Under the current digital television transition, television stations in Mandatory Markets, in Canada are launching digital transmissions by August 31, 2011. On August 18, 2011, the CRTC issued a decision that allows CBC's mandatory market rebroadcasting transmitters in analog remain on-air until August 31, 2012. Where known, a digital channel assignment is noted below. Digital channels listed on a green background have already been launched, while those listed on a red background have not yet commenced operations. In some cases, the digital channels have been allocated but the stations have not applied to use them; as there is no requirement that Canadian stations begin digital broadcasts before the end-August 2011 analogue shutdown, it is currently unknown whether some broadcasters will ask to flash-cut on their existing frequencies or to continue on their assigned digital channel.
| Call sign |
Network/System |
Location |
Meaning |
Analog channel |
Digital channel |
Virtual channel |
Notes |
| CBAFT |
SRC |
Moncton, New Brunswick |
CB C Atlantic French Television |
|
11 |
11.1 |
|
| CBAT |
CBC |
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
CBC Atlantic Television |
|
31 |
17.1 |
|
| CBCT |
CBC |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
CBC Charlottetown Television |
|
13 |
13.1 |
|
| CBET |
CBC |
Windsor, Ontario |
CBC Essex County Television |
|
9 |
9.1 |
|
| CBFT |
SRC |
Montreal, Quebec |
CBC French Television |
|
19 |
2.1 |
Flagship SRC station |
| CBHT |
CBC |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
CBC Halifax Television |
|
39 |
3.1 |
|
| CBIT |
CBC |
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| CBKFT |
SRC |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
|
|
13 |
13.1 |
|
| CBKST |
CBC |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
CBC K Saskatoon Television |
11 |
|
|
Mandatory Market station not converting to digital |
| CBKT |
CBC |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
|
|
9 |
9.1 |
K is for Henry Kelsey, the first explorer to reach the Prairies |
| CBLFT |
SRC |
Toronto, Ontario |
CBC Great Lakes French Television |
|
24 |
25.1 |
|
| CBLT |
CBC |
Toronto, Ontario |
CBC Great Lakes Television |
|
20 |
5.1 |
Flagship CBC station |
| CBMT |
CBC |
Montreal, Quebec |
CBC Montreal Television |
|
20 |
6.1 |
|
| CBNT |
CBC |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
CBC Newfoundland Television |
|
8 |
8.1 |
|
| CBOFT |
SRC |
Ottawa, Ontario |
CBC Ottawa French Television |
|
9 |
9.1 |
|
| CBOT |
CBC |
Ottawa, Ontario |
CBC Ottawa Television |
|
25 |
4.1 |
|
| CBRT |
CBC |
Calgary, Alberta |
|
|
21 |
9.1 |
|
| CBUFT |
SRC |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
CBC Vancouver French Television |
|
26 |
26.1 |
|
| CBUT |
CBC |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
CBC Vancouver Television |
|
43 |
2.1 |
|
| CBVT |
SRC |
Quebec City, Quebec |
CBC Ville de Québec Television |
11 |
12 |
11.1 |
|
| CBWFT |
SRC |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
CBC Winnipeg French Television |
|
51 |
3.1 |
|
| CBWT |
CBC |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
CBC Winnipeg Television |
|
27 |
6.1 |
|
| CBXFT |
SRC |
Edmonton, Alberta |
|
|
47 |
11.1 |
|
| CBXT |
CBC |
Edmonton, Alberta |
|
|
42 |
5.1 |
|
| CFAP |
V |
Quebec City, Quebec |
C F Adélard Pouliot |
|
39 |
2.1 |
|
| CFCF |
CTV |
Montreal, Quebec |
Canada's First, Canada's Finest |
|
51 |
12.1 |
|
| CFCM |
TVA |
Quebec City, Quebec |
|
|
17 |
4.1 |
|
| CFCN |
CTV |
Calgary, Alberta |
|
|
29 |
4.1 |
|
| CFCN-TV-5 |
CTV |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
|
|
|
4.1 |
CFCN-TV-5 Lethbridge is a semi-satellite of CFCN Calgary. It airs its own news. |
| CFEM |
TVA affiliate |
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
|
13 |
13 |
13.1 |
|
| CFER |
TVA |
Rimouski, Quebec |
C From the East to Rimouski |
11 |
|
|
|
| CFEG |
Independent |
Abbotsford, British Columbia |
|
19 |
|
|
Religious Station |
| CFGS |
V affiliate |
Gatineau, Quebec |
|
|
34 |
34.1 |
|
| CFJC |
Citytv affiliate |
Kamloops, British Columbia |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| CFJP |
V |
Montreal, Quebec |
CF Jean Pouliot |
|
42 |
35.1 |
Flagship V station |
| CFKM |
V |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
|
|
34 |
34.1 |
|
| CFKS |
V |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
|
|
30 |
30.1 |
|
| CFMT |
Omni |
Toronto, Ontario |
Canada's First Multicultural Television |
|
47 |
47.1 |
Multicultural station branded as OMNI.1 |
| CFPL |
CTV Two |
London, Ontario |
C Free Press of London |
|
10 |
10.1 |
|
| CFQC |
CTV |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
|
|
8 |
8.1 |
|
| CFRE |
Global |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
C F REgina |
|
11 |
11.1 |
|
| CFRN |
CTV |
Edmonton, Alberta |
C F Rice Nielsen |
|
12 |
3.1 |
|
| CFRN-TV-6 |
CTV |
Red Deer, Alberta |
C F Rice Nielsen |
|
|
|
CFRN-TV-6 Red Deer is a semi-satellite of CFRN Edmonton. It airs its own news. |
| CFRS |
V |
Saguenay, Quebec |
C F Radio Saguenay |
4 |
13 |
4.1 |
|
| CFSK |
Global |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
C F SasKatoon or SasKatchewan |
|
42 |
4.1 |
|
| CFSO |
Independent |
Cardston, Alberta |
|
32 |
|
|
Religious Station |
| CFTF |
V affiliate |
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
|
29 |
29 |
29.1 |
|
| CFTK |
CBC affiliate |
Terrace, British Columbia |
C F Terrace and Kitimat |
3 |
|
|
|
| CFTM |
TVA |
Montreal, Quebec |
C F Télé-Métropole |
|
10 |
10.1 |
Flagship TVA station;
TVA HD feed available on cable and satellite |
| CFTO |
CTV |
Toronto, Ontario |
C F Toronto, Ontario |
|
9 |
9.1 |
Flagship CTV station |
| CFTS |
Independent |
Teslin, Yukon |
|
|
|
|
Community Station |
| CFTU |
Independent French |
Montreal, Quebec |
Canal Savoir |
|
29 |
29.1 |
Educational Station |
| CFTV |
Independent |
Leamington, Ontario |
Community Focus TV |
34 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CFVS |
V affiliate |
Val-d'Or, Quebec |
|
25 |
|
|
|
| CFYK |
CBC |
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
C F YellowKnife |
8 |
7 |
8.1 |
CBC North |
| CHAN |
Global |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
CHANnel |
|
22 |
8.1 |
|
| CHAT |
Citytv affiliate |
Medicine Hat, Alberta |
C Medicine HAT |
6 |
|
|
|
| CHAU |
TVA affiliate |
Carleton, Quebec |
|
|
5 |
5.1 |
|
| CHBC |
Global |
Kelowna, British Columbia |
C H British Columbia |
2 |
|
|
|
| CHBX |
CTV |
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| CHCH |
Independent Conventional |
Hamilton, Ontario |
C Hamilton's CHannel |
|
18 |
11.1 |
Conventional Station |
| CHCT |
Independent |
St. Andrews, New Brunswick |
CHarlotte County Television |
26 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CHEK |
Independent Conventional |
Victoria, British Columbia |
CHE(C)K |
|
49 |
6.1 |
Conventional Station |
| CHEM |
TVA |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
|
|
8 |
8.1 |
|
| CHET |
Independent |
Chetwynd, British Columbia |
CHETwynd |
55 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CHEX |
CBC affiliate |
Peterborough, Ontario |
C H Peterborough EXaminer |
12 |
12 |
12.1 |
|
| CHEX-TV-2 |
CBC affiliate |
Oshawa, Ontario |
|
22 |
|
|
|
| CHFD |
Global affiliate |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
C H. F. Dougall |
|
4 |
4.1 |
Owned by Dougall Media. |
| CHLF |
Independent French |
Hawkesbury, Ontario |
TFO |
39 |
31 |
39.1 |
Educational Station owned by the Government of Ontario. Mainly available only on cable in most of Ontario. |
| CHLT |
TVA |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
C H La Tribune |
|
7 |
7.1 |
|
| CHMI |
Citytv |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
|
|
13 |
13.1 |
|
| CHMG |
Independent French |
Quebec City, Quebec |
Tele Mag |
|
No |
9.1 |
Community Station |
| CHNE |
Independent |
Cheticamp, Nova Scotia |
|
36 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CHNM |
Omni |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
CHaNnel M |
|
20 |
42.1 |
Multicultural station |
| CHNU |
Joytv |
Fraser Valley, British Columbia |
C H Nowtv Uhf |
|
47 |
47.1 |
Religious station branded as "Joytv 10" |
| CHOB |
Independent |
Hobbema, Alberta |
|
|
|
|
Community Station |
| CHOT |
TVA affiliate |
Gatineau, Quebec |
C'est Hull-Ottawa Télévision |
|
40 |
40.1 |
|
| CHRO |
CTV Two |
Pembroke, Ontario |
|
5 |
43 |
|
Ottawa Digital 43 after Augest 31 2011 |
| CHTY |
APTN |
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories |
|
11 |
|
|
|
| CHVC |
Independent |
Valemount, British Columbia |
CH Valemount Community |
7 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CHWI |
CTV Two |
Windsor, Ontario |
CHatham WIndsor |
|
16 |
16.1 |
|
| CHWT |
APTN |
Whitehorse, Yukon |
|
11 |
|
|
|
| CICA |
Independent |
Toronto, Ontario |
TVO |
|
19 |
19.1 |
Educational Station |
| CICC |
CTV |
Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
|
10 |
|
|
|
| CIER |
Independent |
Ear Falls, Ontario |
|
|
|
|
Community Station |
| CHOB |
Independent |
Hay River, Northwest Territories |
|
|
|
|
Community Station |
| CICI |
CTV |
Sudbury, Ontario |
|
5 |
|
|
|
| CICT |
Global |
Calgary, Alberta |
C Independent Calgary Television |
|
41 |
2.1 |
|
| CIHF |
Global |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
C Independent in Halifax and Fredericton |
|
8 |
8.1 |
Digital repeaters CIHF-DT-1 Fredericton, NB 44, CIHF-DT-2 Saint John, NB 12, CIHF-DT-3 Moncton 27, NB, CIHF-DT-14 Charlottetown, PEI 42 |
| CIHF-TV-2 |
Global |
New Brunswick, New Brunswick |
C Independent in Halifax and Fredericton |
|
|
|
CIHF-2 Saint John is a semi-satellite of CIHF Halifax. It airs its own news. |
| CIII-TV-41 |
Global |
Toronto, Ontario |
C III (three) |
|
41 |
41.1 |
Flagship Global station |
| CIIT |
Joytv |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
|
|
35 |
35.1 |
Religious station branded as "Joytv 11" |
| CIMC |
Independent |
Arichat, Nova Scotia |
C Isle Madame Community |
10 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CIMT |
TVA affiliate |
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
|
9 |
9 |
9.1 |
|
| CIPA |
CTV |
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
C I Prince Albert |
9 |
|
|
|
| CIRE |
Independent |
High Prairie, Alberta |
|
12 |
|
|
Community Station |
| CISA |
Global |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
Canadian Independent Southern Alberta |
|
7 |
7.1 |
|
| CITL |
CTV affiliate |
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan |
C I Television in Lloydminster |
|
4 |
4.1 |
Owned by Newscap Broadcasting. |
| CITO |
CTV |
Timmins, Ontario |
C I Timmins, Ontario |
3 |
|
|
|
| CITS |
CTS |
Burlington, Ontario |
Crossroads I Television System |
|
36 |
36.1 |
Independent religious station |
| CITV |
Global |
Edmonton, Alberta |
C Independent TeleVision |
|
13 |
13.1 |
very low power signal from studio roof covering southern-Edmonton urban areas |
| CITY |
Citytv |
Toronto, Ontario |
City |
|
44 |
57.1 |
Flagship Citytv station |
| CIVI |
CTV Two |
Victoria, British Columbia |
C I Vancouver Island |
|
23 |
23.1 |
|
| CIVM |
Independent French |
Montreal, Quebec |
Télé-Québec |
|
26 |
17.1 |
Educational station owned by the Government of Québec |
| CIVT |
CTV |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
C IV (fourth) Television or C I Vancouver Television |
|
32 |
32.1 |
|
| CJBN |
Global |
Kenora, Ontario |
|
13 |
|
|
Owned by Shaw. Not branded as Global TV yet. |
| CJBR |
SRC |
Rimouski, Quebec |
C Jules A. BRilliant |
|
45 |
2.1 |
|
| CJCB |
CTV |
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
C J Cape Breton |
4 |
|
|
|
| CJCH |
CTV |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
|
|
48 |
5.1 |
|
| CJCO |
Omni |
Calgary, Alberta |
|
|
38 |
38.1 |
Multicultural station |
| CJDC |
CBC affiliate |
Dawson Creek, British Columbia |
C J Dawson Creek |
5 |
|
|
|
| CJEO |
Omni |
Edmonton, Alberta |
|
|
44 |
56.1 |
Multicultural station |
| CJIL |
Independent |
Lethbridge, Alberta |
The Miracle Channel |
|
33 |
17.1 |
Religious Station |
| CJMT |
Omni |
Toronto, Ontario |
C J Multicultural Television |
|
44 |
69.1 |
Multicultural station branded as OMNI.2 |
| CJNT |
Independent Conventional |
Montreal, Quebec |
|
|
49 |
62.1 |
Multicultural Station |
| CJOH |
CTV |
Ottawa, Ontario |
C J Ottawa-Hull |
|
13 |
13.1 |
|
| CJON |
Independent Conventional |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador |
NTV |
|
6 |
6.1 |
Conventional Station |
| CJPC |
V affiliate |
Rimouski, Quebec |
|
|
|
|
|
| CJPM |
TVA |
Saguenay, Quebec |
|
|
46 |
6.1 |
|
| CKAL |
Citytv |
Calgary, Alberta |
C K CALgary or ALberta |
|
49 |
5.1 |
Digital repeaters CKAL-DT-1 Lethbridge 46 PSIP 2.1 |
| CKCK |
CTV |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
|
|
8 |
2.1 |
|
| CKCO |
CTV |
Kitchener, Ontario |
C Kitchener, Central Ontario |
|
13 |
13.1 |
|
| CKCS |
CTS |
Calgary, Alberta |
|
|
32 |
32.1 |
|
| CKCW |
CTV |
Moncton, New Brunswick |
|
|
29 |
2.1 |
By Augest 31, 2011 Digital repeater CKCW-DT-1 Charlottetown, PEI 8 |
| CKEM |
Citytv |
Edmonton, Alberta |
C K EdMonton |
|
17 |
17.1 |
|
| CKES |
CTS |
Edmonton, Alberta |
|
|
30 |
45.1 |
|
| CKLT |
CTV |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
C K Lionel Television |
|
9 |
9.1 |
|
| CKMI-TV-1 |
Global |
Montreal, Quebec |
|
|
15 |
46.1 |
|
| CKND |
Global |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
C K North Dakota (the station's original location as KCND-TV from 1959 to 1975) |
|
40 |
9.1 |
|
| CKNY |
CTV |
North Bay, Ontario |
C K North BaY |
10 |
|
|
|
| CKPG |
Citytv affiliate |
Prince George, British Columbia |
C K Prince George |
2 |
|
|
|
| CKPR |
CBC affiliate |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
C K Port ARthur |
|
2 |
2.1 |
|
| CKRN |
SRC affiliate |
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec |
C K Radio-Nord or Rouyn-Noranda |
|
9 |
4.1 |
|
| CKRT |
SRC affiliate |
Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec |
|
|
53 |
7.1 |
|
| CKSA |
CBC affiliate |
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan |
C K Saskatchewan and Alberta |
|
48 |
2.1 |
|
| CKSH |
SRC |
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
C K SHerbrooke |
|
9 |
9.1 |
|
| CKTM |
SRC |
Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
C K Télévision Mauricie |
|
28 |
13.1 |
|
| CKTV |
SRC |
Saguenay, Quebec |
C K TéléVision |
|
48 |
12.1 |
|
| CKVR |
CTV Two |
Barrie, Ontario |
C K Valerie and Ralph Snelgrove |
|
10 |
3.1 |
Flagship A station |
| CKVU |
Citytv |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
C K Vancouver UHF |
|
47 |
10.1 |
|
| CKWS |
CBC affiliate |
Kingston, Ontario |
C Kingston Whig-Standard (the original owner of CKWS) |
11 |
|
|
|
| CKY |
CTV |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
|
|
7 |
7.1 |
|
The following is a list of other channels (network cable only channels, former OTA channels, pirate channels) that are Canadian non-specialty channels that do not fall in either categories A, B, or C.