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36-599: CFTO-DT (channel 9) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario , Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV Television Network . It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Barrie -based CTV 2 flagship CKVR-DT , channel 3 (although the two stations maintain separate operations). CFTO-DT's studios are located at 9 Channel Nine Court in Agincourt , and its transmitter

72-572: A TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around the world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require

108-474: A barter in some cases. Eaton family The Eaton family is a Canadian family of Scottish-Irish Methodist origin. Established in Toronto , the family dynasty began in 1869 when Timothy Eaton (1834–1907) founded Eaton's , which became a national chain of department stores . At its height, the family's net worth was around $ 2 billion. Although the Eaton's department store chain went bankrupt in 1999,

144-504: A broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines the broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires

180-717: A charter affiliate of CTV, as well as the network's flagship station. In 1970, Ted Rogers sold his interest in CFTO and the Bassett-Eaton group sold their interest in Rogers Cable in an exchange of assets. On May 31, 1976, CFTO began transmitting its signal from the CN Tower , while its studios remained in Agincourt . CFTO began broadcasting in stereo in 1985. In 1991, the station joined with several other Ontario stations to form Ontario Network Television, which evolved into

216-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

252-492: A political dispute with Canadian authorities on paid fee-for-carriage requirements for cable television operators. A subsequent change in ownership assigned full control of CTVglobemedia to Bell Media; as of 2011, these transmitters continue to be licensed and remain in operation. Just after midnight on June 23, 2019, the Orillia transmitter was converted to digital. *Currently being sold to other owners pending approval of

288-635: A station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

324-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

360-593: Is located atop the CN Tower in Downtown Toronto . The station shares the Agincourt studio complex with CTV's headquarters, which includes studios for the network's news programming ( CTV National News and the CTV News Channel ), along with most of Bell Media's specialty channels. The station first signed on the air at 10 p.m. on December 31 , 1960; its first official day of programming

396-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

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432-609: The Baton Broadcast System , a subsystem within the CTV network. In 1995, CFTO began operating rebroadcast stations at Orillia (on UHF channel 21) and Bobcaygeon (near Peterborough , on UHF channel 54). When CTV's stations proposed to buy the network and run it as a cooperative in 1966, the Board of Broadcast Governors initially balked at the proposal. CFTO was by far the largest, richest and most profitable station (it

468-695: The Eaton family sold its 41% interest in CTV. On that same day, the Baton Broadcast System merged into CTV. With rumours of an impending takeover, Bell Canada proposed to buy CTV Inc. for $ 2.3 billion; this was approved by the CTV board in March 2000. The deal still required approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), but with the promise of the largest benefits package ever presented to

504-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

540-739: The CRTC announced the approval of their application by Rogers Media , owners of Citytv , to launch its own 24-hour local news channel which would be focusing on the Greater Toronto Area , CityNews Channel ; like CFTO, CP24 is operated by Bell Media, although the operations between the two remain otherwise separate. The station's late evening newscast, CTV News at 11:30 , was later added to the CP24 schedule in May 2009. On May 12, 2009, CFTO began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition ; with

576-572: The CRTC. Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to

612-647: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

648-478: The change, the station introduced a renovated studio. Starting in July 2017, CFTO began simulcasting CP24's Live at 5 and Live at 5:30 as part of an expansion of local news programming across Bell Media stations. Unlike CP24, these newscasts are broadcast in full screen without any information sidebars. The station began providing a digital signal on satellite on November 17, 2003, and on January 30, 2004, CFTO

684-547: The exception of its CP24 simulcasts, the station brands its newscasts as CTV News Toronto , in line with all of CTV's other owned-and-operated stations as well as the CTV 2 stations, using generic CTV News graphics. The station's flagship 6 p.m. newscast is the highest-rated local newscast in Canada. Known beginning in the 1970s as World Beat News (for its early evening newscast), Noon Beat News (for its lunch hour newscast) and Night Beat News (for its late evening newscast),

720-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

756-402: The home for network-produced programs such as CTV National News , Canada AM and W5 . The studios are now also used by a number of CTV's specialty channels , for productions such as the cable news channel CTV News Channel , TSN 's SportsCentre , and Discovery Channel 's Daily Planet . Over the years, the studio complex has also been rented out for third-party productions, such as

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792-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

828-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

864-426: The name was pronounced / ˌ b æ t ən / , rather than the conducting tool 's traditional pronunciation. The station's first children's show, shown on weekday afternoons, was The Professor's Hideaway , starring Stan Francis. American television network ABC held a minority share in the partnership, which it sold to each of the partners shortly before CFTO-TV went on the air. Ted Rogers' uncle J. Elsworth Rogers

900-406: The organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as

936-784: The parent company being renamed once again to Bell Media . As CFTO serves as CTV's flagship station, its schedule is virtually identical to the CTV network schedule. A largely identical schedule is used on the other CTV stations in Southern Ontario , CJOH in Ottawa and CKCO in Kitchener , as CFTO acts as master control for these stations. Any discrepancies with other stations would generally be limited to local infomercials and religious programming on Sunday mornings. Under CTV's original cooperative structure, CFTO, through Baton's in-house production company Glen-Warren Productions,

972-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

1008-537: The regulators, the deal was approved on December 7 that year. By February 2005 , the station stopped using its call letters in its on-air branding (opting to use the "CTV" name), a branding convention that became official on several CTV stations throughout the country in October 2005. BCE later sold most of its interest in CTV, with the parent company being renamed CTVglobemedia . BCE Inc. later reacquired 100% control of CTVglobemedia's assets for $ 1.3 billion in 2011, with

1044-478: The station's newscasts were rebranded as CFTO News in early 1998, and as CTV News in 2005. In December 2008, CP24, a 24-hour news channel which primarily focuses on Toronto, began airing a simulcast of CTV News at Six , displacing its simulcast of the 6 p.m. edition of CityNews . This change occurred because the long-standing association between CITY-TV (channel 57) and CP24 (which were previously both owned by CHUM Limited ) abruptly came to an end after

1080-556: The studio scenes in the 1976 film Network . The Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Super 7 (now Lotto Max ) drawings were also held at the CFTO studios until 2008. Since 2010, CFTO and CP24 have been the television broadcasters for the Toronto Santa Claus Parade . CFTO-DT presently broadcasts 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours each weekday and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). With

1116-463: Was a minority (and originally primary) owner of Western Ontario Broadcasting, Ltd., owners of CKLW-TV (now CBET ) in Windsor, Ontario (which was mostly owned by RKO General ). The station's original studio and transmitter facilities were located at 1550 McCowan Road, later renamed 9 Channel Nine Court. In March 1961, Aldred sold his interest in the station, and on October 1 of that year, CFTO became

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1152-544: Was granted an over-the-air digital television signal, transmitting on UHF channel 40 at an effective radiated power of 17,400 watts. In mid-2005, CFTO upgraded its digital signal to transmit programming in high definition. CFTO shut down its analogue signal, over VHF channel 9, on August 31, 2011, the official date on which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts . The station's digital signal

1188-526: Was more than double the size of the next-largest station, CFCF-TV in Montreal ). This led to fears that CFTO would dominate a station-owned network. The BBG was only appeased when the station owners promised that each owner would have an equal vote, regardless of how large it was. As it turned out, though, Baton gradually grew powerful enough that it was able to buy controlling interest in CTV in 1997, changing its name to CTV Inc. in 1998. On January 27, 1998,

1224-679: Was on January 1 , 1961. The inaugural program broadcast on CFTO was a telethon for the Ontario Association for Community Living , hosted by broadcaster Joel Aldred, complete with a fireworks ceremony. The station was founded by Baton Aldred Rogers Broadcasting, a joint venture between Telegram Corporation (owned by the Bassett and Eaton families), Aldred-Rogers Broadcasting (owned by Joel Aldred and Ted Rogers ), and Foster Hewitt Broadcasting , which owned radio station CKFH (1430 AM, now CJCL on 590 AM). The 'Baton' portion of

1260-544: Was one of the network's main contributors of Canadian programming, such as The Littlest Hobo , Circus and The Uncle Bobby Show . Indeed, the amount of programming originating at CFTO was often a source of tension with the network's other major-market affiliates. However, as with most local stations in North America , such locally produced non-news programming has become increasingly rare. For much of its history, CFTO's Channel Nine Court studios have also served as

1296-484: Was relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 40 to its analogue-era VHF channel 9 for post-transition operations. On April 29, 2019, CTV updated broadcast channels for stations in Toronto, Victoria, and Windsor. CFTO moved to VHF channel 8, but retained virtual channel 9. Download coordinates as: CFTO-TV-21 and a long list of CTV rebroadcasters nationwide were to shut down on or before August 31, 2009, as part of

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