CFRE-DT
CFRE-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 11, is a Global owned-and-operated television station licensed to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is owned by Corus Entertainment. CFRE-DT'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.
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| Regina, Saskatchewan Canada | |
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| Branding | Global Regina (general) Global News (newscasts) |
| Channels | Digital: 11 (VHF) Virtual: 11.1 (PSIP) |
| Translators | 6 CFRE-TV-2 Fort Qu'Appelle |
| Affiliations | Global (O&O) |
| Owner | Corus Entertainment |
| Licensee | Corus Television Limited Partnership[1] |
| First air date | September 6, 1987 |
| Call sign meaning | CF REgina |
| Sister station(s) | CFSK-DT |
| Former call signs | CFRE-TV (1987–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analogue: 11 (VHF, 1987–2011) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1987–1997) |
| Transmitter power | 17.3 kW |
| Height | 300.0 m (984 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 50°35′45″N 105°4′10″W |
| Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Website | Global Regina |
The station has one analogue rebroadcast transmitter, on channel 6 in Fort Qu'Appelle (CFRE-TV-2), operating at 0.01 kW in power. On cable, CFRE-DT is available on Access Communications and Sasktel Max channel 5. On Shaw Direct, it is carried on channels 376 (Classic) and 27 (Advanced). There is a high definition feed offered on Access Communications digital channel 508, Sasktel Max channel 305, and Shaw Direct channels 21 (Classic) and 521 (Advanced).
History
The Communications Tower (associated with the local early broadcasts in 1987) is the tallest structure in Saskatchewan at over 300 metres (984 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.
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 each weekday 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.[2] On August 11, 2011, it was announced that Heather Anderson would anchor the program.[3]
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.[4]
Starting in August 2015, Global News at 10 and all weekend news programming was being produced out of Toronto; anchors were provided by the centralized news operation, but the broadcasts continued to feature local reporting. However, local news anchors have since returned to the weekday broadcast on Global News at 10. The program is hosted by Global Regina anchors Carlyle Fiset and Elise Darwish, who also produce the newscasts at 6 and 10 for Global Saskatoon. [5] Although the newscasts are anchored from Regina, Global Regina no longer has a permanent evening weather specialist. Instead, meteorologist Peter Quinlan from Global Saskatoon anchors Global Regina's weather reports. Weekend newscasts are still produced in Toronto and anchored by Mark Carcasole.
Digital television
Digital channel
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[7]
References
- Ownership Chart 32H – CORUS – TV & Discretionary Services
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.globalregina.com/Global+Regina+announces+Morning+Show/5241089/story.html
- Global News Boosts Local Programming Across the Country Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, 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.