CBYT (TV)

For the CBC Radio One repeater in Campbell River, British Columbia, that uses the CBYT-FM call sign, see CBCV-FM.

CBYT
(defunct)

City	Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador
Channels	Analog: 5 (VHF)
Branding	CBC Television
Programming
Affiliations	CBC
Ownership
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	CBY
History
First air date	June 17, 1959 (June 17, 1959)
Last air date	July 31, 2012 (July 31, 2012)
Call sign meaning	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Y Television
Technical information
ERP	15.7 kW
HAAT	149.4 m
Transmitter coordinates	48°56′2″N 57°57′57″W
Translator(s)	see below

CBYT was the call sign for the CBC's television transmitter in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, broadcasting on channel 5. It was carried on cable channel 4 in Corner Brook.

History

CBYT launched as a full-fledged station on June 17, 1959 rebroadcasting the signal from CBHT in Halifax, Nova Scotia until CBNT in St. John's launched in 1964. It was once a semi-satellite of CBNT, carrying a partially separate newscast and producing some programs of its own. However, at its closure, the station was a full rebroadcaster of CBNT, even carrying CBNT's commercials.

In 2002, CBYT ceased to exist as a separately licensed station; its transmitter was assigned to the licence of CBNT.

Due to budget cuts handed down on the CBC in April 2012, the CBC announced several austerity measures to keep the corporation solvent and in operation; this included the closure of the CBC and Radio-Canada's remaining analog transmitters, including CBYT and its transmitters, on July 31, 2012.

Transmitters

Station	City of licence	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter Coordinates
CBYT-1	Stephenville	8 (VHF)	48.23 kW	365.3 m	48°35′23″N 58°39′40″W
CBYT-2	Irishtown	7 (VHF)	0.008 kW	NA	48°59′0″N 57°55′56″W
CBYT-3	Bonne Bay	2 (VHF)	5.152 kW	33.4 m	49°33′12″N 57°53′20″W
CBYT-4	Port aux Basques	3 (VHF)	0.84 kW	57 m	47°34′49″N 59°8′42″W
CBYT-5	St. Andrew's	6 (VHF)	1 kW	35 m	47°48′12″N 59°17′20″W
CBYT-6	Cow Head	8 (VHF)	11.85 kW	62.8 m	49°55′11″N 57°48′54″W
CBYT-7	Trout River	13 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	49°28′40″N 58°7′58″W
CBYT-8	Portland Creek	13 (VHF)	10.332 kW	115.2 m	50°8′41″N 57°37′28″W
CBYT-9	Hawke's Bay	4 (VHF)	4.8 kW	65.6 m	50°38′58″N 57°17′47″W
CBYT-10	Harbour le Cou	5 (VHF)	0.001 kW	NA	47°37′20″N 58°41′4″W
CBYT-11	Rose Blanche	9 (VHF)	0.284 kW	-7.3 m	47°36′58″N 58°41′26″W
CBYT-12	Gillams	13 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	49°0′32″N 58°8′6″W
CBYT-13	Lark Harbour	3 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	49°6′12″N 58°22′52″W
CBYT-14	York Harbour	12 (VHF)	0.001 kW	NA	49°3′30″N 58°19′34″W
CBYAT	Deer Lake	12 (VHF)	1.84 kW	87.5 m	49°14′22″N 57°28′26″W

External links

• Canadian Communications Foundation - CBYT History
• CBYT in the REC Canadian station database