CFCM-TV
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CFCM-TV is the TVA
owned and operated station in Quebec City
. Its studios and transmitter are co-located on Myrand Street in the former suburb of Sainte-Foy. CFCM's transmission facilities previously hosted the transmitter for CBVE-TV channel 5, the local rebroadcaster of CBMT-DT, until 2011, when that station relocated to CBVT-DT's former analog channel, channel 11 (which broadcast from Mount Bélair
).
CFCM was Quebec's first private television station
, going on the air for the first time on July 17, 1954. CFCM started out as a private bilingual CBC
/SRC
affiliate. The station's original owner was Télévision de Québec, a consortium of theatre chain Famous Players and Quebec City's two private AM radio stations, CHRC
and CKCV
.
At its launch, CFCM immediately linked up with both the CBC and SRC microwave
networks. The station started broadcasting an all-French service on March 17, 1957, when Télévision de Québec launched CKMI-TV. When SRC opened CBVT on September 7, 1964, CFCM joined the loose association formed by Montreal
's CFTM-TV and Chicoutimi's CJPM-TV a year earlier. This was the forerunner of TVA, which was formally organized in 1971.
Télévision de Québec was nearly forced to sell its stations in 1969 because of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's new rules requiring television stations to be 80 percent Canadian-owned. The largest shareholder, Famous Players, was a subsidiary of American film studio Paramount Pictures
. Eventually, Famous Players reduced its shares to 20% by 1971, allowing Télévision de Québec to keep CKMI and CFCM The company renamed itself Télé-Capitale in 1974.
CFCM, along with five other stations, CKMI-TV, CHLT-TV, CHEM-TV and CFER-TV
, were all purchased by Pathonic Communications in 1979. CFCM became the flagship station of Pathonic's new TVA-affiliated system.
Pathonic merged with Télé-Metropole, owner of CFTM, in 1990. Since then, CFCM has been a semi-satellite of CFTM, except for newscasts.
Currently, CFCM produces its own edition of the 6PM bulletin, Le TVA 18 heures
, anchored by Pierre Jobin. It is the only TVA station to entirely produce its own evening newscast.
With the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will list CFCM-DT's virtual channel as 4.1.
TVA (TV network)
TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...
owned and operated station in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. Its studios and transmitter are co-located on Myrand Street in the former suburb of Sainte-Foy. CFCM's transmission facilities previously hosted the transmitter for CBVE-TV channel 5, the local rebroadcaster of CBMT-DT, until 2011, when that station relocated to CBVT-DT's former analog channel, channel 11 (which broadcast from Mount Bélair
Mount Bélair
Mount Bélair is a peak in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, Canada, with an altitude of . It is located in the Val-Bélair section of Quebec City, approximately west of downtown.-Activities:...
).
CFCM was Quebec's first private 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...
, going on the air for the first time on July 17, 1954. CFCM started out as a private bilingual 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...
/SRC
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...
affiliate. The station's original owner was Télévision de Québec, a consortium of theatre chain Famous Players and Quebec City's two private AM radio stations, CHRC
CHRC (AM)
CHRC is a French language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec. Known as Québec 800, the station has a news/talk/sports format....
and CKCV
CKCV
CKCV was a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec. It operated from 1924 to 1990.For most of its existence the station broadcasted on 1280 kHz on the AM band, using a daytime power of 10,000 watts and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a...
.
At its launch, CFCM immediately linked up with both the CBC and SRC microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
networks. The station started broadcasting an all-French service on March 17, 1957, when Télévision de Québec launched CKMI-TV. When SRC opened CBVT on September 7, 1964, CFCM joined the loose association formed by Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's CFTM-TV and Chicoutimi's CJPM-TV a year earlier. This was the forerunner of TVA, which was formally organized in 1971.
Télévision de Québec was nearly forced to sell its stations in 1969 because of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's new rules requiring television stations to be 80 percent Canadian-owned. The largest shareholder, Famous Players, was a subsidiary of American film studio Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
. Eventually, Famous Players reduced its shares to 20% by 1971, allowing Télévision de Québec to keep CKMI and CFCM The company renamed itself Télé-Capitale in 1974.
CFCM, along with five other stations, CKMI-TV, CHLT-TV, CHEM-TV and CFER-TV
CFER-TV
CFER is a television station. It is the TVA affiliate in Rimouski, Quebec.The station was launched on June 4, 1978.CFER also has a rebroadcast transmitter in Sept-Îles, CFER-TV-2, broadcasting on Channel 5 with 100 kW of power.-External links:**...
, were all purchased by Pathonic Communications in 1979. CFCM became the flagship station of Pathonic's new TVA-affiliated system.
Pathonic merged with Télé-Metropole, owner of CFTM, in 1990. Since then, CFCM has been a semi-satellite of CFTM, except for newscasts.
Currently, CFCM produces its own edition of the 6PM bulletin, Le TVA 18 heures
Le TVA 18 heures
Le TVA 18 heures is the 6PM ET supper-hour newscast on TVA, a French language television network in the Canadian province of Quebec which is also available across Canada on cable....
, anchored by Pierre Jobin. It is the only TVA station to entirely produce its own evening newscast.
Digital television
In August 2011, CFCM-DT signed on the air.With the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will list CFCM-DT's virtual channel as 4.1.