CFCN-TV
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Calgary, Alberta Canada |
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| Branding | CTV Calgary (general) CTV News Calgary (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Local, Live and Breaking |
| Channels |
Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 4.1 () |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | CTV |
| Owner | Bell Media |
| First air date | September 9, 1960 |
| Sister station(s) | CTV Two Alberta |
| Former callsigns | CFCN-TV (1960–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 4 (VHF, 1960–2011) Digital: 36 (UHF, 2009–2011) |
| Former affiliations | independent (1960–1961) |
| Transmitter power | 220 kW |
| Height | 206.1 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 51°3′34″N 114°10′13″W / 51.05944°N 114.17028°W |
| Website | CTV Calgary |
CFCN-DT, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 29), is a CTV owned-and-operated television station located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media, it is sister to cable-exclusive CTV Two Alberta (based in Edmonton, alongside sister station CFRN). CFCN's studios are located on Patina Rise Southwest, near Calgary's Coach Hill neighborhood, and its transmitter is located near Old Banff Coach Road/Highway 563.
The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge, broadcasting on VHF channel 13. This station can also be seen on (corporate sister through parent company Bell Canada) Bell TV channel 243 and in high definition on channel 1131, Rogers Cable channel 111, and Shaw Cable channel 3 and in high definition on digital channel 210. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 317 (Classic) or 016 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 016 (Classic) or 515 (Advanced).
CFCN first signed on the air on September 9, 1960; owned by the Love family, along with CFCN-AM (1060 kHz., now CKMX). It was the first independent television station in Canada. It became a charter member of the Canadian Television Network, now CTV, on October 8, 1961. In 1967, Maclean-Hunter bought the CFCN stations. In 1968, CFCN's semi-satellite in Lethbridge began operation, leasing tower space for its transmitter from CJLH-TV (channel 7, now CISA-TV).
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