CFCF (CTV)
Montreal, Quebec
Bell ExpressVu satellite channel	205
StarChoice satellite channel	312
Signal Radius	316 kW
Callsign Meaning	Canada's First Canada's Finest
CTV Television Network
CJOH (Ottawa)	CFTO (Toronto)	CIVT (Vancouver)

CFCF is a CTV-owned and operated affiliate located in Montreal, Quebec. CFCF broadcasts on channel 12, cable channel 11 at a maximum ERP of 316kW, and on Bell ExpressVu and Star Choice systems on channels 208 and 312 respectively. CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... CFCF Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Bell ExpressVu is the division of Bell Canada which sells digital television services in Canada. ... StarChoice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor (the other being Bell ExpressVu), and is majority-owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... CJOH is a television station owned by Bell Globemedia which serves Ottawa, Ontario and the surrounding region. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... CFTO is a Canadian television station, licensed to, and serving Toronto, Ontario and surrounding areas. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... CIVT, also known as BC CTV, CTV 9 and CTV British Columbia, is a Bell Globemedia television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is a part of the CTV Television Network. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Erp is in Norse mythology one of Gudrun and Jonakrs sons Erp (Netherlands) is a village and former municipality in the Netherlands which, since 1994 merged with the town of Veghel, can be found in the province of Noord-Brabant. ... Bell ExpressVu is the division of Bell Canada which sells digital television services in Canada. ... StarChoice is Canadas second direct broadcast satellite television distributor, majority owned by cable TV operator Shaw Communications Inc. ...

Its news bulletins, branded as CFCF News (formerly Pulse News), are headed up by Mutsumi Takahashi and Bill Haugland.

CFCF now airs most of the standard CTV schedule, with some exceptions, due to provincial regulations on advertising during children's programming.

Despite having only one transmitter, CFCF's signal covers from the Laurentian and Lanaudière regions all the way to Plattsburgh, New York. Most cable stations in Quebec also carry CFCF, as it is the only CTV station in the province. Before 1997, before CHCH and Citytv had repeaters stations installed in the National Capital Region around Ottawa, local cable companies carried CFCF as well. Because CHCH and CFCF were sharing some programs, CFCF was removed from these systems, except for Rogers Cable. Laurentian may refer to: Laurentian, Ontario Laurentian University Laurentian mountains Laurentian shield (Canadian Shield) Laurentian Plateau (Canadian Shield) Laurentia (the craton at the heart of North America) Laurentian Bank of Canada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lanaudière is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. ... Plattsburgh, New York refers to two locations in Clinton County, New York: City of Plattsburgh Town of Plattsburgh This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ... Citytv is a system of five English language television stations in Canada, owned by the CHUM Limited group. ... National Capital Region can mean the following The National Capital Region of the Philippines. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... Rogers Communications Inc. ...

History

CFCF TV was founded by the Canadian Marconi Company, after several failed attempts to gain a license, beginning in 1938, and then each year after World War II. In 1960, they finally gained a license, and began broadcasting on January 20, 1961 at 5.45pm. At the time, the station was co-owned with CFCF-AM and FM, the call letters standing for Canada's First, Canada's Finest, referring to CFCF-AM (now CINW), the first radio station in Canada. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The first night on-air was fraught with problems, a power failure interrupting the opening ceremony, and later on, police raided the downstairs ballroom, with sirens blazing and a number of arrests made. The original studios were located above the Avon Theatre, which caused problems for the news program, Pulse News, because of all the noise from the ballroom downstairs. They moved into their own facilities at 405 Ogilvy Avenue on May 19, and became an affiliate of CTV on October 1. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ...

In 1972, due to new foreign ownership guidelines implemented by the CRTC, CFCF-TV (owned by British Electric through Canadian Marconi) and its sister stations CFCF-AM, CFQR-FM and CFCX-SW were sold to Multiple Access Ltd. Multiple Access didn't really know how to run a radio and television station operation, as they were a computers and communications company, and in 1979, they sold the stations to CFCF Inc, owned by Jean Pouliot. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ...

In 1986, CFCF became a sister station to CFJP, the flagship station of Pouliot's new French language network, Television Quatre-Saisons (TQS). CFCF's profits were used to fund the ailing TQS. Two years later, the radio stations were sold to Mount-Royal Broadcasting, and moved out of the CFCF building a year later. Also, in this period, Pouliot began CF Cable TV, which was the forerunner (of sorts) to Vidéotron. CFJP is the callsign for TQS television station in Montreal. ... TQS is a French-language commercial television network in Quebec. ... Vidéotron Limited is an integrated communications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand and Internet access services, serving Quebec, Canada. ...

Financial relief came to the company in the 1990's, thanks to CanWest Global. CanWest Global invested money into the station, in exchange for applying to the CRTC to operate a Global repeater station. However, CanWest Global changed its mind, citing tax problems. This would not be the end of Global's influence at the station. CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...

In the mid-1990's, CanWest Global joined forces with TQS's rival TVA to apply to the CRTC to set up a regional Global network in Quebec. Pouliot was scared by the prospect of new competition and decided to sell his assets. This move caused a shakeup in the local media, because CFCF TV, TQS and CF Cable TV were all up for sale. Vidéotron's bid to buy CFCF Inc was made difficult because they also owned TVA, and had an interest in CKMI-TV, who would be the main station in the regional Global network, as this would be seen as one company owning two English stations in the one large market. TVA is a private commercial French-language television network in Quebec. ... CKMI is the Global Television Networks station in Quebec. ...

As a result, Vidéotron sold CFCF to WIC, who also owned CHAN and CHEK in British Columbia, CHCH in Ontario and several stations in Alberta. TQS was then sold to Quebecor, and later to Cogeco and Bell Globemedia. But the problems wouldn't end there. You may be looking instead for the User:Wikipedia is Communism vandal Western International Communications, or WIC, was a Canadian media company, which was acquired by CanWest Global Communications in 2000. ... CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Networks owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Lake City in Burnaby. ... Chek, River Of Dreams, and its Spanish language equivalent Rio de Sueños are all private label soft drink brands sold exclusively at Winn-Dixie supermarkets. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) Land 925,186 km² Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) Land 642,317 km² Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Quebecor (written without an accent on the first e, even in French) is a Quebec-based company with two main spheres of activity: Quebecor World is the largest commercial printing company in the world, with 39 000 employees around the world. ... Cogeco began in the mid-1950s with the creation of Radio-Canada tv station affiliate in Trois-Rivières CKTM. Later the company expanded with the creation of CKSH in Sherbrooke, a radio network and diversification in the cable television industry. ... Bell Globemedia Inc. ...

When CanWest Global bought out WIC's broadcast TV assets, they included CFCF TV. The station was placed under trusteeship, and had to be sold in short order. CTV's parent company Bell Globemedia bought the station in 2000. With the opening of the Fall 2001 television season, CFCF officially adopted the CTV schedule and all non-CTV shows were dropped. With the exception of local newscasts, which all CTV stations have, and Access Hollywood (which airs weekdays at 7:00 PM), CFCF's program schedule is virtually identical to every other CTV station. The station has since moved to 1205 Papineau Avenue.

Previous slogans

• More to See
• Taking you to the Stars (1981/82)
• It's All Happening Right Here (1983/84)
• Twelve's the One (1984/85)
• Just Look! Look What's Here on 12. (1985/86)
• More On 12.
• Great Things Going On. (1989-1993)
• The 1 2 Watch. (1993-1997)
• Montreal's 1 2 Watch, CFCF 12. (1997-2001)
• Montreal's 1 2 Watch, CTV. (2001-present; used as a slogan only, no jingle)

External links

• CFCF's website
• CFCF at TV Hat