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==Broadcasting== {{See also|List of Grey Cup broadcasters}} The CFL Championship game, the Grey Cup, previously held the record for the largest television audience in Canadian history. Television coverage on CBC, CTV and Radio-Canada of the 1983 Grey Cup attracted a viewing audience of 8,118,000 people{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} as Toronto edged B.C. 18–17, ending a 31-year championship drought for the Argonauts. At the time, this represented 33% of the Canadian population.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} This has since been surpassed by the 2002 and [[Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament#Television ratings|2010]] Men's Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Game.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} ===Canadian broadcasters=== The [[Canadian Football Network]] was the league's broadcaster from 1987 to 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cfhof.ca/members/paul-graham/|title=Paul Graham: Class of 2018|date=2018|website=[[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=April 15, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.cfl.ca/broadcaster-paul-graham-awarded-hugh-campbell-distinguished-leadership-award|title=Broadcaster Paul Graham Awarded Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award|last=Barrett|first=Lucas|date=2017|website=[[Canadian Football League]]|access-date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> Since TSN became the league's exclusive broadcast partner in 2009, [[Paul Graham (television producer)|Paul Graham]] produced coverage for all Grey Cup games until 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techlifetoday.nait.ca/articles/2018/paul-graham-tsn-canadian-football-hall-of-fame|title=Paul Graham named to Canadian Football Hall of Fame|last=Messenger|first=Scott|date=December 10, 2018|website=[[Northern Alberta Institute of Technology]]|access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.cfl.ca/broadcaster-paul-graham-awarded-hugh-campbell-distinguished-leadership-award|title=Broadcaster Paul Graham Awarded Hugh Campbell Distinguished Leadership Award|last=Barrett|first=Lucas|date=2017|website=[[Canadian Football League]]|access-date=April 17, 2025}}</ref> TSN's French-language network [[Réseau des sports|RDS]] broadcasts [[Montreal Alouettes]] games for the [[Quebec]] television market.<ref name="CFL.ca Broadcast">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=16 |title=Broadcast |access-date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2025}} Games are typically scheduled for Thursday to Saturday evenings during June, July and August, but switch to more Saturday and Sunday afternoon games during September and October.<ref name="CFL.ca Schedule">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=sked&func=view |title=Schedule |access-date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca}}</ref> TSN has created a tradition of at least one Friday night game each week, branded as ''[[Friday Night Football (Canada)|Friday Night Football]]''. CBC and TSN drew record television audiences for CFL broadcasts in 2005.<ref name="CFL.ca 2006-04-17">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=7783&writer=0 |title=CFL announces updated schedule |access-date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=April 17, 2006}}</ref> The 2006 season was the first season in which every regular-season game was televised, as the league implemented an [[instant replay]] challenge system.<ref name="CFL.ca 2006-06-13">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=8949 |title=CFL to introduce instant replay for 2006 |access-date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=June 13, 2006}}</ref> In 2006, the CFL also began offering pay-per-view webcasts of every game on CFL Broadband.<ref name="CFL.ca 2006-06-22">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=9235 |title=CFL debuts live webcast for entire schedule |access-date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=June 22, 2006}}</ref> Until the end of the [[2007 CFL season|2007 season]], CBC and RDS were the exclusive television broadcasters for all playoff games, including the [[Grey Cup]], which regularly draws a [[Canadians|Canadian]] viewing audience in excess of 4 million.<ref name="Houston 2006-11-20">{{cite web |url=http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061120.wspttruth20/GSStory/GlobeSportsFootball/home |title=Minor rise in Grey Cup ratings good for CBC |access-date=December 3, 2006 |work=Globe and Mail |location=Canada |date=November 20, 2006 |first=William |last=Houston}}</ref> In [[2008 CFL season|2008]], the CFL began a new, five-year television deal with [[Bell Media|CTVglobemedia]]. Valued at $16 million per-year, it gave TSN and RDS exclusive rights to all CFL games, including the playoffs and Grey Cup.<ref name="Houston 2006-12-20"/> In March 2013, TSN exercised an option to extend its contract through 2018. In 2015, the deal was extended for an additional three years, along with exclusive Grey Cup rights for [[Bell Media Radio]] stations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Penton|first1=Kirk|title=CFL extends TV deal with TSN/RDS another three years|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/cfl-extends-tv-deal-with-tsnrds-another-three-years|access-date=June 17, 2017|work=Winnipeg Sun|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> In June 2024, [[Bell Media]] announced that [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] would broadcast TSN-produced [[2024 CFL season|2024 season]] coverage on [[Digital television in Canada|digital terrestrial television]], including a late-season package of exclusive 3 p.m. ET games beginning on September 7, continuing with playoff coverage of the [[East Division (CFL)|East Division]], and concluding with a simulcast of the [[111th Grey Cup]]; returning the CFL to over-the-air television for the first time since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star-Studded New Series, Returning Hits, and Live Events to Anchor CTV's 2024/25 Schedule |url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/star-studded-new-series-returning-hits-and-live-events-to-anchor-ctvs-2024-25-schedule/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |website= |publisher=[[Bell Media]] |language=en-CA}}</ref> As of 2024, the CFL's agreement with TSN, CTV and RDS runs through the 2026 CFL season.<ref name=ambrosieresigns>{{Cite web |title=Randy Ambrosie to end term as CFL commissioner after Grey Cup |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/randy-ambrosie-to-end-term-as-cfl-commissioner-after-grey-cup/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Sportsnet.ca |date=October 26, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> ===Foreign coverage=== In 2013, the CFL announced that its U.S. broadcast rights would return to the [[ESPN Inc.|ESPN Networks]] for the 2013 season, with five games airing on [[ESPN2]], and 55 airing on [[ESPN3]].<ref>Stoneberg, Allison. (June 26, 2013) [https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2013/06/espn-to-deliver-60-live-canadian-football-league-games/ ESPN to Deliver 60 Live Canadian Football League Games]. ESPN Press Room Retrieved on May 21, 2022.</ref> This agreement was renewed in 2014 for five years, the same length as the TSN deal (ESPN holds a stake in TSN), with a stipulation that at least 17 games would be carried on ESPN2 (or another ESPN network, such as [[ESPN]] or [[ESPNEWS]]) each season, including the Grey Cup; this gives ESPN exclusive CFL rights during this time frame. Originally [[ESPN3]] carried all games not carried on one of the linear channels online, later ESPN moved those games to [[ESPN+]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/espn-cfl-reach-multi-year-us-broadcast-deal |title=ESPN & CFL reach multi-year US broadcast deal |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016093857/http://www.cfl.ca/article/espn-cfl-reach-multi-year-us-broadcast-deal |archivedate=October 16, 2015 |website=CFL.ca |date=June 27, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story?id=455858|title=CFL, ESPN reach agreement on five-year broadcast deal|date=June 27, 2014|agency=Canadian Press|work=TSN|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816230744/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=455858|archive-date=August 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="espnpressroomjune2014">{{cite web|url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2014/06/espn-secures-exclusive-u-s-rights-to-canadian-football-league-games/|title=ESPN Secures Exclusive U.S. Rights to Canadian Football League Games|first=Derek |last=Volner|work=ESPN Press Room|access-date=May 21, 2022|date=June 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://press.cfl.ca/espn-and-cfl-announce-entire-2018-season-broadcast-schedule|title=ALL 2018 CFL GAMES TO AIR ON ESPN NETWORKS AND ESPN+|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> ESPN has had a long relationship with the CFL; the channel broadcast its first CFL game on July 9, 1980, when the network was only 10 months old.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2015/06/tbt-berman-laplaca-recall-vintage-cfl-wingo-explains-todays-three-down-football/ |title=#TBT: Berman, LaPlaca Recall Vintage CFL; Wingo Explains Today's Three-Down Football |last=Skarka |first=Mike |publisher=ESPN Front Row |date=June 25, 2015 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref> On April 27, 2023, [[CBS Sports Network]] announced a multi-year broadcasting rights deal with the league, becoming the U.S. TV rightsholder to the league; the channel broadcast 34 CFL games during the first three months of the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/04/27/new-this-season-the-cfl-on-cbs-sports-network/ |title=New This Season: The CFL On CBS Sports Network |date=April 27, 2023 |website=CFL.ca |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> CBSSN's 2024 broadcast package consisted of the majority of June, July, and August games, and the [[Labour Day Classic|Labour Day]] and [[Thanksgiving Day Classic|Thanksgiving Day]] Classics. [[ESPN Brasil]] began broadcasting CFL games live in Brazil in 2015, as a result of the growth of the NFL and college football fan base in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://extratime.uol.com.br/bola-oval-esta-de-volta-tv-e-da-cfl-mas-ja-da-para-matar-saudade/|title=A bola oval está de volta à TV! É a da CFL, mas já dá para matar a saudade|work=ExtraTime|access-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904061437/http://extratime.uol.com.br/bola-oval-esta-de-volta-tv-e-da-cfl-mas-ja-da-para-matar-saudade/|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[BT Sport]], which has a licensing partnership with ESPN, has also carried CFL games in Britain and Ireland since 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.cfl.ca/bt-sport-to-broadcast-2017-cfl-season-in-uk-and-ireland|title=BT SPORT TO BROADCAST 2017 CFL SEASON IN UK AND IRELAND|website=Press.cfl.ca|date=June 21, 2017 |access-date=January 13, 2018}}</ref> In June 2019, the CFL signed a broadcast deal with [[MVS Comunicaciones]] to broadcast one game a week in [[Mexico]] on [[MVS TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/06/11/cfl-signs-mexican-broadcast-deal-mvs/ |title=CFL signs Mexican broadcast deal with MVS|date=June 11, 2019}}</ref> ===Previous broadcasting arrangements=== ====Canada==== {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2022}} The public broadcaster [[CBC Television]], which held a monopoly on Canadian television until 1961, held Canadian professional football broadcast rights beginning the year of its debut, 1952. The private, commercial [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] network was created in 1961 in part because Toronto businessman [[John W. H. Bassett]] had won the television rights to the Eastern Football Conference, and needed an outlet to air the games. From [[1962 CFL season|1962]] through [[1986 CFL season|1986]], CBC and CTV shared CFL broadcasting rights. They split playoff games and [[simulcast]] the Grey Cup. In 1962, [[1965 CFL season|1965]], [[1967 CFL season|1967]], [[1968 CFL season|1968]] and [[1970 CFL season|1970]], CTV commentators were used for the dual network telecast, while in [[1963 CFL season|1963]], [[1964 CFL season|1964]], [[1966 CFL season|1966]] and [[1969 CFL season|1969]], the CBC's announcers were provided. From [[1971 CFL season|1971]] through [[1986 CFL season|1986]], one network's crew called the first half while the other called the other half. After the 1986 season, CTV dropped coverage of the CFL and the Grey Cup. From [[1987 CFL season|1987]] through [[1990 CFL season|1990]], the CFL operated its own syndicated network, [[Canadian Football Network|CFN]]. Like CTV, CFN split playoff games with CBC. However, CFN had completely separate coverage of the Grey Cup, utilizing its own production and commentators. From [[1991 CFL season|1991]] to [[2007 CFL season|2007]], all post-season games had been exclusively on CBC; beginning in [[2008 CFL season|2008]], the Grey Cup and all other CFL games are exclusive to cable TV on [[The Sports Network|TSN]], although the cable provider reserves the right to move the game to sister network CTV (from 2008 to 2023, it had never done so, opting to broadcast that Sunday's NFL games on CTV instead.) ====United States==== The predecessor to the CFL's East Division, the IRFU, had a television contract with [[NBC Sports|NBC]] in 1954 that provided far more coverage than the NFL's existing contract with [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]]. NBC aired games on Saturday afternoons, competing against college football broadcasts on CBS and ABC. The revenue from the contract allowed the IRFU to directly compete against the NFL for players in the late 1950s, setting up a series of CFL games in the United States beginning in 1958 and a series of interleague exhibitions beginning in 1959. Interest in the CFL in the United States faded dramatically after the debut of the [[American Football League]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/24-04-946.pdf |title=54, 40 or Fight |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218180121/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/24-04-946.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2010 }}</ref> In 1982, during a players' strike in the [[National Football League|NFL]], NBC broadcast CFL games in the United States in lieu of the NFL games which were cancelled; the first week of broadcasts featured the ''[[NFL on NBC]]'' broadcast teams, before a series of blowout games on the network and the resulting low ratings resulted in NBC cutting back and eventually cancelling its CFL coverage after only a few weeks. ESPN host [[Chris Berman]] became a fan of the game in the early days of ESPN, when the network first aired CFL games, and continues to cover the Canadian league on-air.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Naylor |title=Berman still shows loyalty to CFL |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081121.wspt-cfl-berman-21/BNStory/GlobeSports |work=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=November 23, 2008 }} {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The now-defunct [[SCORE (television)|FNN-SCORE]] (unrelated to the Canadian cable network formerly known as The Score [now [[Sportsnet 360]]]) carried games in the late 1980s. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, [[SportsChannel America]] carried games, using [[CBC Television]], [[Canadian Football Network|CFN]] and [[The Sports Network|TSN]] feeds. In [[1993 CFL season|1993]], several [[SportsChannel Pacific]]-produced games that were part of the [[Sacramento Gold Miners]]' local package were also shown nationally. Beginning in [[1994 CFL season|1994]], with now four US-based teams in the league, [[ESPN]] reached a four-year deal with the league to produce and air two games per week and all post-season games on its fledgling [[ESPN2]]. They also put some games on the main network to fill broadcast time vacated by the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike]]. The 1994 and 1995 Grey Cups were shown live on ESPN2 and then re-aired on ESPN the following day, leading into the network's ''[[Monday Night Countdown]]'' show. ESPN's on-air talent included a mix of the network's [[American football]] broadcasters and established CFL broadcasters from Canada. Most of the US-based teams also had deals with local carriers to show games that were not covered in the national package. Though there were no US teams in the league after 1995, ESPN2 continued showing games until 1997, albeit on a much lighter schedule. The now-defunct [[America One]] network held CFL broadcast rights in the United States from 2001 to 2009 and aired a majority of the league's games.<ref name="CFL.ca 2007-06-13">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=17127 |title=CFL available in all U.S. markets |access-date=June 13, 2007 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=June 13, 2007}}</ref> Until the [[2007 CFL season|2007 season]], America One syndicated CFL games to [[regional sports network]]s like [[Altitude Sports and Entertainment|Altitude]], [[New England Sports Network|NESN]], and [[Mid-Atlantic Sports Network|MASN]]; these were discontinued in [[2008 CFL season|2008]], mainly because America One and the CFL were able to reach a deal only days before the season began, not allowing the network time to establish agreements with individual RSNs. The Grey Cup aired on [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]] on November 22, 2008, with a replay the next day on America One. From 2006 through the 2008 season, ''Friday Night Football'' was carried exclusively on World Sport HD in the United States; however, due to the January 2009 shutdown of that channel's parent company, [[Voom HD Networks]], America One reclaimed those rights. [[NFL Network]] took over the league broadcast contract in 2010. For the 2010 season, the network carried 14 games, no more than one each week.<ref name="NFL.com 2010-06-30">{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-will-air-canadian-football-league-games-in-2010-09000d5d818ea178 |title=CFL moves to a new home in the US |access-date=June 30, 2010 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=June 13, 2007}}</ref> For 2011, the network increased its output to two games each week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/canadian-football-league-back-on-nfl-network-09000d5d8206a8a2|title=Canadian Football League back on NFL Network|website=[[NFL.com]]|access-date=June 25, 2011}}</ref> NFL Network declined to continue its coverage after the 2011 season.<ref>McMillan, Ken (May 25, 2012). [http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-sports-tv/2012/05/25/no-cfl-on-nfln-eh/ No CFL on NFLN, eh?]. ''HudsonValley.com''. Retrieved June 14, 2012.</ref> It offered to pick up another package in 2019 on the condition that the league change its schedule to not directly compete with the NFL regular season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-in-october-tv-deal-with-nfl-cfl-commish-speaks|first=Tim|last=Baines|title=Grey Cup in October? NFL Network TV deal could follow for CFL|work=Sun Media|date=November 24, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> something that the CFL stated needs to be negotiated with the players' union.<ref name="CBA talks">{{Cite web |website=cbc.ca |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-collective-bargaining-solomon-elimimian-1.4591209 |title=CFL players search for unified voice as CBA talks loom |date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=September 12, 2018 }}</ref> In late July 2012, [[NBC Sports Network]] acquired rights to the CFL for the remainder of the 2012 season. The NBCSN deal included nine regular season games starting August 27 (including [[Labour Day Classic]] games) and all the playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.argonauts.ca/article/100th-grey-cup-game-to-air-live-in-us-on-nbc-sports-network |title=100th Grey Cup Game to air live in US on NBC Sports Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016093857/http://www.argonauts.ca/article/100th-grey-cup-game-to-air-live-in-us-on-nbc-sports-network |archivedate=October 16, 2015 }}</ref> NBC Sports renewed their agreement with the CFL for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/nbc-sports-network-to-showcase-cfl-in-2013 |title=NBC Sports Network to showcase CFL in 2013 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |access-date=January 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203103842/http://www.cfl.ca/article/nbc-sports-network-to-showcase-cfl-in-2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> ESPN regained the U.S. CFL broadcast rights in 2014, airing games until 2022.<ref name="espnpressroomjune2014"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/06/08/espn-networks-to-deliver-full-slate-of-2022-cfl-action/ |title=ESPN Networks To Deliver Full Slate Of 2022 CFL Action |publisher=CFL |date=June 8, 2022 |website=cfl.ca |access-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> The European [[ESPN America]] network carried a collection of CFL games as part of its lineup until the network shut down in 2013. <!-- This section is for past deals, not present. --> ===Internet=== There are no blackout restrictions on radio broadcasts of CFL games, while TSN streams all games online for [[TV Everywhere|authenticated subscribers to participating television providers]]. The majority of games not on ESPN television channels are streamed in the United States via the subscription service [[ESPN+]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/u-s-fans-cable-pay-more-cfl-espn-plus.html|title=U.S. fans with cable will have to pay $5/month more to watch the 68 CFL games on ESPN+|date=May 24, 2018|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref> In 2017, the league announced a partnership with Yare Media to offer subscription streaming packages in 130 international territories.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/16/cfl-2017-season-livestreamed-130-countries/|title=CFL 2017 season to be livestreamed in more than 130 countries|date=June 16, 2017|work=CFL.ca|access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref> In 2023, the league announced the creation of '''CFL+''', which made free, live streaming of every regular-season game available to all international viewers outside of the United States and Canada; for those in the United States, all games not being carried on CBS Sports Network were similarly available.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/where-to-watch-2023-broadcast-information/|title=Where To Watch: 2023 Broadcast information|access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2024, the league expanded functionality of CFL+ to include [[video on demand]] for up to 48 hours after the game and coverage of the league's preseason matches by combining in-stadium video feeds with local radio play-by-play and commentary.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://press.cfl.ca/preseason-games-headed-to-tsn-rds-and-cfl#|title=Preseason games headed to TSN, RDS, and CFL+|date=May 9, 2024|publisher=Canadian Football League}}</ref> ===Radio=== CFL teams have individual local broadcast contracts with terrestrial radio stations for regular season and playoff games, while [[TSN Radio]] owns the rights to the Grey Cup.<ref name="CFL.ca Broadcast"/> In 2006, [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] gained exclusive rights for North American CFL [[satellite radio]] broadcasts and broadcast 25 CFL games per season, including the Grey Cup, through 2008.<ref name="CFL Gets Sirius 2006-04-24">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=7859 |title=CFL Gets Sirius |access-date=December 3, 2006 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=April 24, 2006}}</ref> Sirius later extended its radio coverage through 2010,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-06-30 |title=SIRIUS Canada and CFL Extend Agreement |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2009/06/30/sirius-canada-and-cfl-extend-agreement/ |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-06-22 |title=Every Game on SIRIUS Satellite Radio in 2010 |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2010/06/22/every-game-on-sirius-satellite-radio-in-2010/ |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}}</ref> after which it merged with former rival [[XM Radio Canada]] to form [[Sirius XM Canada]]. The merged broadcaster continues to air CFL games, and {{As of|2022|lc=y}}, is contracted to air the CFL until the 2023 season.{{update after|2023}} English language broadcasts of every CFL game air on [[Canada Talks]], with French-language broadcasts of the Montreal Alouettes broadcast on [[Influence Franco]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2021 |title=SiriusXM Canada to Carry Every CFL Game Through the 2023 CFL Season |url=https://www.siriusxm.ca/blog/siriusxm-canada-to-carry-every-cfl-game-through-the-2023-cfl-season/ |access-date=August 4, 2022 |website=SiriusXM Canada Blog |language=en-CA}}</ref>
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