CBMT
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| CBMT (CBC) | ||
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| Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Channel 6 / Cable 13 / Digital 20 | ||
| Owner | SRC | |
| Founded | 1954 | |
| Signal Radius | 100 kW | |
| Callsign Meaning | C B C Montreal Television | |
| CBC | ||
| CBOT (Ottawa) | CBMT (Montreal) | CBVE (Quebec City) |
CBMT is the call sign for the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen throughout Quebec on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters, including full-power CBVE in Quebec City. CBMT's programming is also rebroadcast in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.
CBMT was Montreal's second television station; previously, English- and French-language programs had shared time on CBFT, channel 2, which was both Montreal's and Canada's first television station. By the end of 1953, Canada had about a dozen television stations either licensed or under construction, and American competition was about to arrive in Montreal with the construction of WCAX-TV (channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont, transmitting from the top of Mount Mansfield) and WIRI (channel 5 in Plattsburgh, New York). The CBC felt it imperative to cease time-sharing English and French, so CBMT was included in the network's expansion plans for television from a very early date.
CBMT transmits from the Mount Royal candelabra tower, in Mount Royal Park, overlooking the city of Montreal. As a result, channel 6 experiences severe multipath interference in parts of the city and South Shore. CBMT is seen on cable channel 13 in the Montreal area, and on direct broadcast satellite throughout Canada. CBMT's studios are located at Maison Radio-Canada along with the CBC's other Montreal stations.
See also
External links
- CBC Montreal (http://montreal.cbc.ca)