- DT ▁( channel ▁ 1 1 ) ▁in ▁Hamilton . ▁ ▁New sc asts ▁CF MT - DT ▁presently ▁broadcast s ▁five ▁hours ▁of ▁locally ▁produced ▁new sc asts ▁each ▁week ▁( with ▁one ▁hour ▁each ▁week day ). ▁The ▁station ▁currently ▁car ries ▁a ▁local ▁new sc ast ▁aim ed ▁at ▁Southern ▁Ontario ' s ▁Italian ▁dem ographic . ▁CF MT ▁previously ▁produced ▁a ▁C anton ese ▁new sc ast ; ▁that ▁program ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁C J MT ▁after ▁that ▁station ▁launched ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Trans mit ters ▁ ▁Digital ▁television ▁ ▁Digital ▁channel ▁ ▁Anal og - to - dig ital ▁conversion ▁CF MT ▁shut ▁down ▁its ▁analog ue ▁signal , ▁over ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 4 7 , ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁official ▁date ▁in ▁which ▁full - power ▁television ▁stations ▁in ▁larger ▁Canadian ▁television ▁mark ets ▁transition ed ▁from ▁analog ue ▁to ▁digital ▁broadcast s ▁under ▁federal ▁mand ate . ▁The ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁re located ▁from ▁its ▁pre - transition ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 6 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁high ▁band ▁U H F ▁channels ▁( 5 2 – 6 9 ) ▁that ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁broadcast ing ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁transition , ▁to ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 4 7 ▁for ▁post - transition ▁operations . ▁Through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁P SI P , ▁digital ▁television ▁rece