CFCF-DT

CFCF-DT, VHF channel 12, is a CTV owned-and-operated television station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media. CFCF's studios are located in the Bell Media building (formerly the Montréal Téléport), at the intersection of Avenue Papineau and Boul. René-Lévesque in Downtown Montreal. Its transmitter is located atop Mount Royal.

On cable, CFCF is seen on Vidéotron channel 11 in the Montreal area (channel 7 in standard definition and channel 607 in high definition on digital cable), Charter Plattsburgh channel 13 and Comcast Burlington channel 21; it is also seen on Bell TV via channels 205 (SD) and 1031 (HD), and on Bell Fibe via channels 201 (SD) and 1201 (HD). On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 312 (Classic) or 057 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 045 (Classic) or 545 (Advanced). Most cable distributors in Quebec also carry CFCF, as it is the only CTV station in the province. Despite having only one transmitter, its signal reaches all the way to the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions, and also decently covers the Champlain Valley region in Vermont and New York.

CFCF

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CINW

CINW was an English language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.

Owned and operated by Corus Quebec, it broadcast on 940 kHz with a power of 50 000 watts as a clear channel (class A) station, using a slightly directional antenna solely for the purpose of improving reception in downtown Montreal. CINW's original incarnation, XWA, was Canada's first regularly operated commercial radio station, first signing on in 1919.

CINW, along with French-language sister station CINF, ceased operations at 7:00 p.m. ET on January 29, 2010.

History

XWA, CFCF, CIQC

The station that eventually become CINW started out on December 1, 1919 under the call sign XWA (for "Experimental Wireless Apparatus"). Experimental broadcasts continued from that date from the Marconi Wireless Company at 173 William Street (later re-numbered as 1017) after such time as the station began regular programming on May 20, 1920. As such, it has a claim to being the first commercial broadcaster in the world, although other stations, most notably KDKA and WWJ, have made similar claims. Its call letters were changed to CFCF on November 4, 1920. While the meaning of that call sign has never been officially confirmed, it is generally believed to be "Canada's First, Canada's Finest".