CFAP-TV
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CFAP-DT is the callsign for the V television station in Quebec City
. The station's transmitter is based at Edifice Marie-Guyart
in downtown Quebec City.
The station signed on along with sister station CFJP-TV in Montreal
in 1986. 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 in 1989. However, it is still largely a semi-satellite of CFJP. As an owned and operated station of the network, CFAP was part of the takeover of V by Remstar Corporation
.
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
. The station's transmitter is based at Edifice Marie-Guyart
Edifice Marie-Guyart
Edifice Marie-Guyart is a 132 meter office building in Quebec City. Completed in 1972, it stands at 31 floors and has an observation deck on the top floor...
in downtown Quebec City.
The station signed on along with sister station CFJP-TV in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
in 1986. It was owned by the family of Jean Pouliot
Jean Pouliot
Jean Adélard Pouliot, OC was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer who helped establish television stations in Kitchener, Ontario, and Quebec City, Quebec...
, 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 in 1989. However, it is still largely a semi-satellite of CFJP. As an owned and operated station of the network, CFAP was part of the takeover of V by Remstar Corporation
Remstar Corporation
Remstar Corporation is a Canadian media corporation with operations in broadcasting, production and distribution. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec and was founded in 1998 by brothers Julien and Maxime Rémillard.-Assets:...
.