CBYT (TV)

CBYT

Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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 (1959-06-17)
Last air date	July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31)
Call sign meaning	CBC Y Television
Technical information
ERP	15.7 kW
HAAT	149.4 m (490 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	48°56′2″N 57°57′57″W / 48.93389°N 57.96583°W / 48.93389; -57.96583
Translator(s)	see § Transmitters

CBYT (channel 5, cable channel 4) was a CBC Television station in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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 / 48.58972°N 58.66111°W / 48.58972; -58.66111 (CBYT-1)
CBYT-2	Irishtown	7 (VHF)	0.008 kW	NA	48°59′0″N 57°55′56″W / 48.98333°N 57.93222°W / 48.98333; -57.93222 (CBYT-2)
CBYT-3	Bonne Bay	2 (VHF)	5.152 kW	33.4 m	49°33′12″N 57°53′20″W / 49.55333°N 57.88889°W / 49.55333; -57.88889 (CBYT-3)
CBYT-4	Port aux Basques	3 (VHF)	0.84 kW	57 m	47°34′49″N 59°8′42″W / 47.58028°N 59.14500°W / 47.58028; -59.14500 (CBYT-4)
CBYT-5	St. Andrew's	6 (VHF)	1 kW	35 m	47°48′12″N 59°17′20″W / 47.80333°N 59.28889°W / 47.80333; -59.28889 (CBYT-5)
CBYT-6	Cow Head	8 (VHF)	11.85 kW	62.8 m	49°55′11″N 57°48′54″W / 49.91972°N 57.81500°W / 49.91972; -57.81500 (CBYT-6)
CBYT-7	Trout River	13 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	49°28′40″N 58°7′58″W / 49.47778°N 58.13278°W / 49.47778; -58.13278 (CBYT-7)
CBYT-8	Portland Creek	13 (VHF)	10.332 kW	115.2 m	50°8′41″N 57°37′28″W / 50.14472°N 57.62444°W / 50.14472; -57.62444 (CBYT-8)
CBYT-9	Hawke's Bay	4 (VHF)	4.8 kW	65.6 m	50°38′58″N 57°17′47″W / 50.64944°N 57.29639°W / 50.64944; -57.29639 (CBYT-9)
CBYT-10	Harbour le Cou	5 (VHF)	0.001 kW	NA	47°37′20″N 58°41′4″W / 47.62222°N 58.68444°W / 47.62222; -58.68444 (CBYT-10)
CBYT-11	Rose Blanche	9 (VHF)	0.284 kW	-7.3 m	47°36′58″N 58°41′26″W / 47.61611°N 58.69056°W / 47.61611; -58.69056 (CBYT-11)
CBYT-12	Gillams	13 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	49°0′32″N 58°8′6″W / 49.00889°N 58.13500°W / 49.00889; -58.13500 (CBYT-12)
CBYT-13	Lark Harbour	3 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	49°6′12″N 58°22′52″W / 49.10333°N 58.38111°W / 49.10333; -58.38111 (CBYT-13)
CBYT-14	York Harbour	12 (VHF)	0.001 kW	NA	49°3′30″N 58°19′34″W / 49.05833°N 58.32611°W / 49.05833; -58.32611 (CBYT-14)
CBYAT	Deer Lake	12 (VHF)	1.84 kW	87.5 m	49°14′22″N 57°28′26″W / 49.23944°N 57.47389°W / 49.23944; -57.47389 (CBYAT)

References

1. "CRTC Decision 2002-177". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. July 5, 2002. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
2. CBC/Radio-Canada Speech Transcript: "Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan (DRAP)", April 4, 2012.

External links

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