CBMT

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CBMT
Montreal, Quebec
Branding	CBC Television
Slogan	Canada's Own
Channels	6 (VHF) analog, 20 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CBC
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Founded	January 10, 1954
Call letters meaning	C B C Montreal Television
Transmitter Power	100 kW (analog)
Website	CBC Montreal

CBMT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.

CBMT also has substantial viewership in the United States, mostly from Maine to northeastern New York. It is also seen in Michigan — CBMT is the CBC station of choice for Charter systems in (at least) Bay City, Midland, Mount Pleasant, Alpena and Marquette.

Contents 1 History 2 Logos 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] History

CBMT was Montreal's second television station; previously English and French-language programs had shared time on CBFT, channel 2, which was both Montreal's and Canada's first television station.

By the end of 1953, Canada had about a dozen television stations either licensed or under construction, and American competition was about to arrive in Montreal with the construction of WCAX-TV (channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont, transmitting from the top of Mount Mansfield) and WIRI-TV (now WPTZ, channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York).

The CBC felt it imperative to cease time-sharing English and French, so CBMT was included in the network's expansion plans for television from a very early date.

CBMT has used a number of on-air brands over the years. During the 1960s it was known as "Channel 6", and as "CBC 6" throughout the late 1970s and most of the 1980s.

Since 1997, CBMT has been the only CBC station in Quebec. Previously, Quebec City had its own CBC affiliate, CKMI. However, in 1997, CKMI switched its affiliation to Global. CBMT set up a full-power rebroadcaster, CBVE, on CKMI's old channel location, channel 5, while CKMI moved to channel 20.

CBMT transmits from the Mount Royal candelabra tower, in Mount Royal Park, overlooking the city of Montreal. As a result, channel 6 experiences severe multipath interference in parts of the city and South Shore. On cable, CBMT is seen on Videotron channel 13 in the Montreal area, Charter Plattsburgh channel 6 and Comcast Burlington channel 19; it is also seen on direct broadcast satellite throughout Canada.

It was also previously seen unscrambled on C-Band satellite but this has since ended, when it switched to a proprietary digital satellite signal. When the signal was unscrambled on C-Band, many Americans with the dishes tuned into CBMT for a variety of news, entertainment and sports — particularly CBC's Olympic broadcasts, which gave a different perspective than NBC's American broadcasts. The signal is still available, but requires the purchase of a $3000 receiver.

CBMT's studios are located at Maison Radio-Canada along with the CBC's other Montreal stations.

[edit] Logos

The Circle 6 Logo used by CBMT during the 1960s; also used by CBLT from 1957 to 1972, as well as CBWT.

CBC 6 logo used by CBMT in the late 1970s.

CBMT logo from 1986 to 1992, incorporating the "exploding C" logo used as early as 1974

The Present CBMT logo, used since 2001, incorporating the "exploding circle" logo used since 1992; this is the standard, generic logo used by all CBC owned and operated stations

[edit] See also

• List of Quebec media
• List of CBC television stations

[edit] External links

• CBC Montreal
• CBMT at TV Hat

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Broadcast television stations in the Montreal market

Local television stations CBFT 2 (SRC) - CBMT 6 (CBC) - CFTM 10 (TVA) - CFCF 12 (CTV) - CIVM 17 (TQC) - CFTU 29 (Savoir) - CFJP 35 (TQS) - CKMI 46 (Global) - CJNT 62 (CH/Multicultural)

Local cable television stations MétéoMédia (Metro Montreal Feed)

Stations from Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY carried on cable WCAX 3 (CBS) - WPTZ 5 (NBC) - WVNY 22 (ABC) - WETK 33 (PBS / VPT) - WFFF 44 (FOX) - WCFE 57 (PBS)

Experimental HDTV Stations CDTV-MTL 64 (IND)

See also Broadcast television in the Champlain Valley, Ottawa, Trois-Rivières / Mauricie and Sherbrooke-Estrie markets

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Television stations in the Quebec City-Lévis Market

Local television stations CFAP 2 (TQS) - CFCM 4 (TVA) - CBVE 5 (CBC) - CBVT 11 (SRC) - CIVQ 15 (TQC) - CKMI 20 (Global)

Regional cable television channels Télé-Mag cable 10 (Community Access)

Broadcast stations available on cable only Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY: WCAX 3 (CBS) - WPTZ 5 (NBC) - WVNY 22 (ABC) - WETK 33 (PBS / VPT) - WFFF 44 (FOX) - WCFE 57 (PBS) Montreal: CFCF 12 (CTV) - CFTU 29 (Canal Savoir)

See also Broadcast television in the Trois-Rivières / Mauricie and Rivière-du-Loup Markets

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Rimouski/Matane/Sept-Îles/Gaspésie market
Rimouski-Mont-Joli: CJBRT 2 (SRC) - CFER 11 (TVA) - CJPC 18 (TQS)* - CIVB 22 (TQC)
Matane/Baie-Comeau/ Baie-Trinité: CBGAT 6 (SRC) - CBST-19 7 (SRC) - CFTF-5 9 (TQS) - CIVF 12 (TQC) - CBMIT 28 (CBC)
Sept-Îles/Havre-Saint-Pierre: CBSET 3 (CBC) - CFER-2 5 (TVA) - CFTF-7 7 (TQS) - CIVG 9 (TQC) - CBST-1 12 (SRC) - CBST 13 (SRC)
Gaspé: CHAU-6 7 (TVA) - CBGAT-17 9 (SRC) - CBVG-TV 18 (CBC) - CIVK-3 35 (TQC) - CFTF-9 58 (TQS)
Percé: CHAU-5 13 (TVA) - CBVP-TV 14 (CBC) - CBGAT-20 11 (SRC) - CIVK-2 40 (TQC)
* -- CJPC may switch its TQS source from CFJP-TV to CFTF-TV soon, pending CRTC approval.
See also, broadcast television in the Rivière-du-Loup and Chaleur Bay markets