List of Canadian television stations available in the United States

Summary

This article lists all of the stations in Canada that are viewable in parts of the United States.

Market/city Call-sign Origin Affiliation Available on cable? Notes
Presque Isle, Maine CBAT-DT Fredericton CBC Yes
Presque Isle, Maine CBAFT-DT Moncton SRC Yes
Presque Isle, Maine CIMT-DT Rivière-du-Loup TVA Yes
Bangor, Maine CBMT-DT Montreal CBC Yes
Augusta, Maine CKSH-DT Sherbrooke SRC Yes Channel 2 on Charter Spectrum in Augusta; not carried in Portland
Augusta, Maine CHLT-DT Sherbrooke TVA Yes Channel 16 on Charter Spectrum in Augusta; not carried in Portland
Boston, Massachusetts CKSH-DT Sherbrooke SRC Yes
Champlain Valley (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY) CBFT-DT Montreal SRC Yes
Champlain Valley (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY) CBMT-DT Montreal CBC Yes
Champlain Valley (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY) CBOT-DT Ottawa CBC Yes Not available on all systems; most carry CBMT instead
Champlain Valley (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY) CFCF-DT Montreal CTV Yes
Champlain Valley (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY) CJOH-DT Ottawa CTV Yes Carried via CJSS-TV, now CJOH broadcast translator "CJOH-8"
Kingston, ON/Watertown, NY CBOT-DT Ottawa CBC Partial Carried in Ogdensburg, Potsdam and Massena due to their relative proximity to Ottawa-Hull; not carried in Watertown itself. Massena is also served by CBMT; additional Montréal locals are available OTA in Massena but are not carried on cable.
Kingston, ON/Watertown, NY CBMT-DT Montreal CBC Partial Carried in Massena due to that town's proximity to Montreal; not carried in other cities in the Watertown market.
Kingston, ON/Watertown, NY CJOH-DT Ottawa CTV Yes Carried via CJOH broadcast translator "CJOH-6" Deseronto in Carthage, carried directly in Ogdensburg and Potsdam due to these communities' proximity to Ottawa-Hull. CJOH-TV-8 Cornwall is carried in nearby Massena, where it provides the sole full-power city-grade OTA service.
Kingston, ON/Watertown, NY CICO-DT Toronto TVOntario No Available OTA from Kingston UHF 38 rebroadcaster in much of Jefferson County but not carried by local US cable systems.
Kingston, ON/Watertown, NY CBLFT-DT Toronto SRC No Once carried OTA from Kingston UHF 32 rebroadcaster in much of Jefferson County but not carried by local US cable systems. Due to budget cuts from the CBC, the rebroadcaster went off the air as of July 31, 2012
Kingston, ON/Watertown, NY CKWS-TV Kingston Global Yes Transmitter is located on the border between Kingston, Ontario-Cape Vincent, New York, therefore city-grade to much of Jefferson County. Carried by Charter Spectrum in Carthage, Watertown and Ogdensburg.
Utica-Rome, New York CKWS-TV Kingston Global Yes Station is unavailable OTA in Utica (co-channel interference with MyTV's WPNY-LD 11) but remains on some cable systems in Utica-Rome.
Buffalo, New York CBLT-DT Toronto CBC Yes
Buffalo, New York CFTO-DT Toronto CTV Yes
Buffalo, New York CHCH-DT Hamilton Independent Yes
Buffalo, New York CIII-DT-41 Toronto Global Listed in some local TV guides Available over-the-air via Ontario-wide repeater chain, closest Niagara-region repeater is now CN Tower in Toronto
Buffalo, New York CITY-DT Toronto City Yes Not available on all systems; not available in immediate Buffalo area
Erie, Pennsylvania CFPL-DT London CTV 2 No Carried over-the-air
Erie, Pennsylvania CBLT-DT Toronto CBC No Once carried over-the-air via its London repeater CBLN, however, due to Budget cuts, it went off the air as of July 31, 2012
Erie, Pennsylvania CITY-DT Toronto City No Carried over-the-air via its Woodstock repeater CITY-TV-2
Cleveland, Ohio CBET-DT Windsor CBC Dropped Was listed in local Cleveland and area TV guides until the early 1990s
Toledo/Sandusky, Ohio CBET-DT Windsor CBC Yes Still carried on Buckeye Broadband, dropped by Time Warner Cable (now Charter Spectrum) in Findlay, Ohio and elsewhere
Detroit, Michigan CBET-DT Windsor CBC Yes Carried across much of southern Michigan, from Detroit and Monroe to Flint and Lansing
Detroit, Michigan CICO-DT Toronto TVOntario Yes Carried on cable via Comcast in Royal Oak and Troy, in TV guide listings throughout Metro area. Also available over the air in most cities in Metro Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan CKCO-DT Kitchener CTV Listed in local Detroit TV guides CKCO-TV-3 ch. 42 transmitter from Oil Springs/Sarnia
Detroit, Michigan CIII-DT-22 Paris-Toronto Global Listed in local Detroit TV guides Stevenson/Wheatley-area transmitter
Detroit, Michigan CBEFT Windsor SRC No CBEFT formerly an originating station on UHF 78, and later channel 54, that was listed in TV guides in metro Detroit. Station moved to analog channel 35 in 2011, but was decommissioned by CBC and went off the air in July, 2012.
Port Huron, Michigan CIII-DT-22 / CIII-DT-29 Paris-Toronto Global Yes Stevenson (ch. 22) and Oil Springs (ch. 29) transmitters
Sanilac County, Michigan CFPL-DT London CTV 2 Yes
Bay City-Midland, Michigan CBMT-DT Montreal CBC Yes Not carried in Flint/Saginaw areas, which have CBET instead
Alpena, Michigan CBMT-DT Montreal CBC Yes
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan CJIC-TV Sault Ste. Marie CBC No Eastern Upper Peninsula only, later CBLT-TV-5, shut down on July 31, 2012 due to budget cuts. Replaced on EUP cable systems by CBMT.
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan CHBX-TV Sault Ste. Marie CTV Partial Eastern Upper Peninsula
Marquette, Michigan CKPR-DT Thunder Bay CBC Partial Keweenaw Peninsula systems only
Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, WI CBMT-DT Montreal CBC Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Duluth area
Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, WI CKPR-DT Thunder Bay CTV Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Duluth area
Grand Forks, North Dakota CBWT-DT Winnipeg CBC Yes
Grand Forks, North Dakota CKY-DT Winnipeg CTV Partial Available mainly on systems close to the border; not available in the immediate Grand Forks area
Minot, North Dakota CKCK-DT Regina CTV Partial Available mainly on systems close to the border
Minot, North Dakota CBKT-DT Regina CBC Partial Available mainly on systems close to the border; carried via CKOS-TV, now CBKT broadcast translator "CBKT-6"
Great Falls, Montana CISA-DT Lethbridge Global Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Great Falls area; station has a few repeaters in Montana, owned by local interests
Great Falls, Montana CFCN-DT Calgary CTV Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Great Falls area
Missoula, Montana CISA-DT Lethbridge Global Yes
Seattle, Washington CBUT-DT Vancouver CBC Yes
Seattle, Washington CHAN-DT Vancouver Global Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Seattle area
Seattle, Washington CHEK-DT Victoria Independent Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Seattle area
Seattle, Washington CIVT-DT Vancouver CTV Partial Not available on all systems; not available in the immediate Seattle area

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  • Significantly viewed television stations in the USA, sorted by county (includes Canadian stations)