CFTO-DT

CFTO-DT
Channels
Branding
  • CTV Toronto or CTV (general)
  • CTV News Toronto (newscasts)
Programming
AffiliationsCTV
Ownership
OwnerBell Media Inc.
History
First air date
December 31, 1960 (63 years ago) (1960-12-31)
Former call signs
CFTO-TV (1960–2011)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analogue: 9 (VHF, 1960–2011)
  • Digital: 40 (UHF, 2004–2011), 9 (VHF, 2011–2019)
Independent (1960–1961)
Call sign meaning
"Canada's Foremost, Toronto's Own"
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP10.2 kW
HAAT467.0 m (1,532 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°38′33″N 79°23′14″W / 43.64250°N 79.38722°W / 43.64250; -79.38722
Translator(s)see § Transmitters
Links
WebsiteCTV Toronto

CFTO-DT (channel 9) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Barrie-based CTV 2 flagship CKVR-DT, channel 3 (although the two stations maintain separate operations). CFTO-DT's studios are located at 9 Channel Nine Court in Agincourt, and its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower in Downtown Toronto. The station shares the Agincourt studio complex with CTV's headquarters, which includes studios for the network's news programming (CTV National News and the CTV News Channel), along with most of Bell Media's specialty channels.