CFTV-DT

CFTV-DT (channel 34) is a low-power community television station in Leamington, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by a local non-profit consortium known as Southshore Broadcasting. CFTV-DT's transmitter is located on South Talbot Road in Cottam, Ontario.

CFTV-DT

Leamington, Ontario Canada
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF) Virtual: 34.1
Branding	CFTV-DT 34: Community Focus Television CFTV 34 Action News
Programming
Subchannels	see § Subchannels
Affiliations	Independent/Community
Ownership
Owner	Southshore Broadcasting
History
Founded	December 29, 2005
Former call signs	CFTV-TV (2005–2012)
Former channel number(s)	Analogue: 34 (UHF, 2005–2012) Digital: 34 (UHF, 2012–2020)
Call sign meaning	Community Focused Television
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
ERP	0.584 kW
HAAT	63 m (207 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°5′38″N 82°43′48″W
Links
Website	www.cftvdt.com

CFTV-DT's signal reaches as far as Harrow, Tilbury, and the village of South Woodslee in the town of Lakeshore. The station is available in the Leamington area on Cogeco digital cable channel 100 and Gosfield North IPTV channel 34, and nationwide on Bell Satellite TV channel 586. Currently, viewers in Windsor are unable to view the station as the over-the-air signal is too weak to be received in the city nor is the station available on cable.

History

The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in 2003. On March 8, 2006, the Windsor Star stated that CFTV would begin regular transmissions on March 9, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. In the March 17, 2006 edition of the Windsor Star, it was confirmed that Leamington Municipal Council had allocated $12,000 per year to broadcast council meetings on the station.

CFTV's logo (2011–2012), it was edited slightly when it was moved to Cable Channel 100

Digital television

In replies to questions asked via email, the CRTC has stated that CFTV is not required to convert to digital, because it is a low-powered station fairly far from Windsor–Detroit, and thus, has not received a digital assignment and was not required to flash-cut on its current channel to digital operations on August 31, 2011.

On August 17, 2012, the CRTC approved the station's request to begin broadcasting in digital on its current channel, 34. In addition, the station has also received permission to carry four subchannels, making it the first station in Canada to launch original content on its multiplex channels.

Subchannels

CFTV-DT's subchannels

Channel	Format	Aspect	Label	Programming
34.1	480i	4:3	CFTV-DT1	Independent/Community
34.2			CFTV-DT2	French independent (6 a.m.–6 p.m.)/Spanish independent (6 p.m.–6 a.m.)
34.3			CFTV-DT3	Caldwell/Kettle Point/Stoney Point First Nation and special needs/described video programming
34.4			CFTV-DT4	Leamington and Essex County council meetings/Local news

External links

• Official website
• CFTV-TV at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
• CFTV in the REC Canadian station database
• Tony Vidal interview on The Current