CBFT
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| Montreal, Quebec | |
| Branding | Radio-Canada Montréal |
| Slogan | Ici comme dans la vie |
| Channels | 2 (VHF) / Cable 4 in Montreal analog, 19 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Radio-Canada |
| Owner | Societé Radio-Canada |
| Founded | September 6, 1952 (Originally experimental VE9EC in 1931-1935) |
| Call letters meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French Television |
| Former affiliations | CBC and Radio-Canada combined (1952-1954) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW |
| Website | Radio-Canada Montréal |
CBFT is the flagship station of the Radio-Canada network in Montreal, Quebec. Its studios and master control are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal.
On cable, CBFT is seen on Videotron channel 4 in the Montreal area, Charter Plattsburgh channel 5 and Comcast Burlington channel 22; it is also seen on direct broadcast satellite throughout Canada.
It was the first television station in Canada, launching on September 6, 1952. The station aired programming in both English and French until January 10, 1954, when CBMT was launched.
An alternate meaning for CBFT could be, Canadian Broadcasting's First Television.
[edit] See also
- List of CBC television stations
- CBFT-1, CBFT-2 and CBFT-14, the repeaters in Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Laurier and La Tuque respectively
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| Local television stations
CBFT 2 (SRC) - CBMT 6 (CBC) - CFTM 10 (TVA) - CFCF 12 (CTV) - CIVM 17 (TQC) - CFTU 29 (Savoir) - CFJP 35 (TQS) - CKMI 46 (Global) - CJNT 62 (CH/Multicultural) |
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Stations from Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY carried on cable |
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| See also Broadcast television in the Champlain Valley, Ottawa, Trois-Rivières / Mauricie and Sherbrooke-Estrie markets | ||
