CBEFT
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| City of license | Windsor, Ontario |
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| Branding | Radio-Canada Ontario |
| Slogan | Ici comme dans la vie |
| Channels | Analog: 35 (UHF) Digital: allocated 35 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Radio-Canada |
| Owner | Société Radio-Canada |
| First air date | July 16, 1976 |
| Call letters' meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Essex County Français Télévision |
| Sister station(s) | CBET, CBEW-FM, CBE-FM, CBEF |
| Former channel number(s) | 78 (7/16/1976-10/29/1982) 54(10/29/1982-08/31/2011) |
| Transmitter power | 36 kW |
| Height | 206.8 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°9′12″N 82°57′11″W / 42.15333°N 82.95306°W |
| Website | Radio-Canada Ontario |
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.
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[edit] History
The station first aired on Channel 78 in 1976, making it Canada's second-highest-numbered UHF station following the launch of CITY-TV in 1972 on Channel 79. Originally, it was a full-time satellite of Radio-Canada flagship CBFT in Montreal.
CBEFT was the first non-English TV station to sign-on in the Detroit-Windsor market — it would be later joined by Spanish-language SIN affiliate W66BV (now TBN-owned W47DL-D) in the early-1980s. During that period, and again from 2004 to 2009, the Detroit - Windsor market was the only market in the US or Canada with terrestrial stations in Spanish and French—the Spanish station during the latter period was Univision affiliate WUDT-CA on channel 23. After WUDT switched to the English-language Daystar Television Network in August 2009, CBEFT again became the sole terrestrial non-English station in the market.
CBEFT offered the full Radio-Canada line-up, except for some American series; this is because Windsor is reckoned as part of the Detroit market for the purposes of programming rights. Also, most Montreal Expos baseball games were not seen on CBEFT, as Windsor is part of Detroit Tigers territory.
CBEFT moved to Channel 54 on October 29, 1982, when TV channels above 69 were removed from the TV spectrum.
From the mid-1980s at the earliest, it was a semi-satellite of CBLFT as part of the Ontario-Ouatouais network. In 1991, as part of cost-cutting measures at the CBC, CBEFT's licence, along with all other Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario, was merged with that of CBOFT in Ottawa. However, CBEFT, along with CBLFT's other former repeaters, carried the split-feed newscast for the rest of Ontario that was produced at CBOFT.
On April 28, 2010, the CRTC relicensed CBLFT as a standalone station, which would again produce a separate newscast for the province of Ontario outside of CBOFT's primary market.[1] At the same time, CBEFT was relicensed as a rebroadcaster of CBLFT. CBEFT uses a satellite to retransmit CBLFT, often getting disrupted under sever weather conditions and showing an error message.
On cable, CBEFT can be seen on Cogeco Windsor channel 12. It is not seen on the Detroit-area systems, such as Comcast Detroit or Bright House Livonia. The station broadcasts at 144 kW with a directional antenna, relatively low for a full-powered station on the UHF band. It can be picked up to some degree in the Detroit area, as far west as Washtenaw and Lenawee counties and as far south as Sandusky and Port Clinton, Ohio.
CBEFT is currently the only major TV analog station available in the Windsor/Detroit area.
[edit] Digital television
CBEFT has been allocated its current analog channel number for digital broadcasting. Despite Canada's transition to digital television requiring the conversion of all television stations in Windsor to digital by August 31, 2011, the CBC originally planned on not converting any non-originating stations in mandatory transition markets to digital, which would force CBEFT to sign off entirely on the date. However, the CBC would convert CBEFT's English language sister station CBET to digital, as it is an originating station.[2] .[3] Nevertheless, the CBC says it "[hasn't] ruled out" the possibility of requesting an extension of analogue service for cases such as CBEFT.[2][4] On August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including CBEFT, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's license renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.[5]
Even though CBEFT would be allowed to continue analog service, it would still however be forced to move its channel due to the removal of channels 52-69 from the television spectrum. On August 31, 2011, CBEFT moved its analog channel to UHF channel 35. This is not the first time CBEFT has had to move its channel — it moved from channel 78 to 54 due to the removal of channels 70 through 83 from the spectrum.
[edit] References
- ^ CRTC Decision 2010-239
- ^ a b Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "CBC DTV Frequently asked questions". http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/dtv/FAQ20110301.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Radio-Canada Television Windsor (Digital TV)". http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/dtv/Windsor_Radio-Canada.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201110999
- ^ CRTC: "CRTC allows CBC to continue broadcasting analog television signals in 22 markets until August 2012", August 16, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Radio-Canada Ontario
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CBEFT History
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBEFT
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for CBEFT
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