CKRN-DT
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Radio-Canada Télévision CKRN |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | RNC Media |
| CFEM-DT, CFVS-DT | |
| History | |
First air date | December 25, 1957 |
Last air date |
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Former call signs | CKRN-TV (1957–2011) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 4 (VHF, 1957–2011) |
Call sign meaning | Radio-Nord (original name of last owner) or CK Rouyn-Noranda |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| ERP | 19 kW |
| HAAT | 219.6 m (720 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°15′52″N 79°2′38″W / 48.26444°N 79.04389°W |
| Translator(s) | see § Transmitters |
CKRN-DT (channel 4), branded Radio-Canada Télévision CKRN, was a television station licensed to Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, affiliated with Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Privately owned by RNC Media, it essentially functioned as a semi-satellite of Montreal Radio-Canada flagship station CBFT-DT due to not having alternative non-network sources of programming available.
CKRN-DT was sister to TVA outlet CFEM-DT and Val-d'Or V (now Noovo) outlet CFVS-DT, and the three stations shared studios on Avenue Murdoch and Avenue de la Saint Anne in Rouyn-Noranda. CKRN-DT's transmitter was located near Chemin Powell (north of Route 101).
History
The station commenced broadcasting on December 25, 1957 as then-Radio-Nord's first television station, sharing its callsign with its radio sister station, CKRN AM 1400 (now CHOA-FM 96.5). It was originally an affiliate of Radio-Canada and the English language CBC. The CBC subsequently launched a rebroadcaster in Malartic of its English Montreal affiliate CBMT in the area in 1961, CBVD-TV channel 5, and CKRN dropped its English programming in 1962.[note 1]
On March 1, 2018, it was announced that CKRN would cease broadcasting at midnight on March 25. RNC announced it wanted to concentrate its efforts on CFEM and CFVS. The shutdown of CKRN left Ici Radio-Canada Télé without an over-the-air outlet in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.[1]
Transmitters
| Station | City of licence | Channel | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKRN-TV-2 | Ville-Marie | 6 (VHF) | 0.005 kW | NA | 47°21′12″N 79°27′36″W / 47.35333°N 79.46000°W |
| CKRN-TV-3 | Béarn/Fabre | 3 (VHF) (had construction permit to move to 7 (VHF)) |
3.64 kW | 165.5 m (543 ft) | 47°15′16″N 79°22′37″W / 47.25444°N 79.37694°W |
| CJDG-DT | Val-d'Or | 7 (VHF) | 21.5 kW | 204.5 m (671 ft) | 48°25′17″N 77°50′49″W / 48.42139°N 77.84694°W |
| CJDG-TV-2 | Lebel-sur-Quévillon | 11 (VHF) | 0.005 kW | NA | 49°3′25″N 76°58′47″W / 49.05694°N 76.97972°W |
| CJDG-TV-3 | Joutel | 11 (VHF) | 0.781 kW | 152.7 m (501 ft) | 49°27′20″N 78°19′51″W / 49.45556°N 78.33083°W |
| CJDG-TV-4 | Matagami | 9 (VHF) | 0.364 kW | 78.9 m (259 ft) | 49°44′3″N 77°40′44″W / 49.73417°N 77.67889°W |
Notes
- ^ CBVD primarily served the Val-d'Or area, with a marginal signal at best in Rouyn-Noranda; CBC for the Rouyn-Noranda area was served by CFCL-TV-2 channel 2 in Kearns, Ontario, a repeater of CFCL-TV in Timmins; that translator would become CBLT-8 in 2008, as a repeater of CBLT in Toronto. Both CBVD and CBLT-8 would close in 2012, due to the CBC's budget cuts.
References
- ^ de Noncourt, Thierry (March 1, 2018). "Fin de diffusion pour CKRN". Le Citoyen Rouyn-Noranda (in French). Médias Transcontinental S.E.N.C. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
External links
- CKRN-DT at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CKRN-TV in the REC Canadian station database