A television system is a Canadian term for a group of television stations which share common ownership, branding, and programming, but are not considered a full television network.
In current practice, a television system may be either a small group of stations with common branding, such as E!, A-Channel, or Citytv, or a group of affiliates of a larger network, such as CTV Atlantic, CTV Northern Ontario, or CBC North, which are legally licensed as multiple stations but effectively act as a single station for programming, branding, and advertising sales purposes.
The former type of system has largely, although not entirely, replaced independent stations in the Canadian broadcast landscape.
