- CFTV-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = CFTV
station_
station_slogan = Community Focus Television
station_branding =
analog = 34 (UHF), 79 on Cable
digital = none
affiliations =Independent station
founded =December 29 ,2005
location =Leamington, Ontario
callsign_meaning = Community Focus Television
former_callsigns =
owner = Southshore Broadcasting Inc.
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 2.1kw (analog)
homepage =CFTV is a low-power community television station in
Leamington, Ontario ,Canada , which began broadcasting in early 2006. The station was licensed by theCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 2003. [ [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2003/db2003-581.htm CRTC Decision 2003-581] ]CFTV, is owned and operated by a local
non-profit consortium known as Southshore Broadcasting, and broadcasts on channel 34. The station will be required to find an alternate channel if its current channel assignment is found to cause interference to CBET's DTV broadcasts on channel 35, once CBET's DTV operations begin.Its signal reaches as far as Harrow, Tilbury, and the village of South Woodslee in the town of Lakeshore. Currently, viewers in Windsor are unable to view the station, because the signal does not reach the city, however the station has stated in email replies from viewers that they do intend to increase the strength of their transmitter and cover Windsor and all of Essex County very soon.
Beginning of transmissions
On Wednesday,
March 8 ,2006 , the "Windsor Star " stated that CFTV would begin regular transmissions onMarch 9 ,2006 at 6:00 PM. In theMarch 17 ,2006 edition of the "Windsor Star", it was confirmed that Leamington Municipal Council had allocated $12,000 per year to broadcast council meetings on the station. CFTV is available onCogeco digital cable channel 79.References
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