CFAP-DT
CFAP-DT, virtual channel 2.1 (UHF digital channel 39), is a V owned-and-operated television station licensed to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The station is owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. CFAP-DT's studios are located on De Vallier Street East and Rue Dorchester in downtown Quebec City, and its transmitter is located at Édifice Marie-Guyart, also in downtown. On cable, the station is available on Vidéotron channel 5 and in high-definition on digital channel 605.
Quebec City, Quebec Canada | |
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Channels | Digital: 39 (UHF) Virtual: 2.1 (PSIP) |
Branding | V |
Slogan | Ça change de la télé |
Programming | |
Affiliations | V (O&O) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bell Media[1] (V Interactions inc.[2]) |
Sister stations | CHIK-FM, CITF-FM |
History | |
First air date | September 7, 1986 |
Former channel number(s) | Analogue: 2 (VHF, 1986–2011) |
Call sign meaning | CF Adélard Pouliot |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
ERP | 20.1 kW |
HAAT | 172.9 m (567 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 46°48′27″N 71°13′0.12″W |
Links | |
Website | V |
History
The station signed on along with sister station CFJP-TV in Montreal in 1986 as part of what was then the TQS network. It was owned by the family of Jean Pouliot, then-owner of CFCF-TV. The A in the callsign stands for Adélard, Pouliot's middle name.
Originally a full satellite of CFJP, it began airing its own programming on September 3, 1989. However, like all other TQS/V stations, it was (and still is) largely a semi-satellite of CFJP. As an owned-and-operated station of the network, CFAP was part of the takeover of TQS by Remstar Corporation.
Digital television
CFAP-DT ceased broadcasting in analogue on August 17, 2011 and signed on to digital on August 27, 2011. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display CFAP-TV's virtual channel as 2.1.
References
- "Bell's acquisition of V officially closes". Newswire Canada. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2020-154". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
External links
- V (in French)
- CFAP-DT history – Canadian Communications Foundation
- CFAP-TV in the REC Canadian station database
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for CFAP