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===CFCF Inc. (1979–1992)=== In 1979, Multiple Access sold the stations and its production company, Champlain Productions, to CFCF Inc., headed by [[Jean Pouliot]].<ref name="CFCFArchivesLibraryArchivesCanada"/><ref name="CCF-CINW-AM">{{cite web | last = DuImage | first = Bill | title = Radio Station History: CINW(CFCF)-AM, Montreal, Corus Entertainment Inc | publisher = Canadian Communications Foundation | date = October 2007 | url = http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=492&historyID=243 | access-date = December 2, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100202143614/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/histories.php?id=492&historyID=243 | archive-date = February 2, 2010 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="CCF-JeanPouliot">{{cite web | last = Chouinard | first = Yvon | title = Biographies: Pouliot, Jean Adelard (1923–2004) | publisher = Canadian Communications Foundation | date = August 2004 | url = http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php?id=336 | access-date = December 2, 2007 | archive-date = October 5, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071005163544/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/personalities/personalities.php?id=336 | url-status = dead }}</ref> This came after a deal by Baton (this time a willing partner) to purchase Multiple Access' Montreal broadcasting operations fell through. CHUM successfully purchased Multiple Access' Toronto operations (its share of CITY-TV). Later on, the station began broadcasting a 24-hour schedule full of classic television shows and movies during the late night hours, because of the popularity of [[VHS]] and [[Betamax]] [[VCRs]] by that time. As of the present day, the station now airs mostly infomercials in late night. CFCF Inc., expanded to include the assets of [[CF Cable TV]], which was acquired by Pouliot in 1982,<ref name="CNW-JeanPouliot">{{cite web|author=Canadian Newswire |title=Canada loses one of its broadcasting pioneers |publisher=Channel Canada |date=August 2004 |url=http://www.channelcanada.com/Article528.html |access-date=December 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025234416/http://www.channelcanada.com/Article528.html |archive-date=October 25, 2007 }}</ref> and went public in 1985.<ref name="CCF-JeanPouliot"/> In 1986, CFCF gained a sister station: [[CFJP-TV]], the flagship station of Pouliot's new French language network, Television Quatre-Saisons (TQS); now known as [[Noovo]]. TQS spent most of its early years in serious financial difficulty; the revenues from channel 12 were all that kept it afloat. Two years later, the radio stations were sold to [[Mount-Royal Broadcasting]], and moved out of the CFCF building a year later. 1986 also saw CFCF become the home base for a Canadian game show: ''[[Chain Reaction (game show)|The New Chain Reaction]]'' was taped there, as was the French counterpart, ''[[Action Réaction]]''. ''Chain'' was initially hosted by Canadian musician [[Blake Emmons]], but he quit after only a few weeks. Producer [[Bob Stewart (television producer)|Bob Stewart]] then brought in [[Geoff Edwards]] to replace him; in turn, CFCF staff announcer Rod Charlebois was then given an on-air role, to satisfy [[CanCon]] requirements. This version ran until 1991 on [[Global Television Network|Global]] in Canada and in America on the [[USA Network]].
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