CBYT (TV)
- For the CBC Radio One repeater in Campbell River, British Columbia that uses the CBYT-FM calls, see CBCV-FM.
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| City of license | Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Branding | CBC Television |
| Slogan | Canada Lives Here |
| Channels | Analog: 5 (VHF) |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | CBC |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| First air date | June 17, 1959 |
| Last air date | July 31, 2012 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Y Television |
| Sister station(s) | CBY, CBN-FM |
| Transmitter power | 15.7 kW |
| Height | 149.4 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°56′2″N 57°57′57″W / 48.93389°N 57.96583°W |
CBYT was the call sign for the CBC's television transmitter in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, broadcasting on channel 5. It was carried on cable channel 4 in Corner Brook.
CBYT launched as a full-fledged station on June 17, 1959 rebroadcasting the signal from CBHT in Halifax until CBNT in St. John's launched in 1964. It was once a semi-satellite of CBNT, carrying a partially separate newscast and producing some programs of its own. However, at its closure, the station was a full rebroadcaster of CBNT, even carrying CBNT's commercials.
In 2002, CBYT ceased to exist as a separately licensed station; its transmitter was assigned to the licence of CBNT.[1]
Due to budget cuts handed down on the CBC in April 2012, the CBC announced several austerity measures to keep the corporation solvent and in operation; this included the closure of the CBC and Radio-Canada's remaining analogue transmitters, including CBYT and its transmitters, on July 31, 2012.[2]
Transmitters
References
External links
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CBYT History
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBYT
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for CBYT
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