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CBHT is the flagship station of CBC Television
in the Atlantic Time Zone of Canada
. CBHT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 39 at 157.54 kW and cable channel 11 in the Halifax
metro area. The CBC network schedule, outside of live events, is carried one hour in advance of Toronto
on CBHT.
CBHT started broadcasting on December 20, 1954, entered CBC's microwave network in 1958, and began colour programming in 1966. On September 26, 1972, CBHT signed on a semi-satellite for Sydney
and Cape Breton Island
, CBIT, when CHUM Limited
purchased incumbent local station CJCB-TV
. CBIT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 5 and local cable channel 3. CBIT had its own newscast until 1991, when it was cancelled and replaced with CBHT's First Edition. Since then, CBIT has been a full-time repeater of CBHT.
CBHT eventually covered all of Nova Scotia
with rebroadcast transmitters. The tower in the Halifax area on Geiser’s Hill (called the CBC tower) is also used by CTV's CJCH-TV
, Global's CIHF-TV
, most local FM broadcast radio stations and other services. In 2000, its local newscast, "First Edition", was cancelled and replaced with Canada Now
, anchored in Halifax by Norma Lee MacLeod. The latest version of the newscast for Nova Scotia is called CBC News: Nova Scotia at Five/Six, hosted by Tom Murphy and CBC News: Halifax at 5:30, hosted by Amy Smith, with meteorologist Peter Coade, who also does the weather forecast for CBC News at 6 for New Brunswick via satellite from CBC's studio in Halifax.
During the early 1980s, CBHT was known simply as "Maritimes CBC".
Programs produced at CBHT include Don Messer's Jubilee
, Street Cents
, Switchback, Land and Sea
, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
and Mary Walsh: Open Book
.
on August 31, 2011, CBHT-DT will move to its post-transition channel number, 39.
With the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will list CBHT-DT's virtual channel number as 3.1.
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...
in the Atlantic Time Zone of Canada
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...
. CBHT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 39 at 157.54 kW and cable channel 11 in the Halifax
Halifax, Nova Scotia (former city)
Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:-Municipalities:* Halifax Regional Municipality , a regional municipality and capital of Nova Scotia...
metro area. The CBC network schedule, outside of live events, is carried one hour in advance of 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...
on CBHT.
CBHT started broadcasting on December 20, 1954, entered CBC's microwave network in 1958, and began colour programming in 1966. On September 26, 1972, CBHT signed on a semi-satellite for Sydney
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
and Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
, CBIT, when CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...
purchased incumbent local station CJCB-TV
CJCB-TV
CJCB-TV is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Sydney, Nova Scotia. It is an O&O of the CTV Television Network, through the CTV Atlantic regional system in the Canadian Maritimes....
. CBIT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 5 and local cable channel 3. CBIT had its own newscast until 1991, when it was cancelled and replaced with CBHT's First Edition. Since then, CBIT has been a full-time repeater of CBHT.
CBHT eventually covered all of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
with rebroadcast transmitters. The tower in the Halifax area on Geiser’s Hill (called the CBC tower) is also used by CTV's CJCH-TV
CJCH-TV
CJCH-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is an O&O of the CTV Television Network.It is the flagship of the CTV Atlantic regional system in the Maritimes, producing all of the system's programming except for some commercials and local news inserts on the...
, Global's CIHF-TV
CIHF-TV
CIHF-DT, channel 8, is a television station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Owned by Shaw Media, it serves the Maritime provinces as an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network...
, most local FM broadcast radio stations and other services. In 2000, its local newscast, "First Edition", was cancelled and replaced with Canada Now
Canada Now
Canada Now was the early-evening national news program on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, between 2000 and 2007...
, anchored in Halifax by Norma Lee MacLeod. The latest version of the newscast for Nova Scotia is called CBC News: Nova Scotia at Five/Six, hosted by Tom Murphy and CBC News: Halifax at 5:30, hosted by Amy Smith, with meteorologist Peter Coade, who also does the weather forecast for CBC News at 6 for New Brunswick via satellite from CBC's studio in Halifax.
During the early 1980s, CBHT was known simply as "Maritimes CBC".
Programs produced at CBHT include Don Messer's Jubilee
Don Messer's Jubilee
Don Messer's Jubilee was a television folk musical variety show produced at station CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia and broadcast by CBC Television nationwide from 1957 until 1969....
, Street Cents
Street Cents
Street Cents is a teen-themed newsmagazine TV series that originally aired on CBC Television between 1989 and 2006. It was one of a few shows focused on consumer and media awareness for young people. The series was created by producer John Nowlan. He cites Britain's Pocket Money as one of the...
, Switchback, Land and Sea
Land and Sea
Land and Sea is a locally-produced Canadian documentary television show broadcast in Newfoundland and Labrador on CBNT in St. John's, and on all CBC Television outlets throughout the province...
, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials...
and Mary Walsh: Open Book
Mary Walsh: Open Book
Mary Walsh: Open Book was a weekly book club series on CBC Television, based on the Oprah book club, where friends and employees of Mary Walsh and other celebrities gathered to discuss books and literature.Michael Donovan was the creator of Open Book....
.
First Edition
- Frank Cameron
- Parker Barss Donham
- Harry FlemmingHarry FlemmingHarry Flemming was a Nova Scotian journalist focused on politics. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 1968....
- Rob Gordon
- Linda Kelly
- Norma Lee MacLeod
- Jim Nunn
- Dan O'Connell
- Doug Saunders
- Paul Withers
CBC News: Nova Scotia at Five/Six and CBC News: Halifax at 5:30
- Elizabeth Chiu, reporter (formerly with CTV AtlanticCTV AtlanticCTV Atlantic is a system of four television stations in the Canadian Maritimes, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media...
) - Peter Coade, meteorologist (formerly with CTV Atlantic)
- Brian DuBreil, special reporter
- Rob Gordon, reporter
- Kevin Harvey, reporter (formerly with CBNTCBNTCBNT-DT, channel 8, is a television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It serves as the CBC Television station for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The station went on the air on October 1, 1964, as previous CBC...
) - Mari Ito, reporter
- Phonse Jessome, reporter (formerly with CTV Atlantic)
- Chris Kayaniotes, reporter
- Linda Kelly, arts and events reporter (former)
- Darryl KyteDarryl KyteDarryl Kyte is a lawyer, writer, producer and television personality in Canada. Kyte hosted the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's International Emmy and Gemini award winning show Street Cents and has worked as a journalist and producer for a number of other C.B.C...
, reporter - Norma Lee MacLeod, special reporter
- Dawn MacPhee, reporter (also of CBC Radio OneCBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
locally) - Bob Murphy, reporter (and Tom Murphy's identical twin)
- Tom Murphy, anchor (as of June 10, 2009)
- Blair Rhodes, special reporter
- Amy Smith, anchor (formerly with The Chronicle Herald)
- Paul Withers, special reporter (government)
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 |
| CBHT-1 | Liverpool Liverpool, Nova Scotia Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia... |
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... ) |
1.952 kW | 196.9 m | 44°3′59"N 64°42′57"W |
| CBHT-2 | Shelburne Shelburne, Nova Scotia Shelburne is a town located in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Shelburne County.-History:-Settlers:... |
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... ) |
37.8 kW | 129.7 m | 43°46′35"N 65°18′26"W |
| CBHT-3 | Yarmouth Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... |
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... ) |
38.4 kW | 190.1 m | 43°55′55"N 66°6′8"W |
| CBHT-4 | Sheet Harbour Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia Sheet Harbour is a small community on the eastern shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive on Trunk 7, 87.44 kilometers from Halifax.-History:... |
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... ) |
17.8 kW | 112.3 m | 44°55′29"N 62°29′52"W |
| CBHT-5 | New Glasgow New Glasgow, Nova Scotia New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait.... |
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... ) |
0.857 kW | 143 m | 45°32′0"N 62°38′11"W |
| CBHT-6 | Middleton Middleton, Nova Scotia Middleton is a Canadian town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.It is situated on the north bank of the Annapolis River. Incorporated in 1909, it is located near the centre of the Annapolis Valley, from which it gets its nickname, "The Heart of the Valley".-Economy:Founded by New England Planters,... |
8 (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... ) |
42.4 kW | 244.7 m | 45°4′38"N 64°48′59"W |
| CBHT-7 | Digby Digby, Nova Scotia Digby is a Canadian town in western Nova Scotia. It is the shiretown and largest population centre in Digby County.The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy.Named after Admiral Robert Digby, RN,... |
52 (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... ) |
0.7 kW | 236.7 m | 44°40′35"N 65°44′1"W |
| CBHT-8 | Truro Truro, Nova Scotia -Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :... |
55 (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... ) |
1.2 kW | 141.2 m | 45°27′10"N 63°17′17"W |
| CBHT-9 | Caledonia Caledonia, Nova Scotia Caledonia, Nova Scotia is a village located in northern Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia along Trunk 8 . It is about 30 miles north of Liverpool. 11 miles north of Caledonia, in Maitland Bridge,is the main entrance to Kejimkujik National Park... |
2 (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... ) |
0.609 kW | 63.4 m | 44°22′28"N 65°2′9"W |
| CBHT-10 | Weymouth Weymouth, Nova Scotia -History:The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters after the Acadian Expulsion. The town was formally founded by Loyalists in 1783 . Current day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth... |
24 (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 | 44°25′36"N 66°0′58"W |
| CBHT-11 | Mulgrave Mulgrave, Nova Scotia Mulgrave is a small town on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; immediately across from the town of Port Hawkesbury. As of 2006 the population was 879.... |
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... ) |
258 kW | 186.4 m | 45°35′56"N 61°24′44"W |
| CBHT-12 | Lochaber Lochaber, Nova Scotia Lochaber is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. It is famed for its black cattle.... |
33 (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 | 45°23′30"N 62°3′54"W |
| CBHT-13 | Goshen Goshen, Nova Scotia Goshen is a Canadian rural community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.The community is approximately 30 km south of Antigonish, 30 km north of Sherbrooke and 30km west of Guysborough on Route 316.Its economy is tied to farming and forestry.... |
2 (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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 45°23′30"N 61°57′1"W |
| CBHT-14 | Aspen Aspen, Nova Scotia Aspen is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's in Guysborough County.-References:*... |
5 (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... ) |
0.442 kW | 162.4 m | 45°14′40"N 62°1′37"W |
| CBHT-15 | Country Harbour | 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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 45°14′2"N 61°49′10"W |
| CBHT-16 | Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia is a Canadian rural community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.Sherbrooke is nestled between Sherbrooke Lake and St. Mary's River... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 45°9′28"N 61°57′35"W |
| CBHT-17 | Sunnybrae Sunnybrae, Nova Scotia Sunnybrae is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.-References:**... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 45°23′46"N 62°31′3"W |
| CBHT-18 | Blue Mountain Blue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia Blue Mountain is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.-References:*... |
5 (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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 45°29′5"N 62°26′23"W |
| CBHT-19 | Garden of Eden Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia Garden of Eden is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County.-References:**... |
17 (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 | 45°24′2"N 62°17′20"W |
| CBIT | Sydney Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.... |
5 (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 | 142.5 m | 46°5′44"N 60°8′48"W |
| CBIT-2 | Chéticamp Chéticamp, Nova Scotia Chéticamp is a fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The downtown area overlooks a large bay, into which the Chéticamp River flows, that is protected from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence... |
2 (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... ) |
7.35 kW | 186.2 m | 46°34′41"N 60°59′1"W |
| CBIT-3 | Pleasant Bay Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia Pleasant Bay is a community on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the Cabot Trail, 141 kilometers from Port Hawkesbury... |
8 (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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 46°49′48"N 60°47′11"W |
| CBIT-4 | Mabou Mabou, Nova Scotia Mabou -Mȧbu is a small Canadian rural community located in Inverness County on the west coast of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. The population in 2001 was 1,289 residents.... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 46°3′10"N 61°26′57"W |
| CBIT-5 | East Margaree East Margaree, Nova Scotia East Margaree is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island.- References :*... |
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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 46°22′56"N 61°4′3"W |
| CBIT-6 | Northeast Margaree | 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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 46°19′5"N 60°57′57"W |
| CBIT-15 | Ingonish Ingonish, Nova Scotia Ingonish is a Canadian rural community in northeastern Victoria County, Nova Scotia.Located along the northeast coast of Cape Breton Island, Ingonish is situated on the Cabot Trail approximately 60 kilometers from the shire town of Baddeck... |
2 (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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 46°38′22"N 60°23′55"W |
| CBIT-16 | Dingwall Dingwall, Nova Scotia Dingwall is a coastal community of approximately 600 residents in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated just off the Cabot Trail, 84.68 kilometers northeast of county seat Baddeck. The federal Electoral Riding is Sydney—Victoria.-Overview:... |
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... ) |
0.137 kW | -129.1 m | 46°54′43"N 60°30′16"W |
| CBIT-17 | Bay St. Lawrence Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia Bay St. Lawrence is a fishing community in northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia in Victoria County. The federal Electoral Riding is Sydney—Victoria.... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 46°58′35"N 60°27′29"W |
| CBIT-18 | Whycocomagh Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia Whycocomagh is a small Canadian rural community in the province of Nova Scotia. The population in 2001 was 854 residents. It is located on the eastern edge of Inverness County in the central part of Cape Breton Island. The community sits on the northwestern shore of St. Patrick's Channel, an arm... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 45°58′23"N 61°6′19"W |
| CBIT-19 | Inverness Inverness, Nova Scotia Inverness is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. In 2001 its population was 2,496.Located on the west coast of Cape Breton Island fronting the Gulf of St... |
8 (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... ) |
1.6 kW | 210.3 m | 46°6′8"N 61°17′21"W |
| CBIT-20 | Middle River Middle River, Nova Scotia Middle River is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island. It is mentioned in Annie Dillard's For the Time Being.-References:*... |
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 | 46°8′16"N 60°53′32"W |
Digital television
During the analogue shutdown and digital conversionDigital 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...
on August 31, 2011, CBHT-DT will move to its post-transition channel number, 39.
With the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will list CBHT-DT's virtual channel number as 3.1.