CFAP-DT,
virtual channel
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2.1 (
UHF
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digital
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channel 35), is a
Noovo
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owned-and-operated television station
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licensed
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to
Quebec City
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. The station is owned by the
Bell Media
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Establishment (2011–13)
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subsidiary of
BCE Inc. CFAP-DT's studios are located on the corner of Rue d'Youville and Rue Saint-Joachim (co-located with sister stations
CHIK-FM and
CITF-FM) in the Quebec City borough of
La Cité-Limoilou
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, and its transmitter is located at
Édifice Marie-Guyart, in downtown Quebec City. On
cable, the station is available on
Vidéotron
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channel 5 and in
high-definition on
digital
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channel 605.
History
The station signed on along with sister station
CFJP-TV in
Montreal
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in 1986 as part of what was then the TQS network. It was owned by the family of
Jean Pouliot, then-owner of
CFCF-TV
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. The A in the callsign stands for Adélard, Pouliot's middle name.
Originally a full
satellite
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of CFJP, it began airing its own programming on September 3, 1989. However, like all other TQS/V/Noovo stations, it was (and still is) largely a
semi-satellite of CFJP. As an owned-and-operated station of the network, CFAP was part of the takeover of TQS by Remstar Corporation.
Digital television
CFAP-DT ceased broadcasting in analogue on August 17, 2011 and signed on to digital on August 27, 2011. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display CFAP-DT's virtual channel as 2.1.
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FAP
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FAP
FAP may refer to:
Technology and industry
* FORTRAN Assembly Program, the macro assembler for some IBM mainframe computers
* Fair Access Policy, a term for a bandwidth cap, limiting Internet usage
* Femtocell (Femto Access Point), a small ...
Television channels and stations established in 1986
National Hockey League over-the-air television broadcasters
1986 establishments in Quebec
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