CFQC-DT
CFQC-DT, VHF channel 8, is a CTV owned-and-operated station located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media. CFQC's studios are located on 1st Avenue North and 23rd Street East in the Central Business District neighbourhood, and its transmitter is located near Highway 41 and Burgheim Road, northeast of Saskatoon.
The station also operates rebroadcast transmitters in Stranraer and North Battleford. This station can be seen on SaskTel Max channel 4 and 304 in HD, Shaw Cable channel 9, Bell TV channel 249, Shaw Direct (channel 378 Classic Lineup, channel 66 Advanced Lineup) and in high definition on digital channel 210.
History
CFQC-TV first signed on the air on December 5, 1954; it was originally owned by the Murphy family along with CFQC radio (AM 600, now CKBL-FM at FM 92.9). The first program broadcast (other than test patterns) was a film of the 42nd Grey Cup game, followed by assorted entertainment programs and the station's first newscast. CFQC reported the next day that 40,000 viewers had tuned in, with the station's signal reported to have been received as far away as 40 miles south of Regina.
CKBL-FM
CKBL-FM, branded as 92.9 The Bull, is a country radio station located in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The station is part of the Saskatoon Media Group, and has studios with sister stations CJWW and CJMK-FM. They are at 366 3rd Avenue South, downtown on the river.
History
The station originated on the AM dial as CFQC-AM, which began broadcasting in 1923. It was founded by electrical supply shop owners A. A. "Pappy" Murphy and David Streb. Murphy bought out Streb in 1932.
The station was an affiliate of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission from 1933 to 1936 when it affiliated with the newly formed Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It lost that affiliation in 1939 when the CBC signed on CBK as its outlet for all of southern and central Saskatchewan. In 1944 it became an affiliate of the CBC's Dominion Network until 1962 when the network was reabsorbed into the main CBC Radio network and CFQC became independent. In 1954, CFQC-TV was established by the Murphy family and became Saskatoon's first television station; initially a CBC affiliate, in the early 1970s it switched to the CTV Television Network. Both the TV and radio stations shared some on-air personal such as newsreaders.
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