CHAU-TV
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CHAU-TV is a television station
. It is the TVA affiliate in Carleton-sur-Mer, Quebec
and is owned by Télé Inter-Rives
.
The original owner of CHAU was Dr. Charles Houde of La Télévision de la Baie des Chaleurs, who put the station on the air for the first time on October 17, 1959 as a dual CBC
/SRC
station. Initially, like all other Quebec private TV stations, CHAU broadcast both English and French shows. For CHAU, the ratio of English to French programs was 7:13. The station entered Radio-Canada's microwave
network on March 24, 1960, and became an all-French station in 1968 when Montreal
's CBMT
opened a rebroadcaster in Carleton. In 1978, it became one of the last Canadian stations to air local programming in colour.
CHAU has been a TVA affiliate since December 18, 1983, when Radio-Canada opened a rebroadcaster of CBGAT
in the Carleton area. In 1979, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) gave CHAU a mandate to extend TVA service to northern New Brunswick
and the Gaspé as part of an effort to improve French-language television service in those areas. From about 1980 to the change to TVA, CHAU carried programs from both Radio-Canada and TVA. CHAU picks up the TVA signal from its sister station in Rivière-du-Loup, CIMT-TV
, with both stations' logos used in network promos.
CHAU-TV holds the distinction of being the private TV station in Quebec with the largest transmitter network, with transmitters not only in the Gaspé, but also three rebroadcasters
in New Brunswick. The station's main signal also covers most of northern New Brunswick—its city grade signal covers Campbellton
, while its grade B signal reaches Bathurst
.
CHAU-TV has been approved by the CRTC for and has plans for converting its transmitters to digital by the August 31, 2011 digital transition deadline, though none of its transmitters are subject to this deadline; neither the Gaspésie region nor the Campbellton area are designated as a mandatory market for digital television conversion
.
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...
. It is the TVA affiliate in Carleton-sur-Mer, 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....
and is owned by Télé Inter-Rives
Télé Inter-Rives
Télé Inter-Rives is a broadcasting company based in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. The company operates three stations in Rivière-du-Loup in a rare "triple-stick" :* CKRT 7/5/13...
.
The original owner of CHAU was Dr. Charles Houde of La Télévision de la Baie des Chaleurs, who put the station on the air for the first time on October 17, 1959 as a dual CBC
CBC 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...
/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. Initially, like all other Quebec private TV stations, CHAU broadcast both English and French shows. For CHAU, the ratio of English to French programs was 7:13. The station entered Radio-Canada's microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
network on March 24, 1960, and became an all-French station in 1968 when 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...
's CBMT
CBMT
CBMT-DT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.-History:...
opened a rebroadcaster in Carleton. In 1978, it became one of the last Canadian stations to air local programming in colour.
CHAU has been a TVA affiliate since December 18, 1983, when Radio-Canada opened a rebroadcaster of CBGAT
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...
in the Carleton area. In 1979, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) gave CHAU a mandate to extend TVA service to northern 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 the Gaspé as part of an effort to improve French-language television service in those areas. From about 1980 to the change to TVA, CHAU carried programs from both Radio-Canada and TVA. CHAU picks up the TVA signal from its sister station in Rivière-du-Loup, CIMT-TV
CIMT-TV
CIMT-TV is a television station. It is the TVA affiliate in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.-History:The station was launched on September 17, 1978...
, with both stations' logos used in network promos.
CHAU-TV holds the distinction of being the private TV station in Quebec with the largest transmitter network, with transmitters not only in the Gaspé, but also three rebroadcasters
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...
in New Brunswick. The station's main signal also covers most of northern New Brunswick—its city grade signal covers 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...
, while its grade B signal reaches 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....
.
CHAU-TV has been approved by the CRTC for and has plans for converting its transmitters to digital by the August 31, 2011 digital transition deadline, though none of its transmitters are subject to this deadline; neither the Gaspésie region nor the Campbellton area are designated as a mandatory market for digital television conversion
Digital television in Canada
Digital television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standards developed for and in use in the United States. Because Canada and the U.S...
.
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 |
| CHAU-TV-1 | Sainte-Marguerite-Marie | 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... ) |
11.2 kW | 206.7 m | 48°18′40"N 67°5′3"W |
| CHAU-TV-2 | Saint-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.... , NB 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... |
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... ) |
0.1 kW | NA | 47°30′45"N 67°16′58"W |
| CHAU-TV-3 | Port-Daniel Port-Daniel–Gascons, Quebec Port-Daniel-Gascons is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.-Notable residents:*Édouard Gagnon , a Canadian Roman Catholic Cardinal, was born in Port-Daniel.... |
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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 48°8′25"N 64°59′2"W |
| CHAU-TV-4 | Chandler Chandler, Quebec The port of Chandler was founded in 1912 when Percy Milton Chandler, a Philadelphia manufacturer, built the first pulp and paper mill in the Gaspésie at the site. This city of 7914 is the birthplace of NHL player Mathieu Garon. It is located at 48°21′N latitude, 64°41′ longitude. Its elevation is... |
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... ) |
0.055 kW | -14.9 m | 48°21′22"N 64°41′5"W |
| CHAU-TV-5 | Percé Percé, Quebec Percé is a small village near the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec. As a municipality, it is 432.39 square km in area. It has a long history of being an important seasonal fishing centre under the French... |
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... ) |
58.22 kW | 399.3 m | 48°31′38"N 64°14′37"W |
| CHAU-TV-6 | Gaspé Gaspé, Quebec Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 14,819.... |
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... ) |
0.378 kW | 73.8 m | 48°50′15"N 64°29′32"W |
| CHAU-TV-7 | Rivière-au-Renard Rivière-au-Renard, Quebec Rivière-au-Renard is a village in the Gaspé Peninsula, in the province of Quebec, Canada.Originally settled in the 1790s by French-Canadian and Irish families, Rivière-au-Renard is located on the banks of a large open bay on the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the eastern end of the Gaspé Peninsula... |
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... ) |
5.46 kW | 226.8 m | 48°59′52"N 64°25′52"W |
| CHAU-TV-8 | Cloridorme | 11 (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... ) |
0.2 kW | 34.4 m | 49°11′27"N 64°53′31"W |
| CHAU-TV-9 | L'Anse-à-Valleau L'Anse-à-Valleau, Quebec L'Anse-à-Valleau is a town in the municipality of Gaspé in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located between the costal towns of Saint-Yvon, 22km NW, and Pointe-Jaune, 2km SE.... |
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... ) |
0.057 kW | 70.4 m | 49°4′24"N 64°32′16"W |
| CHAU-TV-10 | Tracadie Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick Tracadie-Sheila [prn Tra-k-a-dee Sh-ī-la] is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Tracadie and Sheila are separate communities whose municipal governments were merged in 1991... , NB 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... |
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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 47°30′14"N 64°55′14"W |
| CHAU-TV-11 | 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... , NB 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... |
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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 47°38′12"N 67°21′15"W |