CFRS-TV
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CFRS-DT is the callsign for V's television station in Saguenay
, Quebec
. Studios are located in the old city of Jonquière, with its transmitter atop Mount Valin
.
The station was launched in 1986 by local broadcaster Radio Saguenay. It was acquired by Cogeco
in 1998, and became an O&O of the network in 2001 when Cogeco became the network's primary owner. As an owned and operated station of the network, CFRS was part of V's takeover by Remstar Corporation
. Since the rebranding of the TQS network on August 31, 2009, CFRS dropped all non-networked programming and become a de facto repeater of Montreal
's O&O, CFJP-TV
.
In filings from V to the CRTC with respect to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-169, V stated that it was debating whether to install digital a transmitter in Saguenay due to financial reasons, and if it did install one, it might by the deadline or well after the deadline. V later filed regarding the same proceeding that it was in talks with Télé-Québec
to partner up in order to reduce the cost of installing transmitters.
Saguenay, Quebec
Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City....
, 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....
. Studios are located in the old city of Jonquière, with its transmitter atop Mount Valin
Mount Valin
Mount Valin is the highest mountain of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region in the Canadian province of Quebec. Situated from Chicoutimi, the mountain receives an average of of rain and of snow every year....
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The station was launched in 1986 by local broadcaster Radio Saguenay. It was acquired by Cogeco
Cogeco
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian media and communications company. The name is an acronym for Compagnie Générale de Communication .-History:...
in 1998, and became an O&O of the network in 2001 when Cogeco became the network's primary owner. As an owned and operated station of the network, CFRS was part of V's takeover by Remstar Corporation
Remstar Corporation
Remstar Corporation is a Canadian media corporation with operations in broadcasting, production and distribution. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec and was founded in 1998 by brothers Julien and Maxime Rémillard.-Assets:...
. Since the rebranding of the TQS network on August 31, 2009, CFRS dropped all non-networked programming and become a de facto repeater of 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 O&O, CFJP-TV
CFJP-TV
CFJP-DT is the callsign for V's flagship television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The station was originally owned by the family of Jean Pouliot, then-owner of CFCF. It was acquired by Cogeco in 2001 concurrently with Cogeco's acquisition of the network...
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Former Local Programming
- Le Grand Journal Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (1989–Fall 2009) Local news show, aired weekdays at 5:30 p.m.
- Les Infos (Fall 2008–Fall 2009) Two-minute local news capsules, aired weekdays at 6:45 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 11:56 a.m.
- Le Reflet du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (Fall 2008–Fall 2009) Weekly news summary with feature reports, airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Digital Television
Television transmitters in Saguenay are required to go digital or be taken off the air by the transition deadline of August 31, 2011. It is unclear whether or when a digital transmitter for this station will be installed to provide coverage to Saguenay.In filings from V to the CRTC with respect to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-169, V stated that it was debating whether to install digital a transmitter in Saguenay due to financial reasons, and if it did install one, it might by the deadline or well after the deadline. V later filed regarding the same proceeding that it was in talks with Télé-Québec
Télé-Québec
Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...
to partner up in order to reduce the cost of installing transmitters.