instead of the national feed of CFTM-DT. It has been available on cable in this region since the early 1980s, long before TVA carriage was mandated nationwide. Predecessor companies Northern Cable and Persona picked up CHOT due to the area's large Franco-Ontarian population, and continued to carry CHOT rather than switching providers. News operation TVA Nouvelles broadcasts a 30-minute local newscast every weekday at 6:00 pm, and, as of 2019, a 17-minute local newscast at 12:13 pm. In the past, CHOT had local news on weekends and a 15-minute noon newscast on weekdays, but recent cuts made by RNC Media had these newscasts replaced with Montreal-based TVA network news programs. Digital television and high definition After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which took place on August 31, 2011, CHOT-TV flashcut to digital maintaining operations on UHF channel 40. As part of the UHF spectrum repack, CHOT-DT was required to move broadcast frequencies by July 2020. CHOT-DT moved to UHF Channel 32 in July 2020; through the use of PSIP, CHOT-DT was to display as 40.1, but displays as 32.1. References External links TVA Gatineau–Ottawa HOT HOT Television channels and stations established in 1978 HOT 1978 establishments in Quebec