CBXFT-DT

CBXFT-DT, virtual channel 11 (UHF digital channel 47), is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated station licensed to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, serving the province's Franco-Albertan population. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada), as part of a twinstick with CBC Television station CBXT-DT (channel 5). The two stations share studios on 75th Street West at the Edmonton City Centre (across from Churchill Square) in Downtown Edmonton; CBXFT-DT's transmitter is located in Sherwood Park. On cable, the station is available on Shaw Cable channel 12. On satellite, it is carried on Bell Satellite TV channel 119 and in high definition on channel 1830. Telus TV subscribers can currently access CBXFT via channel 2001.

CBXFT-DT
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
ChannelsDigital: 47 (UHF)
(to move to 27 (UHF))
Virtual: 11.1 (PSIP)
BrandingICI Alberta
SloganPour toute la vie, ICI Radio-Canada Télé
Programming
AffiliationsIci Radio-Canada Télé (O&O)
Ownership
OwnerSociété Radio-Canada
Sister stationsCBXT-DT, CBX, CBX-FM, CBRT-DT
History
First air dateMarch 1, 1970 (1970-03-01)
Former call signsCBXFT (1970–2011)
Former channel number(s)Analogue:
11 (VHF, 1970–2011)
Former affiliationsMEETA (weekdays, 1970–1973)
Call sign meaningCanadian
Broadcasting Corporation
X
Français
Télévision
Technical information
Licensing authorityCRTC
ERP15.18 kW
HAAT166.5 m (546 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
WebsiteICI Alberta

History

The station first signed on the air on March 1, 1970. For its first three years, 1970 to 1973, CBXFT also aired weekday English-language educational programming from the Metropolitan Edmonton Educational Television Association (MEETA). This ended when Access (CJAL-TV) began in 1973.

A former semi-satellite in Calgary (using the callsign CBRFT) aired separate commercials, but otherwise aired identical programming prior to its shutdown in 2012.

Newscasts

The local newscast at 6:00 p.m. is called Le Téléjournal/Alberta and is anchored by Jean-Emmanuel Fortier.

Transmitters

CBXFT operated ten analog over-the-air television rebroadcasters broadcasting throughout the province of Alberta including transmitters in Bonnyville, Falher, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Red Deer, Jean Côté, Lac La Biche, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Peace River.

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.[1] None of CBC or Radio-Canada's rebroadcasters were converted to digital.

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 CBRFT in Calgary and CBXFT-3 in Lethbridge to sign off on the transition date. On August 16, 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including CBRFT and CBXFT-3, in analog until August 31, 2012, by which time the transmitters had to convert to digital or shut down. The remaining transmitters were shut down in 2012.

City of license Callsign Channel
Bonnyville CBXFT-1 6 (VHF)
Calgary CBRFT 16 (UHF)
Falher CBXFT-2 6 (VHF)
Fort McMurray CBXFT-6 12 (VHF)
Grande Prairie CBXFT-8 19 (UHF)
Hinton CBXFT-7 3 (VHF)
Lethbridge CBXFT-3 23 (UHF)
Medicine Hat CBXFT-11 34 (UHF)
Peace River CBXFT-5 9 (VHF)
Plamondon/Lac Labich CBXFT-9 22 (UHF)
Red Deer CBXFT-4 31 (UHF)

Digital television

Digital channel
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[2]
11.1720p16:9CBXFT-DMain CBXFT-DT programming / Ici Radio-Canada Télé

Analogue-to-digital conversion

On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts,[3] the station flash cut its digital signal on UHF channel 44. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display CBXFT's virtual channel as 11.1.

gollark: Oh, for digit systems.
gollark: What do you mean "most expressive"? You can trivially convert logarithms between bases using the formula.
gollark: I am *also* dissatisfied with every programming language ever. It's quite annoying.
gollark: I "would" use APL if it could be typed and also if there was a good FOSS implementation.
gollark: It does it with magic async stuff internally I believe.

See also

References
  1. Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for CBXFT
  3. "Digital Television - Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)". Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.