CFGS-DT, virtual and UHF digital channel 34, branded on-air as Noovo Gatineau–Ottawa, is a

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- affiliated

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to Gatineau,

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, Canada, which also serves Franco-Ontarians in the neighbouring

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of Ottawa,

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. The station is owned by

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, as part of a

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with

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affiliate

CHOT-DT CHOT-DT, virtual channel 40 ( UHF digital channel 32), branded on-air as TVA Gatineau–Ottawa, is a TVA- affiliated television station licensed to Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, which also serves Franco-Ontarians in the neighbouring capital city o ...

(channel 40). The two stations share studios on Rue Jean Proulx and Rue Buteau in the former city of Hull; CFGS-DT's transmitter is located at Camp Fortune in

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. This station can also be seen on

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channel 5 and in high definition channel 605 in Gatineau, Rogers Cable on channel 11, channel 605, in high definition on digital channel 606 in Ottawa, and on

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, in HD on channel 214 and SD on 725. CFGS-DT is the largest Noovo station that is not owned-and-operated by the network. It is also the second major network affiliate in Canada in a media market that is not owned by its associated network, after CHOT.

Overview

It was originally broadcast on UHF channel 49 from its debut on September 7, 1986, until moving to its current over-the-air channel position in 2001. However, prior to changing its listings to national listings only, ''

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'' always had this station listed as Channel 49. CFGS's operation is considerably smaller than sister station CHOT — the station only airs a 10-minute local newscast weekdays at 5:30 p.m. anchored by Louka Jacques, along with brief news updates in the morning and in the evening. There are only two anchors (one for the morning news update and one for the 5:30 p.m. news). For a brief period in 2006, there was an occasional commentary by former MP Françoise Boivin on stories that made headlines.

Digital television and high definition

The analog television shutdown and digital conversion, took place on August 31, 2011, however, CFGS-TV was granted a temporary extension for their analogue broadcasts. CFGS-DT began its digital broadcasts on its current assigned analogue channel, UHF 34 on October 31, 2011.

References

External links

Noovo Gatineau–Ottawa
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