CBKFT
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CBKFT-DT is a Canadian
French language
television station
in the province of Saskatchewan
. It is owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
and is an affiliate of Radio-Canada
. It is licensed to the city of Regina
, but is received across the province via repeater stations in Saskatoon
and other locations.
in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, with reception in both Regina and Saskatoon. In 1985, CBKFT was granted a license with 11 new transmitters and began operating as its own television station separate from CBWFT.
Initially the station was based solely out of Regina
, but it now has studio facilities in the Hutchinson Building
in Saskatoon
; the same building as the English language CBC
affiliate CBKST
.
on August 31, 2011, CBKFT in Regina began broadcasting in digital channel 13 in order for those repeaters/stations to avoid interference from the Regina & Saskatchewan stations. With the use of PSIP, television receivers will list CBKFT-DT's virtual channel number as 13.1.
CBC had orignially decided that none of its rebroadcasters will transition to digital. Also, the CBC had originally planned to not convert any non-originating stations in mandatory markets to digital, which would have forced CBKFT-1 in Saskatoon to sign off on the transition date. However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including CBKFT-1, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's license renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in the province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. It is owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
and is an affiliate of Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
. It is licensed to the city of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, but is received across the province via repeater stations in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
and other locations.
History
CBKFT was licensed by the CRTC on June 9, 1975 and launched on November 8, 1976 by the CBC as a rebroadcaster of CBWFTCBWFT
CBWFT is Radio-Canada's French language television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is broadcast locally on channel 3 cable 10, and on Bell TV channel 118.-History:...
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, with reception in both Regina and Saskatoon. In 1985, CBKFT was granted a license with 11 new transmitters and began operating as its own television station separate from CBWFT.
Initially the station was based solely out of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, but it now has studio facilities in the Hutchinson Building
Hutchinson Building
The Hutchinson Building is a landmark building located in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building was designed by architect Frank P. Martin built to house the Saskatoon Hardware Store Ltd until 1970 then the building was taken over by Saskatoon Handicraft Supplies until 1995. The...
in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
; the same building as the English language CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
affiliate CBKST
CBKST
CBKST is a television station owned by the CBC in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is a semi-satellite of CBKT in Regina and airs separate commercials....
.
Transmitters
| Station | City of licence City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channel Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Transmitter Coordinates |
| CBKFT-1 | Saskatoon Saskatoon Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344.... |
13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
298 kW | 211.8 m | 52°10′28"N 106°26′5"W |
| CBKFT-2 | Prince Albert Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan... |
3 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
10.8 kW | 206 m | 53°3′26"N 105°50′30"W |
| CBKFT-3 | Debden Debden, Saskatchewan - See also :* List of communities in Saskatchewan* Villages of Saskatchewan-External links:********-Footnotes:... |
22 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
4.9 kW | 93.3 m | 53°33′15"N 106°54′50"W |
| CBKFT-4 | St. Brieux St. Brieux, Saskatchewan -External links:-References:... |
7 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.155 kW | 54.8 m | 52°35′44"N 104°52′55"W |
| CBKFT-5 | Zenon Park Zenon Park, Saskatchewan -History:In 1910 French-American settlers arrived and later came immigrants from Quebec and Northern United States. In 1913 Zenon Park was named officially, after Zenon Chamberland, the postmaster. The economy then depended on agriculture and lumber... |
21 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
5.6 kW | 138.8 m | 53°1′2"N 103°43′36"W |
| CBKFT-6 | Gravelbourg Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan -Education:The town has for the past four decades been noteworthy for College Mathieu, a francophone boarding school for boys and girls who wish to acquire or retain fluency in French... |
39 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
23.5 kW | 221 m | 49°52′17"N 106°23′39"W |
| CBKFT-7 | Ponteix Ponteix, Saskatchewan -External links:... |
22 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
24 kW | 259.3 m | 49°44′20"N 107°15′57"W |
| CBKFT-8 | Willow Bunch Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan Willow Bunch is a small community located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada southwest of the provincial capital of Regina. The population is 431, with 151 being declared as francophones.... |
21 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
26.4 kW | 236.4 m | 49°23′10"N 105°40′20"W |
| CBKFT-9 | Bellegarde Bellegarde, Saskatchewan Bellegarde is a hamlet in the rural municipality of Storthoaks No. 31, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Bellegarde is located just south of Highway 13 or Red Coat Trail near the Manitoba border and in south eastern Saskatchewan. Cannington Manor Provincial Historic park as well as Moose... |
26 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
19.5 kW | 125.9 m | 49°30′55"N 101°34′53"W |
| CBKFT-10 | Moose Jaw | 16 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
0.859 kW | 39.9 m | 50°23′2"N 105°33′0"W |
| CBKFT-11 | Leoville Leoville, Saskatchewan -External links:*******-Footnotes:... |
31 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
42.8 kW | 166.9 m | 53°36′25"N 107°33′19"W |
| CBKFT-12 | North Battleford | 41 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
33 kW | 142.5 m | 52°52′11"N 108°25′50"W |
Digital television
After the analogue shutdown and digital conversionDigital television in Canada
Digital television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standards developed for and in use in the United States. Because Canada and the U.S...
on August 31, 2011, CBKFT in Regina began broadcasting in digital channel 13 in order for those repeaters/stations to avoid interference from the Regina & Saskatchewan stations. With the use of PSIP, television receivers will list CBKFT-DT's virtual channel number as 13.1.
CBC had orignially decided that none of its rebroadcasters will transition to digital. Also, the CBC had originally planned to not convert any non-originating stations in mandatory markets to digital, which would have forced CBKFT-1 in Saskatoon to sign off on the transition date. However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including CBKFT-1, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's license renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.