CKRT-TV
Encyclopedia
CKRT-TV is a television station
in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
. Owned and operated by Télé Inter-Rives
, it is a private affiliate of the Radio-Canada
network.
The station is part of a rare "triple-stick", owned by Télé Inter-Rives
, which also owns V affiliate CFTF-TV
and TVA affiliate CIMT-TV
.
The station first aired on January 14, 1962.
Like its sister stations CIMT and CFTF, CKRT in fact has two transmitters serving Rivière-du-Loup, as the topography of the area leads to poor reception of the main signal in the lower parts of the city. The main signal is on channel 7, while the local repeater (CKRT-TV-3) is on channel 13.
Although privately owned, because CKRT does not have access to alternative non-network program sources (as privately owned English language CBC affiliates do), it operates as a semi-satellite of CBFT
in Montreal
. It also carries Radio-Canada's regional news program, Le Téléjournal/Est-du-Québec
, which originates from CJBR-TV
in Rimouski.
CKRT-TV has been approved by the CRTC for and has plans for converting all its transmitters to digital by the August 31, 2011 digital transition deadline, including its transmitters that are not required to convert by this deadline. Only its transmitters in Rivière-du-Loup are obligated to convert, as Rivière-du-Loup is a mandatory market for digital television conversion
.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Rivière-du-Loup, 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....
. Owned and operated by Télé Inter-Rives
Télé Inter-Rives
Télé Inter-Rives is a broadcasting company based in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. The company operates three stations in Rivière-du-Loup in a rare "triple-stick" :* CKRT 7/5/13...
, it is a private affiliate of the 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...
network.
The station is part of a rare "triple-stick", owned by Télé Inter-Rives
Télé Inter-Rives
Télé Inter-Rives is a broadcasting company based in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec. The company operates three stations in Rivière-du-Loup in a rare "triple-stick" :* CKRT 7/5/13...
, which also owns V affiliate CFTF-TV
CFTF-TV
CFTF-TV is a French-language television station in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, and an affiliate of V, a commercial television network in Quebec. The station is owned by Télé Inter-Rives, which also owns Radio-Canada affiliate CKRT-TV and TVA affiliate CIMT-TV, making the station part of a so-called...
and TVA affiliate CIMT-TV
CIMT-TV
CIMT-TV is a television station. It is the TVA affiliate in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.-History:The station was launched on September 17, 1978...
.
The station first aired on January 14, 1962.
Like its sister stations CIMT and CFTF, CKRT in fact has two transmitters serving Rivière-du-Loup, as the topography of the area leads to poor reception of the main signal in the lower parts of the city. The main signal is on channel 7, while the local repeater (CKRT-TV-3) is on channel 13.
Although privately owned, because CKRT does not have access to alternative non-network program sources (as privately owned English language CBC affiliates do), it operates as a semi-satellite of 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 also carries Radio-Canada's regional news program, Le Téléjournal/Est-du-Québec
Le Téléjournal
Le Téléjournal is the umbrella title used for the television newscasts aired on the Radio-Canada broadcast network. Le Téléjournal has been used since 1970 as the title of the network's flagship newscast, originating from Montreal, Quebec, and considered the French language equivalent of the...
, which originates from CJBR-TV
CJBR-TV
CJBR-DT is a Radio-Canada owned and operated television station in Rimouski, Quebec, broadcasting on channel 45, using a PSIP of 2.1...
in Rimouski.
CKRT-TV has been approved by the CRTC for and has plans for converting all its transmitters to digital by the August 31, 2011 digital transition deadline, including its transmitters that are not required to convert by this deadline. Only its transmitters in Rivière-du-Loup are obligated to convert, as Rivière-du-Loup is a mandatory market for digital television conversion
Digital 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...
.
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 |
| CKRT-TV-1 | Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec Baie-Saint-Paul is a city in the Province of Quebec, Canada, on the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Baie-Saint-Paul is the seat of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality. The city is situated at the mouth of the Gouffre River... |
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 | -28.1 m | 47°25′26"N 70°31′29"W |
| CKRT-TV-2 | Dégelis Dégelis, Quebec Dégelis is a city in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is situated on Route 185, close to the Quebec / New Brunswick Border.* Population: 3,209* % Change : -3.3* Dwellings: 1,630... |
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... ) |
0.006 kW | 133.1 m | 47°34′37"N 68°36′28"W |
| CKRT-TV-3 | Rivière-du-Loup (city) | 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... ) |
0.05 kW | NA | 47°51′28"N 69°33′11"W |
| CKRT-TV-4 | Cabano Cabano, Quebec Cabano is a city in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated on Lake Témiscouata on Route 185.On May 9, 1950, a fire destroyed a large part of the city.... |
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... ) |
0.05 kW | 91.2 m | 47°37′31"N 68°50′52"W |
| CKRT-TV-5 | Saint-Urbain Saint-Urbain, Quebec Saint-Urbain is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, located in the Capitale-Nationale region.The municipality lies along Quebec Route 381 at the intersection with Quebec Route 138.-History:... |
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... ) |
0.008 kW | 23.9 m | 47°33′7"N 70°33′38"W |
| CKRT-TV-6 | Trois-Pistoles Trois-Pistoles, Quebec Trois-Pistoles is a town in and the seat of the Les Basques Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is also the county seat. The town is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.... |
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 | 48°6′19"N 69°10′11"W |
| CBSAT | Clermont Clermont, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec Clermont is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, and the seat of government for the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality. It is located on the southern banks of the Malbaie River.-History:... |
21 (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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 47°41′56"N 70°14′32"W |
| CBSNT | Notre-Dame-des-Monts Notre-Dame-des-Monts, Quebec Notre-Dame-des-Monts is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 764 * Population in 2001: 831* Population in 1996: 913... |
40 (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 | 47°39′49"N 70°22′37"W |
| CBSPT | Saint-Pamphile Saint-Pamphile, Quebec Saint-Pamphile is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district. While the official municipal territory ends at the US-Canada border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located... |
3 (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... ) |
0.37 kW | 138.7 m | 46°55′53"N 69°49′18"W |