CBOFT-DT
| File:Ici Ottawa-Gatineau logo.png | |
| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | ICI Ottawa-Gatineau |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Ici Radio-Canada Télé (O&O) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Société Radio-Canada |
| CBOT-DT, CBOF-FM, CBOX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | June 24, 1955 |
Former call signs | CBOFT (1955–2011) |
Former channel number(s) | Analogue: 9 (VHF, 1955–2011) Digital: 22 (UHF, 200?–2011) 9 (VHF, 2011–2013) |
| Secondary: TVA (1977–1978) | |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 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 |
CBOFT-DT, virtual channel 9.1 (UHF digital channel 33), is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated station licensed to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, serving Franco-Ontarians in Eastern Ontario and Quebecers in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada), as 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.
On cable, the station is available on Rogers Cable channel 5 and digital channel 601 and in high definition on digital channel 602, and on Vidéotron channel 2 and in high definition on digital channel 602 in 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 the "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.
Transmitters
CBOFT operated three analog television rebroadcasters all located in Quebec in the communities of:
- Chapeau – CBOFT-1 channel 11
- Rapides-des-Joachims – CBOFT-2 channel 8
- Notre-Dame-du-Laus – CBOFT-3 channel 10
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.[2] None of CBC or Radio-Canada's rebroadcasters were converted to digital.
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
Notable staff
- Pierre Dufault, sports journalist and political correspondent[6]
References
- ^ CRTC Decision 2010-239
- ^ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for CBOFT
- ^ "Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-207.pdf
- ^ Gratton, Denis (June 22, 2018). "Pierre Dufault, le dernier des grands". Le Droit (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 8, 2020.
External links
- ICI Ottawa–Gatineau (in French)
- Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
- CBOFT in the REC Canadian station database
- Template:TV Fool