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CFLA-TV was the local CBC Television station in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was an analogue rebroadcaster of CBNT-DT, the CBC station in St. John's.
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1950s to 1970s
The station was founded by the US Air Force in 1957 via a Canada-United States agreement. The station's licence was held by the CBC (making it a CBC owned and operated television station), but it was maintained and operated by the USAF. The station was broadcast on VHF Channel 8 with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 348 watts (video) and 174 watts (audio).
Operations
The studio was located in the basement of building S565. The transmitter, two studio cameras and switcher were Dage products. Telecine consisted of two 16mm RCA projectors and a 35mm slide projector. No videotape.
Leo Harvey was the CBC Mgt. Rep. and Capt. William James, base information officer, was the military supervisor.
The equipment for CFLA-TV originally was located at Loring AFB, Maine during 1954-56 due to the lack of commercial service in that area. The station was relocated to Goose Air Base once Presque Isle's WAGM-TV began broadcasting on channel 8 in 1956.
1970s to present
In 1973, the USAF formally transferred operations to the CBC.
On March 1, 1988, the station's licence was renewed. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) also noted that CFLA was basically a rebroadcast transmitter of CBNT St. John's, aside from 3 hours and 20 minutes of locally produced programming each week. Most of this programming was a ten-minute insert of the daily news and public affairs program Here and Now (from CBNT), and a 30-minute news and general interest program Coffee Break, which aired on weekday mornings.
Starting October 8, 1991, CFLA-TV was given approval to decrease its ERP from 6800 to 1930 watts. With this change, a new antenna system was installed, and the station became a full-time rebroadcaster of CBNT.
Due to budget cuts handed down on the CBC in April 2012, the CBC has announced several austerity measures to keep the corporation solvent and in operation; this included the closure of the CBC and Radio-Canada's remaining analogue transmitters, including CFLA-TV, on July 31, 2012.