CFCN-TV
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CFCN-DT is a Canadian
television station
, broadcasting in Calgary
, Alberta
. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network
. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge
.
CFCN airs the full CTV schedule in Mountain Time
. However, some programs air three hours after they air on flagship CFTO-TV
in Toronto
, largely because most southern Alberta cable systems carry the television stations from Spokane, Washington
(in the Pacific Time Zone
).
, on October 8, 1961. In 1967, Maclean-Hunter
bought the CFCN stations.
In 1968, CFCN opened its semi-satellite in Lethbridge, leasing tower space from CJLH-TV (now CISA-TV
).
One of CFCN's locally produced shows,The Buck Shot Show, began in 1967. For the next thirty years, Ron Barge was a comforting and familiar figure to Calgary children. Every noon hour, he appeared on television wearing a battered cowboy hat and shirt alongside his sidekicks, Benny the Bear and Clyde the Owl. Three generations of kids grew up with Buckshot, Benny the Bear and Clyde the Owl. Local police officers, firefighters and paramedics visited the show and taught kids how to be safe. A humorous song that was popular on the show was "16 Chickens and Tambourine" by Roy Acuff. It can be heard on YouTube. His birthday wishes to local children with their name on the screen was the highlight of many a child in the 1970s and 1980s.
During the 1970s, former (then future) Alberta premier
Ralph Klein was a reporter for CFCN before going into politics and heading north to Edmonton
.
When cable companies opened in Calgary, the station broadcast on channel 5. This was unusual in the fact that CTV broadcast on cable channel 3. In 1995, CFCN began broadcasting on channel 3 to integrate with the national CTV channel and to accommodate future channels.
Maclean-Hunter merged with Rogers Communications
in 1994. Rogers sold CFCN to Baton Broadcasting in 1996. CFCN was the next-to-last major acquisition for Baton before it bought majority control of CTV in 1997.
By 2001, CFCN-TV operated the following transmitters: CFCN-TV-1 Drumheller, CFCN-TV-2 Banff, CFCN-TV-3 Brooks, CFCN-TV-6 Drumheller, CFCN-TV-13 Pigeon Mountain, CFCN-TV-14 Canmore (Harvie Heights) and CFCN-TV-16 Oyen.
On November 25, 2005, CFCN-TV-5 Lethbridge was given approval to make some technical changes to CFCN-TV-8 at Medicine Hat. Effective radiated power would be reduced from 6,700 watts to an average ERP of 5,800 watts, the antenna height would be raised and the transmitter site would change.
announced that she would be leaving CFCN after 21 years anchoring the 6 p.m. newscast, to concentrate on the election
for mayor of Calgary. On October 12, 2010, it was announced that Global National
's Tara Nelson
will be her replacement. Higgins' co-anchor, Darrel Janz, will leave the anchor desk on weekdays, after 37 years at that position and become a reporter for CFCN, making Nelson the sole-anchor for the 6 p.m. newscast; Janz will continue to anchor the Weekend 6 p.m. newscasts. That same week, weekend 6 pm anchor Tara Robinson left the station.
Weather team
Sports team
Traffic
Lethbridge staff
Reporters
, CFCN-DT signed on.
CFCN-DT is now broadcasting from its post-transition channel number, 29. However, through the use of PSIP
, digital television receivers display CFCN-DT's virtual channel
as 4.1.
CFCN-DT-5 Lethbridge went on-air shortly after midnight on August 31, 2011; digital television receivers there display CFCN-DT-5's virtual channel as 13.1.
1Transmitters to be shut down on or before August 31, 2009, pending CRTC approval. CTV also indicates that CFCN-TV-7 Bassano
will be shut down; however this transmitter is in fact operated by the Bassano TV Association, so it is not clear whether this will in fact occur.
CFCN-TV-4, CFCN-TV-6 and a long list of CTV rebroadcasters nationwide (including those in the previous paragraph) were to shut down on or before August 31, 2009, as part of a political dispute with Canadian authorities on paid retransmission consent
requirements for cable television
operators. A subsequent change in ownership assigned full control of CTV Globemedia to Bell Canada Enterprises; as of 2011, these transmitters remain in normal licensed broadcast operation.
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...
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...
, broadcasting in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
.
CFCN airs the full CTV schedule in Mountain Time
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
. However, some programs air three hours after they air on flagship CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, largely because most southern Alberta cable systems carry the television stations from Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
(in the Pacific Time Zone
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
).
History
CFCN signed on September 9, 1960; owned by the Love family along with CFCN-AM 1060 (now CKMX). It was the first independent television station in Canada. It became a charter member of the Canadian Television Network, now CTVCTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
, on October 8, 1961. In 1967, Maclean-Hunter
Maclean-Hunter
Maclean-Hunter was a Canadian communications company, which had diversified holdings in radio, television, magazines, newspapers and cable television distribution....
bought the CFCN stations.
In 1968, CFCN opened its semi-satellite in Lethbridge, leasing tower space from CJLH-TV (now CISA-TV
CISA-TV
CISA-DT is a Canadian television station serving Lethbridge, Alberta. It is owned by Shaw Media, and is affiliated to their Global Television Network. It is branded as Global Lethbridge and transmits on channel 7 and cable channel 5 in Lethbridge...
).
During the 1970s, former (then future) Alberta premier
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...
Ralph Klein was a reporter for CFCN before going into politics and heading north to Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
.
When cable companies opened in Calgary, the station broadcast on channel 5. This was unusual in the fact that CTV broadcast on cable channel 3. In 1995, CFCN began broadcasting on channel 3 to integrate with the national CTV channel and to accommodate future channels.
Maclean-Hunter merged with Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
in 1994. Rogers sold CFCN to Baton Broadcasting in 1996. CFCN was the next-to-last major acquisition for Baton before it bought majority control of CTV in 1997.
By 2001, CFCN-TV operated the following transmitters: CFCN-TV-1 Drumheller, CFCN-TV-2 Banff, CFCN-TV-3 Brooks, CFCN-TV-6 Drumheller, CFCN-TV-13 Pigeon Mountain, CFCN-TV-14 Canmore (Harvie Heights) and CFCN-TV-16 Oyen.
On November 25, 2005, CFCN-TV-5 Lethbridge was given approval to make some technical changes to CFCN-TV-8 at Medicine Hat. Effective radiated power would be reduced from 6,700 watts to an average ERP of 5,800 watts, the antenna height would be raised and the transmitter site would change.
News operation
On July 22, 2010, anchor Barb HigginsBarb Higgins
Barbara Joan Higgins is a former newscaster and journalist for Calgary CTV outlet CFCN-TV. A news journalist for 21 years, she stepped down from her job as a CFCN news anchor to enter the Calgary mayoral race on July 23, 2010. Higgins has stated she can no longer stay neutral as a journalist and...
announced that she would be leaving CFCN after 21 years anchoring the 6 p.m. newscast, to concentrate on the election
Calgary municipal election, 2010
The 2010 Calgary municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 14 aldermen to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District , and four of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District . Three incumbent separate school trustees had no...
for mayor of Calgary. On October 12, 2010, it was announced that Global National
Global National
Global National is the national newscast of Canada's Global Television Network. Dawna Friesen anchors the program's weekday edition from the Global BC studios; Robin Gill currently anchors the weekend edition...
's Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson
Tara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
will be her replacement. Higgins' co-anchor, Darrel Janz, will leave the anchor desk on weekdays, after 37 years at that position and become a reporter for CFCN, making Nelson the sole-anchor for the 6 p.m. newscast; Janz will continue to anchor the Weekend 6 p.m. newscasts. That same week, weekend 6 pm anchor Tara Robinson left the station.
Newscast titles
- Channel 5 News (early 1990s; reference to then-position on channel 5 on area cable providers)
- Channel 3 News (mid 1990s–1998; reference to then-position on channel 3 on area cable providers)
- CFCN News (1998–2005)
- CTV NewsCTV NewsCTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name CTV News is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations , which are closely tied to the national news division...
(2005–present)
News team
Anchors- Kaella Carr - CTV Morning Live - weekday mornings at 5:30 a.m.
- Camilla Di GiuseppeCamilla Di GiuseppeCamilla Di Giuseppe is the 11:30 late night anchor for CTV Calgary. She joined the newsroom in December 2006 as an anchor/reporter. Before that she worked as a reporter and anchor for CKY in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
- weeknights at 11:30 p.m.; also reporter - Jefferson Humphreys - CTV Morning Live - weekday mornings at 5:30 a.m.
- Darrel Janz - weekends at 6 p.m.
- Jocelyn Laidlaw - weekdays at noon, and weeknights at 5 p.m.
- Tara NelsonTara NelsonTara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
- weeknights at 6 p.m. - Amanda Singroy - weekends at 6 and 11:30 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Aisling Tomei - CTV Morning Live - weekday mornings at 5:30 a.m. - On maternity leave
- Ian White - weekdays at noon, and weeknights at 5:30 p.m.
Weather team
- David Spence (CMOS-endorsed weathercaster) - lead meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11:30 p.m.
- Steve Rothfels - weather specialist; weekends at 6 and 11:30 p.m.
- Vickie Chase - weather specialist; weekdays at noon
- Todd Gallant - weather specialist; CTV Morning Live - weekday mornings at 5:30 a.m.
Sports team
- Glenn Campbell - sports director; weeknights at 6 p.m.
- Heath Brown - sports anchor; weeknights at 11:30 p.m., also sports reporter
- Lisa Bowes - sports anchor; weekends at 6 and 11:30 p.m., also sports reporter
Traffic
- Pearl Tsang - CTV Morning Live - weekday mornings at 5:30 a.m.
Lethbridge staff
- Darrell Romuld - news and sports reporter; also videographer
- Dory Rossiter - Skywatch Weather specialist; weeknights at 6 and 11:30 p.m., and host/producer of In Touch; also feature reporter
- Jacquie Scantlebury - anchor/reporter; also producer
- Terry Vogt - news director; also general assignment reporter
Reporters
- Stephanie Brennan - "CTV Morning Live" general assignment reporter
- Bridget Brown - general assignment reporter
- Elissa Carpenter - court reporter
- Chris Epp - political reporter
- Kari Eyles - general assignment reporter
- Kevin Fleming - photojournalist
- Lane Fraser - general assignment reporter
- Sue French - general assignment reporter
- Kevin Green - photojournalist
- Andrea MacLean - "CTV Morning Live" social media reporter
- Shelly Makrugin - general assignment reporter; also fill-in anchor and news producer
- Bill Marks - Crime Watch reporter
- Karen Owen - Medical Watch reporter
- Sage Pullen - "CTV Morning Live" general assignment reporter
- Kevin Rich - general assignment reporter
- Cynthia Roebuck - "CTV Morning Live" general assignment reporter
- Lea Williams-Doherty - Consumer Watch reporter
Analog-to-digital transition
On January 8, 20092009 in Canadian television
- Events :- Debuts :- Ending this year :- Television shows :-1950s:*Hockey Night in Canada *The National -1960s:...
, CFCN-DT signed on.
CFCN-DT is now broadcasting from its post-transition channel number, 29. However, through the use of PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
, digital television receivers display CFCN-DT's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 4.1.
CFCN-DT-5 Lethbridge went on-air shortly after midnight on August 31, 2011; digital television receivers there display CFCN-DT-5's virtual channel as 13.1.
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 |
| CFCN-TV-1 | Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... (Delia Delia, Alberta Delia is a village in southern Alberta, located northeast of Drumheller. It is a small farming community 1 km off of Highway 9, located just North of the beautiful Handhills. It was named for Delia Davis, wife of Alvin L... ) |
12 (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... ) |
80 kW | 326.5 m | 51°33′46"N 112°19′48"W |
| CFCN-TV-2 | Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 51°11′53"N 115°36′47"W |
| CFCN-TV-3 | Brooks Brooks, Alberta Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally... |
9 (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... ) |
0.008 kW | NA | 50°32′3"N 111°55′0"W |
| CFCN-TV-41 | Burmis Burmis, Alberta Burmis is an unincorporated community in southern Alberta in Pincher Creek MD, located on Highway 3, southwest of Lethbridge.... |
5 (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... ) |
0.382 kW | 133.8 m | 49°31′54"N 114°11′41"W |
| CFCN-DT-5 | Lethbridge Lethbridge Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's... |
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... ) |
139 kW | 171.9 m | 49°43′59"N 112°57′40"W |
| CFCN-TV-61 | Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... (city grade) |
10 (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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 51°25′30"N 112°42′34"W |
| CFCN-TV-8 | Medicine Hat | 8 (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... ) |
24.6 kW | 141.3 m | 50°9′45"N 110°57′23"W |
| CFCN-TV-9 | Cranbrook, BC Cranbrook, British Columbia Cranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the... |
5 (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... ) |
0.446 kW | 1040 m | 49°27′30"N 115°37′49"W |
| CFCN-TV-10 | Fernie, BC Fernie, British Columbia Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the eastern approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains... |
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... ) |
0.008 kW | NA | 49°30′25"N 115°4′3"W |
| CFCN-TV-111 | Sparwood, BC Sparwood, British Columbia -Newspapers:* Fernie Free Press - Weekly Paper* Elk Valley Herald - Weekly Paper* Kootenay News Advertiser - Weekly Paper* The Valley - Weekly Paper* Fernie Fix - Monthly Glossy Magazine* Black Rock News - Semimonthly-Radio stations:... |
6 (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... ) |
0.008 kW | NA | 49°42′18"N 114°51′50"W |
| CFCN-TV-121 | Moyie, BC | 8 (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... ) |
0.005 kW | NA | 49°24′45"N 115°50′19"W |
| CFCN-TV-131 | Pigeon Mountain | 40 (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... ) |
0.005 kW | NA | 51°2′4"N 115°12′34"W |
| CFCN-TV-14 | Canmore Canmore, Alberta Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of... |
45 (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... ) |
0.035 kW | NA | 51°7′50"N 115°23′10"W |
| CFCN-TV-151 | Mount Goldie, BC | 6 (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... ) |
0.001 kW | NA | 50°25′35"N 116°6′26"W |
| CFCN-TV-161 | Oyen Oyen, Alberta -Demographics:The population of the Town of Oyen according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,190.In 2006, Oyen had a population of 1,015 living in 404 dwellings, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of and a population density of .-External links:... |
2 (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... ) |
0.71 kW | 111.3 m | 51°21′10"N 110°24′33"W |
| CFCN-TV-171 | Waterton Park Waterton Park, Alberta Waterton Park, commonly referred to as Waterton, is a hamlet in southwestern Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 4 Waterton .... |
6 (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... ) |
0.001 kW | NA | 49°3′31"N 113°54′42"W |
| CFCN-TV-181 | Coleman Coleman, Alberta Coleman is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass.... |
8 (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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 49°36′42"N 114°24′52"W |
| CFWL-TV-1 | Invermere, BC Invermere, British Columbia Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 , swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, and Cranbrook... |
8 (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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 50°29′17"N 115°57′10"W |
1Transmitters to be shut down on or before August 31, 2009, pending CRTC approval. CTV also indicates that CFCN-TV-7 Bassano
Bassano, Alberta
Bassano is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway approximately east of Calgary and northwest of Medicine Hat. It is also on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway...
will be shut down; however this transmitter is in fact operated by the Bassano TV Association, so it is not clear whether this will in fact occur.
CFCN-TV-4, CFCN-TV-6 and a long list of CTV rebroadcasters nationwide (including those in the previous paragraph) were to shut down on or before August 31, 2009, as part of a political dispute with Canadian authorities on paid retransmission consent
Retransmission consent
Retransmission consent is an option granted to US television stations as part of the law that granted such stations the option to elect must-carry rights. Under retransmission consent, a full-power US television station may elect to negotiate with a cable system operator for carriage of its...
requirements for cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
operators. A subsequent change in ownership assigned full control of CTV Globemedia to Bell Canada Enterprises; as of 2011, these transmitters remain in normal licensed broadcast operation.