CJBR-DT

CJBR-DT
Channels
BrandingICI Est du Québec
Programming
AffiliationsIci Radio-Canada Télé
Ownership
OwnerSociété Radio-Canada
CBRX-FM, CJBR-FM
History
First air date
November 21, 1954 (69 years ago) (1954-11-21)
Former call signs
CJBR-TV (1954–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analogue:
3 (VHF, 1954–1984)
2 (VHF, 1984–2011)
Call sign meaning
Canada
Jules
Brillant

Rimouski
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP167.54 kW
HAAT283.4 m (930 ft)
Transmitter coordinates48°19′40″N 68°50′7″W / 48.32778°N 68.83528°W / 48.32778; -68.83528
Links
WebsiteICI Est du Québec

CJBR-DT, virtual channel 2.1 (UHF digital channel 45), branded on-air as ICI Est du Québec, is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé owned-and-operated station licensed to Rimouski, Quebec, Canada. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French as Société Radio-Canada). CJBR-DT's studios are located on Boulevard René-Lepage Est (near Rue Julien-Réhel) on Quebec Route 132 in Rimouski, and its transmitter is located on Chemin du Pic Champlain (near the shoreline of the Saint Lawrence River) in Saint-Fabien.

CJBR-DT is the main station for three regions in eastern Quebec: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the Côte-Nord. It previously operated full-power satellites in Matane (CBGAT, channel 6) and Sept-Îles (CBST, channel 13), and rebroadcasters in other communities. On cable, CJBR-DT is available on Telus Optik TV channel 3. There is a high definition feed offered on Cogeco Cable digital channel 504, Cogeco does not carry a standard definition feed of the station.