Télévision Rive-Sud

Télévision Rive-Sud (TVRS) is a community television station based on the South Shore of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Incorporated in 1989, it describes itself as an autonomous regional station affiliated with the MAtv network and distributed exclusively to Vidéotron customers. It operates as a non-profit social-economy organization (OBNL) whose mission is to offer South Shore viewers a television channel in the service of the community. TVRS produces news and public-affairs programming rooted in local issues, alongside a varied slate of shows. Its programming includes news bulletins such as INFO RIVE-SUD, talk and magazine programs like Laramée Maintenant, Télé-bingo, Vu & Reconnu, South Shore Vibe, RS360, 609 avenue des citoyens, Radiance, Behind the Curtain / Derrière le Rideau, public council meetings (Séances publiques), and religious broadcasts such as the Messe de l'église Saint-Georges. It also maintains an archive of past programs including Précurseur, Stagiaire d'un jour, FESTIVété, Studio Direct, Tout l'monde dehors!, Accès Local, À Huis Clos and Paroles d'espérance. Viewers access TVRS on Vidéotron channel 9 or 609HD via the Illico terminal, and on channel 9 for HELIX subscribers. Beyond broadcasting, TVRS offers advertising and production services to local businesses, including television banners, event videos, and campaigns across its airwaves, website and social media. It also invites community members to become volunteers, submit television project proposals, and become members. The station positions itself as the essential local media across the South Shore, combining community service with commercial advertising services. Its editorial line emphasizes proximity to citizens and local relevance, with innovation presented as central to its current development.

Télévision Rive-Sud was incorporated in 1989 as a community television station serving the South Shore of Montreal. According to its own account, since 1989 it has committed to creating television content anchored in the concerns and desires of the local population. Over the decades, the abundance and diversification of its programming allowed it to establish an authentic and coherent editorial line. The station describes itself as an autonomous regional station affiliated with the MAtv network and distributed exclusively to Vidéotron customers. It operates as a non-profit social-economy organization (OBNL) with a mission to offer South Shore viewers a television channel in the service of the community. Its programming has grown to include news and public-affairs shows, magazine and talk programs, live coverage of public meetings, and religious broadcasts, alongside an archive of past programs. In its current phase, TVRS presents innovation as central to its development, aiming to strengthen proximity and resonance with citizens. It also pursues business relationships across the region, offering advertising and production services while positioning itself as the essential media across the South Shore.

• 1989

  Télévision Rive-Sud is incorporated as a community television station.

• TVRS becomes affiliated with the MAtv network and is distributed exclusively to Vidéotron customers.

• The station diversifies its programming over decades, establishing an authentic and coherent editorial line.

The essential community television media across the South Shore, combining non-profit community service with local advertising and production services.

• INFO RIVE-SUD

• Laramée Maintenant

• Télé-bingo

• Vu & Reconnu

• South Shore Vibe

• RS360

• 609 avenue des citoyens

• Radiance

• Behind the Curtain / Derrière le Rideau

• Séances publiques

• Messe de l'église Saint-Georges

• Television banner advertising

• Event video production

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