CBAFT

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = CBAFT
station_
station_branding = Radio-Canada Acadie
analog = 11 (VHF) and Cable 12 in Moncton
digital =
affiliations = Radio-Canada
founded = December 21, 1959
other_chs =

CBAFT-1 Saint John, ch. 5
CBAFT-2 Edmundston, ch. 13
CBAFT-3 Allardville, ch. 3
CBAFT-4 Grand Falls, ch. 12
CBAFT-5 Charlottetown, ch. 31
CBAFT-6 St. Edward, ch. 9
CBAFT-7 Campbellton, ch. 9
CBAFT-8 St. Quentin, ch. 21
CBAFT-9 Kedgwick, ch. 44
CBAFT-10 Fredericton, ch. 19
CBHFT Halifax, ch. 13
CBHFT-1 Yarmouth, ch. 3
CBHFT-2 Mulgrave, ch. 7
CBHFT-3 Sydney, ch. 13
CBHFT-4 Chéticamp, ch. 10
CBHFT-5 Middleton, ch. 46
CBHFT-6 Digby, ch. 58
CBHFT-7 New Glasgow, ch. 15
CBHFT-8 Weymouth, ch. 34
CBFJ-TV St. John's, ch. 4
CBFNT Port-au-Port, ch. 13

| location = Moncton, New Brunswick
owner = Société Radio-Canada
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 325kw
homepage = [http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/ Radio-Canada Acadie]
CBAFT, branded as Télévision de Radio-Canada Acadie, is Radio-Canada's television service in Atlantic Canada, serving Acadians in the Maritimes and Franco-Terreneuvians in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Prior to September 2, 2008, the station was known as "Télévision de Radio-Canada Atlantique". It has now been rebranded as part of the public broadcaster's efforts to better reflect the region it serves. [cite web | title = Découvrez Radio-Canada Acadie | url = http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/special/acadie.shtml | accessdate = 2008-09-02]

Its primary studios and transmitter are located in Moncton, New Brunswick and has additional news bureaus in Edmundston, Bathurst, Fredericton, Caraquet, Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick; [cite web | title = Mise en oeuvre de l'Article 41 de la Loi sur les langues officielles: Nouveau-Brunswick Plan d'action | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/langues/2002-2003/pdf/NB02.pdf | accessdate = 2007-12-17] Halifax, Nova Scotia; [cite web | title = Mise en oeuvre de l'Article 41 de la Loi sur les langues officielles: Nouvelle-Écosse Plan d'action | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/langues/2002-2003/pdf/NEcos02.pdf | accessdate = 2007-12-17] St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; [cite web | title = Mise en oeuvre de l'Article 41 de la Loi sur les langues officielles: Terre-Neuve Plan d'action | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/langues/2002-2003/pdf/TNE02.pdf | accessdate = 2007-12-17] and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. [cite web | title = Mise en oeuvre de l'Article 41 de la Loi sur les langues officielles: L'Île-du-Prince-Édouard Plan d'action | url = http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/documents/langues/2002-2003/pdf/IPE02.pdf | accessdate = 2007-12-17]

The service was launched at 6:25 p.m. on December 21, 1959 from Moncton on channel 11. The station slowly added rebroadcasters, such as one serving Fredericton and Saint John in 1973 on channel 5. [cite web | title = CBAFT Station History | url = http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/television/histories.php?id=67&historyID=89 | accessdate = 2007-12-17] Radio-Canada later converted CJBR-TV-1 Edmundston, a retransmitter of a former affiliate in Rimouski, Quebec on channel 13, to a rebroadcaster of CBAFT.

Unlike all other Radio-Canada stations, programming in the Atlantic region airs one hour later than its scheduled time in the rest of Canada: this noted by the phrase "Une heure plus tard dans les Maritimes", present on nearly all Radio-Canada network promos. (Due to Newfoundland's small Francophone population, the correct time for programs there is only noted on local promos.)

Local programming

:"List is incomplete."

"Le Téléjournal/Acadie", formerly "Le Téléjournal/Atlantique", daily newscast airing everyday at 6:00 p.m. AT. Abbé Lanteigne anchors the program from Monday to Thursday. Martin Robert anchors from Friday to Sunday.

"Le Téléjournal midi/Acadie", formerly "Le Téléjournal midi/Atlantique", a newscast airing weekdays at 12:30 p.m. AT, with Abbé Lanteigne anchoring.

"Luc et Luc" (Dec. 2007–), a talk show hosted by comedian Luc LeBlanc. The program is recorded from the Théâtre l’Escaouette in Moncton. [cite web | title = Luc et Luc | url = http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/atlantique/Tele/lucetluc.shtml | accessdate = 2007-12-17]

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