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===Canadian Marconi Company (1961–1972)===
CFCF-TV was founded by the [[Canadian Marconi Company]], owner of CFCF radio (600 AM, later [[CINW]] on 940 AM before its closure in 2010; and 106.5 FM, now [[CKBE-FM]] at 92.5), after several failed attempts to gain a [[broadcast license|licence]], beginning in 1938, and then each year after [[World War II]]. In 1960, it finally gained a licence, and began broadcasting on January 20, [[1961 in television|1961]] at 5:45&nbsp;p.m. It was the second privately owned English language station in Quebec; [[CKMI-TV]] in [[Quebec City]] had signed on four years earlier in March 1957.

[[File:CFCF 1990s.svg|left|120px|thumb|CFCF's classic logo, used from the late 1970s until 2001.]]
The station was originally located above the Avon Theatre. The first night on-air was fraught with problems. A power failure interrupted the opening ceremony, and later on, [[Service de police de la Ville de Montréal|police]] raided the downstairs ballroom, with sirens blazing and a number of arrests made. The station's newscast, ''Pulse News'', faced a few problems because of the noise from the ballroom. CFCF-AM-FM-TV moved into their own facilities at 405 Ogilvy Avenue in Montreal's [[Park Extension]] neighbourhood on May 19.

Channel 12 joined CTV as a charter affiliate on October 1, 1961. However, despite its status as CTV's second-largest affiliate, its relationship with CTV was somewhat acrimonious over the years. Canadian Marconi, as would channel 12's numerous owners over the years, felt CTV's flagship station, [[CFTO-TV]] in [[Toronto]], had too much influence over the network.