CBLT-TV
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CBLT-DT is a television station serving Toronto
, Ontario
and outlying regions and is an owned and operated station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. It is the oldest television station in Ontario, and the second oldest in Canada after Radio-Canada
flagship station CBFT
in Montreal
. It is also the flagship television station of the CBC Television
network, and houses the studios for most of CBC's programs, news, and shares studios with CBC News Network.
in Montreal.
On January 19, 1953, a microwave link between Buffalo, New York
and Toronto was activated, allowing live airing of programs from the American television networks. A few months later, on May 14, 1953 CBC Television stations in Montreal
and Ottawa
became the first connections within the Trans-Canada Microwave system.
In 1956 the station moved to Channel 6 and increased its effective radiated power from 25 to 100 kW. This was done to accommodate the eventual licensing of a second privately owned local station for Toronto, which eventually became CFTO
when that station was licensed at the end of 1960. Then in 1972, it switched to Channel 5 in order to allow two new stations (CKGN
in Paris
and a CJOH
repeater in Deseronto
) to use the frequency.
The CN Tower
opened in 1976, and CBLT moved its transmitter to the facility and started transmitting from it on May 31, 1976. It currently broadcasts from studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre
on Front Street
. However, it originally broadcast from a series of smaller studios (which now house the National Ballet School) on Jarvis Street next to its old transmitter.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensed CBLT on January 30, 2004 to use UHF channel 20 for HDTV broadcasting, and CBLT's first HDTV broadcast occurred on March 5, 2005.
since 1982.
Between September 10, 1984 and April 4, 1986, CBLT had one of the only locally produced morning television shows in Canada, CBLT Morning, which was broadcast from 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays. The program was co-hosted by Dale Goldhawk
and Leslie Jones, with news reported by Kevin Marsh. At the time of the cancellation of the program it had 20,000 viewers, more than the Canadian viewership of ABC's Good Morning America, but less than CTV's Canada AM.
In Spring 1995, according to BBM Canada, CBLT's evening newscast CBC Evening News had 117,000 viewers in the Toronto-Hamilton market, putting it in fourth place behind Global News on CIII
at 141,000, CITY's CityPulse at 229,000, and CFTO's World Beat News at 409,000. Only CHCH
, the only other station based in the market with a 6 p.m. newscast, had fewer viewers throughout Toronto-Hamilton than CBLT, at 77,000 viewers.
On October 15, 2011, CBLT debuted a half-hour 6 p.m. newscast on Saturdays, and launched a ten-minute news bulletin on Sundays at 10:55 p.m. the following day; the expansion was part of a five-year strategic plan by the CBC called "2015: Everyone, Every Way", which will feature local service improvements across CBC's television, radio and internet platforms.
Weather team
Reporters
adequately covers the immediate Greater Toronto Area
, from Oshawa
in the east, out to Halton Hills
/Georgetown
in the west, and from Hamilton
and Niagara Falls
in the south, to roughly Bradford
. The station is also carried on cable in several American
communities, similar to CBUT
, CBET
and CBMT
.
In the Caribbean, CBLT is carried on cable systems in Anguilla
, Antigua and Barbuda
, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados
, Bermuda
, Grenada
, Turks and Caicos Islands
and Jamaica
.
and most of Western Ontario with the exception of Windsor
. The station only served Southern Ontario
and a few rural Northern Ontario
communities until 2002, when it took over the CBC affiliates of the MCTV
twinstick
. CBLGT in Geraldton and the CBLAT transmitters have operated since the early 1970s, while others have been added as other CBC affiliates have disaffiliated from the network or have been bought by CBC.
Semi-satellite are in bold italics
1 -- Originally a repeater for CBLFT
; Radio-Canada moved to channel 53 to make ch.40 available for CBC.
After the analogue to digital conversion took place, CBLT continued digital broadcasts on its existing digital channel, UHF 20.
Regulation originally required the CBC to shut down analogue transmitters in all mandatory markets by August 31, 2011. CBC will also continue broadcasting in analogue in markets not effected by digital switch. In the mandatory markets of London and Kitchener-Waterloo, the CBC originally planned to remain in analog on a low power transmitter (pending CRTC approval) and would not transition to digital. The Barrie transmitter would also have shut down, as Barrie is part of the Toronto market.
However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including in London and Kitchener but excluding the Barrie transmitter, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's license renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.
The requirement remains for any of the corporation's full power transmitters occupying channels 52 to 69 to either relocate to channels 2 to 51 or become low power transmitters. In some cases, CBC has opted to reduce the power of existing transmitters to low power transmitters, which will result in signal loss for some viewers.
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...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and outlying regions and is an owned and operated station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. It is the oldest television station in Ontario, and the second oldest in Canada after Radio-Canada
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...
flagship station CBFT
CBFT
CBFT is the flagship station of Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French language television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and master control are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal....
in 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...
. It is also the flagship television station of the CBC Television
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...
network, and houses the studios for most of CBC's programs, news, and shares studios with CBC News Network.
History
CBLT launched on September 8, 1952, on channel 9. The station's first broadcast was prefaced by the inadvertent incorrect display of the CBC's national network logo. Conflicting accounts say it was either upside-down or backwards, due to incorrect insertion of the slide. No such error was made two days earlier with CBFTCBFT
CBFT is the flagship station of Télévision de Radio-Canada, the French language television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Its studios and master control are located at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal....
in Montreal.
On January 19, 1953, a microwave link between Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
and Toronto was activated, allowing live airing of programs from the American television networks. A few months later, on May 14, 1953 CBC Television stations in 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...
and Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
became the first connections within the Trans-Canada Microwave system.
In 1956 the station moved to Channel 6 and increased its effective radiated power from 25 to 100 kW. This was done to accommodate the eventual licensing of a second privately owned local station for Toronto, which eventually became CFTO
CFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
when that station was licensed at the end of 1960. Then in 1972, it switched to Channel 5 in order to allow two new stations (CKGN
CIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
in Paris
Paris, Ontario
Paris, Ontario is a community on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. The town was established in 1850. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into that of the County of Brant, Ontario, thus ending about 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality.-History:The town was first settled in...
and a CJOH
CJOH-TV
CJOH-DT is a television station serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the surrounding region. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network....
repeater in Deseronto
Deseronto, Ontario
Deseronto is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, in Hastings County, located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte. The town had a population of 1,824 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town was named for Capt...
) to use the frequency.
The CN Tower
CN Tower
The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing tall, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of the Burj...
opened in 1976, and CBLT moved its transmitter to the facility and started transmitting from it on May 31, 1976. It currently broadcasts from studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre
Canadian Broadcasting Centre
The Canadian Broadcasting Centre, located in Toronto, Ontario, is the broadcast headquarters and master control point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English-language television and radio services...
on Front Street
Front Street (Toronto)
Front Street is an east-west road in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street marks the rough outline of the shoreline of Lake Ontario as it existed during the original English settlement of York, then called Palace Street...
. However, it originally broadcast from a series of smaller studios (which now house the National Ballet School) on Jarvis Street next to its old transmitter.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) licensed CBLT on January 30, 2004 to use UHF channel 20 for HDTV broadcasting, and CBLT's first HDTV broadcast occurred on March 5, 2005.
Branding
CBLT has used a variety of on-air brands since its inception. From 1957 to 1972, it was known as Channel 6. Following its move to Channel 5 in 1972, it became known as "CBLT Five", later shortened to "CBLT/5". In the late 1970s it was known as "Toronto/5". During the 1980s it was known mainly as CBLT-TV, although it used a "CBC 5" logo. Starting in late 1985 the station was identified in print ads as "CBC Television Toronto/5", but the CBLT name was used for its local programs including its supperhour newscast CBLT Newshour. By the 1990s it was known simply as "CBC Toronto", although the CBLT calls were used from time to time in local programming, and on the CBC website. As with most Canadian television stations, the use of the analog channel placement was phased out of the station's logo and advertising, as most cable placements didn't match up with its VHF frequency.News operation
CBLT-DT currently produces a total of eight hours, 40 minutes of local newscasts each week (with one hour, 40 minutes on weekdays, a half-hour on Saturdays and ten minutes on Sundays); the lowest amount of newscasts out of any local station in the immediate Toronto market. CBLT newscasts have consistently faced very stiff competition in the Toronto market, consistently behind CTV affiliate CFTO since it surged to the number one spot in 1970, and behind CITY-TVCITY-TV
CITY-DT, Channel 57 , is a television station based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by Rogers Media...
since 1982.
Between September 10, 1984 and April 4, 1986, CBLT had one of the only locally produced morning television shows in Canada, CBLT Morning, which was broadcast from 7 to 9 a.m. weekdays. The program was co-hosted by Dale Goldhawk
Dale Goldhawk
Dale Goldhawk is a Canadian broadcaster and investigative reporter. Goldhawk Fights Back began as a consumer advocacy segment on CBLT's dinner hour newscast in the 1980s — Newshour. He joined Leslie Jones as co-host of CBLT Morning between 1984 and 1986...
and Leslie Jones, with news reported by Kevin Marsh. At the time of the cancellation of the program it had 20,000 viewers, more than the Canadian viewership of ABC's Good Morning America, but less than CTV's Canada AM.
In Spring 1995, according to BBM Canada, CBLT's evening newscast CBC Evening News had 117,000 viewers in the Toronto-Hamilton market, putting it in fourth place behind Global News on CIII
CIII-TV
CIII-DT-41 is a television station owned by Shaw Communications that serves much of the population of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a flagship station of the Global Television Network...
at 141,000, CITY's CityPulse at 229,000, and CFTO's World Beat News at 409,000. Only CHCH
CHCH-TV
CHCH-DT, channel 11, is a television station originating in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with transmitters located throughout Ontario. CHCH currently operates as an independent station, having previously served as a CBC Television affiliate, and more recently as the flagship station of the...
, the only other station based in the market with a 6 p.m. newscast, had fewer viewers throughout Toronto-Hamilton than CBLT, at 77,000 viewers.
On October 15, 2011, CBLT debuted a half-hour 6 p.m. newscast on Saturdays, and launched a ten-minute news bulletin on Sundays at 10:55 p.m. the following day; the expansion was part of a five-year strategic plan by the CBC called "2015: Everyone, Every Way", which will feature local service improvements across CBC's television, radio and internet platforms.
Newscast titles
- Night Metro (early 1970s)
- 24 Hours (mid-late 1970s)
- CBLT NewsHour (6 p.m. newscast) / NightFinal (11 p.m. newscast; 1980s)
- CBC at Six (6 p.m. newscast) / CBC at 11 (11 p.m. newscast; early 1990s–1993)
- CBC Evening News (6 p.m. newscast) / CBC Latenight News (11 p.m. newscast; 1993–2000)
- CBC News: Toronto (2000–present)
Station slogans
- "Canada's Own" (2001–2007)
- "Canada Lives Here" (2007–present)
News team
Anchors- Dwight DrummondDwight DrummondDwight Drummond is a Canadian television journalist, currently working for CBC Television in Toronto, Ontario.-Career:Drummond moved to Canada in 1976 and was raised in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood...
- CBC News Toronto co-anchor - Nil Koksal - CBC News Toronto Saturday and CBC News: Toronto Late Night Sunday anchor
- Muhammad Lila - anchor/reporter/photojournalist/editor
- Anne-Marie MediwakeAnne-Marie MediwakeAnne Marie Abeyesinghe Mediwake is a Canadian television news anchor. Formerly co-anchor of Global Toronto's 6 p.m. News Hour, she was hired in September 2009 by the CBC News Network...
- CBC News Toronto co-anchor - Mike Wise - CBC News: Toronto Late Night anchor/idesk reporter
Weather team
- Nick CzernkovichNick CzernkovichNick Czernkovich is a Canadian meteorologist with CBC News: Toronto at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He is also a graduate of York University and McGill University.- External links :* *...
- CBC News: Toronto meteorologist - Michelle Leslie (CMOS-endorsed weathercaster) - CBC News: Toronto meteorologist
Reporters
- Chritine Birak - general assignment reporter
- Michelle Cheung - general assignment reporter
- Steven D'Sousa - CBC News: Toronto reporter
- Michael Dick - general assignment reporter
- Jermaine Hylton - general assignment reporter
- John Lancaster - general assignment reporter
- Debbie Lightle-Quan - general assignment reporter
- Lucy Lopez - general assignment reporter
- Stephanie Matteis - general assignment reporter
- Beatrice Stucki - CBC News: Toronto reporter
- Marivel Taruc - general assignment reporter
- Genevieve Tomney - general assignment reporter
Former CBLT staff
- Gil Christie - former host/announcer, Tabloid, Juliette (1950s, 60s)
- Guido BassoGuido BassoGuido Basso, CM is a jazz musician from Montreal. He started playing the trumpet when he was nine. Settling in Toronto in 1960, he became a studio trumpeter. He also occasionally played harmonica in-studio. In 1963, he became a music director for CBLT, a post he held until 1967...
- former music director (1963–1967) - Hilary Brown - former news anchor Newshour (1985–1991)
- Bill CameronBill CameronWilliam "Bill" Cameron was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A Gemini Award winner, he was a news anchor, television producer, columnist and author...
- former news anchor (1992–1995) - Bruce Dowbiggin - former sports reporter
- Sharon DunnSharon DunnSharon Dunn is a Canadian journalist.-Biography:A graduate of Dalhousie University, Dunn began her career in broadcasting at CJCB-TV in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1975, quickly advancing to CBC Halifax as the six o’clock television news anchor.In 1979, when Dunn was twenty-four, she was a news anchor...
- former news anchor Newshour and Newsfinal, host of Reach for the TopReach for the TopReach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
(1979–1984) - Ona Fletcher - former news anchor, CBC News at Six
- Dale GoldhawkDale GoldhawkDale Goldhawk is a Canadian broadcaster and investigative reporter. Goldhawk Fights Back began as a consumer advocacy segment on CBLT's dinner hour newscast in the 1980s — Newshour. He joined Leslie Jones as co-host of CBLT Morning between 1984 and 1986...
- former co-host CBLT Morning (1984–1986) - Leslie Jones - former co-host CBLT Morning (1984–1986)
- Fraser KellyFraser KellyFraser Kelly is a retired Canadian journalist, broadcaster and corporate executive.Kelly was born and raised in Toronto and was educated at the University of Toronto, graduating with a degree in political science and economics....
- former co-host of Newshour (1981–1986) - Jeffrey KofmanJeffrey KofmanJeffrey Charles Kofman is an ABC News correspondent covering Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. Since joining ABC News in January 2001, Kofman has traveled extensively to report on developing stories and political events in Florida and the Southeast...
- former reporter and anchor - Suhana MeharchandSuhana MeharchandSuhana Meharchand is a CBC News Network anchor and host of CBC News Now from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays.-Early life:Born in Durban, South Africa, and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Meharchand is a graduate of broadcast journalism from Toronto's Ryerson University...
- former news anchor (1995–?) - Steve PaikinSteve PaikinSteve Paikin is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer at TVOntario . He is currently anchor and senior editor of TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin, and previously hosted TVO's Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity.A native of Hamilton, Ontario,...
- former Queen's Park correspondent - Percy SaltzmanPercy SaltzmanPercy Saltzman, was a meteorologist and television personality best remembered for being the first weatherman in Canadian television history....
- CBLT's first weather person (1952–1972) - Brian Slemming - former executive producer of CBLT Morning (1984–1986)
- Diana SwainDiana SwainDiana Swain is a television journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . She has been the host of CBC News At Six, CBC Toronto's local nightly newscast, since September 2004...
- former news anchor CBC News: Toronto at 5 & 6 - Aaron SaltzmanAaron SaltzmanAaron Saltzman is a Canadian journalist for CBC Television, based in Toronto. He is the host of CBC News: Toronto at 5:30 and CBC News: Toronto Late Night. He also fills in for Diana Swain on CBC News: Toronto at 6 when she is away. He is the grandson of Percy Saltzman.- Reference :...
- former news anchor CBC News: Toronto at 5:30 & Late-Night - Adam VaughanAdam VaughanAdam Vaughan is a councillor representing Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina in Toronto, Canada. For about 20 years, Vaughan worked as a political journalist and activist, most recently as the Political Specialist at Citytv/CP24. Before that, for ten years, he reported for CBLT in Toronto as a municipal...
- former reporter (1994–2000) - Gerry Deagle former senior editor, reporter
- Bill HarringtonBill HarringtonWilliam "Bill" T. Harrington was an American sportscaster, children's television host, and news reporter for WHDH and TV and WCVB-TV in Boston.-Sportscasting:...
former legislative reporter
Coverage
The station's signal from the CN TowerCN Tower
The CN Tower is a communications and observation tower in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Standing tall, it was completed in 1976, becoming the world's tallest free-standing structure and world's tallest tower at the time. It held both records for 34 years until the completion of the Burj...
adequately covers the immediate Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
, from Oshawa
Oshawa
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario approximately 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of both the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. It is now commonly referred to as the most...
in the east, out to Halton Hills
Halton Hills, Ontario
Halton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located within the Greater Toronto Area....
/Georgetown
Georgetown, Ontario
Georgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
in the west, and from Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
and Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Niagara Falls is a Canadian city on the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The municipality was incorporated on June 12, 1903...
in the south, to roughly Bradford
Bradford, Ontario
Bradford is the primary country urban area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, in Canada. It overlooks a beautiful and prosperous farming community, known as The Holland Marsh, located on the Holland River that flows into Lake Simcoe...
. The station is also carried on cable in several American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
communities, similar to CBUT
CBUT
CBUT-DT is the CBC's television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the flagship CBC Television station for the Pacific Time Zone. The station transmits its main terrestrial signal from a tower atop Mount Seymour....
, CBET
CBET
CBET, channel 9, is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's owned-and-operated television station in Windsor, Ontario. The station's signal also covers the Detroit, Michigan area across the international border in the United States, and is counted as a Detroit station for the purposes of...
and 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:...
.
In the Caribbean, CBLT is carried on cable systems in Anguilla
Anguilla
Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
, Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
, Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands
The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union consisting of two groups of tropical islands in the Caribbean, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands, known for tourism and as an offshore financial centre.The Turks and...
and Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
.
Transmitters
CBLT serves much of Ontario through a network of rebroadcast transmitters, including all of Northeastern OntarioNortheastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
and most of Western Ontario with the exception of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
. The station only served Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southern Ontario is a region of the province of Ontario, Canada that lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. Depending on the inclusion of the Parry Sound and Muskoka districts, its surface area would cover between 14 to 15% of the province. It is the southernmost region of...
and a few rural Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...
communities until 2002, when it took over the CBC affiliates of the MCTV
CTV Northern Ontario
CTV Northern Ontario, formerly known as MCTV, is a system of four television stations in Northern Ontario, Canada, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media.These stations are:...
twinstick
Twinstick
A twinstick, in Canadian broadcasting, is a term for two television stations, broadcasting in the same market, which are owned by the same company...
. CBLGT in Geraldton and the CBLAT transmitters have operated since the early 1970s, while others have been added as other CBC affiliates have disaffiliated from the network or have been bought by CBC.
Semi-satellite are in bold italics
| 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 | Notes |
| CBLT-2 | Huntsville Huntsville, Ontario Huntsville is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Toronto and south of North Bay.... |
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... ) |
145 kW | 189.6 m | 45°24′38"N 79°15′21"W | formerly CKVR-TV-2 |
| CBLT-3 | Parry Sound Parry Sound, Ontario Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the... |
18 (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 | 63.2 m | 45°23′24"N 80°2′20"W | signed on September 1, 1995 when CKVR-TV CKVR-TV CKVR-DT, is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media, it serves as the flagship station of Bell Media's secondary television service, CTV Two, with facilities located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLT-4 | North Bay North Bay, Ontario North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:... |
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... ) |
100 kW | 223.1 m | 46°3′46"N 79°26′7"W | formerly CHNB-TV CHNB-TV CHNB-TV was a television station in North Bay, Ontario. In operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it is now a repeater of the network's station in Toronto, CBLT.-History:... |
| CBLT-5 | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in... |
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... ) |
75.7 kW | 182.9 m | 46°35′42"N 84°21′3"W | formerly CJIC-TV CJIC-TV CJIC-TV was a television station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In operation from 1955 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it now operates only a repeater of the network's flagship station in Toronto, CBLT.-History:... |
| CBLT-6 | Sudbury | 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... ) |
198.1 kW | 221 m | 46°30′2"N 81°1′12"W | formerly CKNC-TV CKNC-TV CKNC-TV was a television station in Sudbury, Ontario. In operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it is now a repeater of the network's station in Toronto, CBLT.-History:... |
| CBLT-7 | Timmins Timmins Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997... |
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... ) |
100 kW | 174.6 m | 48°32′49"N 80°57′9"W | formerly CFCL-TV CFCL-TV CFCL-TV was a television station in Timmins, Ontario. In operation from 1956 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it now operates only as a rebroadcaster of Toronto's CBLT with the call sign CBLT-7.-History:... |
| CBLT-8 | Kearns | 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... ) |
70 kW | 212.4 m | 48°8′7"N 79°33′18"W | formerly CFCL-TV-2 |
| CBLT-9 | Kapuskasing | 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... ) |
4.6 kW | 121.1 m | 49°23′28"N 82°21′27"W | formerly CFCL-TV-3 |
| CBCC-TV | Hearst Hearst, Ontario Hearst is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Northern Ontario, approximately west of Kapuskasing, approximately north of Toronto and east of Thunder Bay on Highway 11... |
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... ) |
8.11 kW | 146.6 m | 49°38′50"N 83°30′50"W | formerly relayed CFCL-TV; formerly CBLJT; originally CFCL-TV-4 on channel 4 |
| CBCE-TV | Little Current | 16 (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... ) |
59.2 kW | 254 m | 45°56′1"N 81°59′32"W | formerly relayed CKNC-TV |
| CBCO-TV-1 | Moosonee Moosonee, Ontario Moosonee is a town in northern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River approximately south of James Bay. It is considered as "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 51°17′2"N 80°38′4"W | formerly relayed CFCL-TV |
| CBCQ-TV-1 | Temagami Temagami, Ontario Temagami, formerly spelt as Timagami, is a region and a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the District of Nipissing with Lake Temagami at its heart.... |
15 (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... ) |
28.8 kW | 60.4 m | 47°4′8"N 79°47′15"W | formerly relayed CBC North CBC North CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic. Originally known as the CBC Northern Service, its first operations began in 1958 with radio broadcasts including the takeover of CFYK, originally a Royal Canadian Signal... |
| CBCU-TV | Chapleau Chapleau, Ontario Chapleau is a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is home to one of the world's largest wildlife preserves. Chapleau has a population of 2,354 according to the Canada 2006 Census.... |
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... ) |
3.996 kW | 128 m | 47°51′15"N 83°25′8"W | formerly relayed CFCL-TV; originally CFCL-TV-6 |
| CBEC-TV | Elliot Lake | 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... ) |
67.9 kW | 173.5 m | 46°23′16"N 82°37′16"W | formerly relayed CKNC-TV; originally CKNC-TV-1 |
| CBLAT-1 | Manitouwadge Manitouwadge, Ontario Manitouwadge is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Thunder Bay District, at the north end of Highway 614, east of Thunder Bay and west of Sault Ste. Marie.-History:... |
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... ) |
40 kW | 182.6 m | 49°8′21"N 85°49′24"W | |
| CBLAT-2 | White River White River, Ontario White River is a township located in Ontario, Canada, on the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 631. It was originally set up as a rail town on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885... |
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... ) |
0.94 kW | 232 m | 48°37′45"N 85°11′24"W | |
| CBLAT-3 | Wawa Wawa, Ontario Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, the township was officially renamed for its largest and best-known community in 2009.... |
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... ) |
32 kW | 187.3 m | 48°1′13"N 84°45′0"W | |
| CBLAT-4 | Marathon Marathon, Ontario Marathon is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Thunder Bay District, on the north shore of Lake Superior north of Pukaskwa National Park, in the heart of the Canadian Shield.- 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... ) |
18.73 kW | 284.1 m | 48°45′13"N 86°35′8"W | |
| CBLAT-5 | Beardmore | 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... ) |
0.008 kW | NA | 49°36′42"N 87°57′30"W | |
| CBLAT-6 | Hornepayne Hornepayne, Ontario Hornepayne is a township of 1209 people located in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada. The town was originally established in 1915 as Fitzback when the Canadian Northern Railway's transcontinental line was built through the area. It was renamed Hornepayne in 1920 after British financier... |
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 | 49°14′0"N 84°46′10"W | |
| CBLCT | Fraserdale Fraserdale, Ontario Fraserdale is a small community and rail siding in Unorganized Cochrane, North Part in Cochrane District, Northern Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Timmins along the Ontario Northland Railway... |
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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 49°50′50"N 81°36′50"W | |
| CBLDT | Fort Albany Fort Albany, Ontario Fort Albany First Nation is a community in within the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada. Situated on the southern shore of the Albany River, Fort Albany First Nation is only accessible by air or by winter road.... |
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... ) |
2.455 kW | 41.1 m | 52°12′15"N 81°41′39"W | |
| CBLET | Attawapiskat | 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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 52°55′35"N 82°25′24"W | |
| CBLGT | Geraldton | 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... ) |
43 kW | 182.3 m | 49°43′40"N 86°44′10"W | formerly CBLAT |
| CBLHT | Fort Hope | 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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 51°33′29"N 87°54′43"W | |
| CBLIT | Armstrong Armstrong, Ontario Armstrong is a township in the Timiskaming District of Ontario. The community of Earlton is part of Armstrong Township.-References :**... |
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 | 50°18′12"N 89°0′26"W | |
| CBLN-TV 1 | London London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... |
23 (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... ) |
24 kW | 262.9 m | 42°57′16"N 81°21′17"W | signed on September 1, 1988 when CFPL-TV CFPL-TV CFPL-DT is a television station based in London, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Part of the CTV Two television system, the station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including Wingham since its former sister station, CKNX-TV which ceased operations and... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLN-TV-1 | Paris Paris, Ontario Paris, Ontario is a community on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. The town was established in 1850. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into that of the County of Brant, Ontario, thus ending about 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality.-History:The town was first settled in... |
29 (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... ) |
60 kW | 259.9 m | 43°15′41"N 80°26′41"W | signed on September 1, 1988 when CFPL-TV CFPL-TV CFPL-DT is a television station based in London, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Part of the CTV Two television system, the station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including Wingham since its former sister station, CKNX-TV which ceased operations and... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLN-TV-2 | Sarnia Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River.... |
34 (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... ) |
10 kW | 98 m | 42°54′31"N 82°20′19"W | signed on September 1, 1988 when CFPL-TV CFPL-TV CFPL-DT is a television station based in London, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Part of the CTV Two television system, the station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including Wingham since its former sister station, CKNX-TV which ceased operations and... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLN-TV-3 | Chatham Chatham, Ontario Chatham is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.Located on... |
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... ) |
1.1 kW | 193.6 m | 42°27′0"N 82°4′59"W | signed on September 1, 1988 when CFPL-TV CFPL-TV CFPL-DT is a television station based in London, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Part of the CTV Two television system, the station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including Wingham since its former sister station, CKNX-TV which ceased operations and... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLN-TV-4 | Wingham Wingham, Ontario Wingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County... |
45 (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... ) |
828 kW | 226.2 m | 44°1′4"N 81°11′45"W | signed on September 1, 1988 when CKNX-TV CKNX-TV CKNX-TV was a television station owned by CTVglobemedia which served mid-western Ontario, Canada. It was part of the A television network. The station was broadcast from Wingham and had offices in Wingham... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLN-TV-5 | Wiarton Wiarton, Ontario Wiarton is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, at the western end of Colpoys Bay, an inlet off Georgian Bay, on the Bruce Peninsula. The community is part of the town of South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario.... |
20 (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... ) |
760 kW | 244.2 m | 44°44′37"N 80°54′15"W | signed on September 1, 1988 when CKNX-TV CKNX-TV CKNX-TV was a television station owned by CTVglobemedia which served mid-western Ontario, Canada. It was part of the A television network. The station was broadcast from Wingham and had offices in Wingham... dropped CBC affiliation |
| CBLN-TV-6 | Normandale | 44 (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... ) |
5.859 kW | 101 m | 42°43′35"N 80°17′31"W | signed on ca. 1992 |
1 -- Originally a repeater for CBLFT
CBLFT
CBLFT-DT is the Radio-Canada television station providing French-language television in Toronto and most of Ontario, including the Western, Central and Northeastern regions.-History:...
; Radio-Canada moved to channel 53 to make ch.40 available for CBC.
Digital programming and high definition
| Digital Channel | Virtual Channel | Programming |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 5.1 | main CBLT programming / CBC |
After the analogue to digital conversion took place, CBLT continued digital broadcasts on its existing digital channel, UHF 20.
Regulation originally required the CBC to shut down analogue transmitters in all mandatory markets by August 31, 2011. CBC will also continue broadcasting in analogue in markets not effected by digital switch. In the mandatory markets of London and Kitchener-Waterloo, the CBC originally planned to remain in analog on a low power transmitter (pending CRTC approval) and would not transition to digital. The Barrie transmitter would also have shut down, as Barrie is part of the Toronto market.
However, on August 16, 2011, the CRTC granted the CBC permission to continue operating 22 repeaters in mandatory markets, including in London and Kitchener but excluding the Barrie transmitter, in analogue until August 31, 2012, in which by then they must either convert to digital or close down. This is pending the corporation's license renewal process, which will include an evaluation of its transition plans.
The requirement remains for any of the corporation's full power transmitters occupying channels 52 to 69 to either relocate to channels 2 to 51 or become low power transmitters. In some cases, CBC has opted to reduce the power of existing transmitters to low power transmitters, which will result in signal loss for some viewers.