CFAP-DT,

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2.1 ( UHF digital channel 35), is a

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owned-and-operated

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, Canada. The station is owned by the

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subsidiary of BCE Inc. CFAP-DT's studios are located on the corner of Rue d'Youville and Rue Saint-Joachim (co-located with sister stations

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and

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) in the Quebec City borough of

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, and its transmitter is located at Édifice Marie-Guyart, in downtown Quebec City. On

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, the station is available on

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channel 5 and in high-definition on digital channel 605.

History

The station signed on along with sister station CFJP-TV in

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in 1986 as part of what was then the TQS network. It was owned by the family of

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, then-owner of

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. The A in the callsign stands for Adélard, Pouliot's middle name. Originally a full

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of CFJP, it began airing its own programming on September 3, 1989. However, like all other TQS/V/Noovo stations, it was (and still is) largely a semi-satellite of CFJP. As an owned-and-operated station of the network, CFAP was part of the takeover of TQS by Remstar Corporation.

Digital television

CFAP-DT ceased broadcasting in analogue on August 17, 2011 and signed on to digital on August 27, 2011. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display CFAP-DT's virtual channel as 2.1.

References

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* * * FAP FAP Television channels and stations established in 1986 National Hockey League over-the-air television broadcasters 1986 establishments in Quebec {{QuebecCity-stub