CFQC-TV
Encyclopedia
CFQC-DT is a Canadian
television station, serving Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
. The station is a CTV Television Network
affiliate which (as of August, 2011) can be seen over-the-air on digital channel 8, on local cable and via satellite on Bell TV Channel 249 and Shaw Direct Channel 378 on Classic channel guide.
affiliate, it started airing CTV programming in 1969, and became a full-time CTV affiliate in 1971 when the CBC put CBKST
on the air.
In 1972 the station was purchased by Baton Broadcasting, owners of CTV's flagship station, CFTO-TV
in Toronto
. To preserve the "one owner/one vote" rule that governed the cooperative which owned CTV at the time, channel 8's shares were redistributed among the other station owner so that Baton still only had one vote out of eight. In 1986, Baton purchased CKCK-TV
in Regina
and CBC/CTV twinsticks in Yorkton and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
. Eventually, CFQC-TV became the centre of Baton's Saskatchewan operations. Baton bought controlling interest in CTV in 1997, making CFQC-TV a CTV owned and operated station.
In the past, it identified itself as CFQC, TV8, and (during much of the 1970s and 80s) QC8. Although currently known as simply 'CTV Saskatoon', per the current standard for CTV affiliates, many long-time viewers in central and northern Saskatchewan still know it as CFQC, QC or QC8. Its official name, CFQC-TV, changed to CFQC-DT in 2011 when it, along with other Canadian broadcasters, moved from analog to digital broadcast.
The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in Stranraer
and North Battleford.
The CFQC-DT newscast is also transmitted on CIPA-TV
in Prince Albert since there is no local 6:00 or 11:30 news for the Prince Albert station.
Alumni of CFQC's news division include Keith Morrison
, who went on to become the weekend anchor of the CTV National News
before joining NBC
, and Don Wittman
, who became a sports commentator for the CBC. Children's TV host Helen Lumby also hosted a show at CFQC in her early career, before moving on to create Size Small
. Dawna Friesen
, after a stint at CFQC, furthered her career in US broadcast journalism before becoming anchor of Global Television's national newscast in 2010.
Newscaster Rob MacDonald and sports reporter Kevin Waugh are currently the two longest-serving on-air personalities, both of whom being part of CFQC since at least the late 1970s.
and it adopted the branding "The Bull".
, digital television receivers are supposed to display CFQC-DT's virtual channel
as 8.1 for HDTV.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television station, serving Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. The station is a CTV Television Network
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
affiliate which (as of August, 2011) can be seen over-the-air on digital channel 8, on local cable and via satellite on Bell TV Channel 249 and Shaw Direct Channel 378 on Classic channel guide.
History
CFQC signed on the air in December, 1954, owned by the Murphy family along with CFQC radio. Initially a CBCCBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
affiliate, it started airing CTV programming in 1969, and became a full-time CTV affiliate in 1971 when the CBC put CBKST
CBKST
CBKST is a television station owned by the CBC in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is a semi-satellite of CBKT in Regina and airs separate commercials....
on the air.
In 1972 the station was purchased by Baton Broadcasting, owners of CTV's flagship station, CFTO-TV
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. To preserve the "one owner/one vote" rule that governed the cooperative which owned CTV at the time, channel 8's shares were redistributed among the other station owner so that Baton still only had one vote out of eight. In 1986, Baton purchased CKCK-TV
CKCK-TV
CKCK-DT, VHF channel 8 , is a CTV owned and operated television station based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Originally signing on in 1954, CKCK was the first privately owned television station in Western Canada.-History:...
in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
and CBC/CTV twinsticks in Yorkton and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
. Eventually, CFQC-TV became the centre of Baton's Saskatchewan operations. Baton bought controlling interest in CTV in 1997, making CFQC-TV a CTV owned and operated station.
In the past, it identified itself as CFQC, TV8, and (during much of the 1970s and 80s) QC8. Although currently known as simply 'CTV Saskatoon', per the current standard for CTV affiliates, many long-time viewers in central and northern Saskatchewan still know it as CFQC, QC or QC8. Its official name, CFQC-TV, changed to CFQC-DT in 2011 when it, along with other Canadian broadcasters, moved from analog to digital broadcast.
Stranraer, Saskatchewan
Stranraer is a hamlet in Saskatchewan.The town of Stranraer has a locally owned ski hill. It has since been closed down because of lack of staff to operate it....
and North Battleford.
The CFQC-DT newscast is also transmitted on CIPA-TV
CIPA-TV
CIPA-TV is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is an affiliate of CTV Television Network. CIPA began transmission in 1987...
in Prince Albert since there is no local 6:00 or 11:30 news for the Prince Albert station.
Alumni of CFQC's news division include Keith Morrison
Keith Morrison
Keith Morrison is a Canadian, veteran broadcast journalist. Since 1995, he has been a correspondent for Dateline NBC.-Career:...
, who went on to become the weekend anchor of the CTV National News
CTV National News
CTV National News is CTV's flagship newscast, which airs at 11:00 p.m. local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and live at 10:00pm ET, with repeats hourly up until 2 a.m. ET on CTV News Channel, CTV's 24-hour cable news television channel, and the previous day's can be seen on the Internet. ...
before joining NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, and Don Wittman
Don Wittman
Donald Rae Wittman was a Canadian sportscaster.Born in Herbert, Saskatchewan, Wittman attended the University of Saskatchewan and got his start in the field of broadcasting as a news reporter with CFQC radio in Saskatoon in 1955.As a sportscaster, Wittman covered many sports including athletics,...
, who became a sports commentator for the CBC. Children's TV host Helen Lumby also hosted a show at CFQC in her early career, before moving on to create Size Small
Size Small
Size Small was a Canadian children's television series first produced in 1982. Written by and starring the Lumby family, characters included Miss Helen , Oliver , Grandma Gussie , Tex , and Friend Record, a giant record who plays the spoons...
. Dawna Friesen
Dawna Friesen
Award-winning journalist Dawna Friesen ushered in a new era at Global National as its second anchor and executive editor on September 20, 2010.Prior to joining Global National, Dawna served as NBC's foreign correspondent and anchor in London for 11 years...
, after a stint at CFQC, furthered her career in US broadcast journalism before becoming anchor of Global Television's national newscast in 2010.
Newscaster Rob MacDonald and sports reporter Kevin Waugh are currently the two longest-serving on-air personalities, both of whom being part of CFQC since at least the late 1970s.
Radio station
The call letters CFQC were originally assigned to an AM radio station that began broadcasting in Saskatoon in 1923. From the 1950s-late 1980s it had the same ownership as the TV station, for a time sharing broadcast facilities and on-air personnel. By the late 1980s, CFQC Radio was no longer connected with its television counterpart and moved into its own studio facility. In 1995, the station moved to the FM dial where it became CFQC-FM or "Hot 93". In November 2007, the station changed its call letters to CKBL-FMCKBL-FM
CKBL-FM, branded as 92.9 The Bull, is a country radio station located in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The station is part of the Saskatoon Media Group, and has studios with sister stations CJWW and CJMK-FM. They are at 366 3rd Avenue South, downtown on the river.-History:The station...
and it adopted the branding "The Bull".
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 |
| CFQC-TV-1 | Stranraer Stranraer, Saskatchewan Stranraer is a hamlet in Saskatchewan.The town of Stranraer has a locally owned ski hill. It has since been closed down because of lack of staff to operate it.... |
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... ) |
100 kW | 268.1 m | 51°40′55"N 108°30′48"W |
| CFQC-TV-2 | North Battleford | 6 (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... ) |
30.3 kW | 178 m | 52°45′31"N 108°33′57"W |
Digital television
The CFQC-TV analog signal permanently went off the air in Saskatoon at approximately 12:05 AM CST on August 31st, 2011. It was replaced a few minutes later by CFQC-DT on channel 8. The signal was switched over by long-time sports anchor Kevin Waugh and now-retired veteran CFQC broadcaster Greg Barnsley who had been involved with CFQC when it first went on the air. With the use of PSIPProgram and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
, digital television receivers are supposed to display CFQC-DT's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 8.1 for HDTV.
Current on-air staff
- Trish Cheveldayoff, Jeff Rogstad - News at Noon Co-Anchors
- Rob MacDonald & Chantel Huber - News at Six Co-Anchors
- Mike Ciona - Weather Anchor CTV Morning Live (October 31,2011)
- Veronica Jubinville - CTV Morning Live Co-Anchor (October 31,2011)
- Chris Carr - CTV Morning Live Co-Anchor (October 31,2011)
- Tara Yolan - CTV Morning Live Reporter (October 31,2011)
- Mark Rogstad, Jennifer Jellicoe, Bob Simpson, Craig Wilson, (On-field Reporters)
- Jeff Rogstad (Weather)
- Kevin Waugh
- Matt Young - Anchor
- Bob Simpson (Farmgate Host)
- Nelson Bird (Indigenous Circle Host)