CBSET-1

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = CBSET-1
(semi-satellite of CBMT, Montreal)
station_
station_slogan = "Canada's Own"
station_branding = CBC Television
analog = 7 (VHF)
digital =
affiliations = CBC Television
founded =
location = Schefferville, Quebec
city =
callsign_meaning = CBC Sept Isles English Television
former_callsigns = CFKL-TV (until 1973)
owner = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
former_affiliations = CBC and Radio-Canada combined (until 1973)
homepage = [http://www.cbc.ca/ http://www.cbc.ca/]

CBSET-1 is the local CBC Television owned-and-operated station (O&O) for Schefferville, Quebec. It is a semi-satellite of CBMT, the CBC owned and operated station in Montreal. The station was originally founded by the Iron Ore Company of Canada Aviation, Limited, and was co-owned with nearby station CJCL-TV 3 in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador (now CBNLT).

History

CFKL, along with its sister station CJCL, was originally a privately owned dual CBC and Radio-Canada affiliate, with 73% English programming and 27% French programming. Although privately owned, all shows aired were from CBC and Radio-Canada, with none of its shows being local.

On July 28, 1970, the licences for the two stations (CJCL-TV and CFKL-TV) were renewed for only two years. The Iron Ore Company of Canada Aviation, Limited was considered ineligible to hold a broadcast television station license, as 60% of the company's shares were owned by American companies. Since it was considered very unlikely another company would be willing to buy these stations, their licenses were renewed temporarily under the existing ownership.

March 30, 1973 saw changes to these two small stations. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was given approval to purchase CJCL-TV and CFKL-TV. CJCL changed its call letters to CBNLT and continued to operate as a separate station until 1991, when it became a satellite of CBNT in St. John's. CFKL-TV became CBSET-1, a repeater of Sept-Îles' CBSET which, in turn, is a semi-satellite of Montreal's CBMT.

External links

* [http://www.cbc.ca/quebec/ CBC Quebec]
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