History CFTU-DT

canal savoir logo used until september 8, 2009

in next 3 years, thirteen other educational institutions around quebec, starting université de montréal, joined télé-université provide administrative , technical support new television service. institutions formed new consortium, known corporation pour l avancement des nouvelles applications des langages (or canal short), co-ordinate educational television service , prepare begin broadcasting over-the-air.

after on year of test transmissions on channel 62, télé-université officially launched over-the-air service, cftu-tv on uhf channel 29, on august 20, 1986. on cable television in montreal, airs on channel 26 on west island , 47 in east, , first over-the-air television station in canada given cable assignment outside basic band (channels 2-13) of dial. cftu launched under brand name of canal de télé-enseignement (the learning channel), , later changed branding canal savoir in 1997.