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CBOFT-DT
Ottawa, Ontario; Gatineau, Quebec; ; Canada;
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF); Virtual: 9;
Branding	ICI Ottawa–Gatineau
Programming
Affiliations	Ici Radio-Canada Télé
Ownership
Owner	Société Radio-Canada
Sister stations	CBOT-DT, CBOF-FM, CBOX-FM
History
First air date	June 24, 1955 (69 years ago)
Former call signs	CBOFT (1955–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analogue: 9 (VHF, 1955–2011); Digital: 22 (UHF, 200?–2011), 9 (VHF, 2011–2013);
Former affiliations	TVA (secondary, 1977–1978)
Call sign meaning	CBC Ottawa Français Télévision
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
ERP	3.5 kW
HAAT	424.9 m (1,394 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	45°30′9″N 75°50′59″W / 45.50250°N 75.84972°W
Links
Website	ICI Ottawa–Gatineau

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CBOFT-DT (channel 9) is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, serving the National Capital Region. It is part of a twinstick with CBC Television station CBOT-DT (channel 4). The two stations share studios at the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre on Queen Street (across from the Confederation Line light rail station) in Downtown Ottawa, alongside the main corporate offices of the CBC; CBOFT-DT's transmitter is located on the Ryan Tower at Camp Fortune in Chelsea, Quebec, north of Gatineau.

History

CBOFT first signed on the air on June 24, 1955, as the first French language television station in Ontario. Previously, CBOT aired both CBC and Radio-Canada programs.

For a brief time during 1977 and 1978, until CHOT opened, CBOFT also carried some TVA programs, after Ottawa's first TVA affiliate, CFVO-TV (whose channel 30 frequency is now occupied by CIVO) went bankrupt.

Due to cost-cutting measures at the CBC in the early 1990s, local programming on Toronto's CBLFT and its rebroadcasters, as well as CBLFT semi-satellite CBEFT in Windsor was discontinued in 1991. All Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario (except the northwest, which was served by CBWFT in Winnipeg) were reclassified as rebroadcasters of CBOFT, under the name "Radio-Canada Ontario-Outaouais". The station produced two distinct newscasts through the 1990s and 2000s, one for the Ottawa region and one for the remainder of Ontario.

In 2010, the CBC applied to the CRTC to have CBLFT relicensed as a separate station, which would again produce a separate newscast for broadcast in most of the province outside of CBOFT's market.^[1] The application was approved on April 28, 2010, leading to CBLFT resuming newscast production from Toronto, and most of the network's transmitters in Ontario were reassigned to CBLFT's license. Following this split in the network, CBOFT and its Quebec transmitters became "Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau", while most other Ontario transmitters became "Radio-Canada Ontario".

Prior to the arrival of the Ottawa Senators NHL team, the station would broadcast the Montreal Canadiens games on Saturday nights, while the English counterpart, CBOT, would carry the Toronto Maple Leafs games during the Saturday Hockey Night in Canada slot.

Notable staff

Pierre Dufault, sports journalist and political correspondent^[2]

Technical information

Subchannel

Subchannel of CBOFT-DT^[3]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
9.1	720p	16:9	CBOFT-DT	Main CBOFT-DT programming / Ici Radio-Canada Télé

Analogue-to-digital conversion

On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts,^[4] the station's digital signal relocated from UHF channel 22 to VHF channel 9. Due to reception issues on channel 9, the station was granted permission to move to UHF channel 33.^[5]

Transmitters/Former rebroadcasters of CBOFT

CBOFT operated three analog television rebroadcasters all located in Quebec in the following communities:

Station	City of licence	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter coordinates
CBOFT-1	Chapeau, QC	11 (VHF)	4.75 kW	114 m (374 ft)	45°55′29″N 77°4′22″W / 45.92472°N 77.07278°W / 45.92472; -77.07278 (CBOFT-1)
CBOFT-2	Rapides-des-Joachims, QC	8 (VHF)	0.74 kW	20.1 m (66 ft)	46°11′58″N 77°42′39″W / 46.19944°N 77.71083°W / 46.19944; -77.71083 (CBOFT-2)
CBOFT-3	Notre-Dame-du-Laus, QC	10 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	46°4′38″N 75°36′7″W / 46.07722°N 75.60194°W / 46.07722; -75.60194 (CBOFT-3)

Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters on July 31, 2012.^[6] None of CBC or Radio-Canada's rebroadcasters were converted to digital.

References

^ CRTC Decision 2010-239
^ Gratton, Denis (June 22, 2018). "Pierre Dufault, le dernier des grands". Le Droit (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 8, 2020.
^ RabbitEars TV Query for CBOFT
^ "Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)". Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
^ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-207.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan

External links

ICI Ottawa–Gatineau (in French)
CBOFT-DT History - Canadian Communications Foundation
CBOFT in the REC Canadian station database

[1] CRTC Decision 2010-239

[2] Gratton, Denis (June 22, 2018). "Pierre Dufault, le dernier des grands". Le Droit (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 8, 2020.

[3] RabbitEars TV Query for CBOFT

[Analog_to_Digital-4] "Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)". Archived from the original on August 17, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.

[5] ttp://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-207.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[6] Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan

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+{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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 | callsign               = CBOFT-DT
 | city                   =
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+| logo                   = File:ICI Ottawa-Gatineau logo 2018.svg
 | logo_size              = 280px
-| branding               = ICI Ottawa–Gatineau
+| branding               = {{lang|fr|italic=no|ICI Ottawa–Gatineau}}
-| digital                = 33 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])
+| digital                = 33 ([[UHF]])
 | virtual                = 9
 | translators            =
 | subchannels            =
-| affiliations           = {{nowrap|[[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]}}
+| affiliations           = [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
 | airdate                = {{start date and age|1955|6|24|p=y}}
-| location               = [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]]–[[Gatineau|Gatineau, Quebec]]
+| location               = {{ubl|[[Ottawa, Ontario]]|[[Gatineau, Quebec]]}}
 | country                = Canada
 | callsign_meaning       = CBC Ottawa [[Canadian French|Français]] Télévision
 | former_callsigns       = CBOFT (1955–2011)
-| former_channel_numbers = '''Analogue:'''<br>9 ([[very high frequency|VHF]], 1955–2011)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>22 (UHF, 200?–2011)<br>9 (VHF, 2011–2013)
+| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analogue:''' 9 ([[VHF]], 1955–2011)|'''Digital:''' 22 (UHF, 200?–2011), 9 (VHF, 2011–2013)}}
-| owner                  = [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|Société Radio-Canada]]
+| owner                  = [[Société Radio-Canada]]
 | licensee               =
 | sister_stations        = [[CBOT-DT]], [[CBOF-FM]], [[CBOX-FM]]
-| former_affiliations    = '''Secondary:'''<br>[[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]] (1977–1978)
+| former_affiliations    = [[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]] (secondary, 1977–1978)
 | erp                    = 3.5 kW
 | haat                   = {{convert|424.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | coordinates            = {{coord|45|30|9|N|75|50|59|W|type:landmark}}
-| licensing_authority    = [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]]
+| licensing_authority    = [[CRTC]]
 | website                = {{URL|http://ici.radio-canada.ca/ottawa-gatineau/|ICI Ottawa–Gatineau}}
 }}
-'''CBOFT-DT''', [[virtual channel]] 9.1 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] [[digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 33), is an [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]] [[owned-and-operated station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Ottawa|Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada, serving [[Franco-Ontarian]]s in [[Eastern Ontario]] and [[French-speaking Quebecer|Quebecers]] in the [[Outaouais]] region of [[Quebec]]. Owned by the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (known in French as ''Société Radio-Canada''), it is part of a [[Duopoly (broadcasting)#Canada|twinstick]] with [[CBC Television]] station [[CBOT-DT]] (channel 4). Both stations share studios at the [[CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre]] on [[Queen Street (Ottawa)|Queen Street]] (across from the [[Confederation Line]] [[Parliament station|light rail station]]) in [[Downtown Ottawa]], alongside the main corporate offices of the CBC; CBOFT-DT's transmitter is located on the [[Ryan Tower]] at [[Camp Fortune]] in [[Chelsea, Quebec]], north of [[Gatineau]].
+'''CBOFT-DT''' (channel 9) is an [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]] station in [[Ottawa, Ontario]], Canada, serving the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]]. It is part of a [[Duopoly (broadcasting)#Canada|twinstick]] with [[CBC Television]] station [[CBOT-DT]] (channel 4). The two stations share studios at the [[CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre]] on [[Queen Street (Ottawa)|Queen Street]] (across from the [[Confederation Line]] [[Parliament station|light rail station]]) in [[Downtown Ottawa]], alongside the main corporate offices of the CBC; CBOFT-DT's transmitter is located on the [[Ryan Tower]] at [[Camp Fortune]] in [[Chelsea, Quebec]], north of [[Gatineau]].
 ==History==
-CBOFT first signed on the air on June 24, 1955 as the first [[Canadian French|French language]] television station in Ontario. Previously, [[CBOT-DT|CBOT]] aired both CBC and Radio-Canada programs.
+CBOFT first signed on the air on June 24, 1955, as the first [[Canadian French|French language]] television station in Ontario. Previously, [[CBOT-DT|CBOT]] aired both CBC and Radio-Canada programs.
-For a brief time during 1977 and 1978, until [[CHOT-DT|CHOT]] opened, CBOFT also carried some [[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]] programs, after Ottawa's first TVA affiliate, [[CFVO-TV]] (whose channel 30 frequency is now occupied by [[Télé-Québec|CIVO]]) went bankrupt.
+For a brief time during 1977 and 1978, until [[CHOT]] opened, CBOFT also carried some [[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]] programs, after Ottawa's first TVA affiliate, [[CFVO-TV]] (whose channel 30 frequency is now occupied by [[CIVO]]) went bankrupt.
-Due to cost-cutting measures at the CBC in the early 1990s, local programming on [[Toronto]]'s [[CBLFT-DT|CBLFT]] and its rebroadcasters, as well as CBLFT semi-satellite [[CBEFT]] in [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] was discontinued in 1991. All Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario (except the [[Northwestern Ontario|northwest]], which was served by [[CBWFT-DT|CBWFT]] in [[Winnipeg]]) were reclassified as [[rebroadcaster]]s of CBOFT, under the name "Radio-Canada Ontario-Outaouais". The station produced two distinct newscasts through the 1990s and 2000s, one for the Ottawa region and one for the remainder of Ontario.
+Due to cost-cutting measures at the CBC in the early 1990s, local programming on [[Toronto]]'s [[CBLFT]] and its rebroadcasters, as well as CBLFT semi-satellite [[CBEFT]] in [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]] was discontinued in 1991. All Radio-Canada transmitters in Ontario (except the [[Northwestern Ontario|northwest]], which was served by [[CBWFT]] in [[Winnipeg]]) were reclassified as [[rebroadcaster]]s of CBOFT, under the name "{{lang|fr|italic=no|Radio-Canada Ontario-Outaouais}}". The station produced two distinct newscasts through the 1990s and 2000s, one for the Ottawa region and one for the remainder of Ontario.
-In 2010, the CBC applied to the CRTC to have CBLFT relicensed as a separate station, which would again produce a separate newscast for broadcast in most of the province outside of CBOFT's market.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-239.htm CRTC Decision 2010-239]</ref> The application was approved on April 28, 2010, leading to CBLFT resuming newscast production from Toronto, and most of the network's transmitters in Ontario were reassigned to CBLFT's license. Following this split in the network, CBOFT and its Quebec transmitters became "Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau", while most other Ontario transmitters became "Radio-Canada Ontario".
+In 2010, the CBC applied to the CRTC to have CBLFT relicensed as a separate station, which would again produce a separate newscast for broadcast in most of the province outside of CBOFT's market.<ref>[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-239.htm CRTC Decision 2010-239]</ref> The application was approved on April 28, 2010, leading to CBLFT resuming newscast production from Toronto, and most of the network's transmitters in Ontario were reassigned to CBLFT's license. Following this split in the network, CBOFT and its Quebec transmitters became "{{lang|fr|italic=no|Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau}}", while most other Ontario transmitters became "{{lang|fr|italic=no|Radio-Canada Ontario}}".
-Prior to the arrival of the [[Ottawa Senators]] [[National Hockey League|NHL]] team, the station would broadcast the [[Montreal Canadiens]] games on Saturday nights, while the English counterpart, CBOT, would carry the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] games during the Saturday ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' slot.
+Prior to the arrival of the [[Ottawa Senators]] [[NHL]] team, the station would broadcast the [[Montreal Canadiens]] games on Saturday nights, while the English counterpart, CBOT, would carry the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] games during the Saturday ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' slot.
 ==Notable staff==
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 ===Subchannel===
 {| class="wikitable"
+|+Subchannel of CBOFT-DT<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=CBOFT#station RabbitEars TV Query for CBOFT]</ref>
-|-
 ! [[Digital subchannel#Canada|Channel]]
-! [[Display resolution|Video]]
+! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
 ! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
 ! Short name
+! Programming
-! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=CBOFT#station RabbitEars TV Query for CBOFT]</ref>
 |-
+! scope = "row" | 9.1
-| 9.1 || [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || CBOFT-DT || Main CBOFT-DT programming / [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
+| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || CBOFT-DT || Main CBOFT-DT programming / [[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]
 |-
 |}
 ===Analogue-to-digital conversion===
-On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory [[media market|markets]] [[Digital television in Canada|transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts]],<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web |url=http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298734876915/1298734876967# |title=Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) |access-date=2013-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817184039/http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298734876915/1298734876967# |archive-date=2013-08-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the station's digital signal relocated from [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] channel 22 to [[Very high frequency|VHF]] channel 9. Due to reception issues on channel 9, the station was granted permission to move to UHF channel 33.<ref>http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-207.pdf</ref>
+On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory [[media market|markets]] [[Digital television in Canada|transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts]],<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web |url=http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298734876915/1298734876967 |title=Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) |access-date=July 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817184039/http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298734876915/1298734876967 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the station's digital signal relocated from [[UHF]] channel 22 to [[VHF]] channel 9. Due to reception issues on channel 9, the station was granted permission to move to UHF channel 33.<ref>http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-207.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
-===Transmitters===
+===Transmitters/Former rebroadcasters of CBOFT===
-CBOFT operated three analog television rebroadcasters all located in [[Quebec]] in the communities of:
+CBOFT operated three analog television rebroadcasters all located in [[Quebec]] in the following communities:
-*[[Chapeau, Quebec|Chapeau]] – CBOFT-1 channel 11
-*[[Rapides-des-Joachims]] – CBOFT-2 channel 8
+{| class="wikitable"
-*[[Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec|Notre-Dame-du-Laus]] – CBOFT-3 channel 10
+! Station
+! [[City of licence]]
+! [[Television channel|Channel]]
+! [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
+! [[HAAT]]
+! Transmitter coordinates
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
+| '''CBOFT-1'''
+| [[Chapeau, Quebec|Chapeau, QC]]
+| 11 ([[VHF]])
+| 4.75 kW
+| {{convert|114|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
+| {{Coord|45|55|29|N|77|4|22|W|type:landmark|name=CBOFT-1}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
+| '''CBOFT-2'''
+| [[Rapides-des-Joachims|Rapides-des-Joachims, QC]]
+| 8 ([[VHF]])
+| 0.74 kW
+| {{convert|20.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
+| {{Coord|46|11|58|N|77|42|39|W|type:landmark|name=CBOFT-2}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
+| '''CBOFT-3'''
+| [[Notre-Dame-du-Laus, Quebec|Notre-Dame-du-Laus, QC]]
+| 10 ([[VHF]])
+| 0.01 kW
+| NA
+| {{Coord|46|4|38|N|75|36|7|W|type:landmark|name=CBOFT-3}}
+|}
 Due to federal funding reductions to the CBC, in April 2012, the CBC responded with substantial budget cuts, which included shutting down CBC's and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters on July 31, 2012.<ref>[http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/media-centre/2012/04/04/ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan]</ref> None of CBC or Radio-Canada's rebroadcasters were converted to digital.
@@ Line 75: / Line 104: @@
 ==External links==
 * [http://ici.radio-canada.ca/ottawa-gatineau/ ICI Ottawa–Gatineau] {{in lang|fr}}
+*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/television/television-stations/ontario/ontario-eastern/cboft-dt/ CBOFT-DT History] - [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
-* {{History of Canadian Broadcasting|type=television}}
 * {{RecnetCanada|CBOFT}}

v t e Broadcast television in the Ottawa–Gatineau market
Ottawa _DTV	CBOT-DT (4.1 CBC) CIII-DT-6 (6.1 Global) CBOFT-DT (9.1 Ici R-C) CHCH-DT-1 (11.1 Ind.) CJOH-DT (13.1 CTV) CJMT-DT-2 (14.1 Omni) CICO-DT-24 (24.1 TVO) CITS-DT1 (42.1 Yes TV) CHRO-TV-43 (43.1 CTV 2) CFMT-DT-2 (60.1 Omni) CITY-DT-3 (65.1 Citytv)
Gatineau _DTV	CIVO-DT (30.1 TQc) CFGS-DT (34.1 Noovo) CHOT-DT (40.1 TVA)
Pembroke / Chapeau _DTV	CHRO-TV 5 (CTV 2)^Analog CIVP-DT (23.1 TQc)
Cable television	Rogers TV (English) TV Rogers (French) TFO TVCogeco MATV
Defunct stations	Gatineau: CFVO-TV 30 (TVA) Ottawa: CKXT-DT-3 _DTV (20.1 SNN)
See also: List of television stations in Ontario List of television stations in Quebec Ontario TV Montreal TV Quebec TV Watertown TV

v t e Broadcast television in Northern New York and the St. Lawrence Valley, including Watertown
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WWNY-TV (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Fox, 7.3 Ion+, 7.4 Outlaw, 7.5 Oxygen, 7.6 MeTV/MNTV) WPBS-TV 16 / WNPI-DT 18 (.1 PBS, .2 Create, .3 FNX / World, .4 PBS Kids) WWTI (50.1 ABC, 50.2 CW+, 50.3 Laff, 50.4 Mystery)
Low-power	WTKJ-LD 19 (Edge) WNYF-CD (28.1 Fox, 28.2 MeTV/MNTV) WWNY-CD (28.1 Fox, 28.2 CBS, 28.3 Ion+, 28.4 Outlaw, 28.5 Oxygen, 28.6 MeTV/MNTV) WVNC-LD / WVNV-LD (45.1 NBC, 45.2 ANT, 45.3 Ion, 45.4 Grit, 45.5 Bounce, 45.6 Court, 45.7 QVC, 45.8 SonLife)
Cable	MSG Network MSG Sportsnet Spectrum News Central New York SportsNet New York YES
Defunct	Spectrum Sports WLOT-LP 46 (UPN / A1, Watertown)
New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown See also Ottawa-Gatineau Ontario (provincial)

v t e Ici Radio-Canada Télé stations in Canada
Owned-and-operated stations	CBAFT-DT Moncton CBFT-DT Montreal CBKFT-DT Regina CBLFT-DT Toronto CBOFT-DT Ottawa CBUFT-DT Vancouver CBVT-DT Quebec City CBWFT-DT Winnipeg CBXFT-DT Edmonton CJBR-DT Rimouski CKSH-DT Sherbrooke CKTM-DT Trois-Rivières CKTV-DT Saguenay
See also	CBC TV stations