CFER-DT, virtual and VHF

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channel 11, is a

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owned-and-operated

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, Quebec, Canada. The station is owned by the

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subsidiary of

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. CFER-DT's studios are located on Boulevard Sainte-Anne/ Route 132 (near the shoreline of the

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) in Pointe-au-Père, and its transmitter is located in

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. The station also operates a rebroadcast transmitter in Sept-Îles (CFER-TV-2, broadcasting on VHF

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channel 5). On

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, CFER-DT is available on

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channel 5. Its local newscasts are carried on a dedicated channel on satellite provider

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channel 101.

History

The station was launched on June 4, 1978. On October 30, 2014, TVA applied to convert the station from analogue to digital operations, remaining on VHF 11 with an effective radiated power of 1.732 kW (maximum of 3.3 kW) at 430.1 meters in height, compared to 174 kW (maximum of 325 kW) at 432.8 meters in height (their current analogue configuration). This application was approved on February 16, 2015. The station flash-cut to digital operations on VHF 11 on January 11, 2016.

References

External links

TVA Est du QuébecCFER-DT
at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the

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