CBNT
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
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| Branding | CBC Newfoundland and Labrador (general) CBC Here & Now (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Love CBC |
| Channels |
Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8.1 () |
| Affiliations | CBC |
| Owner | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| First air date | October 1, 1964 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Newfoundland Television |
| Sister station(s) | CBN, CBN-FM, CBAF-FM-17, CBAX-FM-2 |
| Former callsigns | CBNT (1964–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 8 (VHF, 1964–2011) |
| Transmitter power | 14.54 kW |
| Height | 252.9 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 47°31′59″N 52°47′26″W / 47.53306°N 52.79056°W |
| Website | CBC Newfoundland and Labrador |
CBNT-DT, VHF channel 8, is a CBC Television owned-and-operated television station located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBNT's studios are located at 95 University Avenue, and its transmitter is located just south-southwest of George's Pond in St. John's.
This station can also be seen on Rogers Cable and Bell Aliant TV channel 3. There is a high definition feed offered on Rogers Cable digital channel 51, Bell ExpressVu channel 200, Bell Aliant TV channel 400 and Eastlink channel 601. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available in high definition on channel 053 (Classic) or 553 (Advanced). The station has additional cable coverage throughout the province.
The station went on the air on October 1, 1964, as previous CBC affiliate CJON-TV channel 6 (now an independent station on channel 21) switched networks to CTV. CBNT originally broadcast from the Browning Harvey Building on Water Street West in downtown St. John's. It was the second television station to sign on in the Metro Area (CJON-TV, the previous CBC affiliate, was the first to open just nine years earlier in 1955). In 1966, the present television building, located on 95 University Avenue, opened.
On April 30, 2007, CBC Radio's operations out of the old Avalon Telephone building on 342 Duckworth Street in downtown St. John's were moved to the television station's building on the Parkway after renovations to accommodate the radio broadcasts were completed.
The station generally adheres to the Atlantic Time Zone feed of the CBC network schedule; as a result, most CBC programs air half an hour "later" on Newfoundland, which is on the Newfoundland Standard Time Zone, compared to other areas of Canada.
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