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| City | Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador |
|---|---|
| Channels | |
| Branding | CBC Television |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | CBC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| CBY | |
| History | |
First air date | June 17, 1959 |
Last air date | July 31, 2012 |
Call sign meaning | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Y Television |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 15.7 kW |
| HAAT | 149.4 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°56′2″N 57°57′57″W / 48.93389°N 57.96583°W |
| Translator(s) | see below |
CBYT was the call sign for the CBC's television transmitter in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting on channel 5. It was carried on cable channel 4 in Corner Brook.
History
CBYT launched as a full-fledged station on June 17, 1959 rebroadcasting the signal from CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia until CBNT in St. John's launched in 1964. It was once a semi-satellite of CBNT, carrying a partially separate newscast and producing some programs of its own. However, at its closure, the station was a full rebroadcaster of CBNT, even carrying CBNT's commercials.
In 2002, CBYT ceased to exist as a separately licensed station; its transmitter was assigned to the licence of CBNT.[1]
Due to budget cuts handed down on the CBC in April 2012, the CBC announced several austerity measures to keep the corporation solvent and in operation; this included the closure of the CBC and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters, including CBYT and its transmitters, on July 31, 2012.[2]
Transmitters
References
External links
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CBYT History
- CBYT in the REC Canadian station database
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