CBKFT-DT

CBKFT-DT

City of license	Regina, Saskatchewan
Branding	Radio-Canada Saskatchewan
Slogan	Ici comme dans la vie
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13.1 (PSIP)
Translators	see below
Affiliations	Radio-Canada
Owner	Société Radio-Canada
First air date	November 8, 1976
Call letters' meaning	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Henry Kelsey Français Télévision
Sister station(s)	CBKT
Former callsigns	CBKFT (1976-2011)
Former channel number(s)	13 (Analog, 1976-2011)
Transmitter power	27.1 kW
Height	183.7 m
Transmitter coordinates	50°28′58″N 104°30′20″W
Website	Radio-Canada Saskatchewan

CBKFT-DT is a Canadian French language television station in the province of Saskatchewan. It is owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and is an affiliate of Radio-Canada. It is licensed to the city of Regina, but is received across the province via repeater stations in Saskatoon and other locations.

History

CBKFT was licensed by the CRTC on June 9, 1975 and launched on November 8, 1976 by the CBC as a rebroadcaster of CBWFT in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with reception in both Regina and Saskatoon. In 1985, CBKFT was granted a license with 11 new transmitters and began operating as its own television station separate from CBWFT.

Initially the station was based solely out of Regina, but it now has studio facilities in the Hutchinson Building in Saskatoon; the same building as the English language CBC affiliate CBKST.

Transmitters

Station	City of licence	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter Coordinates
CBKFT-1	Saskatoon	13 (VHF)	298 kW	211.8 m	52°10′28″N 106°26′5″W
CBKFT-2	Prince Albert	3 (VHF)	10.8 kW	206 m	53°3′26″N 105°50′30″W
CBKFT-3	Debden	22 (UHF)	4.9 kW	93.3 m	53°33′15″N 106°54′50″W
CBKFT-4	St. Brieux	7 (VHF)	0.155 kW	54.8 m	52°35′44″N 104°52′55″W
CBKFT-5	Zenon Park	21 (UHF)	5.6 kW	138.8 m	53°1′2″N 103°43′36″W
CBKFT-6	Gravelbourg	39 (UHF)	23.5 kW	221 m	49°52′17″N 106°23′39″W
CBKFT-7	Ponteix	22 (UHF)	24 kW	259.3 m	49°44′20″N 107°15′57″W
CBKFT-8	Willow Bunch	21 (UHF)	26.4 kW	236.4 m	49°23′10″N 105°40′20″W
CBKFT-9	Bellegarde	26 (UHF)	19.5 kW	125.9 m	49°30′55″N 101°34′53″W
CBKFT-10	Moose Jaw	16 (UHF)	0.859 kW	39.9 m	50°23′2″N 105°33′0″W
CBKFT-11	Leoville	31 (UHF)	42.8 kW	166.9 m	53°36′25″N 107°33′19″W
CBKFT-12	North Battleford	41 (UHF)	33 kW	142.5 m	52°52′11″N 108°25′50″W

Digital television

After the analogue shutdown and digital conversion on August 31, 2011, CBKFT in Regina began broadcasting in digital channel 13 in order for those repeaters/stations to avoid interference from the Regina & Saskatchewan stations. With the use of PSIP, television receivers will list CBKFT-DT's virtual channel number as 13.1.

CBC had originally decided that none of its rebroadcasters will transition to digital. Also, the CBC had originally planned to not convert any non-originating stations in mandatory markets to digital, which would have forced CBKFT-1 in Saskatoon to sign off on the transition date. However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including CBKFT-1, 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.

See also

• List of CBC television stations
• CBKT
• Fransaskois

External links

• Radio-Canada Saskatchewan
• Canadian Communications Foundation - CBKFT History
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBKFT
• Query TV Fool's coverage map for CBKFT