▁inside ▁a ▁former ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁department ▁store , ▁joined ▁by ▁C BC ' s ▁Hal if ax ▁radio ▁stations , ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁C BC ▁Radio ▁Building . ▁Origin ally , ▁plans ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁facility ▁to ▁completely ▁replace ▁the ▁larger ▁Bell ▁Road ▁stud ios , ▁which ▁were ▁to ▁close ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁television ▁season . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁Studio ▁ 1 ▁at ▁Bell ▁Road ▁remains ▁in ▁operation ▁in def initely , ▁accommod ating ▁produ ctions ▁which ▁are ▁too ▁complex ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁at ▁Che bu ct o ▁Road , ▁particularly ▁This ▁H our ▁Has ▁ 2 2 ▁Min utes . ▁ ▁C BIT - TV ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁C B HT ▁began ▁broadcast ▁operations ▁for ▁a ▁branch ▁station ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁covering ▁all ▁of ▁Cape ▁Bre ton ▁Island , ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁eastern ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁called ▁C BIT - TV ; ▁its ▁call ▁sign ▁meant ▁" C ape ▁Bre ton ▁Island ▁Television ". ▁It ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁start ▁operating ▁the ▁new ▁station ▁when ▁CH UM ▁Limited ▁purchased ▁the ▁original ▁local ▁station ▁C J CB - TV , ▁the ▁first ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁and ▁switched ▁its ▁affili ation ▁to ▁the ▁C TV ▁Television ▁Network ▁on ▁that ▁date . ▁C BIT ▁broadcast ▁on ▁terrest rial ▁channel ▁ 5 ▁and ▁local ▁cable ▁channel ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁C BIT ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁new