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{{short description|Ici Radio-Canada Télé station in Toronto}}
{{short description|Ici Radio-Canada Télé station in Toronto}}
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{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = CBLFT-DT
| callsign = CBLFT-DT
| logo = Ici Ontario logo.png
| logo = Ici Ontario logo.png
| logo_upright = 1
| logo_upright = 1
| branding = ICI Ontario
| branding = {{lang|fr|italic=no|ICI Ontario}}
| digital = 25 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 25 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 25
| virtual = 25
| affiliations = '''25.1:''' [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
| affiliations = '''25.1:''' [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
| owner = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Société Radio-Canada]]
| owner = [[Société Radio-Canada]]
| location = [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
| location = [[Toronto, Ontario]]
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| airdate = {{start date and age|1973|3|23|p=y|br=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_SRC_Television.html|title=History of the Societe-Radio-Canada (SRC) Networks|publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation|first=Yvon|last=Chouinard|year=2004|accessdate=2007-12-02|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021012848/http://broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_SRC_Television.html|archivedate=2007-10-21}}</ref>
| airdate = {{start date and age|1973|3|23|p=y|br=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_SRC_Television.html|title=History of the Societe-Radio-Canada (SRC) Networks|publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation|first=Yvon|last=Chouinard|year=2004|accessdate=December 2, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021012848/http://broadcasting-history.ca/networks/networks_SRC_Television.html|archivedate=October 21, 2007}}</ref>
| callsign_meaning = "CBC [[Great Lakes]] [[Canadian French|Français]] Télévision"
| callsign_meaning = "CBC [[Great Lakes]] [[Canadian French|Français]] Télévision"
| sister_stations = [[CBLT-DT]], [[CBL-FM]], [[CBLA-FM]], [[CJBC (AM)|CJBC]], [[CJBC-FM]]
| sister_stations = [[CBLT-DT]], [[CBL-FM]], [[CBLA-FM]], [[CJBC (AM)|CJBC]], [[CJBC-FM]]
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| haat = {{convert|491.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|491.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43|38|33|N|79|23|14|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-DT}}
| coordinates = {{coord|43|38|33|N|79|23|14|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-DT}}
| licensing_authority = [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]]
| licensing_authority = [[CRTC]]
| website = {{URL|https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ontario/toronto|ICI Ontario}}
| website = {{URL|https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ontario/toronto|ICI Ontario}}
}}
}}


'''CBLFT-DT''' (channel 25) is an [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]] station in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada, which broadcasts programming to the province's [[Franco-Ontarian]] population. It is part of a [[duopoly (broadcasting)#In Canada|twinstick]] with [[CBC Television]] [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[CBLT-DT]] (channel 5). Both stations share studios at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]] on [[Front Street (Toronto)|Front Street West]] in [[downtown Toronto]], while CBLFT-DT's transmitter is located atop the [[CN Tower]].
'''CBLFT-DT''' (channel 25) is an [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]] station in [[Toronto, Ontario]], Canada, which broadcasts programming to the province's [[Franco-Ontarian]] population. It is part of a [[duopoly (broadcasting)#In Canada|twinstick]] with [[CBC Television]] [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[CBLT-DT]] (channel 5). The two stations share studios at the [[Canadian Broadcasting Centre]] on [[Front Street (Toronto)|Front Street West]] in [[downtown Toronto]]; CBLFT-DT's transmitter is located atop the [[CN Tower]].


The station provides [[Canadian French|French-language]] programming to the [[Greater Toronto Area]] and most of Ontario, including the [[Southwestern Ontario|Southwestern]], [[Central Ontario|Central]] and [[Northeastern Ontario|Northeastern]] regions of the province.
The station provides [[Canadian French|French-language]] programming to the [[Greater Toronto Area]] and most of Ontario, including the [[Southwestern Ontario|Southwestern]], [[Central Ontario|Central]] and [[Northeastern Ontario|Northeastern]] regions of the province.


==History==
==History==
CBLFT was originally licensed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in 1972 as a standalone station; the station first signed on the air on March 23, 1973. Until CBLFT signed on, CBC O&O CBLT aired French-language programming from Radio-Canada on Sunday mornings. The station originally transmitted from the CBC's Jarvis Street transmitter site, but as with almost all other radio and television stations in Toronto, approval was given by the CRTC to move the transmitter site to the CN Tower on December 14, 1973. Several transmitters in [[Northern Ontario]] which were already in operation as [[rebroadcaster]]s of [[CBOFT-DT|CBOFT]] in [[Ottawa]] were reassigned to CBLFT's license, and various additional rebroadcasters were added throughout Ontario in the 1970s and 1980s.
CBLFT was originally licensed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) in 1972 as a standalone station; the station first signed on the air on March 23, 1973. Until CBLFT signed on, CBC O&O CBLT aired French-language programming from Radio-Canada on Sunday mornings. The station originally transmitted from the CBC's Jarvis Street transmitter site, but as with almost all other radio and television stations in Toronto, approval was given by the CRTC to move the transmitter site to the CN Tower on December 14, 1973. Several transmitters in [[Northern Ontario]] which were already in operation as [[rebroadcaster]]s of [[CBOFT]] in [[Ottawa]] were reassigned to CBLFT's license, and various additional rebroadcasters were added throughout Ontario in the 1970s and 1980s.


In the early 1990s due to budget cutbacks at the CBC, all Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario (except those in the northwest part of the province, which was served by [[CBWFT]] in [[Winnipeg]]) were reassigned to the license of CBOFT as rebroadcasters. All of the transmitters that were formerly part of CBLFT's license continued to broadcast a separate local early evening newscast, which was produced in Ottawa, but was only seen in that city via a late night rebroadcast, similar to the split broadcast used at [[CBC Radio One]] station [[CBLA-FM]] (99.1 FM) for its morning programs.
In the early 1990s due to budget cutbacks at the CBC, all Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario (except those in the northwest part of the province, which was served by [[CBWFT]] in [[Winnipeg]]) were reassigned to the license of CBOFT as rebroadcasters. All of the transmitters that were formerly part of CBLFT's license continued to broadcast a separate local early evening newscast, which was produced in Ottawa, but was only seen in that city via a late night rebroadcast, similar to the split broadcast used at [[CBC Radio One]] station [[CBLA-FM]] (99.1 FM) for its morning programs.
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===Analogue-to-digital conversion===
===Analogue-to-digital conversion===
CBLFT shut down its analogue signal, over [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 25, on August 31, 2011, the official date on which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory [[media market|markets]] [[Digital television in Canada|transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts]]. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 24 to post-transition (and former analogue) channel 25.<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298735205509/1298735205543 Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120000114/http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298735205509/1298735205543 |date=2013-11-20 }}</ref>
CBLFT shut down its analogue signal, over [[UHF]] channel 25, on August 31, 2011, the official date on which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory [[media market|markets]] [[Digital television in Canada|transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts]]. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 24 to post-transition (and former analogue) channel 25.<ref name="Analog to Digital">[http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298735205509/1298735205543 Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120000114/http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298735205509/1298735205543 |date=November 20, 2013 }}</ref>


Transmitters in mandatory markets were required to switch to digital or shut down by the transition deadline of August 31, 2011. Radio-Canada requested to temporarily broadcast in analogue in these markets beyond 2011, as programming for Radio-Canada is not produced in these markets.<ref>[http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/pdf/dtv_plan.pdf CBC/Radio-Canada: "2011–2012 Digital Transition Plan", August 6, 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429112840/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/pdf/dtv_plan.pdf |date=April 29, 2011 }}</ref> The following CBLFT rebroadcasters are in mandatory markets:
Transmitters in mandatory markets were required to switch to digital or shut down by the transition deadline of August 31, 2011. Radio-Canada requested to temporarily broadcast in analogue in these markets beyond 2011, as programming for Radio-Canada is not produced in these markets.<ref>[http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/pdf/dtv_plan.pdf CBC/Radio-Canada: "2011–2012 Digital Transition Plan", August 6, 2010.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429112840/http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/pdf/dtv_plan.pdf |date=April 29, 2011 }}</ref> The following CBLFT rebroadcasters are in mandatory markets:
* CBLFT-8 [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]]
* CBLFT-8 [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]]
* CBLFT-9 [[London, Ontario|London]]
* CBLFT-9 [[London, Ontario|London]]
* CBLFT-18 [[Thunder Bay, Ontario|Thunder Bay]]
* CBLFT-18 [[Thunder Bay]]
* CBEFT [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
* CBEFT [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]


However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including the above, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This was pending the corporation's licence renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110816.htm CRTC: "CRTC allows CBC to continue broadcasting analog television signals in 22 markets until August 2012", August 16, 2011.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529235153/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110816.htm |date=May 29, 2013 }}</ref>
However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including the above, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This was pending the corporation's licence renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110816.htm CRTC: "CRTC allows CBC to continue broadcasting analog television signals in 22 markets until August 2012", August 16, 2011.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529235153/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2011/r110816.htm |date=May 29, 2013 }}</ref>


At some point before June 20, 2012, CBLFT had begun airing a [[Mobile DTV]] simulcast of CBLT-DT on [[Program and System Information Protocol|PSIP]] channel 5–2, encoded in the [[H.264]] and [[HE-AAC]] formats.<ref>[http://dudewhereismytv.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/cbc-mdtv-testing-in-toronto/ CBC MDTV testing in Toronto | Dude, Where's My TV?]</ref>
At some point before June 20, 2012, CBLFT had begun airing a [[Mobile DTV]] simulcast of CBLT-DT on [[virtual channel]] 5.2, encoded in the [[H.264]] and [[HE-AAC]] formats.<ref>[http://dudewhereismytv.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/cbc-mdtv-testing-in-toronto/ CBC MDTV testing in Toronto | Dude, Where's My TV?]</ref>


===Transmitters===
===Transmitters===
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CBLFT operated almost 30 analog television rebroadcasters throughout the province of Ontario and included communities such as [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] and [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]]. Additionally, several Radio-Canada transmitters in eastern Ontario, such as [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] and [[Belleville, Ontario|Belleville]], were part of the CBLFT license even though they served cities that were closer to Ottawa than Toronto.
CBLFT operated almost 30 analog television rebroadcasters throughout the province of Ontario and included communities such as [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]] and [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]]. Additionally, several Radio-Canada transmitters in eastern Ontario, such as [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]] and [[Belleville, Ontario|Belleville]], were part of the CBLFT license even though they served cities that were closer to Ottawa than Toronto.


Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters on July 31, 2012.<ref>[http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2012/04/04/ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan]</ref> (A transmitter serving [[Barrie]], CBLFT-11, closed down the previous year, in August 2011.)<ref name="CBLFT-11">{{cite web | url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-496.htm | title=ARCHIVED - Licence amendments | date=16 August 2011 }}</ref> None of CBC or Radio-Canada's television rebroadcasters were converted to digital, leaving rural Canadians and U.S. border regions with no free over-the-air CBC/Radio-Canada coverage. Some affected viewers could get the signal back for a price by subscribing to cable or satellite.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/08/01/cbc-analogue-gone.html CBC-TV, TVO end analog transmission]</ref>
Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters on July 31, 2012.<ref>[http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2012/04/04/ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan]</ref> (A transmitter serving [[Barrie]], CBLFT-11, closed down the previous year, in August 2011.)<ref name="CBLFT-11">{{cite web | url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2011/2011-496.htm | title=ARCHIVED - Licence amendments | date=August 16, 2011 }}</ref> None of CBC or Radio-Canada's television rebroadcasters were converted to digital, leaving rural Canadians and U.S. border regions with no free over-the-air CBC/Radio-Canada coverage. Some affected viewers could get the signal back for a price by subscribing to cable or satellite.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cbc-tv-tvo-end-analog-transmission-1.1145615 CBC-TV, TVO end analog transmission]</ref>


CBLFT is not carried on cable or satellite in the United States.
CBLFT is not carried on cable or satellite in the United States.


In many communities, [[TVO|TVOntario]] transmitted from Radio-Canada sites and therefore permanently left the air the same day. Former rebroadcast transmitters, all now defunct, included:
In many communities, [[TVOntario]] transmitted from Radio-Canada sites and therefore permanently left the air the same day. Former rebroadcast transmitters, all now defunct, included:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Former rebroadcasters of CBLFT
|+Former rebroadcasters of CBLFT
! scope="col" | Station
! scope="col" | Station
! scope="col" | [[city of license|City of licence]]
! scope="col" | [[City of licence]]
! scope="col" | [[channel (broadcasting)|Channel]]
! scope="col" | [[channel (broadcasting)|Channel]]
! scope="col" | [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! scope="col" | [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! scope="col" | [[height above average terrain|HAAT]]
! scope="col" | [[HAAT]]
! scope="col" | Transmitter coordinates
! scope="col" | Transmitter coordinates
|-
|-
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! scope="row" | CBLFT-15
! scope="row" | CBLFT-15
| [[Penetanguishene]] || 34 || 17.4&nbsp;kW || 181.7&nbsp;m || {{coord|44|46|10|N|79|59|24|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-15}}
| [[Penetanguishene]] || 34 || 17.4&nbsp;kW || 181.7&nbsp;m || {{coord|44|46|10|N|79|59|24|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-15}}
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-16
| [[Driftwood, Ontario|Driftwood]]<ref>[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Logbooks/radio-in-ontario-1992-ontario-dx-association.pdf Main Directory of T V Stations Listed by Location], ''www.worldradiohistory.com'', February 9, 1992</ref><ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1995/db95-620.htm Decision CRTC 95-620] - CBLFT-16 Driftwood was deleted in 1995</ref>|| 74 || 0.1&nbsp;kW || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-17
! scope="row" | CBLFT-17
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-19
! scope="row" | CBLFT-19
| [[Nipigon, Ontario|Nipigon]] || 26 || 4.3&nbsp;kW || 263.9&nbsp;m || {{coord|48|58|18|N|88|18|24|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-19}}
| [[Nipigon]] || 26 || 4.3&nbsp;kW || 263.9&nbsp;m || {{coord|48|58|18|N|88|18|24|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-19}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-20
! scope="row" | CBLFT-20
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-21
! scope="row" | CBLFT-21
| [[Gogama, Ontario|Gogama]] || 12{{Efn|Formerly broadcast on channel 23.}} || 2.36&nbsp;kW || 197.8&nbsp;m || {{coord|47|48|46|N|81|35|39|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-21}}
| [[Gogama]] || 12{{Efn|Formerly broadcast on channel 23.}} <ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1996/db96-539.htm Decision CRTC 96-539] - CBLFT-21 Gogama changed channels from 23 to 12</ref> || 2.36&nbsp;kW || 197.8&nbsp;m || {{coord|47|48|46|N|81|35|39|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-21}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-22
! scope="row" | CBLFT-22
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|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-24
! scope="row" | CBLFT-24
| [[Dubreuilville]] || 11 || 0.01&nbsp;kW || {{n/a}} || {{coord|48|20|52|N|84|32|48|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-24}}
| [[Dubreuilville]] || 11{{Efn|Formerly broadcast on channel 7.}} <ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1995/db95-91.htm Decision CRTC 95-91] - CBLFT-24 Dubreuilville changed channels from 7 to 11</ref> || 0.01&nbsp;kW || {{n/a}} || {{coord|48|20|52|N|84|32|48|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-24}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-25
! scope="row" | CBLFT-25
| [[Manitouwadge, Ontario|Manitouwadge]] || 15 || 55.4&nbsp;kW || 200.6&nbsp;m || {{coord|49|8|21|N|85|49|23|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-25}}
| [[Manitouwadge]] || 15 || 55.4&nbsp;kW || 200.6&nbsp;m || {{coord|49|8|21|N|85|49|23|W|type:landmark|name=CBLFT-25}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | CBLFT-26
! scope="row" | CBLFT-26
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| [[Témiscaming, Quebec]] || 12 || 14.2&nbsp;kW || 262.3&nbsp;m || {{coord|46|38|28|N|79|4|23|W|type:landmark|name=CBFST-2}}
| [[Témiscaming, Quebec]] || 12 || 14.2&nbsp;kW || 262.3&nbsp;m || {{coord|46|38|28|N|79|4|23|W|type:landmark|name=CBFST-2}}
|}
|}

On December 17, 1985, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to add a transmitter at [[Thorne, Ontario|Thorne]]/[[Eldee, Ontario|Eldee]] on channel 16 with 13 watts to rebroadcast the programs of CBLFT Toronto, through CBLFT-1 (channel 7) Sturgeon Falls.<ref>[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1985/DB85-1263.htm Decision CRTC 85-1263] - Addition of a transmitter at Thorne/Eldee</ref> Its unknown if the transmitter at Thorne/Eldee was ever launched.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 27 September 2024

CBLFT-DT
Channels
BrandingICI Ontario
Programming
Affiliations25.1: Ici Radio-Canada Télé
Ownership
OwnerSociété Radio-Canada
CBLT-DT, CBL-FM, CBLA-FM, CJBC, CJBC-FM
History
First air date
March 23, 1973
(51 years ago) (1973-03-23)[1]
Former call signs
CBLFT (1973–2011)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analogue: 25 (UHF, 1973–2011)
  • Digital: 24 (UHF, 2005–2011)
Call sign meaning
"CBC Great Lakes Français Télévision"
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP106.2 kW
HAAT491.0 m (1,611 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°38′33″N 79°23′14″W / 43.64250°N 79.38722°W / 43.64250; -79.38722 (CBLFT-DT)
Links
WebsiteICI Ontario

CBLFT-DT (channel 25) is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts programming to the province's Franco-Ontarian population. It is part of a twinstick with CBC Television flagship CBLT-DT (channel 5). The two stations share studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre on Front Street West in downtown Toronto; CBLFT-DT's transmitter is located atop the CN Tower.

The station provides French-language programming to the Greater Toronto Area and most of Ontario, including the Southwestern, Central and Northeastern regions of the province.

History

[edit]

CBLFT was originally licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 1972 as a standalone station; the station first signed on the air on March 23, 1973. Until CBLFT signed on, CBC O&O CBLT aired French-language programming from Radio-Canada on Sunday mornings. The station originally transmitted from the CBC's Jarvis Street transmitter site, but as with almost all other radio and television stations in Toronto, approval was given by the CRTC to move the transmitter site to the CN Tower on December 14, 1973. Several transmitters in Northern Ontario which were already in operation as rebroadcasters of CBOFT in Ottawa were reassigned to CBLFT's license, and various additional rebroadcasters were added throughout Ontario in the 1970s and 1980s.

In the early 1990s due to budget cutbacks at the CBC, all Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario (except those in the northwest part of the province, which was served by CBWFT in Winnipeg) were reassigned to the license of CBOFT as rebroadcasters. All of the transmitters that were formerly part of CBLFT's license continued to broadcast a separate local early evening newscast, which was produced in Ottawa, but was only seen in that city via a late night rebroadcast, similar to the split broadcast used at CBC Radio One station CBLA-FM (99.1 FM) for its morning programs.

On April 28, 2010, the CRTC granted a license request by the CBC to relaunch CBLFT as a separate station which would once again produce a distinct local newscast from CBOFT.[2] Most of the network's transmitters in Ontario, except for those in the Ottawa area, were again reassigned to CBLFT's license, and newscast production later returned to Toronto.

Technical information

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Subchannel

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Subchannel of CBLFT-DT
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming[3]
25.1 720p 16:9 CBLFT-DT Main CBLFT-DT programming / Ici Radio-Canada Télé

Analogue-to-digital conversion

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CBLFT shut down its analogue signal, over UHF channel 25, on August 31, 2011, the official date on which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 24 to post-transition (and former analogue) channel 25.[4]

Transmitters in mandatory markets were required to switch to digital or shut down by the transition deadline of August 31, 2011. Radio-Canada requested to temporarily broadcast in analogue in these markets beyond 2011, as programming for Radio-Canada is not produced in these markets.[5] The following CBLFT rebroadcasters are in mandatory markets:

However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including the above, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This was pending the corporation's licence renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.[6]

At some point before June 20, 2012, CBLFT had begun airing a Mobile DTV simulcast of CBLT-DT on virtual channel 5.2, encoded in the H.264 and HE-AAC formats.[7]

Transmitters

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CBLFT operated almost 30 analog television rebroadcasters throughout the province of Ontario and included communities such as London, Kitchener and Sudbury. Additionally, several Radio-Canada transmitters in eastern Ontario, such as Kingston and Belleville, were part of the CBLFT license even though they served cities that were closer to Ottawa than Toronto.

Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters on July 31, 2012.[8] (A transmitter serving Barrie, CBLFT-11, closed down the previous year, in August 2011.)[9] None of CBC or Radio-Canada's television rebroadcasters were converted to digital, leaving rural Canadians and U.S. border regions with no free over-the-air CBC/Radio-Canada coverage. Some affected viewers could get the signal back for a price by subscribing to cable or satellite.[10]

CBLFT is not carried on cable or satellite in the United States.

In many communities, TVOntario transmitted from Radio-Canada sites and therefore permanently left the air the same day. Former rebroadcast transmitters, all now defunct, included:

Former rebroadcasters of CBLFT
Station City of licence Channel ERP HAAT Transmitter coordinates
CBLFT-1[A] Sturgeon Falls 7 17.5 kW 188.1 m 46°25′10″N 79°56′3″W / 46.41944°N 79.93417°W / 46.41944; -79.93417 (CBLFT-1)
CBLFT-2[B] Sudbury 13 17.1 kW 143.6 m 46°30′14″N 80°58′3″W / 46.50389°N 80.96750°W / 46.50389; -80.96750 (CBLFT-2)
CBLFT-3[C] Timmins 9 30 kW 220 m 48°28′12″N 81°17′49″W / 48.47000°N 81.29694°W / 48.47000; -81.29694 (CBLFT-3)
CBLFT-4[D] Kapuskasing 12 30 kW 133.5 m 49°17′47″N 82°11′9″W / 49.29639°N 82.18583°W / 49.29639; -82.18583 (CBLFT-4)
CBLFT-5[E] Hearst 7 16.8 kW 186.2 m 49°38′50″N 83°30′50″W / 49.64722°N 83.51389°W / 49.64722; -83.51389 (CBLFT-5)
CBLFT-6[F] Elliot Lake 12 37 kW 162.2 m 46°23′21″N 82°37′6″W / 46.38917°N 82.61833°W / 46.38917; -82.61833 (CBLFT-6)
CBLFT-7[G] Espanola 4[a] 0.01 kW — 46°14′15″N 81°44′28″W / 46.23750°N 81.74111°W / 46.23750; -81.74111 (CBLFT-7)
CBLFT-8[H] Kitchener 61[b] 0.635 kW 198.1 m 43°27′0″N 80°36′7″W / 43.45000°N 80.60194°W / 43.45000; -80.60194 (CBLFT-8)
CBLFT-9[I] London 53[c] 0.34 kW 306.5 m 42°57′16″N 81°21′17″W / 42.95444°N 81.35472°W / 42.95444; -81.35472 (CBLFT-9)
CBLFT-10[J] Chatham 48 40.6 kW 193.2 m 42°27′0″N 82°4′59″W / 42.45000°N 82.08306°W / 42.45000; -82.08306 (CBLFT-10)
CBLFT-11 Barrie 55[d] 14.7 kW 189 m 44°21′0″N 79°41′50″W / 44.35000°N 79.69722°W / 44.35000; -79.69722 (CBLFT-11)
CBLFT-12[K] Peterborough 44 111 kW 267.6 m 44°7′11″N 78°8′11″W / 44.11972°N 78.13639°W / 44.11972; -78.13639 (CBLFT-12)
CBLFT-13[L] Belleville 15 410 kW 170.1 m 44°18′45″N 77°12′24″W / 44.31250°N 77.20667°W / 44.31250; -77.20667 (CBLFT-13)
CBLFT-14[M] Kingston 32 109 kW 169.8 m 44°17′25″N 76°28′42″W / 44.29028°N 76.47833°W / 44.29028; -76.47833 (CBLFT-14)
CBLFT-15 Penetanguishene 34 17.4 kW 181.7 m 44°46′10″N 79°59′24″W / 44.76944°N 79.99000°W / 44.76944; -79.99000 (CBLFT-15)
CBLFT-16 Driftwood[11][12] 74 0.1 kW — —
CBLFT-17 Sarnia-Oil Springs 17[e] 12.12 kW 98 m 42°54′31″N 82°20′19″W / 42.90861°N 82.33861°W / 42.90861; -82.33861 (CBLFT-17)
CBLFT-18 Thunder Bay 12 22.7 kW 237.7 m 48°33′2″N 89°13′25″W / 48.55056°N 89.22361°W / 48.55056; -89.22361 (CBLFT-18)
CBLFT-19 Nipigon 26 4.3 kW 263.9 m 48°58′18″N 88°18′24″W / 48.97167°N 88.30667°W / 48.97167; -88.30667 (CBLFT-19)
CBLFT-20 Sault Ste. Marie 26 3.6 kW 135 m 46°35′50″N 84°16′53″W / 46.59722°N 84.28139°W / 46.59722; -84.28139 (CBLFT-20)
CBLFT-21 Gogama 12[f] [13] 2.36 kW 197.8 m 47°48′46″N 81°35′39″W / 47.81278°N 81.59417°W / 47.81278; -81.59417 (CBLFT-21)
CBLFT-22 Chapleau 13 2.45 kW 36.6 m 47°47′18″N 83°22′48″W / 47.78833°N 83.38000°W / 47.78833; -83.38000 (CBLFT-22)
CBLFT-23 Wawa 16 14.8 kW 154.5 m 48°1′13″N 84°45′0″W / 48.02028°N 84.75000°W / 48.02028; -84.75000 (CBLFT-23)
CBLFT-24 Dubreuilville 11[g] [14] 0.01 kW — 48°20′52″N 84°32′48″W / 48.34778°N 84.54667°W / 48.34778; -84.54667 (CBLFT-24)
CBLFT-25 Manitouwadge 15 55.4 kW 200.6 m 49°8′21″N 85°49′23″W / 49.13917°N 85.82306°W / 49.13917; -85.82306 (CBLFT-25)
CBLFT-26 Geraldton 7 3.4 kW 204.2 m 49°43′40″N 86°44′10″W / 49.72778°N 86.73611°W / 49.72778; -86.73611 (CBLFT-26)
CBLFT-27 Mattawa 26 16.7 kW 93 m 46°17′13″N 78°40′35″W / 46.28694°N 78.67639°W / 46.28694; -78.67639 (CBLFT-27)
CBEFT Windsor 35[h] 36 kW 206.8 m 42°9′12″N 82°57′11″W / 42.15333°N 82.95306°W / 42.15333; -82.95306 (CBEFT)
CBFST-2 Témiscaming, Quebec 12 14.2 kW 262.3 m 46°38′28″N 79°4′23″W / 46.64111°N 79.07306°W / 46.64111; -79.07306 (CBFST-2)

On December 17, 1985, the CRTC approved the CBC's application to add a transmitter at Thorne/Eldee on channel 16 with 13 watts to rebroadcast the programs of CBLFT Toronto, through CBLFT-1 (channel 7) Sturgeon Falls.[15] Its unknown if the transmitter at Thorne/Eldee was ever launched.

Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly CBFST; began operations in 1961.
  2. ^ Formerly CBFST-1; began operations in 1962.
  3. ^ Formerly CBFOT.
  4. ^ Formerly CBFOT-1.
  5. ^ Formerly CBFOT-2.
  6. ^ Formerly CBFST-3.
  7. ^ Formerly CBFST-4.
  8. ^ Formerly CBLFT-1.
  9. ^ Formerly CBLFT-2.
  10. ^ Formerly CBLFT-3.
  11. ^ Formerly CBLFT-4.
  12. ^ Formerly CBLFT-5.
  13. ^ Formerly CBLFT-6.
  1. ^ Formerly broadcast on channel 11.
  2. ^ Broadcast on channel 76 prior to 1983.
  3. ^ Broadcast on channel 40 (later used for CBLN-TV) prior to 1988.
  4. ^ Closed down in August 2011.[9]
  5. ^ Formerly on channel 68, had plans to convert to digital on UHF 17 before shutdown was announced.
  6. ^ Formerly broadcast on channel 23.
  7. ^ Formerly broadcast on channel 7.
  8. ^ Previously broadcast on channel 78 until October 29, 1982, and on channel 54 until August 31, 2011.

References

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  1. ^ Chouinard, Yvon (2004). "History of the Societe-Radio-Canada (SRC) Networks". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
  2. ^ CRTC Decision 2010-239
  3. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for CBLFT-DT
  4. ^ Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) Archived November 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ CBC/Radio-Canada: "2011–2012 Digital Transition Plan", August 6, 2010. Archived April 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ CRTC: "CRTC allows CBC to continue broadcasting analog television signals in 22 markets until August 2012", August 16, 2011. Archived May 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ CBC MDTV testing in Toronto | Dude, Where's My TV?
  8. ^ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
  9. ^ a b "ARCHIVED - Licence amendments". August 16, 2011.
  10. ^ CBC-TV, TVO end analog transmission
  11. ^ Main Directory of T V Stations Listed by Location, www.worldradiohistory.com, February 9, 1992
  12. ^ Decision CRTC 95-620 - CBLFT-16 Driftwood was deleted in 1995
  13. ^ Decision CRTC 96-539 - CBLFT-21 Gogama changed channels from 23 to 12
  14. ^ Decision CRTC 95-91 - CBLFT-24 Dubreuilville changed channels from 7 to 11
  15. ^ Decision CRTC 85-1263 - Addition of a transmitter at Thorne/Eldee
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