Le Canal Nouvelles

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Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN)
Launched September 8, 1997
Owned by Groupe TVA (Quebecor Media Inc.)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec
Website lcn.canoe.ca
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 127
Star Choice Channel 760
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings

Le Canal Nouvelles (LCN) is a Canadian French language cable television 24 hour headline news specialty channel owned by Groupe TVA, a division of Quebecor Media. Its broadcasting headquarters are located in Montreal, Québec, Canada and was launched on September 8, 1997 .

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LCN's format is to broadcast two 30-minute news segments per hour with headlines scrolling at the bottom of the screen.

Quebecor also owns the TVA network. Many news reports shown on TVA are also shown on LCN. LCN is also simulcast for several hours overnight on TVA, with the TVA logo superimposed over the LCN logo.

Current anchors of LCN includes Jean-François Guérin, Julie Couture, Pascale Déry, Karine Champagne, Chantal Leblond, Pierre Cantin and Christian Gauthier.

The channel also broadcasts factual programs in the form of current affairs in Denis Lévesque, Le Vrai Négociateur (hosted by Claude Poirier), Franchement Martineau, etc.

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