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Jean Pouliot

Canadian broadcasting pioneer (1923–2004)

Jean Adélard Pouliot (June 6, 1923 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer who helped establish television stations in Kitchener, Ontario, and Quebec City, Quebec. Pouliot was the president and CEO for the first publicly traded Quebec broadcasting company, Télé-Capitale, and started two French language networks: TVA (co-founded with Roland Giguère of Télé-Métropole in 1971), and TQS (Télévision Quatre-Saisons) (launched in 1986).2

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Born Jun 6, 1923, died Aug 8, 2004.1

About

Pouliot founded CFCF Inc. in 1979 with his purchase of CFCF-TV, CFCF-AM, and CFQR-FM from the Bronfman family. CFCF Inc. went public in 1985, at which time it also included CF Cable TV, purchased by Pouliot in 1982. Pouliot was the Chairman and CEO of CFCF Inc. from 1979 to 1993, and remained Chairman until the company was sold to Vidéotron in 1997.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLaval University3

Career

Pouliot was born on June 6, 1923, in Quebec City to mathematician Adrien Pouliot and Laure Clark.

Pouliot studied at Université Laval, graduating in 1945 with a degree in electrical engineering, specializing in electronics. He subsequently served as the superintendent of the Canadian Navy Laboratories until 1952. Prime Minister Louis St.-Laurent, impressed on hearing from his son that Pouliot had built Ottawa's only television receiver, recommended to the president of Famous Players Canadian Corporation that Pouliot be enlisted to aid the company in launching television stations in Canada. In 1952, Pouliot's broadcasting career began, as the executive engineer for Famous Players Canadian Corporation. With Famous Players, he studied the feasibility of operating cable TV systems across Canada,

and, in 1954, he oversaw the design and launch of television stations CKCO-TV in Kitchener, Ontario, and CFCM-TV in Quebec City. CFCM-TV was Quebec's first private television station, owned by Télévision de Québec, a consortium including Famous Players and radio stations CHRC and CKCV.

Pouliot was also President of the flying club Tapis rouge and Quebec Aviation from 1968 to 1976.

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Personal life

  • BornJun 6, 1923, Quebec City5
  • DiedAug 8, 2004, Montreal6
  • CitizenshipCanada7

Awards

  • Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of Canada8

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