CBAFT
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CBAFT-DT, branded as Télévision de Radio-Canada Acadie, is Radio-Canada
's television service in Atlantic Canada
, serving Acadians in the Maritimes
and Franco-Newfoundlander
s in Newfoundland and Labrador
.
Prior to September 2, 2008, the station was known as Télévision de Radio-Canada Atlantique. It has now been rebranded as part of the public broadcaster's efforts to better reflect the region it serves.
Its primary studios and transmitter are located in Moncton, New Brunswick
and has additional news bureaus in Edmundston, Bathurst
, Caraquet
, Fredericton and Saint John
, New Brunswick
; Halifax, Nova Scotia
; St. John's
, Newfoundland and Labrador
; and Charlottetown
, Prince Edward Island
.
The service was launched at 6:25 p.m. on December 21, 1959 from Moncton on channel 11. The station slowly added rebroadcasters, such as one serving Fredericton and Saint John
in 1973 on channel 5. Radio-Canada later converted CJBR-TV-1
Edmundston, a retransmitter of a former affiliate in Rimouski, Quebec
on channel 13, to a rebroadcaster of CBAFT.
Unlike all other Radio-Canada
stations, programming in the Atlantic region airs one hour later
than its scheduled time in the rest of Canada: this noted by the phrase Une heure plus tard dans les Maritimes, present on nearly all Radio-Canada network promos. (Due to Newfoundland's small Francophone
population, the correct time
for programs there is only noted on local promos.)
/Acadie, formerly Le Téléjournal/Atlantique, daily newscast airing everyday at 6:00 p.m. AT. Abbé Lanteigne anchors the program from Monday to Thursday. Martin Robert anchors from Friday to Sunday.
Le Téléjournal midi/Acadie, formerly Le Téléjournal midi/Atlantique, a newscast airing weekdays at 12:30 p.m. AT, with Abbé Lanteigne anchoring.
Luc et Luc (Dec. 2007–), a talk show hosted by comedian Luc LeBlanc. The program is recorded from the Théâtre l’Escaouette in Moncton.
overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, in an agreement made with France Télévisions
, the public broadcaster that oversees RFO (since renamed Outre-Mer 1ère, with the local affiliate called Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon 1ère). In addition, Télé Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon will also broadcast Le Téléjournal/Acadie to local viewers there, as well as on France Ô
, which showcases RFO programming for viewers in Metropolitan France
. In consequence, due to Télé Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon's availability on Canadian cable and satellite, the program will be available to viewers across Canada as well. This exchange was following the arrival of the aerial TNT
digital television service to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which offers only RFO and Metropolitan France channels, unlike the local cable system, which offers Canadian and American channels, including CBAFT.
Transmitters in mandatory markets are required to go digital or be taken off the air by the transition deadline of 2011 August 31. CBC had orginially decided that none of its rebroadcasters will switch to digital. These CBAFT rebroadcasters are in mandatory markets:
However, on 2011 August 16 the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating twenty-two repeaters in mandatory markets, including the above, in analogue until 2012 August 31, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's licence renewal process that will include an evaluation of its transition plans.
The requirement remains for any of corporation's full power transmitters occupying channels 52 to 69, including CBHFT-6 in Digby, Nova Scotia, to either relocate to channels 2 to 51 or become low power transmitters.
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
's television service in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador...
, serving Acadians in the Maritimes
Maritimes
The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the...
and Franco-Newfoundlander
Franco-Newfoundlander
Franco-Newfoundlanders, also known as Franco-Terreneuvians in English or Franco-Terreneuviens in French, are francophone and/or French Canadian residents of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador...
s in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
.
Prior to September 2, 2008, the station was known as Télévision de Radio-Canada Atlantique. It has now been rebranded as part of the public broadcaster's efforts to better reflect the region it serves.
Its primary studios and transmitter are located in Moncton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
and has additional news bureaus in Edmundston, Bathurst
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....
, Caraquet
Caraquet, New Brunswick
Caraquet is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Location:Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers...
, Fredericton and Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
; Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
; St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
; and Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
.
The service was launched at 6:25 p.m. on December 21, 1959 from Moncton on channel 11. The station slowly added rebroadcasters, such as one serving Fredericton and Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
in 1973 on channel 5. Radio-Canada later converted CJBR-TV-1
CJBR-TV
CJBR-DT is a Radio-Canada owned and operated television station in Rimouski, Quebec, broadcasting on channel 45, using a PSIP of 2.1...
Edmundston, a retransmitter of a former affiliate in Rimouski, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
on channel 13, to a rebroadcaster of CBAFT.
Unlike all other Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada
Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
stations, programming in the Atlantic region airs one hour later
Atlantic Standard Time Zone
The Atlantic Standard Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from either Coordinated Universal Time or Greenwich Mean Time , resulting in UTC-4 or GMT-4...
than its scheduled time in the rest of Canada: this noted by the phrase Une heure plus tard dans les Maritimes, present on nearly all Radio-Canada network promos. (Due to Newfoundland's small Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
population, the correct time
Newfoundland Standard Time Zone
Newfoundland Standard Time ' is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting 3½ hours from Coordinated Universal Time , resulting in UTC−3:30, or 2½ hours during daylight saving time...
for programs there is only noted on local promos.)
Local programming
Le TéléjournalLe Téléjournal
Le Téléjournal is the umbrella title used for the television newscasts aired on the Radio-Canada broadcast network. Le Téléjournal has been used since 1970 as the title of the network's flagship newscast, originating from Montreal, Quebec, and considered the French language equivalent of the...
/Acadie, formerly Le Téléjournal/Atlantique, daily newscast airing everyday at 6:00 p.m. AT. Abbé Lanteigne anchors the program from Monday to Thursday. Martin Robert anchors from Friday to Sunday.
Le Téléjournal midi/Acadie, formerly Le Téléjournal midi/Atlantique, a newscast airing weekdays at 12:30 p.m. AT, with Abbé Lanteigne anchoring.
Luc et Luc (Dec. 2007–), a talk show hosted by comedian Luc LeBlanc. The program is recorded from the Théâtre l’Escaouette in Moncton.
Exchange agreement with RFO
In May 2010, it was announced that CBAFT will be exchanging news stories and reporters with Télé Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the RFO outlet for the FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, in an agreement made with France Télévisions
France Télévisions
France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the bringing together of the public television channels France 2 and France 3 , later joined by the legally independent channels France 5 , France Ô , and France 4 France Télévisions ...
, the public broadcaster that oversees RFO (since renamed Outre-Mer 1ère, with the local affiliate called Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon 1ère). In addition, Télé Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon will also broadcast Le Téléjournal/Acadie to local viewers there, as well as on France Ô
France Ô
France Ô is a French public television network featuring programming from the French overseas departments and collectivities in Metropolitan France. It is part of the France Télévisions group...
, which showcases RFO programming for viewers in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica...
. In consequence, due to Télé Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon's availability on Canadian cable and satellite, the program will be available to viewers across Canada as well. This exchange was following the arrival of the aerial TNT
Télévision Numérique Terrestre
TNT is the national digital terrestrial service for France. It formally arrived on 31 March 2005 after a short testing period. Like Freeview in the United Kingdom it will support many new channels as well as the current terrestrial television stations...
digital television service to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which offers only RFO and Metropolitan France channels, unlike the local cable system, which offers Canadian and American channels, including CBAFT.
Transmitters
| Station | City of licence City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channel Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Transmitter Coordinates |
| CBAFT-1 | Fredericton (serving Kings County Kings County, New Brunswick Kings County is located in southern New Brunswick, Canada.Both the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers pass through the county.Dairy farming is an important industry in the area... and Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043... ) |
5 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
60 kW | 195.2 m | 45°34′57"N 65°47′38"W |
| CBAFT-2 | Edmundston | 13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
37.2 kW | 252 m | 47°23′25"N 68°18′57"W |
| CBAFT-3 | Allardville Allardville, New Brunswick Allardville is a Canadian rural community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Located south of Bathurst, the community is named for Monsignor Jean Joseph August Allard.... |
3 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
94 kW | 164.6 m | 47°22′39"N 65°26′20"W |
| CBAFT-4 | Grand Falls Grand Falls, New Brunswick Grand Falls is a Canadian town located in Victoria County, New Brunswick.Situated on the Saint John River, the town derives its name from a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops 23 metres.-Geography:Grand Falls is located in the valley of the St... |
12 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 47°3′16"N 67°43′24"W |
| CBAFT-5 | Charlottetown, PEI Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... |
31 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
280 kW | 227.1 m | 46°12′44"N 63°20′30"W |
| CBAFT-6 | St. Edward St. Edward, Prince Edward Island St. Edward is a community in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, located in Lot 2 of Prince County, northwest of Alberton.St. Edward is the community of license for several radio and television rebroadcasters, which serve the portion of western Prince Edward Island lying outside the... |
9 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.24 kW | 84.9 m | 46°53′34"N 64°8′53"W |
| CBAFT-7 | Campbellton Campbellton, New Brunswick Campbellton is a Canadian city in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.Situated on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Campbellton was officially incorporated in 1889 and achieved city status in 1958.Forestry and tourism are major industries in the regional... |
9 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
100.8 kW | 233.7 m | 48°4′58"N 66°34′50"W |
| CBAFT-8 | St.-Quentin Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick Saint-Quentin is a Canadian town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.Saint-Quentin is located in the Appalachian Mountains, 50 kilometres west of Mount Carleton, the province's highest elevation point.... |
21 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
0.1 kW | NA | 47°30′45"N 67°16′58"W |
| CBAFT-9 | Kedgwick Kedgwick, New Brunswick Kedgwick is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. Kedgwick was reincorporated as a rural community in 2011 when it merged with the surrounding parish of Grimmer... |
44 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
0.1 kW | NA | 47°38′12"N 67°21′15"W |
| CBAFT-10 | Fredericton (city-grade signal) |
19 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
7.8 kW | 102.8 m | 45°56′51"N 66°35′40"W |
| CBFJ-TV | St. John's, Nfld. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St... |
4 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.291 kW | 160 m | 47°32′18"N 52°43′4"W |
| CBFNT | Port au Port, Nfld. Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador Port au Port is a small Canadian rural community located in the western part of the island of Newfoundland. Port au Port is situated on the isthmus connecting the main part of the island of Newfoundland to the Port au Port Peninsula to the west. Port au Port is located on Route 460, several... |
13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
61.4 kW | 356.2 m | 48°35′23"N 58°39′40"W |
| CBHFT | Halifax, NS | 13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
3.86 kW | 278.7 m | 44°39′3"N 63°39′26"W |
| CBHFT-1 | Yarmouth, NS Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... |
3 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
38.25 kW | 170 m | 43°55′55"N 66°6′8"W |
| CBHFT-2 | Mulgrave, NS Mulgrave, Nova Scotia Mulgrave is a small town on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; immediately across from the town of Port Hawkesbury. As of 2006 the population was 879.... |
7 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
258 kW | 202.7 m | 45°35′56"N 61°24′44"W |
| CBHFT-3 | Sydney, NS Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.... |
13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
8.9 kW | 156.8 m | 46°5′44"N 60°8′48"W |
| CBHFT-4 | Chéticamp, NS Chéticamp, Nova Scotia Chéticamp is a fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The downtown area overlooks a large bay, into which the Chéticamp River flows, that is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence... |
10 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
16.7 kW | 239.5 m | 46°34′41"N 60°59′1"W |
| CBHFT-5 | Middleton, NS Middleton, Nova Scotia Middleton is a Canadian town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.It is situated on the north bank of the Annapolis River. Incorporated in 1909, it is located near the centre of the Annapolis Valley, from which it gets its nickname, "The Heart of the Valley".-Economy:Founded by New England Planters,... |
46 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
210 kW | 253.9 m | 45°4′38"N 64°48′59"W |
| CBHFT-6 | Digby, NS Digby, Nova Scotia Digby is a Canadian town in western Nova Scotia. It is the shiretown and largest population centre in Digby County.The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy.Named after Admiral Robert Digby, RN,... |
58 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
0.7 kW | 236.7 m | 44°40′35"N 65°44′1"W |
| CBHFT-7 | New Glasgow, NS New Glasgow, Nova Scotia New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.... |
15 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
19 kW | 153.6 m | 45°32′0"N 62°38′11"W |
| CBHFT-8 | Weymouth, NS Weymouth, Nova Scotia -History:The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters after the Acadian Expulsion. The town was formally founded by Loyalists in 1783 . Current day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth... |
34 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
0.1 kW | NA | 44°25′36"N 66°0′58"W |
Digital transition
CBC plans on converting CBAFT's Moncton transmitter to digital by 2011 August 31.Transmitters in mandatory markets are required to go digital or be taken off the air by the transition deadline of 2011 August 31. CBC had orginially decided that none of its rebroadcasters will switch to digital. These CBAFT rebroadcasters are in mandatory markets:
- CBAFT-1 and CBAFT-10 Fredericton, NB
- CBFJ-TV St John's, NL
- CBHFT Halifax, NS
- CBAFT-5 Charlottetown, PE
However, on 2011 August 16 the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating twenty-two repeaters in mandatory markets, including the above, in analogue until 2012 August 31, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's licence renewal process that will include an evaluation of its transition plans.
The requirement remains for any of corporation's full power transmitters occupying channels 52 to 69, including CBHFT-6 in Digby, Nova Scotia, to either relocate to channels 2 to 51 or become low power transmitters.