CBEFT

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CBEFT (satellite of CBLFT, Toronto, Ontario)

Windsor, Ontario
Branding	Radio-Canada Ontario-Outaouais
Slogan	Ici comme dans la vie
Channels	Analog: 54 (UHF) Digital: 69 (UHF)
Affiliations	Radio-Canada
Owner	Société Radio-Canada
Founded	July 16, 1976
Call letters’ meaning	C B C Essex County French Television
Former channel number(s)	78 (7/16/1976-10/29/1982)
Transmitter Power	144kw (analog)
Website	www.radio-canada.ca

CBEFT is Radio-Canada's transmitter serving Franco-Ontarians in Windsor. Previously licensed as a standalone television station, as of 2000 it is licensed as a rebroadcaster of CBOFT, airing the provincial (CBLFT) feed.

It first aired on Channel 78 in 1976, making it one of Canada's highest-numbered UHF stations following the launch of CITY-TV in 1972 on Channel 79.

CBEFT was the first non-English TV station to sign-on in the Detroit-Windsor market — it would be later joined by Spanish-language SIN affiliate W66BV (now affiliated with TBN) in the early-1980s. Today, the Detroit - Windsor market is the only market in the US or Canada with terrestrial stations in Spanish and French -- the Spanish station is Univision affiliate WUDT-CA on channel 23.

CBEFT's logo as "U78", on Channel 78.

CBEFT moved to Channel 54 on October 29, 1982, when TV channels above 69 were removed from the TV spectrum. Though it was part of the regional "Ontario-Outaouais" network since the late-1980s at earliest, the station officially ceased to exist around 1996, when it became a full rebroadcaster of CBOFT Ottawa.

CBEFT offered the full Radio-Canada line-up, except for some American series (due to Detroit rights, even though the channel's in French) and most Montreal Expos baseball games (due to the Detroit Tigers).

On cable, CBEFT can be seen on Cogeco Windsor channel 12. It is not seen on the Detroit-area systems, such as Comcast Detroit or Bright House Livonia. The station broadcasts at 144kw, with a directional antenna; it can be picked up to some degree in the Detroit area, as far west as Washtenaw and Lenawee counties.

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Broadcast television in the Detroit / Windsor market (Nielsen DMA #11)

American stations
WJBK 2 (Fox) • WDIV 4 (NBC, NBC WX+ on DT2, .2 Net Coming Mid-08) • WXYZ 7 (ABC, RTN on DT2, WX on DT3) • WDWO 18 / WHDA-LP 27 (TCT / COR) • WMYD 20 (MNTV, 4KidsTV, WCSN on DT2) • WUDT 23 (UNI) • WLPC 26 (FN) • WFUM 28 (PBS) • WPXD 31 / W48AV 48 (ION) • W33BY 33 / W68CH 68 (Ind) • WADL 38 (Ind / JTV, Word on DT2) • WKBD 50 (The CW) • WTVS 56 (PBS, Kids on DT2, Create on DT3) • WWJ 62 (CBS) • W66BV 66 (TBN) • W67AJ 67 / WLNS 6 (CBS)

Canadian stations
CBET 9 (CBC) • CHWI 16 / 60 (A-Channel) • CIII 22 / 29 (Global) • CICO 32 / 59 (TVO) • CBLN 34 / 64 (CBC) • CFTV 34 (Ind) • CKCO 42 (CTV) • CBLFT 48 / 68 (SRC) • CBEFT 54 (SRC)

Local Cable Television Channels
US: Michigan Channel (PBS, U of M) • WOLV (U of M Student TV) • FSN Detroit
Canada: Leafs TV • Sportsnet Ontario • TFO • TVCogeco Windsor (Windsor & Leamington) • TVCogeco (Chatham & Sarnia)

Defunct television stations
Comcast Local • PASS Sports • WJMY 20 • WPAG 20 (DuMont/Ind)

Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations
Reception may vary by geographical location; some stations may be available only on cable
Toledo: WTOL 11 (CBS) • WTVG 13 (ABC / News / AW) • WNWO 24 (NBC / RTN / WX+) • WGTE 30 (PBS) • WUPW 36 (Fox) • WLMB 40 (Ind)
Mid-Michigan: WNEM 5 (CBS / MNTV) • WJRT 12 (ABC) • WEYI 25 (NBC) • WSMH 66 (Fox)
Lansing: WILX 10 (NBC) • WKAR 23 (PBS) • WSYM 47 (Fox) • WLAJ 53 (ABC)
Cleveland: WKYC 3 (NBC) • WEWS 5 (ABC) • WJW 8 (Fox) • WOIO 19 (CBS) • WUAB 43 (MNTV) • WBNX 55 (The CW) • WQHS 61 (UNI)
London: CFPL 10 (A-Channel)

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Metropolitan Markets	Toronto • Ottawa

Central Ontario	Barrie: CKVR 3 (A-Channel) • Oshawa: CHEX-2 22 (CBC) • Peterborough: CHEX 12 (CBC)

Southwestern Ontario	Kitchener: CKCO 13 (CTV) • Leamington: CFTV 34 (IND) • London: CFPL 10 (A-Channel) • Paris: CIII 6 (Global) • Wheatley: CHWI 16 (A-Channel) • Windsor: CBET 9 (CBC) • CBEFT 54 (SRC) • TVCogeco • Wingham: CKNX 8 (A-Channel)

Eastern Ontario	Kingston: CKWS 11 (CBC) • TVCogeco Kingston

Northeastern Ontario	Greater Sudbury: CICI 5 (CTV) • Persona 10 News • North Bay: CKNY 10 (CTV) • TVCogeco North Bay • Sault Ste. Marie: CHBX 2 (CTV) • ShawTV 10 • Timmins: CITO 3 (CTV) • Persona 3 News

Northwestern Ontario	Kenora: CBWFT-7 2 (SRC) • CBWAT 8 (CBC) • CJBN 13 (CTV) • Shaw TV • Thunder Bay: CHFD 4 (CTV) • CKPR 2 (CBC)

Defunct	CJSS 8 Cornwall (CBC) • CHNB 4 North Bay (CBC) • CJIC 5 Sault Ste. Marie (CBC) • CKNC 9 Sudbury (CBC) • CFCL 6 Timmins (CBC)

Other	Leafs TV • Ontario Parliament Network • CP24 • Sportsnet Ontario • TVOntario • TFO • Fairchild Television (Toronto feed) • List of television stations in Ontario

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Owned-and-operated stations	CBAFT Moncton • CBEFT Windsor • CBFT Montreal • CBKFT Regina • CBLFT Toronto • CBOFT Ottawa • CBUFT Vancouver • CBVT Quebec City • CBWFT Winnipeg • CBXFT Edmonton • CJBR/CBGAT/CBST Est-du-Québec

Privately-owned affiliates	CKRN Rouyn-Noranda • CKRT Rivière-du-Loup • CKSH Sherbrooke¹ • CKTM Trois-Rivières¹ • CKTV Saguenay¹ ¹SRC has a pending application before the CRTC to directly acquire these stations.

See also	CBC TV stations