', hosted by Linda Godin, who has also moderated debates between national party leaders in Canada. ''Plein les Vues'' serves as TFO's entertainment news show.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ivote-leaders-talk-about-making-democracy-matter-to-youth-voters-1.2586045 |publisher=CBC |access-date=May 7, 2014 |title=iVote: Leaders talk about making democracy matter to youth voters |date=March 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediaincanada.com/2012/11/16/tfo-targets-french-and-english-speakers/ |publisher=Media in Canada |access-date=May 7, 2014 |date=November 16, 2012 |title=TFO targets French and English speakers |author=Jordan Twiss}}</ref> On the web, it runs ''SOS Devoirs'', a series of web properties designed to help children with their homework used by 90,000 students each year. The TFO website also provides curriculum support, pedagogical guides, and 4,000 different educational programs (1600 available for free). TFO itself has training programs to teach educators how to use video materials in the classroom, attended by 2,000 teachers per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/nr/08.04/bg0408.html |title=TFO: Ontario's Education Television ...En français |date=April 8, 2008 |access-date=May 7, 2014}}</ref> TFO is Canada's largest producer and distributor of French-language educational products.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-333892465.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611141053/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-333892465.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2014 |access-date=May 7, 2014 |title=Groupe Media TFO Selects Signiant Software to Accelerate Distribution of Large Media Files to Cable Providers and Business Units |publisher=Computer Weekly News |date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>

==Former transmitters==
From 1989 to 2012, TFO operated several over-the-air transmitters in predominantly francophone areas of Eastern and Northern Ontario. These transmitters had the callsign '''CHLF-TV''', followed by a number to denote their status as rebroadcasters. Besides [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]], [[Hawkesbury, Ontario|Hawkesbury]], [[Temiskaming Shores]] and [[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]], TFO otherwise transmitted over the air mainly in isolated portions of Northern Ontario without access to cable.

As part of the transfer of TFO to its own management in 2007, the transmitters in [[Sultan, Ontario|Sultan]], [[Oba, Ontario|Oba]] and [[Jogues, Ontario|Jogues]] were taken out of service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2007/db2007-208.htm|title=ARCHIVED - CHLF-TV Toronto - Acquisition of assets|first=Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|last=(CRTC)|date=28 June 2007|website=www.crtc.gc.ca}}</ref> On July 31, 2012, TFO shut down its transmitters in Sudbury, Hawkesbury, Pembroke and [[Lac-Sainte-Thérèse, Ontario|Lac-Sainte-Thérèse]], as TVO, which owned the towers, was shutting down and decommissioning all its analog transmitters on that day.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-413.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-413], TFO (CHLF-TV Toronto) – Licence amendment to remove a number of analog transmitters, ''CRTC'', July 27, 2012</ref> As of December 2012, the station no longer has any over-the-air transmitters as evidenced by the disappearance from Industry Canada's TV spectrum database of TFO's over-the-air transmitters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/h_sf09484.html|title=Broadcasting Services - Spectrum Management System|first=Government of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Office of the Deputy Minister, Spectrum and Telecommunications|last=Sector|website=www.ic.gc.ca|date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Station
! [[city of license|City of licence]]
! [[channel (broadcasting)|Analogue channel]]
! [[channel (broadcasting)|Digital channel]]
! [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! [[height above average terrain|HAAT]]
! Transmitter coordinates
! CRTC Decision
! Notes
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV'''
| [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]]
| 25 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| 20
| 282.5&nbsp;kW
| 171.9 m
| {{coord|46|25|29|N|81|0|53|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-1}}
| [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1987/db87-737.htm 87-737]
| First transmitter, launched January 1, 1987 as CISF-TV-1
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-2'''
| [[Hawkesbury, Ontario|Hawkesbury]]
| 39 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| 31
| 10&nbsp;kW
| 100 m
| {{coord|45|30|7|N|74|41|16|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-2}}
| 87-737
| Put into service on March 1, 1989, as CHLF-TV
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-3'''
| [[Evanturel, Ontario|Evanturel]]
| 22 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|47|47|55|N|79|49|18|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-3}}
| [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-266.htm 90-266]
| near [[Englehart, Ontario|Englehart]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-4'''
| [[Harris, Ontario|Harris]]
| 16 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|47|31|1|N|79|36|33|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-4}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-267.htm 90-267]
| near [[Temiskaming Shores]]
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-5'''
| [[Hawk Junction, Ontario|Hawk Junction]]
| 19 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|48|5|16|N|84|33|43|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-5}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-268.htm 90-268]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-6'''
| [[Lac-Sainte-Thérèse, Ontario|Lac-Sainte-Thérèse]]
| 32 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|49|47|30|N|83|39|10|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-6}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-269.htm 90-269]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-7'''
| [[Mishkeegogamang First Nation|Mishkeegogamang]]
| 20 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|51|13|57|N|90|14|1|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-7}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-270.htm 90-270]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-9'''
| [[Brethour, Ontario|Brethour]]
| 26 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|47|42|34|N|79|34|1|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-9}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-264.htm 90-264]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-10'''
| [[Longlac, Ontario|Longlac]]
| 17 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.04&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|49|46|38|N|86|31|41|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-10}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1990/db90-931.htm 90-931]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-12'''
| [[Summer Beaver, Ontario|Summer Beaver]]
| 11 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
|
| 0.005&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|52|45|1|N|88|30|48|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-12}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/db91-2.htm 91-2]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-13'''
| [[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]]
| 17 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| 39
| 113.8&nbsp;kW
| 188 m
| {{coord|45|50|2|N|77|9|49|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-13}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/db91-290.htm 91-290]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-14'''
| [[Kirby's Corner, Ontario|Kirby's Corner]]
| 51 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.04&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|46|42|49|N|84|16|39|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-14}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/db91-846.htm 91-846]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-15'''
| [[Kaboni, Ontario|Kaboni]]
| 28 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.04&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|45|40|15|N|81|45|31|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-15}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1992/db92-295.htm 92-295]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-16'''
| [[Val Rita, Ontario|Val Rita]]
| 28 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
|
| 0.02&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|49|26|47|N|82|32|19|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-16}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1995/db95-789.htm 95-789]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CHLF-TV-18'''
| [[Nakina, Ontario|Nakina]]
| 9 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
|
| 0.01&nbsp;kW
| NA
| {{coord|50|10|43|N|86|42|23|W|type:landmark|name=CHLF-TV-18}}
|[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1999/db99-463.htm 99-463]
|
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://tfo.org/ TFO] {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/chlf-tv CHLF-TV history] - Canadian Communication Foundation
*{{RecnetCanada|CHLF-TV}} ''(data for all TFO repeaters)''

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