Television
| PSIP | DTV channel | Cable channel (Shaw) | Cable channel (SaskTel Max) | Call sign | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 42 | 3 | 5 | CFSK-DT | Global | |
| 8.1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | CFQC-DT | CTV | |
| 7 | 19 | Citytv | ||||
| 10 | Shaw |
CFQC and CFSK are the only full-fledged stations in Saskatoon.
Saskatoon was previously served by CBKST channel 11, a semi-satellite of Regina's CBC Television outlet CBKT-DT; and CBKFT-1 channel 13, a repeater of Radio-Canada outlet CBKFT-DT. However, CBKST and its network of 20 associated rebroadcasters were officially licensed as CBKT rebroadcasters. As a result, both stations, which were never upgraded to digital, ceased operations on July 31, 2012, along with all of the CBC's analogue rebroadcasters. As a result, both CBC and Radio-Canada are available only on cable and satellite in Saskatoon (though both continue to be available on their longstanding Shaw Cable stations, 12 and 2, respectively). However, as most households in Saskatoon have cable or satellite, few residents lost access to CBC or Radio-Canada programming.
The main cable television provider in Saskatoon is Shaw Cable (formerly known as Telecable). Network programming from the United States is received on cable via satellite from affiliates in Detroit, Michigan and Rochester, New York (and, briefly, WTOL in Toledo, Ohio, after WJBK switched networks in 1994). When cable transmissions began in the late 1970s in Saskatoon, American network programming was piped in via microwave transmission from broadcasters in North Dakota (specifically Williston, Devils Lake and Fargo) until the fall of 1984 when these were replaced by stations from Detroit (stations from Toledo and Rochester were added in the 1990s). US superstations, as well as Canadian and US-based cable network programming is also available via Shaw or satellite providers. Digital cable service is also available.
As well, Sasktel provides cable television service through their service. On this cable system, American network programming is received from affiliates in Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Seattle, Washington.
In the 1978-1979, Saskatoon was serviced by CPN, a Saskatchewan-based cable system and competitor to Telecable that provided several first-generation specialty channels (including HBO) for about two years before folding. A Saskatchewan-based movie channel, Teletheatre, served Saskatoon during the early 1980s until it was replaced by what would eventually become Movie Central.
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