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{{Short description|Television station in Gatineau}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign               = CFGS-DT
| city                   = Gatineau, Quebec
| logo                   = File:Noovo Gatineau-Ottawa logo 2021.png
| logo_size              = 200px
| branding               = Noovo Gatineau–Ottawa
| digital                = 34 ([[UHF]])
| virtual                = 34
| translators            =
| affiliations           = [[Noovo]]
| airdate                = {{Start date and age|1986|9|7|p=y}}
| location               = {{ubl|[[Gatineau]], Quebec|[[Ottawa]], Ontario}}
| country                = Canada
| callsign_meaning       = 
| former_callsigns       = 
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 49 (UHF, 1986–2001), 34 (UHF, 2001–2011)
| owner                  = [[RNC Media|RNC MEDIA Inc.]]
| licensee               = 
| sister_stations        = {{ubl|'''TV:''' [[CHOT-DT]]|'''Radio:''' [[CFTX-FM]], [[CHLX-FM]]}}
| former_affiliations    = 
| erp                    = 93.3 [[watt|kW]]
| haat                   = {{convert|358|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| coordinates            = {{coord|45|30|9|N|75|50|59|W|type:landmark}}
| licensing_authority    = [[CRTC]]
| website                = {{URL|https://www.noovogatineau.ca/|Noovo Gatineau–Ottawa}} 
}}

'''CFGS-DT''' (channel 34), branded '''{{lang|fr|italic=no|Noovo Gatineau–Ottawa}}''', is a [[television station]] in [[Gatineau]], Quebec, Canada, serving the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]] as an affiliate of the [[Canadian French|French-language]] network [[Noovo]]. The station is owned by [[RNC Media]], as part of a [[duopoly (broadcasting)#Canada|twinstick]] with [[TVA (Canadian TV network)|TVA]] affiliate [[CHOT-DT]] (channel 40). The two stations share studios on Rue Jean-Proulx and Rue Buteau in the former city of [[Hull, Quebec|Hull]]; CFGS-DT's transmitter is located at [[Camp Fortune]] in [[Chelsea, Quebec]].

CFGS-DT is the largest Noovo station that is not owned and operated by the network. It is also the second major network affiliate in Canada in a media market that is not owned by its associated network, after CHOT-DT.

==Overview==
It was originally broadcast on UHF channel 49 from its debut on September 7, 1986, until moving to its current over-the-air channel position in 2001. However, prior to changing its listings to national listings only, ''[[TV Guide (Canada)|TV Guide]]'' always had this station listed as Channel 49.

CFGS's operation is considerably smaller than sister station CHOT — the station only airs a 10-minute local newscast weekdays at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. anchored by Louka Jacques, along with brief news updates in the morning and in the evening. There are only two anchors (one for the morning news update and one for the 5:30&nbsp;p.m. news). For a brief period in 2006, there was an occasional commentary by former [[Member of Parliament|MP]] [[Françoise Boivin]] on stories that made headlines.

==Digital television and high definition==
The [[Digital television in Canada|analog television shutdown and digital conversion]], took place on August 31, 2011,<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{cite web |url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/oca-bc.nsf/en/ca02336e.html |title=Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs - What You Need to Know About the Analog-to-Digital Television Transition in Canada|accessdate=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916083326/http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/oca-bc.nsf/en/ca02336e.html|archivedate=September 16, 2008}}</ref> however, CFGS-TV was granted a temporary extension for their analog broadcasts. CFGS-DT began its digital broadcasts on its current assigned analog channel, UHF 34 on October 31, 2011.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.noovogatineau.ca/ Noovo Gatineau–Ottawa] {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/television/television-stations/quebec/quebec-montreal-et-ouest-du-quebec/CFGS-DT CFGS-DT] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CFGS-TV}}

{{Ottawa-Gatineau TV}}
{{Noovo stations}}
{{RNC Media}}

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