CBNT-DT

CBNT-DT, VHF channel 8, is a CBC Television owned-and-operated television station located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBNT's studios are located at 95 University Avenue, near the intersection of Westerland Road and the Prince Philip Parkway; and its transmitter is located just south-southwest of George's Pond in St. John's.

This station can also be seen on Rogers Cable and Bell Aliant TV channel 3. There is a high definition feed offered on Rogers Cable digital channel 51, Bell ExpressVu channel 200, Bell Aliant TV channel 400 and Eastlink channel 601. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available in high definition on channel 053 (Classic) or 553 (Advanced). The station has additional cable coverage throughout the province.

History

The station went on the air on October 1, 1964, as previous CBC affiliate CJON-TV channel 6 (now an independent station on channel 21) switched networks to CTV. CBNT originally broadcast from the Browning Harvey Building on Water Street West in downtown St. John's. It was the second television station to sign on in the Metro Area (CJON-TV, the previous CBC affiliate, was the first to open just nine years earlier in 1955). In 1966, the present television building, located on 95 University Avenue, opened.