# Channel 79

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**Channel 79** was removed from television use in 1983, but was formerly used by several television stations in [North America](/source/North_America) which broadcast on UHF frequencies covering 860-866 MHz:

Toronto's CITY-TV broadcast on channel 79 from the CN Tower between 1976-1983

- [CITY-TV](/source/CITY-TV) in [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto) first broadcast on this frequency in 1972, the highest frequency of any North American terrestrial originating station. Initially a 31 kW signal, it upgraded in 1976 to 208 [kilowatts](/source/Kilowatt) from the [CN Tower](/source/CN_Tower). The station has been repeatedly displaced by [cellular telephone](/source/Cellular_telephone) encroachment on what were formerly broadcast frequencies. On July 1, 1983 the station was moved to channel 57; in August 2011 it moved to digital UHF channel 44 and in 2020 it was repacked to physical UHF 18, but it retains "57.1" as its over-the-air virtual channel.

- WTOH-TV in [Toledo, Ohio](/source/Toledo%2C_Ohio) was allocated to the now-defunct [DuMont Television Network](/source/DuMont_Television_Network), but was never built; its construction permit was pulled by the FCC in 1960.[1]

- [WVIT](/source/WVIT) 30 [Hartford](/source/Hartford%2C_Connecticut) operated [W79AI](/source/WVIT), a repeater in [Torrington, Connecticut](/source/Torrington%2C_Connecticut), from 1971-87; the transmitter building is now abandoned.[2]

- [KRQE](/source/KRQE) ([CBS](/source/CBS) [Albuquerque](/source/Albuquerque%2C_New_Mexico)) rebroadcaster K79AP [Bayfield, Colorado](/source/Bayfield%2C_Colorado) was moved to K42DI channel 42 (now [K34QD-D](/source/K34QD-D), channel 34).

- [KGW](/source/KGW) ([NBC](/source/NBC) [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon)) rebroadcaster K79AI [Hood River, Oregon](/source/Hood_River%2C_Oregon) has moved to K34FK channel 34.[3]

- [KHQ-TV](/source/KHQ-TV) ([NBC](/source/NBC) [Spokane](/source/Spokane%2C_Washington)) rebroadcaster K79AM [Chelan, Washington](/source/Chelan%2C_Washington) was moved to K07JO [channel 7](/source/North_American_broadcast_television_frequencies).

- [KIRO-TV](/source/KIRO-TV) ([CBS](/source/CBS) [Seattle](/source/Seattle)) rebroadcaster K79BE [Puyallup, Washington](/source/Puyallup%2C_Washington) moved to [K54GS](/source/K18NH-D) channel 54.

- [KOAA-TV](/source/KOAA-TV) ([NBC](/source/NBC) [Pueblo, Colorado](/source/Pueblo%2C_Colorado)) rebroadcaster K79BQ [Deora, Colorado](/source/Deora%2C_Colorado) has moved to [K45BU](/source/K45BU) channel 45.

- [KOPB-TV](/source/KOPB-TV) ([PBS](/source/Public_Broadcasting_Service) [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon)) rebroadcaster K79BN [Cottage Grove, Oregon](/source/Cottage_Grove%2C_Oregon) was moved to K52CV channel 52 (now [K20IR-D](/source/K20IR-D), channel 20).

- [KOB-TV](/source/KOB-TV) ([NBC](/source/NBC) [Albuquerque](/source/Albuquerque%2C_New_Mexico)) rebroadcaster K79AD [Romeo, Colorado](/source/Romeo%2C_Colorado) has moved to K63AN channel 63.

- [KOIN](/source/KOIN) ([CBS](/source/CBS) [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon)) rebroadcaster K79AE [Tillamook, Oregon](/source/Tillamook%2C_Oregon) moved to K52ET channel 52.

- [KSNV](/source/KSNV) (formerly KVBC, the [NBC](/source/NBC) affiliate in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada)) rebroadcaster K79CA [Santa Clara, Utah](/source/Santa_Clara%2C_Utah) became [KVBT-LP](/source/KVBT-LD) channel 41.

- [KSL-TV](/source/KSL-TV) ([NBC](/source/NBC) [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City%2C_Utah)) rebroadcaster K79AC/K79AL [Evanston, Wyoming](/source/Evanston%2C_Wyoming) was moved to K32DS channel 32.

- [KATU](/source/KATU) ([ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon)) rebroadcaster K79AK [Milton-Freewater, Oregon](/source/Milton-Freewater%2C_Oregon) moved to K55GC channel 55.

- [WBRE-TV](/source/WBRE-TV) ([NBC](/source/NBC) [Wilkes-Barre](/source/Wilkes-Barre%2C_Pennsylvania)) rebroadcaster W79AC [Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania](/source/Clarks_Summit%2C_Pennsylvania) moved to W51BP channel 51.

**Channel 79** may also refer to:

- [Argentina](/source/Argentina)'s [Canal 79](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canal_79&action=edit&redlink=1) [Mar del Plata](/source/Mar_del_Plata)

- [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic)'s [Tourist TV](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tourist_TV&action=edit&redlink=1) is also branded as "Channel 79"[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The DuMont Television Network: Appendix Eleven"](https://dumonthistory.com/a11.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [RadioDXer.com K1XRB's UHF morgue](https://web.archive.org/web/20020118162902/http://www.geocities.com/radiojunkie1/morgue.html) (archived) ->[W79AI, Channel 79, Torrington, CT](https://web.archive.org/web/20091022150224/http://geocities.com/radiojunkie1/W79AI.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [W9WI: (obsolete) Stations above channel 69](http://www.w9wi.com/articles/gt69.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Dominican Republic Tourist TV | Puerto Plata, Sosua, Cabarete tourist information | channel 79](http://www.drtouristtv.com)

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