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| Kenora, Ontario | |
| Branding | CJBN |
| Channels | Analog: 13 (VHF), cable 4 |
| Affiliations | CTV |
| Owner | Shaw Communications (Norcom Telecommunications Ltd. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Shaw Communications is a Canadian Telecommunications company that provides telephone internet and television services ) |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Call letters’ meaning | unknown |
| Transmitter Power | 177. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF 5w |
| Website | CJTV |
CJBN-TV is a Canadian television station. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is a CTV affiliate, broadcasting on channel 13 and cable 4 in Kenora, Ontario. CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia It can also be seen on the Bell ExpressVu (channel 223) and Star Choice (channel 320) satellite services. Star Choice is a Direct broadcast satellite Television distributor in Canada which is majority-owned by Cable TV operator Shaw Communications This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. The station adopted the CJTV brand in the early 2000s, but switched back to "CJBN" in January 2007. CJBN went on the air for the first time on 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
The station is owned by Shaw Communications, which acquired the station in 2006 as part of its purchase of local cable company Norcom Telecommunications. Shaw Communications is a Canadian Telecommunications company that provides telephone internet and television services It is one of only three CTV-affiliated stations in Canada that are not owned and operated directly by CTV. The station is Canada's lowest powered television station affiliated with a major network, with just 178 watts of power. [1] Its main method of distribution is via Shaw's (and others') cable and satellite services.
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Programming
Despite being a CTV affiliate, the station had aired a fair bit of Global programming. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network A reason given for this would be Kenora's location, close to the Manitoba border, and to Winnipeg, where Global is based. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population In fact, Kenora gets CBC Television from a repeater of Winnipeg's CBWT. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. CBWT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Rumours had been circulating that CJBN would disaffiliate from CTV, which would have meant Winnipeg's CKY-TV would have to build a repeater for the Kenora area. CKY-TV (also commonly known as CTV Winnipeg) is a Television station based in Winnipeg Manitoba and owned by CTVglobemedia. However, none of this has happened.
The station was examined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for not airing enough Canadian content. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio Since this occurred in 1999, the station has aired the required amount of Canadian programming.
Since its launch, the station's programming has been primarily sourced from CTV, with the remainder of the schedule rounded out by Global and syndicated programming.
News and local programming
Despite being the only full-fledged station in the area, CJBN does not produce much local content. A daily news service isn't considered feasible for the station due to its small size. CJBN hosts a half-hour news and issues show called Points North which airs four times per week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 6:30pm and Saturday 6pm. It also airs other special programs aimed at tourists and local residents.
TruTV anchor Ashleigh Banfield began her career at the station. truTV is an American Cable Television network owned by Time Warner through its subsidiary Turner Broadcasting. Ashleigh Dennistoun Banfield (born December 29 1967 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a Canadian -born journalist currently hosting
History
CJBN-TV was started by local businessman Carl Johnson, and started in 1980, with a power output of 17. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) 5 watts. It was co-owned with Norcom Telecommunications, whose cable systems served Kenora and surrounding areas. With a potential audience of only 5,800 households, it was Canada's smallest television market. It remains the smallest DMA in Canada, and the second smallest in North America (behind Glendive, Montana). Glendive is a city in and the County seat of Dawson County, Montana, United States.
The station came about after Norcom applied to operate a Central Time Zone Satellite Relay Distribution System (SRDU), and as such, needed a CTV signal. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Winnipeg's CKY, which was the closest CTV affiliate to Kenora, was unavailable, so Norcom applied for, and was successful in gaining their own CTV station. The company also planned to set up a series of rebroadcasting stations to expand into nearby areas, but when Cancom secured the main licence for the Northern Service uplink, Norcom was left with just CJBN. Shaw Satellite Services ( French: Services de Radiodiffusion Shaw) is a Canadian company responsible for providing and managing the With the local economy dependent on the pulp and paper industry, the station's future remained precarious, especially with the increase of competing satellite services available in the area.
In 1983, the station proposed setting up rebroadcast transmitters in nearby communities:
- CJBN-TV-1 Dryden
- CJBN-TV-2 Fort Frances
- CJBN-TV-3 Sioux Lookout
- CJBN-TV-4 Ignace
- CJBN-TV-5 Red Lake
- CJBN-TV-6 Ear Falls. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Dryden ( 2006 population 8195 is the second largest City in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada located Fort Frances Ontario is a Town located in the northwestern part of Ontario, Canada. Sioux Lookout is a town in north-western Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 5336 and an elevation 1280 ft / 390 Ignace is a township in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, located at Highway 17 ( Trans Canada Highway) and Secondary Red Lake is a municipality and census subdivision in the Canadian province of Ontario, located northwest of Thunder Bay and less than from the Ear Falls is a small township located in Northwestern Ontario on Highway 105, roughly 100 km north of Highway 17 and Vermilion Bay
In 1988, the station told the CRTC that they could not afford to construct the rebroadcast transmitters, and would remain with just one transmitter (in Kenora, Ontario). In place of the rebroadcast transmitters, the station is carried on cable in Red Lake, Sioux Lookout and Ear Falls.
In 1985, CJBN-TV increased its power to 177. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) 5 watts. In 1999, the station was brought before the CRTC to explain the lack of Canadian content, but two years later, its licence was renewed, once evidence of renewed effort toward Canadian content was proven. In 2000, CJBN started to brand itself as CJTV but would revert back to the CJBN-TV designation after their purchase by Shaw Communications. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. And in 2004, cable systems in nearby areas and national satellite services began to carry CJBN. In June 2004, the CRTC renewed the licence for another seven years, until 2011. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.
On August 9, 2006, Shaw Communications announced an agreement to purchase Norcom. Shaw Communications is a Canadian Telecommunications company that provides telephone internet and television services [2] CJBN is included in the sale, and while Shaw itself did not previously own any broadcast assets, [3] the company has apparently decided, for the moment, to maintain CJBN. CRTC approval to this sale was announced in November 2006. [4]
Despite the recent sale to Shaw, the possibility of a further sale remains. One possible scenario involves a sale to CTVglobemedia; Shaw had previously sold CKY-TV to the network after Shaw's 2001 acquisition of Moffat Communications. CTVglobemedia (often abbreviated "CTVgm" or CGM is one of Canada 's largest private media companies. Moffat Communications Ltd was the company owned by the Moffat family of Winnipeg If such a sale occurred, it is likely that CJBN, which presently airs very little local programming, would become a semi-satellite or else a pure rebroadcaster of CKY. However, the recent introduction of the station to all Shaw cable regions has made this scenario very unlikely.
There is an urban myth surrounding the origin of the station's call letters. This urban myth states that the letters stand for Carl Johnson Broadcast Network. However this has never been creditably verified.
Footnotes
- ^ It is tied KJWY channel 2 of Jackson, Wyoming, also at 178 watts, for being the lowest-powered television station on a regular licence in North America. Jackson is a Town located in the Jackson Hole Valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. However, KJWY is a repeater of Pocatello, Idaho's KPVI. Pocatello (ˌpoʊkəˈtɛloʊ is the County seat and largest city of Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring KPVI is the local NBC affiliate for Idaho Falls and Pocatello Idaho. This distinction also excludes repeaters of Canadian networks, especially those affiliated with CBC Television and CBC North. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. CBC North is the name for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 's radio and television service in the Canadian Arctic.
- ^ Shaw Communications to Acquire Norcom Telecommunications Limited, Shaw press release, August 9, 2006
- ^ The Shaw family, however, controls Corus Entertainment, which owns three broadcast TV stations, all CBC affiliates. Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company
- ^ Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2006-152
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