CFQC-DT
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada |
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| Branding | CTV Saskatoon (general) CTV News Saskatoon (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Your World at Home |
| Channels |
Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8.1 () Satellite: C-Band FTA |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | CTV (secondary, 1969–1971; sole affiliate, 1971–present) |
| Owner | Bell Media |
| First air date | December 5, 1954 |
| Former callsigns | CFQC-TV (1954–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 8 (VHF, 1954–2011) |
| Former affiliations | CBC (1954–1971) |
| Transmitter power | 13 kW |
| Height | 267.9 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 52°11′28″N 106°23′16″W / 52.19111°N 106.38778°W |
| Website | CTV Saskatoon |
CFQC-DT, VHF channel 8, is a CTV owned-and-operated station located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is owned by Bell Media. CFQC's studios are located on 1st Avenue North and 23rd Street East in the Central Business District neighbourhood, and its transmitter is located near Highway 41 and Burgheim Road, northeast of Saskatoon.
The station also operates rebroadcast transmitters in Stranraer and North Battleford. This station can be seen on SaskTel Max channel 4 and 304 in HD, Shaw Cable channel 9, Bell TV channel 249, Shaw Direct (channel 378 Classic Lineup, channel 66 Advanced Lineup) and in high definition on digital channel 210.
CFQC-TV first signed on the air on December 5, 1954; it was originally owned by the Murphy family along with CFQC radio (AM 600, now CKBL-FM at FM 92.9). The first program broadcast (other than test patterns) was a film of the 42nd Grey Cup game, followed by assorted entertainment programs and the station's first newscast. CFQC reported the next day that 40,000 viewers had tuned in, with the station's signal reported to have been received as far away as 40 miles south of Regina.
Initially a CBC affiliate, as early as 1967, the Murphys wanted to switch to CTV. However, these plans were put on hold in November 1967 when the federal government denied an application for a new CBC station, citing budget cuts, among other reasons. Eventually, however, Regina's CBKRT (now CBKT) won permission to set up a rebroadcaster in Saskatoon. CFQC-TV, meanwhile, started airing CTV programs on tape delay in 1969, becoming a full-time CTV affiliate in 1971 when CBKST signed on as a rebroadcaster of CBKRT.
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