CBXT-DT

CBXT-DT

City of license	Edmonton, Alberta
Branding	CBC Television
Slogan	Canada Lives Here
Channels	Digital: 42 (UHF) Virtual: 5.1 (PSIP)
Translators	see below
Affiliations	CBC
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date	October 1, 1961
Call letters' meaning	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation X Television
Sister station(s)	CBX (AM), CBX-FM
Former callsigns	CBXT (1961-2011)
Former channel number(s)	5 (Analog, VHF, 1961-2011)
Transmitter power	131.71 kW
Height	233.1 m
Website	CBC Edmonton

CBXT-DT is the television call sign for the CBC's television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

History

The station first went on-air on October 1, 1961 as Edmonton's second television station; the previous CBC affiliate, CFRN, switched to the newly-established CTV on the same day. Initially, it was called "CBXT 5", or Channel 5. After being known as Edmonton/5 in the late 1970s, it became known as "XTV" in 1980. Its local newscasts were originally known as "Metro".

When CBXT signed on, it was the first television station in Canada to use television cameras that could be remotely controlled from a control room, and did not need constant adjustment.

In 2004, CBC Edmonton operations moved into a new digital broadcast facility downtown, bringing all operations of Radio and TV, under one roof. The old TV facility on 75th Street had 70,000 square feet (6,500 m²), while the Radio building on 51st Ave. had 48,000 square feet (4,500 m²). The new combined facility has 38,700 total square feet. It is located at the Edmonton City Centre, on Winston Churchill Square.

When CKRD-TV (Red Deer) disaffiliated from the CBC Television Network in 2005 (switching to CH, reverting to its original calls CHCA-TV), CBXT was given control of the transmitter in Coronation, Alberta (CKRD-1) on channel 10. CBXT added a transmitter on channel 22 in Red Deer, broadcasting the full CBXT/CBC schedule to Red Deer and Central Alberta.

News operation

CBXT produces four regional newscasts from its Edmonton city centre studios each weekday, including three half-hour programs between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and a 10-minute late night bulletin at 10:55 p.m. following The National.

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

• Metro (1980s–1990s)
• CBC Edmonton News (1990s–2000)
• Canada Now (2000–2006)
• CBC News: Edmonton (2006–present)

Station slogans

• "Canada Lives Here" (2006–2011)

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News team

Current anchors

• Portia Clark - Edmonton at Five/Edmonton at 5:30/Edmonton at Six (weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.)
• Mark Connolly - Edmonton at Five/Edmonton at 5:30/Edmonton at Six (weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.)
• Adrienne Pan - Edmonton Late Night (weeknights at 10:55 p.m.)

Weather team

• Stephanie Barsby - lead meteorologist; Edmonton at Five/Edmonton at 5:30/Edmonton at Six (weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.)

Sports

• Min Dhariwal - sports reporter; Edmonton at Five/Edmonton at 5:30/Edmonton at Six (weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.)

Reporters

• John Archer - legislative reporter
• Alicia Asquith - general assignment reporter
• Scott Fralick - crime and courts correspondent
• Terry Reith - general assignment reporter
• John Robertson - videographer
• Charles Rusnell - investigative reporter
• Briar Stewart - national reporter

Transmitters

Station	City of licence	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter Coordinates
CBXT	Edmonton	5 (VHF)	318 kW	201.6 m	53°30′48″N 113°17′5″W
CBXT-1	Athabasca	8 (VHF)	51 kW	147.8 m	54°45′36″N 113°19′55″W
CBXT-2	Whitecourt	9 (VHF)	18.8 kW	410.9 m	54°1′58″N 115°43′7″W
CBXT-3	Hinton	8 (VHF)	1.16 kW	95.1 m	53°23′49″N 117°42′34″W
CBXT-4	Jasper	5 (VHF)	0.05 kW	-55.2 m	52°52′45″N 118°4′32″W
CBXT-5	Lac La Biche	10 (VHF)	1.65 kW	85.6 m	54°44′25″N 112°3′34″W
CBXT-6	Fort McMurray	9 (VHF)	16.6 kW	71.9 m	56°48′29″N 111°26′51″W
CBXT-7	Fox Creek	5 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	54°23′44″N 116°47′22″W
CBXT-8	Plamondon	4 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	54°49′24″N 112°19′8″W
CBXT-11	Daysland	40 (UHF)	0.1 kW	NA	52°54′6″N 112°13′54″W
CBXT-12	Forestburg	52 (UHF)	3.8 kW	95.7 m	52°40′8″N 111°56′57″W
CBXT-13	Red Deer	22 (UHF)	759.3 kW	215.7 m	52°18′43″N 113°57′32″W
CBXT-14	Coronation	10 (VHF)	210 kW	212.5 m	52°9′22″N 111°8′8″W
CBXAT	Grande Prairie	10 (VHF)	71 kW	294.7 m	55°29′21″N 118°44′54″W
CBXAT-1	Peace River	7 (VHF)	9.6 kW	125.3 m	56°9′26″N 117°18′51″W
CBXAT-2	High Prairie	2 (VHF)	11.2 kW	153.6 m	55°32′26″N 116°7′30″W
CBXAT-3	Manning	12 (VHF)	3.54 kW	135.9 m	56°42′20″N 117°39′22″W
CBXAT-4	High Level	8 (VHF)	1.32 kW	376.2 m	58°41′27″N 117°23′29″W
CBXAT-5	Fort Vermilion	11 (VHF)	17.3 kW	96.1 m	58°22′45″N 116°0′56″W
CBXAT-6	Paddle Prairie	9 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	57°54′20″N 117°36′33″W
CBXAT-7	Chateh	5 (VHF)	0.816 kW	170 m	58°38′24″N 118°40′39″W
CBXAT-8	Rainbow Lake	11 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	58°30′30″N 119°14′45″W
CBXAT-9	Jean D'Or	13 (VHF)	0.08 kW	54 m	58°29′40″N 115°9′5″W
CBXAT-10	Fox Lake	9 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	58°27′49″N 114°32′46″W
CBXAT-11	Slave Lake	11 (VHF)	4.662 kW	353.8 m	55°28′18″N 114°47′9″W
CBXAT-12	Wabasca	7 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	55°58′50″N 113°49′24″W
CBXAT-14	Beaverlodge	4 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	55°14′9″N 119°24′42″W
CBXBT	Fort Chipewyan	10 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	58°43′10″N 111°9′24″W

Digital television and high definition

On April 1, 2011, CBXT has began broadcasting in digital, on channel 42. The station is also available on Shaw Cable channel 209 and Optik TV channel 621. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display CBXT's virtual channel as 5.1.

See also

• List of CBC television stations

External links

• CBC Edmonton
• Canadian Communications Foundation - CBXT History
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBXT
• Query TV Fool's coverage map for CBXT