CFVO-TV
Encyclopedia
CFVO-TV is a defunct television station
that broadcast from Hull
, Quebec
. It was the immediate predecessor to today's CHOT-TV
, and launched on September 1, 1974 under the ownership of a company known as La Coopérative de Télévision de l'Outaouais. CFVO transmitted on channel 30, broadcasting mostly TVA network programming with various local shows.
Unfortunately, the station lost a lot of money in its venture and, as a result, CFVO went bankrupt and left the air on March 29, 1977. The station's facilities were subsequently acquired in April by Télé-Québec
, while SRC
station CBOFT
picked up a secondary affiliation with TVA until CHOT-TV went on the air in 1978.
The channel 30 position has since been occupied by Télé-Québec's CIVO-TV. Until that station signed on, that channel position was dark for a period of time, making CFVO the first major television station in Canadian history to have actually gone dark, and the only one until CHCA-TV
in Red Deer, Alberta
& CKX-TV
in Brandon, Manitoba
closed in 2009
along with three stations in 2011
-- CJAL-TV Edmonton
, CIAN-TV Calgary
& CKXT-DT (formerly CKXT-TV) Toronto
. All other defunct stations in Canada became repeaters of other stations almost seamlessly.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
that broadcast from Hull
Hull, Quebec
Hull is the central and oldest part of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Canadian National Capital Region, it contains offices for twenty thousand...
, 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....
. It was the immediate predecessor to today's CHOT-TV
CHOT-TV
CHOT-DT is a television station in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is affiliated with the TVA network, and also serves Franco-Ontarians in the neighbouring city of Ottawa, Ontario. Its studios are located in the former city of Hull. The station broadcasts on channel 40, and it is owned by RNC Media...
, and launched on September 1, 1974 under the ownership of a company known as La Coopérative de Télévision de l'Outaouais. CFVO transmitted on channel 30, broadcasting mostly TVA network programming with various local shows.
Unfortunately, the station lost a lot of money in its venture and, as a result, CFVO went bankrupt and left the air on March 29, 1977. The station's facilities were subsequently acquired in April by Télé-Québec
Télé-Québec
Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...
, while SRC
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...
station CBOFT
CBOFT
CBOFT-DT is the Radio-Canada station serving Franco-Ontarians in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, and the Québécois in the Outaouais region of Quebec.-History:CBOFT went to air in 1955 as the first French language television station in Ontario...
picked up a secondary affiliation with TVA until CHOT-TV went on the air in 1978.
The channel 30 position has since been occupied by Télé-Québec's CIVO-TV. Until that station signed on, that channel position was dark for a period of time, making CFVO the first major television station in Canadian history to have actually gone dark, and the only one until CHCA-TV
CHCA-TV
CHCA-TV was a television station in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It was owned by Canwest, and was part of the E! television system. The station was seen on VHF channel 6 and cable channel 11 in Red Deer...
in Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer, Alberta
Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills...
& CKX-TV
CKX-TV
CKX-TV was a television station in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, formerly affiliated with CBC Television. Owned and operated by CTVglobemedia, it was the first privately owned television station in Manitoba...
in Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon, Manitoba
Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
closed in 2009
2009 in Canadian television
- Events :- Debuts :- Ending this year :- Television shows :-1950s:*Hockey Night in Canada *The National -1960s:...
along with three stations in 2011
2011 in Canadian television
- January :- February :- March :- April :- May :- June :- August :- Seoptember :- October :- November :- Debuts :Series currently listed here have been announced by their respective networks as scheduled to premiere in 2011...
-- CJAL-TV Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, CIAN-TV Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
& CKXT-DT (formerly CKXT-TV) 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...
. All other defunct stations in Canada became repeaters of other stations almost seamlessly.