CFKS-DT (channel 30) is a

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, Quebec, Canada, broadcasting the

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network

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. The station is

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as a ''de facto''

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. CFKS-DT's studios are located on Boulevard Industriel/ Route 220 and Boulevard de Portland in Sherbrooke, and its transmitter is located in

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History

The station went to air on September 7, 1986. It was originally launched by

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as an independently-owned affiliate of TQS, which was then owned by

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. It became an owned-and-operated station of the network in

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when Cogeco became the network's primary owner. The station was part of V's takeover by Remstar. Since the rebranding of the TQS network on August 31, 2009, CFKS has dropped all non-network programming and became a ''de facto'' semi-satellite of Montreal owned-and-operated station CFJP-TV.

Former local programming

* (1989–Fall 2009) Local news show, aired weekdays at 5:30 p.m. * (Fall 2008–Fall 2009) Two-minute local news capsules, aired weekdays at 6:45 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 11:56 a.m. * (Fall 2008–Fall 2009) Weekly news summary with feature reports, airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

Digital television

CFKS-DT ceased broadcasting in analog and

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to digital on August 1, 2011. Digital television receivers display CFKS-TV's

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as 30.1. In filings from V to the

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with respect to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2010-169, V stated that it was debating whether to install digital a transmitter in Saguenay due to financial reasons, and if it did install one, it might by the deadline or well after the deadline. V later filed regarding the same proceeding that it was in talks with

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to partner up in order to reduce the cost of installing transmitters.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cfks-Dt 1986 establishments in Quebec FKS Television channels and stations established in 1986 FKS