CFRS-DT,

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4.1 ( VHF

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channel 13), is a

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owned-and-operated

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to Saguenay,

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, Canada, operating as a ''de facto''

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CFJP-DT. The station is owned by the

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subsidiary of BCE Inc. CFRS-DT's studios are located on Rue Racine Est (co-located with sister stations

CFIX-FM CFIX-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec. Its studios are located at Rue Racine Est (co-located with sister stations CJAB-FM and Noovo owned-and-operated station CFRS-DT) in the former city of Chicoutimi. ...

and

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) in the former city of

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, and its transmitter is located atop

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. On

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, the station is available on

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channel 5 and in high-definition on

channel 605.

History

The station was launched in 1986 by local broadcaster Radio Saguenay, as a sister station of

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affiliate CKRS-TV (now Radio-Canada O&O

CKTV-DT CKTV-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 12, branded on-air as ICI Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated station licensed to Saguenay, Quebec, Canada and serving the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. ...

). Until the creation of the "megacity" of Saguenay in 2002, it was licensed to Jonquière. Both stations were acquired by

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in 1998, with CFRS becoming a TQS owned-and-operated station in 2001 when Cogeco bought controlling interest in the network. CFRS was part of V's takeover by

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in 2008. When TQS rebranded as V on August 31, 2009, CFRS dropped all non-network programming and became a ''de facto'' repeater of Montreal-based flagship CFJP-TV. The station began broadcasting exclusively in digital on September 1, 2011, after receiving authorization from the

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.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011-492, August 15, 2011.
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Former local programming

* ''Le Grand Journal Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean'' (1989–Fall 2009) - Local news show, aired weekdays at 5:30 p.m. * ''Les Infos'' (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. * ''Le Reflet du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean'' (Fall 2008–Fall 2009) - Weekly news summary with feature reports, airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cfrs-Dt FRS FRS Television channels and stations established in 1986 1986 establishments in Quebec