CKCK-DT
kW | |
HAAT | 187.2 m (614 ft) |
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Transmitter coordinates | 50°26′59″N 104°30′4″W / 50.44972°N 104.50111°W |
Translator(s) | see § Transmitters |
Links | |
Website | CTV Regina |
CKCK-DT (channel 2) is a
Master control facilities are located at the studios of CFCN-DT in Calgary, shared with eight other CTV owned-and-operated stations in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.[1]
History
CKCK first signed on the air on July 28, 1954, as the first privately owned television station in
In 1977, CKCK was sold to
Following Baton's acquisition of CTV in 1997, CKCK became a CTV owned-and-operated station. Local programming today is limited primarily to the station's popular newscasts.[3]
From the 1970s through the late 1980s, CKCK branded itself as "CKTV", but its official call letters remained CKCK-TV. During this period, though, the station did acquire the CKTV calls for its
In December 2008, CTVglobemedia applied to the CRTC to operate an HD feed of CKCK-TV, which would be delivered as a "satellite-to-cable" feed. The move would allow CKCK to operate an HD signal which could be substituted in place of American HD signals on local cable services, without actually operating an over-the-air digital television transmitter.[3]
As with its Saskatoon sister station, CKCK's programming is aired in pattern with that of
News operation
This section needs expansion with: further information on the history of CKCK's news operation. You can help by adding to it. (October 2011) |
CKCK-DT presently broadcasts 25 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with five hours each weekday).
CKCK-TV's original newscast was anchored by Jim McLeod, signing on 1954. McLeod anchored for many years, staying on the air long enough to debut the station's first colour newscast in 1973.[6]
On September 22, 1997, the station launched a noon newscast a short time before the Baton Broadcast System rebranded to CTV across Canada.
On October 31, 2011, CKCK debuted a three-hour morning newscast under the title CTV Morning Live, which airs on weekdays 6–9 a.m.; other morning newscasts under the CTV Morning Live banner were launched on other CTV owned-and-operated stations across western and central Canada as part of a benefits package that was included as a condition of the sale of the CTV network to Bell Canada.[7]
On July 28, 2014, CKCK began producing newscasts in high definition, and introduced a new studio as part of the migration.[8]
An additional hour of local news coverage was added in 2017 in the 5 p.m. time slot.[9]
CKCK's newscasts are also broadcast by CICC-TV in Yorkton, since that station does not broadcast a local 6 or 11:30 p.m. newscast. As a result, CKCK's program regularly includes reports from Yorkton.
As of September 2023, CTV Morning Live, CTV News at 5 and CTV News at 11:30 are broadcast from Regina on all CTV stations in Saskatchewan.[10][11]
Bell Media cuts on February 8, 2024, resulted in the cancellation of CKCK's noon newscast. The changes also brought the station's provincial weekend 6 and 11:30 p.m. newscasts to an end.[12]
Indigenous Circle
In 1993, CKCK-TV began producing a half hour weekly broadcast dedicated to Indigenous affairs titled Indigenous Circle. [13]
The show aired on all CTV stations in Saskatchewan on Sundays, and would feature a range of Indigenous-related news content, interview segments, special documentaries and musical performances.
The final traditional episode of Indigenous Circle aired on February 18, 2018, although the name lives on within a segment of the station's regular weekend newscasts, hosted by Nelson Bird.[14]
Certain stories on CTV National News also use the Indigenous Circle moniker. [15]
Technical information
Subchannel
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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2.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
Main CKCK-DT programming / CTV |
Analogue-to-digital conversion
On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory
Former transmitters
- CKMC-TV 12 Swift Current
- CKMJ-TV 7 Moose Jaw
On February 11, 2016, Bell Media applied for its regular license renewals, which included applications to delete a long list of transmitters, including CKCK-TV-1, CKCK-TV-2, CKCK-TV-7 and CKMC-TV-1. Bell Media's rationale for deleting these analog repeaters is below:
"We are electing to delete these analog transmitters from the main licence with which they are associated. These analog 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."
The licence for those transmitters expired in August 2017, and were subsequently shut down.[18] At the same time, Bell Media applied to convert the licenses of
On July 30, 2019, Bell Media was granted permission to close down the transmitters for CKMC-TV and CKMJ-TV as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-268. Both transmitters were scheduled to close down by February 26, 2021.[21]
References
- ^ "Power failure knocks CTV channels off the air for two hours". Fagstein. October 5, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian Communications Foundation history of CKCK-TV". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Canadian Communications Foundation – CKCK-TV History". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Olson, Matt (March 1, 2019). "43rd Kinsmen Telemiracle gearing up for Saturday showtime". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Robinson, Ashley (January 19, 2017). "Telemiracle brings top of the line entertainment to Sask". Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Vanstone, Rob (September 27, 2019). "CKCK Television: If the walls could talk..." Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ CTV Regina To Launch New Morning Show Archived October 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Broadcaster Magazine, October 24, 2011.
- ^ "CTV Regina switches to high definition". CTV News Regina. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ^ "CTV Regina to launch new local newscast at 5 p.m." CTV Regina. June 7, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ CKCK / CFQC - CTV News Saskatchewan at 11:30 - [NEW PROVINCIAL NEWSCAST] Open: September 15, 2023, retrieved September 24, 2023
- ^ "Cole Davenport". CTV Regina. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Bell Media ends some CTV newscasts, sells radio stations in media shakeup amid layoffs". CTVNews. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "Indigenous Circle moving into smaller segments during CTV newscasts". www.eaglefeathernews.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Indigenous Circle". regina.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "Indigenous Circle: Significance of the circle and powwow". CTVNews. July 24, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for CKCK". www.rabbitears.info.
- ^ Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) Archived July 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CKCK-DT | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
- ^ Notice crtc.gc.ca
- ^ "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. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). June 15, 2016.
- ^ "CRTC Decision 2019-268". July 30, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- CKCK-TV history – Canadian Communication Foundation
- CKCK-TV in the REC Canadian station database
- CTVglobemedia application to CRTC for direct-feed HD versions of selected stations, including CKCK Regina