CFRS-DT


CFRS-DT is a television station in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, broadcasting the French-language network Noovo. The station is owned-and-operated by the Bell Media as a de facto semi-satellite of Montreal flagship CFJP-DT. CFRS-DT's studios are located on Rue Racine Est in the former city of Chicoutimi, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Valin. On cable, the station is available on Vidéotron channel 5 and in high-definition on digital channel 605.

History

The station was launched in 1986 by local broadcaster Radio Saguenay, as a sister station of Radio-Canada affiliate CKRS-TV. Until the creation of the "megacity" of Saguenay in 2002, it was licensed to Jonquière.
Both stations were acquired by Cogeco in 1998, with CFRS becoming a TQS owned-and-operated station in 2001 when Cogeco bought controlling interest in the network. CFRS was part of V's takeover by Remstar in 2008. When TQS rebranded as V on August 31, 2009, CFRS dropped all non-network programming and became a de facto repeater of Montreal-based flagship CFJP-TV.
The station began broadcasting exclusively in digital on September 1, 2011, after receiving authorization from the CRTC.

Former local programming

  • Le Grand Journal Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean - Local news show, aired weekdays at 5:30 p.m.
  • Les Infos - Two-minute local news capsules, aired weekdays at 6:45 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:30 a.m., and 11:56 a.m.
  • Le Reflet du Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean - Weekly news summary with feature reports, airs Sundays at 9:30 a.m.