CBMT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.
CBMT also has substantial viewership in the United States, mostly from Maine to northeastern New York. It is also seen in Michigan, northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota CBMT is the CBC station of choice for Charter systems in (at least) Bay City, Midland, Mount Pleasant, Alpena and Marquette.
CBMT can be heard at 87.7 MHz FM, though at a slightly lower volume than other FM stations. This is due to the fact that the 87.75 MHz frequency is the audio frequency used for channel 6 in System M.
CBMT was Montreal's second television station; previously English and French-language programs had shared time on CBFT, channel 2, which was both Montreal's and Canada's first television station.
By the end of 1953, Canada had about a dozen television...
