CBWFT
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| CBWFT | |
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| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Branding | Radio-Canada Manitoba |
| Slogan | Ici comme dans la vie |
| Channels | 3 (VHF) / Cable 10 in Winnipeg analog, 51 (UHF) (proposed) digital |
| Affiliations | Radio-Canada |
| Owner | Societé Radio-Canada |
| Founded | April 24, 1960 |
| Call letters meaning | C B C Winnipeg French Television |
| Transmitter Power | 59kw |
| Website | Radio-Canada Manitoba |
CBWFT is the Societé Radio-Canada French language television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is broadcast locally on channel 3 cable 10, and on Bell ExpressVu channel 118.
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[edit] History
The CBC announced on February 17, 1959 that they would appear before the BBG (predecessor to the CRTC) in Ottawa on March 18th to apply for a license to extend Radio-Canada's television signal into the Winnipeg area.[1]
It first signed on at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 24, 1960, using channel 6 with an EIRP of 2,800 watts. At the same time two VTRs, worth $75,000 each were installed at the station.[2]
Its opening broadcast was a ceremony held at the Notre Dame Auditorium in St. Boniface, Manitoba. Dignitaries included in attendance were Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis, Premier Duff Roblin, CBC President Alphonse Ouimet, Marcel Ouimet general manager of Radio-Canada, J. R. Finlay CBC Prairie Region Director, and Leo Remillard CBWFT's program director.[3]
At first CBWFT's broadcast day ran between 6 and 12 hours , with a longer programming day on weekends. Over the years this was extended to encompass most of the day.
Initially Radio-Canada's microwave link didn't reach as far as Winnipeg. Instead videotapes and films were "bicycled" from Montreal and delayed by one week, except for News and Live events like HNIC. [4]
On November 15, 1964 it swapped frequencies with CBWT and a higher powered transmitters were installed at the new site near Starbuck, Manitoba.[5][6]
From 1964 till the early 1980s it referred to itself as "CBWFT. Canal trois. Winnipeg." During the early 1980s, CBWFT was known as "CBWFT 3/10", signifying its position on Channel 3, Cable 10 in Winnipeg. On January 1, 1986 it became known as "Radio-Canada Manitoba".
By October 31, 1966 CBWFT was connected to the Radio-Canada microwave signal, allowing the live feed of Le Telejournal at 6 p.m. Prior to this the newscast consisted of Radio-Canada's radio news with locally inserted images.[7]
Several months after the first Anik A satellite was launched in 1972, CBWFT switched to the satellite feed of Radio-Canada and dropped the microwave feed, except to distribute its signal within its coverage area — Manitoba and northwest Ontario, and part of Saskatchewan.
In 1976, a re-broadcast transmitter of CBWFT programming for Regina, Saskatchewan became CBKFT. In 1985, CBKFT was issued a separate license to broadcast its own Ce Soir regional news program.
In 2005 the long-running Ce Soir news program was renamed to Le Telejournal, which is the same name of the French national news program on Radio-Canada. The Le Telejournal local edition is normally 30 minutes in length, however the Wednesday version is 60 minutes. Also it is rebroadcast at 11 p.m.
[edit] Logos
 CBWFT logo from 1964 |
 CBWFT logo from 1976 |
 CBWFT logo from 1977 |
 CBWFT logo from 1982 |
 CBWFT logo from 1986 to 1992 |
 Ce Soir Manitoba logo used in 1988 |
 Present CBWFT logo, used from 2001 |
[edit] Current CBWFT personalities
- Geneviève Murchison news anchor Le téléjournal/Manitoba
- Manon Roy, weather person
- Mylène Crête, reporter
- Nassima Ennahdi, reporter
- Valérie-Micaela Bain, reporter
- Antoine Deshaies, reporter
- Marie-Christine Gagnon, reporter
- Pierre-Olivier Fortin, reporter
[edit] Former CBWFT personalities
- Pierre Chevrier, former news anchor Ce Soir Manitoba
- Pierre D'Auteuil, former news anchor, Ce Soir Manitoba
- Francois Riopel, former news anchor Ce Soir Manitoba
[edit] Retransmitters
The station also has a number of rebroadcast transmitters in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario (in the parts of that region which fall in the Central Time Zone):
- Brandon - 32
- Dryden, ON - 6
- Flin Flon - 3
- Fort Frances, ON / International Falls, MN - 15
- Kenora, ON - 2
- Oak Lake - 32
- The Pas - 6
- Pine Falls - 11
- St-Lazare - 13
- Ste-Rose-du-Lac - 3
- Thompson - 5
[edit] CRTC License related
- CRTC Decision 1989-117 - 1989-1994 License renewal
- CRTC Decision 1995-662 - 1995-1999 License renewal
[edit] References
- ^ Phillips, Bruce. "CBC Asks to Build TV in St. Boniface", Winnipeg Tribune, February 17, 1959, p. 1.
- ^ "Viewers To Get Choice Of Channels This Year", Winnipeg Free Press, April 26, 1960, p. 31.
- ^ "French TV Channel Here Now Operating Full-Scale", Winnipeg Tribune, April 25, 1960, p. 15.
- ^ "French TV On April 24", Winnipeg Tribune, April 8, 1960, p. 5.
- ^ "October Set As Target Date For Change In CBC Channels", Winnipeg Free Press - TV-Radio, April 15, 1964, p. 15.
- ^ "CBWT Will Switch to Channel 6", Winnipeg Free Press, November 5, 1964, p. 3.
- ^ "French Newscast Direct", Winnipeg Free Press - TV-Radio, October 29, 1966, p. 6.
[edit] External links
- Radio-Canada Manitoba
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CBWFT History
- Radio-Canada Manitoba Action Plan for the Implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act 2005-06
| Local television stations
CBWFT 3 (SRC) - CBWT 6 (CBC) - CKY 7 (CTV) - CKND 9 (Global) - CHMI 13 (Citytv) - CIIT 35 (OMNI) |
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| Local cable television channels Shaw TV - Sportsnet West - Environment Canada |
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| Local American stations available on cable television KGFE 2 (PBS) - WCCO 4 (CBS) - WDAZ 8 (ABC) - KARE 11 (NBC) - WUHF 31 (FOX) - WTVS 56 (PBS) |
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| See Also: Television in the Brandon, Kenora, Grand Forks, and Fargo television markets |
| Local television stations
CKND 2 (Global) - CKYB 4 (CTV) - CKX 5 (CBC/A-Channel) - CH5248 30 (Community) - CBWFT 32 (SRC) |
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| Local cable television channels
NAC TV 12 (Community, Neepawa) - WCGtv (Community, Brandon) - Sportsnet West |
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| Television stations from other markets available on cable television
Winnipeg, MB: CBWT 6 (CBC)1 - CHMI 13 (Citytv)1 |
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Local television stations |
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| Regional cable channels
Leafs TV - Sportsnet Ontario - Shaw TV (cable 10) |
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| Television stations from other markets available on cable television
Edmonton, AB: CITV 13 (Global) |
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| See also: Television in the Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay markets | ||
