French Television on Prince Edward Island

In viewing the 2022 version of the The Prince Edward Island Acadian Quiz created by the Sister Antoinette DesRoches Historical Committee, I noticed an interesting question

9) Since what year can French television be picked up across the Island?  a) 1960;  b) 1970;  c) 1980.

Answer: 1980

On November 5, 1980, most Islanders were able to watch French television for the first time. On that day, thanks to a retransmitter located in Bonshaw, Radio-Canada put on the air the complete programming of the Moncton station CBAFT. Prior to that date, only people in the western part of the Island could receive the signal from the Moncton transmitter, which had opened in 1958.

In 1981, Radio-Canada created a permanent reporter position on the Island. Yvon Michaud was the first to fill this position. 

- thanks to Georges Arsenault and the Sister Antoinette DesRoches Historical Committee