CFER-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 11, is a TVA owned-and-operated television station licensed to Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. The station is owned by the Groupe TVA subsidiary of Quebecor Media. CFER-DT's studios are located on Boulevard Sainte-Anne/Route 132 (near the shoreline of the Saint Lawrence River) in Pointe-au-Père, and its transmitter is located in Saint-Donat. The station also operates a rebroadcast transmitter in Sept-Îles (CFER-TV-2, broadcasting on VHF analog channel 5).

CFER-DT
Channels
BrandingTVA (general)
TVA Nouvelles (newscasts)
Programming
AffiliationsTVA
Ownership
OwnerGroupe TVA
History
First air date
June 4, 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-06-04)
Former channel number(s)
Analogue:
11 (VHF, 1978–2015)
Réseau Pathonic (secondary; 1986–1990)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERPCFER-DT: 3.3 kW
CFER-TV-2: 100 kW
HAATCFER-DT: 432.8 m (1,420 ft)
CFER-TV-2: 284.4 m (933 ft)
Transmitter coordinatesCFER-DT:
48°28′2″N 68°12′39″W / 48.46722°N 68.21083°W / 48.46722; -68.21083
CFER-TV-2:
50°10′19″N 66°44′17″W / 50.17194°N 66.73806°W / 50.17194; -66.73806 (CFER-TV-2)
Translator(s)5 CFER-TV-2 Sept-Îles
Links
WebsiteTVA Est du Québec

On cable, CFER-DT is available on Cogeco channel 5. Its local newscasts are carried on a dedicated channel on satellite provider Bell Satellite TV channel 101.

History

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The station was launched on June 4, 1978.

On October 30, 2014, TVA applied to convert the station from analogue to digital operations, remaining on VHF 11 with an effective radiated power of 1.732 kW (maximum of 3.3 kW) at 430.1 meters in height, compared to 174 kW (maximum of 325 kW) at 432.8 meters in height (their current analogue configuration).[1] This application was approved on February 16, 2015.[2] The station flash-cut to digital operations on VHF 11 on January 11, 2016.[3]

References

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  1. ^ https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/DocWebBroker/OpenDocument.aspx?AppNo=201411024 ((in French))
  2. ^ "ARCHIVED - CFER-TV Rimouski - Licence amendment". 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ [1][usurped]
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