CFRN-TV
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CFRN-DT is a Canadian
television station, broadcasting in Edmonton
, Alberta
. It is an owned and operated station (O&O) of the CTV Television Network
.
The station's studios are located at 18520 Stony Plain Road in Edmonton, where it shares studio space with its former sister station
, CFRN
1260 AM, which is now owned by Astral Media
, and also shares room with Access
.
CFRN 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
).
affiliate. The station was owned by Dr. G.R.A. "Dick" Rice’s Sunwapta Broadcasting Ltd. (Sunwapta is the Stony Indian word meaning “radiating waves”.) Rice was a pioneer Edmonton broadcaster who put CFRN-AM
, the city's first radio station, on the air in 1922.
Long time Edmontonians still reminisce about such programs as the Noon Show of the 1950s-60s with Don Brinton, Ed Kay, Norris McLean and George Kidd. Morning Magazine started when the station went on the air in 1954 with Laura Lindsay, who was followed by Virginia Macklin. It became Day by Day with Terry Lynne Meyer, who was replaced in 1994 by Seanna Collins. This show halted production June 30, 1996. CFRN-TV is proud of its news heritage and the fact they were the first TV station to do editorials. They were started by news manager, Bill Hogle and continued by Bruce Hogle.
In December 1956, two years after its inaugural telecast, CFRN-TV increased power to 180,300 watts video and 90,400 watts video. In 1958, CFRN-TV fed live the opening of the Alberta Legislature, by microwave to a five station Alberta Network. In June 1961, re-broadcasting stations were established at Edson and Carrot Creek.
September 30, 1961 was the last telecast as a CBC affiliate, with that network establishing its own station in Edmonton, CBXT
. On October 1 of that year, CFRN-TV became an affiliate of the CTV Network
via microwave network in hours when the CBC was not using it, and time-delaying programs via videotape. Two more rebroadcasting stations were added at Whitecourt and Ashmont in 1966.
Also in 1966, network colour transmission started in September, with local colour facilities for program and commercial production being installed in 1970, and a mobile colour television unit became operational in 1975. More rebroadcasting stations were added at Lac La Biche (1968), Grande Prairie and Peace River (1970), Rocky Mountain House and Crimson Lake (1971), Red Deer (1973) and Slave Lake, Grouard and Lougheed (1979), Jasper (1992) and Athabasca (1993). In 1974, CFRN-TV moved its transmitter to a new site with a 915-foot tower, with 250,000 watts video.
CFRN-TV was sold in 1988 to another pioneering Canadian Company, Electrohome Limited of Kitchener, Ontario founded by a contemporary, Carl A. Pollock. Starting in 1990, CFRN-TV established regional newscasts with reporters/photographers located in Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray and Red Deer. Twice each weeknight, regional newscasts within the body of Eyewitness News were simultaneously directed to the three aforementioned areas of Alberta. On February 25, 1992, Rice died in his 92nd year.
In 1995, Electrohome and Baton Broadcasting entered into a strategic alliance which saw both groups receiving CRTC approval to share ownership of the CFCN-TV operations in Calgary and Lethbridge, the six Saskatchewan TV stations previously owned by Baton alone, and Southern Ontario stations in Kitchener, London and Windsor, all previously solely-owned by Electrohome or Baton.
Ownership of CFRN-TV changed in 1997, when Baton and Electrohome merged, with Baton assuming Electrohome's stations in exchange for Baton shares. In February 2000, Canadian telecommunications giant Bell Canada Enterprises, through its subsidiary Bell GlobeMedia, proposed to purchase CTV Inc. for $2.3 billion, the largest transaction in Canadian broadcasting. Later in March the CTV board approved the deal, which required Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval. The CRTC hearing was held in September and was approved on December 7.
By 2001, CFRN-TV operated CFRN-TV-7 Lougheed; CFRN-TV-3 Whitecourt and its transmitters CFRN-TV-1 Grande Prairie, CFRN-TV-2 Peace River, CFRN-TV-8 Grouard Mission, CFRN-TV-9 Slave Lake and CFRN-TV-11 Jasper; CFRN-TV-4 Ashmont and its transmitters CFRN-TV-5 Lac La
Biche and CFRN-TV-12 Athabasca; and CFRN-TV-6 Red Deer and its transmitter CFRN-TV-10 Rocky Mountain House.
On July 21, 2006, the CRTC approved an application for ownership restructuring by Bell Globemedia (BGM), parent company of CTV, stemming from a deal in December 2005 that saw two new investors added to the company. The Thomson
family's Woodbridge Co. Ltd. increased its stake in BGM to 40 per cent from 31.5 per cent, while BCE Inc. reduced its holding to 20 per cent from 68.5 per cent. Two other investors were added to the deal, including Torstar Corp. and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, each with 20 per cent.
On October 3, 2006, the CRTC granted CFRN to change the licence for CFRN-TV-4 Ashmont by deleting the CFRN-TV-12 Athabasca transmitter and attaching it to CFRN-TV. This was due to a change in the method of delivering the signal, plus local relevance.
In February 2008, CTV Edmonton launched a new web site as part of the CTV.ca Broadband Network, ctvedmonton.ca. This brought the station in line with all the other broadcast television stations in Edmonton, as well as the other major market CTV stations, in terms of having a strong online news presence.
In December 2008, the CRTC announced that it received an application from CTVglobemedia
to create a direct to cable HD feed of CFRN-TV.
combined. However, the latest fall 2010 BBM ratings reflect that Global Edmonton has returned as the most-watched newscast.
CTV Edmonton produces 15.5 hours of live local news each week. It also airs separate five-minute news bulletins for Red Deer, Grande Prairie, and Fort McMurray during CTV News at Six and CTV News at 11:30, available only on the over the air transmitters or through cable companies that pick up the over the air signal. In March 2009, CTV cancelled all local morning bulletins during Canada AM, including the Edmonton-based bulletins anchored by Dez Melenka. Viewers will now receive local news, weather, and traffic on Canada AM through the graphical ticker at the bottom of the screen.
In May 2010, the station announced that Erin Isfeld would replace Carrie Doll during her maternity leave, co-anchoring with Daryl McIntyre on the weeknight 6 p.m. newscast, and that Dez Melenka would replace Erin as co-anchor with Joel Gotlib on the weekend 6 p.m. newscast. Rob "Dub" Williams, originally from Whitecourt, Alberta
and raised in Irma
, is the senior producer of CTV Edmonton.
On September 12, 2011, CTV Edmonton expanded its evening news programming by adding a 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscast. Later on October 24, 2011, a 3½-hour weekday morning newscast known as CTV Morning Live
was added, running from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Also produced at CTV Edmonton studios is a one-hour province-wide current affairs program called "Alberta Prime Time," which airs on its sister station, CTV Two.
Weather team
Sports team
Reporters
Alberta Prime Time (weeknights 7-8 p.m. on CTV Two Alberta)
1Transmitters to be shut down on or before August 31, 2009, pending CRTC approval.
2Semi-satellite status (i.e. distinct local programming and/or advertising) to cease on or before August 31, 2009, pending CRTC approval. It is expected that the transmitters themselves will remain on the air.
CFRN-TV-7 and a long list of CTV rebroadcasters nationwide 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.
, which took place on August 31, 2011, CFRN-TV was required shut down its analog transmitter. Through the use of PSIP
, digital television receivers will display CFRN-TV's virtual channel
as 3.1.
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, broadcasting in 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...
, 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...
. It is an owned and operated station (O&O) 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's studios are located at 18520 Stony Plain Road in Edmonton, where it shares studio space with its former sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
, CFRN
CFRN (AM)
CFRN is a Canadian clear-channel radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Astral Media and broadcasting at 1260 kHz on the AM radio dial, the station airs an all-sports format, branded as The Team 1260...
1260 AM, which is now owned by Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
, and also shares room with Access
Access (TV channel)
CTV Two Alberta is a Canadian English language entertainment, information, and educational television channel in the province of Alberta...
.
CFRN 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
Signing on at 3:00 p.m. on October 25, 1954 on channel 3 with 27,400 watts of power, with one live camera presentation from the transmitter room, CFRN-TV became Alberta's second TV station and its second CBC TelevisionCBC 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. The station was owned by Dr. G.R.A. "Dick" Rice’s Sunwapta Broadcasting Ltd. (Sunwapta is the Stony Indian word meaning “radiating waves”.) Rice was a pioneer Edmonton broadcaster who put CFRN-AM
CFRN (AM)
CFRN is a Canadian clear-channel radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Astral Media and broadcasting at 1260 kHz on the AM radio dial, the station airs an all-sports format, branded as The Team 1260...
, the city's first radio station, on the air in 1922.
Long time Edmontonians still reminisce about such programs as the Noon Show of the 1950s-60s with Don Brinton, Ed Kay, Norris McLean and George Kidd. Morning Magazine started when the station went on the air in 1954 with Laura Lindsay, who was followed by Virginia Macklin. It became Day by Day with Terry Lynne Meyer, who was replaced in 1994 by Seanna Collins. This show halted production June 30, 1996. CFRN-TV is proud of its news heritage and the fact they were the first TV station to do editorials. They were started by news manager, Bill Hogle and continued by Bruce Hogle.
In December 1956, two years after its inaugural telecast, CFRN-TV increased power to 180,300 watts video and 90,400 watts video. In 1958, CFRN-TV fed live the opening of the Alberta Legislature, by microwave to a five station Alberta Network. In June 1961, re-broadcasting stations were established at Edson and Carrot Creek.
September 30, 1961 was the last telecast as a CBC affiliate, with that network establishing its own station in Edmonton, CBXT
CBXT
CBXT-DT is the television call sign for the CBC's television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.- History :The station first went on-air on October 1, 1961 as Edmonton's second television station; the previous CBC affiliate, CFRN, switched to the newly-established CTV on the same day. Initially,...
. On October 1 of that year, CFRN-TV became an affiliate of the CTV 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...
via microwave network in hours when the CBC was not using it, and time-delaying programs via videotape. Two more rebroadcasting stations were added at Whitecourt and Ashmont in 1966.
Also in 1966, network colour transmission started in September, with local colour facilities for program and commercial production being installed in 1970, and a mobile colour television unit became operational in 1975. More rebroadcasting stations were added at Lac La Biche (1968), Grande Prairie and Peace River (1970), Rocky Mountain House and Crimson Lake (1971), Red Deer (1973) and Slave Lake, Grouard and Lougheed (1979), Jasper (1992) and Athabasca (1993). In 1974, CFRN-TV moved its transmitter to a new site with a 915-foot tower, with 250,000 watts video.
Ownership of CFRN-TV changed in 1997, when Baton and Electrohome merged, with Baton assuming Electrohome's stations in exchange for Baton shares. In February 2000, Canadian telecommunications giant Bell Canada Enterprises, through its subsidiary Bell GlobeMedia, proposed to purchase CTV Inc. for $2.3 billion, the largest transaction in Canadian broadcasting. Later in March the CTV board approved the deal, which required Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval. The CRTC hearing was held in September and was approved on December 7.
By 2001, CFRN-TV operated CFRN-TV-7 Lougheed; CFRN-TV-3 Whitecourt and its transmitters CFRN-TV-1 Grande Prairie, CFRN-TV-2 Peace River, CFRN-TV-8 Grouard Mission, CFRN-TV-9 Slave Lake and CFRN-TV-11 Jasper; CFRN-TV-4 Ashmont and its transmitters CFRN-TV-5 Lac La
Biche and CFRN-TV-12 Athabasca; and CFRN-TV-6 Red Deer and its transmitter CFRN-TV-10 Rocky Mountain House.
On July 21, 2006, the CRTC approved an application for ownership restructuring by Bell Globemedia (BGM), parent company of CTV, stemming from a deal in December 2005 that saw two new investors added to the company. The Thomson
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet , in Canada known as Ken Thomson, was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the richest person in Canada, and the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes.com, with assets of approximately US $17.9...
family's Woodbridge Co. Ltd. increased its stake in BGM to 40 per cent from 31.5 per cent, while BCE Inc. reduced its holding to 20 per cent from 68.5 per cent. Two other investors were added to the deal, including Torstar Corp. and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, each with 20 per cent.
On October 3, 2006, the CRTC granted CFRN to change the licence for CFRN-TV-4 Ashmont by deleting the CFRN-TV-12 Athabasca transmitter and attaching it to CFRN-TV. This was due to a change in the method of delivering the signal, plus local relevance.
In February 2008, CTV Edmonton launched a new web site as part of the CTV.ca Broadband Network, ctvedmonton.ca. This brought the station in line with all the other broadcast television stations in Edmonton, as well as the other major market CTV stations, in terms of having a strong online news presence.
In December 2008, the CRTC announced that it received an application from CTVglobemedia
CTVglobemedia
CTVglobemedia , was one of Canada's largest private media companies. Its operations include newspaper publishing , television broadcasting and production , radio broadcasting , and their respective Internet properties.Originally established by BCE and the Thomson family in 2001 combining CTV Inc.,...
to create a direct to cable HD feed of CFRN-TV.
News operation
According to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement's (BBM) 2009 ratings, CTV News at Six regained its position as the most-watched six o'clock newscast in Northern and Central Alberta to Global Edmonton's News Hour, CBC, CitytvCKEM-TV
CKEM-DT is a television station based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Owned and operated by Rogers Media, it is part of the Citytv system and was formerly the flagship station of Craig Media's A-Channel system between 1997-2005...
combined. However, the latest fall 2010 BBM ratings reflect that Global Edmonton has returned as the most-watched newscast.
CTV Edmonton produces 15.5 hours of live local news each week. It also airs separate five-minute news bulletins for Red Deer, Grande Prairie, and Fort McMurray during CTV News at Six and CTV News at 11:30, available only on the over the air transmitters or through cable companies that pick up the over the air signal. In March 2009, CTV cancelled all local morning bulletins during Canada AM, including the Edmonton-based bulletins anchored by Dez Melenka. Viewers will now receive local news, weather, and traffic on Canada AM through the graphical ticker at the bottom of the screen.
In May 2010, the station announced that Erin Isfeld would replace Carrie Doll during her maternity leave, co-anchoring with Daryl McIntyre on the weeknight 6 p.m. newscast, and that Dez Melenka would replace Erin as co-anchor with Joel Gotlib on the weekend 6 p.m. newscast. Rob "Dub" Williams, originally from Whitecourt, Alberta
Whitecourt, Alberta
Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....
and raised in Irma
Irma, Alberta
Irma is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of Wainwright and 178 km southeast of Edmonton along Highway 14 and Highway 881.-History:...
, is the senior producer of CTV Edmonton.
On September 12, 2011, CTV Edmonton expanded its evening news programming by adding a 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscast. Later on October 24, 2011, a 3½-hour weekday morning newscast known as CTV Morning Live
CTV Morning Live
CTV Morning Live is the name of the local morning newscasts airing on CTV's owned-and-operated stations in Western Canada, specifically, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina as well as on CTV Two stations in Ottawa and Atlantic Canada...
was added, running from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Also produced at CTV Edmonton studios is a one-hour province-wide current affairs program called "Alberta Prime Time," which airs on its sister station, CTV Two.
Newscast titles
- CFRNews (1970s–mid 1980s)
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(mid 1980s–1998) - 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)
Station slogans
- "Edmonton's News" (2005–2009; news slogan)
- "We Know Edmonton. We Love Edmonton." (2007–2009; general slogan)
News team
Anchors- Carrie Doll - weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.
- Joel Gotlib - on parental leave
- Marni Kuhlmann - weekdays at noon
- Daryl McIntyre - weeknights at 5:30 and 6 p.m.
- Dez Melenka - weekday mornings CTV Morning Live (5:30-9 a.m.)
- Scott Roberts - weekends at 6 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Sonia Sunger - weekends at 6 and 11:30 p.m.; also weeknight reporter
- Kim Taylor - weeknights at 11:30 p.m., Red Deer regional news anchor; also reporter
- Rob Williams - weekday mornings CTV Morning Live (5:30-9 a.m.); also reporter
Weather team
- Josh Classen (CMOS-endorsed weathercaster) - lead meteorologist; weekdays at noon, weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11:30 p.m.
- Craig Larkins - weather anchor; weekday mornings CTV Morning Live (5:30-9 a.m.)
- Richard Ozero - meteorologist; weekends at 6 and 11:30 p.m.
Sports team
- Adam Cook - sports anchor; weeknights at 6 p.m.
- Darcy Seaton - sports anchor; weekends at 6 and 11:30 p.m.
- Dave Mitchell - former sports director, now cameraman
Reporters
- Sean Amato - general assignment reporter
- Amanda Anderson - general assignment reporter
- Kevin Armstrong - general assignment reporter
- Melissa Dominelli - CTV Morning Live traffic specialist; also Edmonton.CTV.ca web journalist
- David Ewasuk - crime specialist
- Bill Fortier - general assignment reporter
- Erin Isfeld - "That's Edmonton" feature reporter (on maternity leave)
- Adam Kuzina - general assignment reporter (Red Deer)
- Jeanette LaBrie - general assignment reporter
- Carmen Leibel - Your Health reporter
- Graham Neil - entertainment reporter
- Laura Lowe - Consumer Watch reporter
- Rob McAnally - general assignment reporter
- Laura Tupper - general assignment reporter
Alberta Prime Time (weeknights 7-8 p.m. on CTV Two Alberta)
- Jennifer Martin - co-host
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 |
| CFRN-TV | 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... |
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... ) |
609 kW | 278.9 m | 53°22′57"N 113°12′59"W |
| CFRN-TV-1 | Grande Prairie | 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... ) |
64 kW | 309 m | 55°27′57"N 118°45′37"W |
| CFRN-TV-2 | Peace River Peace River, Alberta Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ... |
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... ) |
4.3 kW | 170 m | 56°8′47"N 117°20′20"W |
| CFRN-TV-32 | Whitecourt Whitecourt, Alberta Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of .... |
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... ) |
17.9 kW | 399 m | 54°1′58"N 115°43′7"W |
| CFRN-TV-42 | Ashmont Ashmont, Alberta Ashmont, Alberta is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of St. Paul No. 19. It is located near the intersection of Highway 28 and Highway 36, approximately northwest of the Town of St. Paul. It has an elevation is .... |
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... ) |
26.65 kW | 194 m | 54°8′7"N 111°36′20"W |
| CFRN-TV-5 | Lac La Biche | 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... ) |
8.656 kW | 104.1 m | 54°45′13"N 111°56′30"W |
| CFRN-TV-62 | Red Deer Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
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... ) |
71 kW | 289.8 m | 52°19′10"N 113°40′41"W |
| CFRN-TV-71 | Lougheed Lougheed, Alberta Lougheed is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 94 km south-east of Camrose, along Highway 13.- Demographics :The population of the Village of Lougheed according to its 2010 municipal census is 254, a 5.8% increase over its 2009 municipal census population of 240.In 2006,... |
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... ) |
21 kW | 220 m | 52°32′15"N 111°31′10"W |
| CFRN-TV-8 | Grouard Mission | 18 (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... ) |
10 kW | 167.3 m | 55°32′26"N 116°7′30"W |
| CFRN-TV-9 | Slave Lake Slave Lake, Alberta Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 88.... |
4 (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... ) |
0.84 kW | 335.6 m | 55°28′18"N 114°47′9"W |
| CFRN-TV-101 | Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada, approximately west of the City of Red Deer. It is located at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 and Highway 11 .- History :The town has a long history dating to the... |
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... ) |
1.6 kW | 168.5 m | 52°31′21"N 114°52′45"W |
| CFRN-TV-11 | Jasper Jasper, Alberta Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. It is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies in the Athabasca River valley.... |
11 (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... ) |
0.05 kW | NA | 52°52′42"N 118°4′27"W |
| CFRN-TV-121 | Athabasca Athabasca, Alberta Athabasca is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County. Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.- History :... |
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... ) |
3.3 kW | 96 m | 54°42′14"N 113°17′23"W |
1Transmitters to be shut down on or before August 31, 2009, pending CRTC approval.
2Semi-satellite status (i.e. distinct local programming and/or advertising) to cease on or before August 31, 2009, pending CRTC approval. It is expected that the transmitters themselves will remain on the air.
CFRN-TV-7 and a long list of CTV rebroadcasters nationwide 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.
Digital television and high definition
After the analog television 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...
, which took place on August 31, 2011, CFRN-TV was required shut down its analog transmitter. 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 will display CFRN-TV'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 3.1.
Trivia
- Stemming from a 1990s era station commercial featuring Ellen DeGeneresEllen DeGeneresEllen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season....
, the station acquired the nickname 'C-FERN' . The nickname originated from an improvised promotional clip where the actress lightheartedly took liberty with the call letters, joking that the station was "television for ferns".