CHEX-DT
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| Channels | |
| Branding | Global Peterborough (general) CHEX News on Global Peterborough (newscasts) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Global (2018–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CHEX-DT-2, CIII-DT, CKRU-FM, CKWF-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 25, 1955 |
Former call signs | CHEX-TV (1955–2013) |
Former channel number(s) | Analogue: 12 (VHF, 1955–2013) |
| CBC Television (1955–2015) CTV (2015–2018) | |
Call sign meaning | The Peterborough Examiner (former owner, local newspaper) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| ERP | 20 kW |
| HAAT | 316.5 m (1,038 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°19′42″N 78°17′58″W / 44.32833°N 78.29944°W |
| Translator(s) | 4 CHEX-TV-1 Bancroft |
| Links | |
| Website | Global Peterborough |
CHEX-DT (channel 12) is a television station in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station maintains studios on Monaghan Road (near Rose Avenue) in the southern portion of Peterborough, and its transmitter is located on Television Hill, just outside the city.
History
The station signed on the air on March 26, 1955, as an independently-owned affiliate of CBC Television; its inaugural broadcast was a
On May 20, 2015, Corus and Bell Media announced an agreement whereby its three CBC stations would leave the public network (after 60 years in the case of CHEX) and "affiliate" with CTV. The affiliation switch took effect on August 31, 2015.[2][3] Most TV service providers serving the region already carry CBLT, and any that do not will have to add a CBC affiliate such as CBLT to their basic services in order to comply with Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regulations.[4]
Legally the affiliation with CTV was described as a "program supply agreement", and not as an "affiliation" (a term with specific legal implications under CRTC rules), as Corus maintained editorial control over the stations' programming and the ability to sell local advertising, and did not delegate responsibility for CTV programs aired by the station to Bell Media.
Following the expiration of CHEX's three-year deal with CTV, the station became a Global owned-and-operated station (O&O) and rebranded itself as Global Peterborough on August 27, 2018; the CHEX branding will be retained for the station's newscasts.[7]
News operation
Local newscasts, branded as CHEX News, air weekdays from 6-9 a.m., at 12:00 p.m., weeknights at 6:00, and 11:00 p.m., and weekends at 6:00 and 11:00 p.m.
In September 2016, CHEX began to replace
Technical information
Subchannels
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
CHEXHD | Main CHEX-DT programming / Global |
| 30.1 | CKWSHD | Global Kingston (CKWS-DT) |
Analogue-to-digital conversion
CHEX-TV began offering a high definition feed on Cogeco Cable in the Peterborough area in November 2010. The station switched its over-the-air signal from analogue to digital on May 9, 2013.[12]
The CRTC has not listed Peterborough as one of its mandatory markets for analogue television shutdown and digital conversion,[13] and as a result CHEX-TV was not required to convert to digital transmissions on the transition date of August 31, 2011.[14]
Transmitters
In 1965, CHEX-TV was authorized to add a rebroadcast transmitter at
References
- ^ Ownership Chart 32D - CORUS - Radio & TV
- ^ Corus Entertainment (May 20, 2015). "Corus Entertainment's Eastern Ontario Television Channels Enter into a Program Supply Agreement with Bell Media to Broadcast CTV Programming". Archived from the original on May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Decision 2015-403
- ^ "Broadcast Distribution Regulations (ss. 17(d) and 17(f))". Justice Laws Website. Department of Justice (Canada). February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-403". CRTC. August 27, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ "CBC drops local TV affiliates in Oshawa, Peterborough and Kingston". Toronto Star. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Kovach, Joelle (August 14, 2018). "CHEX-TV newscasts rebranding as CHEX News on Global Peterborough". The Peterborough Examiner. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Your late news just got earlier! Join @JayeMakinson @MeaghanDRoy & @Mike_Judson for CHEX News at 11pm, beginning tonight on @chextv". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ Faguy, Steve. "Global expands network after CBC abandons affiliates". Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "'Global National,' 'The Morning Show' expanding into new areas". Global News. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for CHEX
- ^ "CHEX-TV making switch to digital transmission from analog on May 9". Peterborough Examiner. April 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167
- ^ "Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs - What You Need to Know About the Analog-to-Digital Television Transition in Canada". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
- ^ "Decision CRTC 92-258: Addition of a transmitter at Oshawa". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. May 1, 1992.
External links
- Global Peterborough
- CHEX-DT at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CHEX-TV in the REC Canadian station database