CBYT (TV)
Canadian television station (1959–2012)
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CBYT (channel 5, cable channel 4) was a CBC Television station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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| Channels | |
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| Branding | CBC Television |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | CBC |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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| History | |
First air date | June 17, 1959 |
Last air date | July 31, 2012 |
Call sign meaning | CBC Y Television |
| Technical information | |
| ERP | 15.7 kW |
| HAAT | 149.4 m (490 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 48°56′2″N 57°57′57″W |
| Translator(s) | see § Transmitters |
History
CBYT launched as a full-fledged station on June 17, 1959, rebroadcasting the signal from CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia, until CBNT in St. John's launched in 1964. It was once a semi-satellite of CBNT, carrying a partially separate newscast and producing some programs of its own. However, at its closure, the station was a full rebroadcaster of CBNT, even carrying CBNT's commercials.
In 2002, CBYT ceased to exist as a separately licensed station; its transmitter was assigned to the licence of CBNT.[1]
Due to budget cuts handed down on the CBC in April 2012, the CBC announced several austerity measures to keep the corporation solvent and in operation; this included the closure of the CBC and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters, including CBYT and its transmitters, on July 31, 2012.[2]
