Toronto, Ontario Canada |
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Branding | CBC Toronto (general) CBC Toronto News (newscasts) |
Slogan | Love CBC |
Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 5 () |
Affiliations | CBC Television (O&O; 1952–present) |
Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
First air date | September 8, 1952 |
Call letters' meaning |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Great Lakes Television |
Sister station(s) | CBLFT-DT, CBL-FM, CBLA-FM |
Former callsigns | CBLT (1952–2011) |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 9 (VHF, 1952–1956) 6 (VHF, 1956–1972) 5 (VHF, 1972–2011) |
Transmitter power | 106.9 kW |
Height | 491.0 m |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°38′33″N 79°23′14″W / 43.64250°N 79.38722°W |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
Website | CBC Toronto |
CBLT-DT, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 20), is the flagship station of the English language service of CBC Television located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated station CBLFT-DT (channel 25), which is operated through corporate subsidiary Société Radio-Canada.
CBLT-DT maintains studio facilities based at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre on Front Street West in downtown Toronto, which it shares with national cable news channel CBC News Network and also houses the studios for most of CBC's news and entertainment programs; CBLT maintains transmitter facilities located atop the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. On cable, the station is available on Rogers Cable channels 6 and 127, and in high definition on digital channel 514. On satellite, the station is available on Shaw Direct classic lineup channel 33 and advanced lineup channel 37, and on Bell TV on channels 210 (standard definition) and 1050 (high definition).