CBYT is the television call sign for the CBC's television station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... Corner Brook is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. ...
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CBYT Corner Brook is owned and operated by the CBC and broadcasts 10 hours of programming per week from CBNT St. John's and 125 hours of programming from the CBC's English-language television network.
In Decision CRTC 88-131 dated 1 March 1988, the Commission reimposed a condition of licence on CBYT with respect to the CBC's commercial activities, allowing for the solicitation and broadcasting of local commercials on television in Newfoundland, subject to certain conditions.
In view of the elimination of local programming by CBYT, the above authority is deleted and therefore, the Commission reiterates its statement made in Decision CRTC 91-423 that the CBC shall solicit only sales of national and regional (and not local) advertising in CBYT's coverage area, as defined in that decision.
CBYT is the call sign for the CBC's television transmitter in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, broadcasting on channel 5 and being carried on cable channel 4 in Corner Brook.
CBYT launched as a full-fledged station on June 17, 1959 rebroadcasting the signal from CBHT in Halifax until CBNT in St.
In 2002, CBYT officially became a rebroadcaster of CBNT and no longer exists as a separately-licensed station.
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