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TVOntario is the more familiar name for the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA), and is Ontario’s provincial educational broadcaster. With the advent of internet and other new media applications, TVOntario has become the one-stop educational resource centre for all of Ontario.
TVOntario, or the Ontario Educational Communications Authority, was established in 1970 and provides commercial-free programming and interactive media resources that educate, inform, and entertain. Since its inception, TVOntario has been broadcasting high quality, distinctive educational programming to Ontarians of all ages. In 1987, TVOntario established TFO (then called "la Chaîne"), a French-language network, to join TVO, the existing English-language network.
We hope you enjoy exploring the site while you learn more about TVOntario and the special people who create these educational opportunities.
Here are some interesting facts about TVOntario. To learn more about OECA/TVOntario, it’s two television networks, and internet activities, check out www.tvontario.org.
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DID YOU KNOW?
TVO is available to 98.5% of Ontario households, and TFO to 77%.
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Outside Ontario, TFO is available to about 425,000 French-speaking households in Atlantic Canada and Quebec through cable distribution, multi-microwave distribution system, and direct-to-home services.
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TVO broadcasts an average of 8,647 hours a year with a minimum 70% Canadian content
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TFO broadcasts an average of 7,530 hours a year with a minimum 60% Canadian content
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TVOntario programs are exported to 150 countries worldwide
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM
TVOntario sponsors and hosts Telefest,
the Ontario Student Film Awards
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Open House, which attracts over 50,000 people to TVOntario each year
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The annual TVOntario Teachers' Awards, presented in partnership with the Ontario Teachers' Federation
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TFO takes to the road each year, by broadcasting part of its nightly schedule live from locations around the province
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TVOntario has 51 volunteer councillors, including representatives from the francophone community and the First Nations community. These councillors serve for a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms.
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