CFTV-TV
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CFTV is a low-power
community television station in Leamington, Ontario
, Canada
, which began broadcasting in early 2006. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2003.
CFTV, is owned and operated by a local non-profit consortium known as Southshore Broadcasting, and broadcasts on channel 34.
Its signal reaches as far as Harrow
, Tilbury
, and the village of South Woodslee in the town of Lakeshore
. Currently, viewers in Windsor
are unable to view the station, because the signal does not reach the city, however the station has stated in email replies from viewers that they do intend to increase the strength of their transmitter and cover Windsor and all of Essex County very soon.
stated that CFTV would begin regular transmissions on March 9, 2006 at 6:00 PM. In the March 17, 2006 edition of the Windsor Star, it was confirmed that Leamington Municipal Council had allocated $12,000 per year to broadcast council meetings on the station. CFTV is available on Cogeco
digital cable
channel 100.
's DTV
broadcasts on channel 35, once CBEFT's DTV operations begin. In replies to questions asked via email, the CRTC has stated that CFTV is not required to convert to digital, because it is a low-powered station fairly far from Windsor-Detroit, and thus, has not received a digital assignment and will probably not be flash-cut
ting on its current channel to digital operations on August 31. Furthermore, CBC/Radio-Canada has announced plans to delay conversion of CBET
(which will instead broadcast in digital on channel 9) no later than August 31, 2012, but has provided no conversion timetable for rebroadcasters such as CBEFT, which may be delayed beyond the national conversion date of August 31, 2011.
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
community television station in Leamington, Ontario
Leamington, Ontario
Leamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
, Canada
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...
, which began broadcasting in early 2006. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2003.
CFTV, is owned and operated by a local non-profit consortium known as Southshore Broadcasting, and broadcasts on channel 34.
Its signal reaches as far as Harrow
Harrow, Ontario
Harrow is a community located in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.Hiram Walker, of Canadian Club Whisky fame is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built the railroad, which then brought grain from the South end of the County into the city for use in his distillery...
, Tilbury
Tilbury, Ontario
Tilbury is a community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Chatham and Windsor on Highway 401.-History:...
, and the village of South Woodslee in the town of Lakeshore
Lakeshore, Ontario
Lakeshore is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on Lake St. Clair. Its nearest city is Windsor, located in Essex County. The town was incorporated in 1999 by amalgamating the Town of Belle River with the townships of Maidstone, Rochester, Tilbury North, and Tilbury West.Lakeshore has a...
. Currently, viewers in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
are unable to view the station, because the signal does not reach the city, however the station has stated in email replies from viewers that they do intend to increase the strength of their transmitter and cover Windsor and all of Essex County very soon.
Beginning of transmissions
On Wednesday, March 8, 2006, the Windsor StarWindsor Star
The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario , and is owned by the Postmedia Network Inc. Since 1923, the publication's main office is located at 167 Ferry Street in the downtown area...
stated that CFTV would begin regular transmissions on March 9, 2006 at 6:00 PM. In the March 17, 2006 edition of the Windsor Star, it was confirmed that Leamington Municipal Council had allocated $12,000 per year to broadcast council meetings on the station. CFTV is available on Cogeco
Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
digital cable
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...
channel 100.
Digital television
The station will be required to move from channel 34 to an alternate channel if its current channel assignment is found to cause interference to CBEFTCBEFT
CBEFT is Radio-Canada's transmitter serving Franco-Ontarians in Windsor. Previously licensed as a standalone television station, it is currently a semi-satellite of CBLFT-DT in Toronto.-History:...
's DTV
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
broadcasts on channel 35, once CBEFT's DTV operations begin. In replies to questions asked via email, the CRTC has stated that CFTV is not required to convert to digital, because it is a low-powered station fairly far from Windsor-Detroit, and thus, has not received a digital assignment and will probably not be flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
ting on its current channel to digital operations on August 31. Furthermore, CBC/Radio-Canada has announced plans to delay conversion of CBET
CBET
CBET, channel 9, is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's owned-and-operated television station in Windsor, Ontario. The station's signal also covers the Detroit, Michigan area across the international border in the United States, and is counted as a Detroit station for the purposes of...
(which will instead broadcast in digital on channel 9) no later than August 31, 2012, but has provided no conversion timetable for rebroadcasters such as CBEFT, which may be delayed beyond the national conversion date of August 31, 2011.