CFLA-TV
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| HAAT | 206.1 m |
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| Transmitter coordinates | 53°17′57″N 60°32′12″W / 53.29917°N 60.53667°W |
CFLA-TV was the local
History
1950s to 1970s
The station was founded by the
Operations
The studio was located in the basement of building S565. The transmitter, two studio cameras and switcher were Dage products. Telecine consisted of two 16mm RCA projectors and a 35mm slide projector. No videotape.
Leo Harvey was the CBC Mgt. Rep. and Capt. William James, base information officer, was the military supervisor.
The equipment for CFLA originally was located at
1970s to 2012
In 1973, the USAF formally transferred operations to the CBC.
On March 1, 1988, the station's licence was renewed. The
Starting October 8, 1991, CFLA was given approval to decrease its ERP from 6,800 to 1,930 watts. With this change, a new antenna system was installed, and the station became a full-time rebroadcaster of CBNT.
Due to budget cuts handed down on the CBC in April 2012, the CBC has 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 CFLA, on July 31, 2012.[1]