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On February 5, 2014, CFRT announced it would cease operations in April 2014. The closure was due to a reduction of Canadian military personnel serving overseas and budget cuts by the Canadian government, as well as advancements in other avenues of television and radio broadcasting. The final
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The network kept Canadian military personnel overseas in touch with Canada and Canadian defence news. In countries where telephone service is difficult, families could send broadcast messages to soldiers abroad through an 800 number.
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which had included shows for Canadian military personnel. The station, which transmitted programs to Canadian Forces stationed in Europe after
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in April 2002. The network was not available domestically within Canada.
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satellite, until its decommissioning in December 2004, and later on the
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An earlier Canadian Forces Network was established and operated by the
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The network consisted of two separate feeds, one for each of Canada's
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CFN Radio Europe, Last hour before final shutdown, 30 September 2014
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in 1945 for Canadian troops in England following the closure of the
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CFN TV Lahr, Germany, Station Identification, probably late 1980s
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and, due to popular demand, the service began broadcasting to
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Broadcasts to Canadian forces in Europe began in 1951. The
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ground forces who served overseas in places such as the
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Television channels and stations disestablished in 2014
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Defunct radio/TV network for the Canadian Armed Forces
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