CITO-TV
 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
kW | |
| HAAT | 147.6 m (484 ft) |
|---|---|
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°32′49″N 80°57′9″W / 48.54694°N 80.95250°W |
| Translator(s) | see § Transmitters |
| Links | |
| Website | CTV Northern Ontario |
CITO-TV (
(channel 9).CITO-TV is part of the
, running the same programming as that station at all times (except for certain commercials and regional news inserts during its newscasts).History
CITO was established April 1, 1971, as CKSO-TV-2, originally rebroadcasting
Until 1980, CKSO-2 and CFCL aggressively competed with each other for advertising dollars, leaving both in a precarious financial position due to the Timmins market's relatively small size. In 1980, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the merger of Cambrian Broadcasting and Lavigne's Mid-Canada Communications into the MCTV twinstick. The station's callsign changed to CITO-TV at that time and it began operating as a standalone station.
In 1990, the stations were acquired by Baton Broadcasting. Baton subsequently became the sole corporate owner of CTV, and sold CFCL to the CBC in 2002.
Transmitters
| Station | City of licence
|
Channel | ERP | HAAT
|
Transmitter coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITO-TV-1 | Kapuskasing | 10 ( VHF )
|
17.5 kW | 102.5 m | 49°23′28″N 82°21′27″W / 49.39111°N 82.35750°W |
| CITO-TV-2 | Kearns
|
11 ( VHF )
|
325 kW | 211.2 m | 48°8′8″N 79°33′19″W / 48.13556°N 79.55528°W |
| CITO-TV-3 | Hearst | 4 ( VHF )
|
7.11 kW | 165 m | 49°38′50″N 83°30′50″W / 49.64722°N 83.51389°W |
| CITO-TV-4 | Chapleau | 9 ( VHF )
|
1.55 kW | 131.4 m | 47°51′15″N 83°25′8″W / 47.85417°N 83.41889°W |
These and many other CTV
On February 11, 2016, Bell Media applied for its regular license renewals, which included applications to delete a long list of transmitters, including CITO-TV-3 and CITO-TV-4. Bell Media's rationale for deleting these analogue repeaters is below:
"We are electing to delete these analogue transmitters from the main licence with which they are associated. These analogue transmitters generate no incremental revenue, attract little to no viewership given the growth of BDU or DTH subscriptions and are costly to maintain, repair or replace. In addition, none of the highlighted transmitters offer any programming that differs from the main channels. The Commission has determined that broadcasters may elect to shut down transmitters but will lose certain regulatory privileges (distribution on the basic service, the ability to request simultaneous substitution) as noted in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015–24, Over-the-air transmission of television signals and local programming. We are fully aware of the loss of these regulatory privileges as a result of any transmitter shutdown."
At the same time, Bell Media applied to convert the licenses of
On July 30, 2019, Bell Media was granted permission to close down an additional transmitter as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-268. The transmitter for CITO-TV-2 will be shut down by December 3, 2021.[5]
References
- ^ CTV list of transmitters to be shut down Archived December 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CRTC renews licences of most English-language television services: New licence terms to bolster funding for original Canadian programs". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
- ^ "The Runtime Service cannot communicate with Entitlements Service".
- ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (June 15, 2016). "Notice of hearing – 22 to 24 November 2016 – Laval, Quebec – 28 November to 2 December 2016 – Gatineau, Quebec – Renewal of television licences held by large English- and French-language ownership groups". crtc.gc.ca. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "CRTC Decision 2019-268". July 30, 2019.
External links
- CTV Northern Ontario
- CITO-TV at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- CITO-TV in the REC Canadian station database