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[[Image:STV-CFRE-TVLogo1987.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Logo used while as ''STV'', used from 1987-1997. Shared with CFSK Saskatoon.]]The Communications Tower associated with the local early broadcasts in 1987, is the [[List of tallest structures in Canada|tallest structure in Saskatchewan]] at over 300m (1052 ft., with lights and top antenna). The Tower was constructed by Towerectors, a company that specialized in constructing Communications Towers. |
[[Image:STV-CFRE-TVLogo1987.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Logo used while as ''STV'', used from 1987-1997. Shared with CFSK Saskatoon.]]The Communications Tower associated with the local early broadcasts in 1987, is the [[List of tallest structures in Canada|tallest structure in Saskatchewan]] at over 300m (1052 ft., with lights and top antenna). The Tower was constructed by Towerectors, a company that specialized in constructing Communications Towers. Towerectors was owned and operated by Gerhard F. Hein and George Anderson. {{Expand section|further information on the history of CFRE|date=September 2011}} |
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The station first signed on the air on September 6, 1987, under the ownership of [[Canwest]]. CFRE and its sister station in [[Saskatoon]], [[CFSK-DT|CFSK]], were branded as "STV", and became part of the CanWest Global System in 1990 until the Global Television Network brand was expanded to all of Canwest's stations in 1997. |
The station first signed on the air on September 6, 1987, under the ownership of [[Canwest]]. CFRE and its sister station in [[Saskatoon]], [[CFSK-DT|CFSK]], were branded as "STV", and became part of the CanWest Global System in 1990 until the Global Television Network brand was expanded to all of Canwest's stations in 1997. |
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CFRE-DT, VHF channel 11, is a Global owned-and-operated television station located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment. CFRE's studios are located on Hoffer Drive and McDonald Street on the northeast side of Regina, and its transmitter is located near Louis Riel Trail/Highway 11, northwest of Regina.
The station has one rebroadcast transmitter, on channel 6 in Fort Qu'Appelle (CFRE-TV-2), operating at 0.01 kW in power. This station can also be seen on Access Communications and Sasktel Max channel 5. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 376 (Classic) or 027 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 021 (Classic) or 521 (Advanced). There is a high definition feed offered on Access Communications digital channel 508 and Sasktel Max channel 305.
History
The Communications Tower associated with the local early broadcasts in 1987, is the tallest structure in Saskatchewan at over 300m (1052 ft., with lights and top antenna). The Tower was constructed by Towerectors, a company that specialized in constructing Communications Towers. Towerectors was owned and operated by Gerhard F. Hein and George Anderson.
![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion with: further information on the history of CFRE. You can help by adding to it. (September 2011) |
The station first signed on the air on September 6, 1987, under the ownership of Canwest. CFRE and its sister station in Saskatoon, CFSK, were branded as "STV", and became part of the CanWest Global System in 1990 until the Global Television Network brand was expanded to all of Canwest's stations in 1997.
News operation
CFRE-DT presently broadcasts 24½ hours of local newscasts each week (with 4½ hours on weekdays, and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). The station also airs the public affairs program Focus Saskatchewan.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that a new local weekday morning newscast would begin broadcasting on CFRE in late-August 2011. The morning newscast runs for three hours from 6 to 9 a.m.[1] On August 11, 2011, it was announced that Heather Anderson would anchor the program.[2]
In late 2011, CFRE-DT became the first television station in the Regina market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. On August 20, 2012, CFRE expanded its half-hour 10 p.m. newscast to one hour, and changed the name of the program from Prime News to News Hour Final (it has since been renamed Global News at 10); the addition of the morning newscast and the expansion of the primetime newscast was part of an expansion of local news programming on Global owned-and-operated stations across Canada as part of a benefits package that was included as a condition of the sale of the Global Television Network to Shaw Communications.[3]
As of August 2015, Global News at 10 and all weekend news programming is produced out of Toronto; anchors are provided by the centralized news operation, but the broadcasts feature local reporting.[4]
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | CFRE-HD | Main CFRE-DT programming / Global |
Analogue-to-digital conversion
On August 10, 2011, three weeks before Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets were slated to transition from analogue to digital broadcasts, CFRE flash cut its digital signal into operation on VHF channel 11.[6]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
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- ^ Global News Boosts Local Programming Across the Country, Broadcaster Magazine, May 30, 2012.
- ^ Faguy, Steve. "Another step in Global's faking of local news". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for CFRE
- ^ "Digital Television - Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
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External links
- Global Regina
- Template:History of Canadian Broadcasting
- CFRE-TV in the REC Canadian station database
- Template:TV Fool