CKNC-TV
Television station in Sudbury (1971–2002)
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::summary Television station in Sudbury (1971–2002) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| callsign | CKNC-TV |
| location | Sudbury, Ontario |
| country | Canada |
| logo | CKNC_TV_9_Sudbury_1970s.jpg |
| logo_size | 220px |
| logo_caption | CKNC-TV 9 logo from the 1970s with its former Frood Road studio address in Sudbury which is now the current home of CICI-TV/CTV Northern Ontario. |
| branding | MCTV CBC |
| analog | 9 (VHF) |
| translators | *see * |
| affiliations | CBC |
| airdate | October 8, 1971 |
| last_airdate | |
| callsign_meaning | Nickel Capital |
| owner | |
| sister_stations | CICI-TV |
| erp | 198.1 kW |
| haat | 221 m |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| callsign = CKNC-TV | location = Sudbury, Ontario | country = Canada | logo = CKNC_TV_9_Sudbury_1970s.jpg | logo_size = 220px | logo_caption = CKNC-TV 9 logo from the 1970s with its former Frood Road studio address in Sudbury which is now the current home of CICI-TV/CTV Northern Ontario. | branding = MCTV CBC | analog = 9 (VHF) | digital = | translators = *see * | affiliations = CBC | network = | airdate = October 8, 1971 | last_airdate = | callsign_meaning = Nickel Capital | former_callsigns = | former_channel_numbers = | owner = | licensee = | sister_stations = CICI-TV | former_affiliations = | erp = 198.1 kW | haat = 221 m | coordinates =
CKNC-TV (channel 9) was a television station in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The station was in operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned rebroadcaster of CBLT in Toronto.
History
CKNC was established on October 8, 1971 by J. Conrad Lavigne, the owner of CFCL in Timmins. On the same day, the existing television station in Sudbury, CKSO, switched its affiliation to CTV. A rebroadcaster with the call sign CKNC-TV-1 went to air in Elliot Lake on the same date. That transmitter was sold to the CBC in 1982 and changed its callsign to CBEC-TV, although it continued to air CKNC's signal for the remainder of the station's existence.
Until 1980, CICI and CKNC aggressively competed with each other for advertising dollars, leaving both in a precarious financial position due to the Sudbury market's relatively small size. In 1980, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the merger of the two stations, along with their co-owned stations in North Bay and Timmins, into the MCTV twinstick.
In 1990, the MCTV stations were acquired by Baton Broadcasting, which became the sole corporate owner of CTV in 1997.
In the early 1990s, CKNC-TV decreased its effective radiated power from 168,000 to 115,500 watts; and changing the transmitter location to a new site located approximately 1.5 kilometres to the southwest of the present location.
End of operations
CTV subsequently sold its four CBC affiliates in Northern Ontario, CKNC, CHNB in North Bay, CJIC in Sault Ste. Marie and CFCL in Timmins directly to the CBC in 2002. All four ceased to exist as separate stations on October 27, 2002, becoming rebroadcasters of Toronto's CBLT, with CKNC's call sign changing to CBLT-6. These transmitters would close on July 31, 2012, due to budget cuts affecting the CBC.
Transmitters
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| Station | City of licence | Channel | ERP | HAAT | Transmitter coordinates | Notes | CBCE-TV | CBEC-TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Current | 16 (UHF) | 59.2 kW | 254 m | Decision CRTC 82-303, (Page 5 and 6) April 8, 1982 | ||||
| Elliot Lake | 7 (VHF) | 67.9 kW | 173.5 m | 70-211, (Page 211 and 212) August 5, 1970. | ||||
| :: |
Other notes
CKNC was also the original call sign, in the 1920s and 1930s, of a radio station in Toronto that is now known as CJBC. The CKNC call sign currently belongs to a radio station in Simcoe, Ontario, as CKNC-FM.
References
References
- "Sudbury's second English TV outlet begins operations on Monday". ''[[Sudbury Star]]'', October 1, 1971.
- "Rebroadcast programs: CRTC grants Sudbury licences". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 6, 1970.
- "CRTC approves amalgamation of Northern Ontario TV firms". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 29, 1980.
- "CRTC okays acquisitions, but at a price". ''[[Financial Post]]'', October 23, 1990.
- [https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/1991/pb91-88.htm Public Notice CRTC 1991-88], ''CRTC'', August 23, 1991
- (October 10, 2002). "CRTC Decision 2002-303". [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]].
- (April 4, 2012). "Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan". [[CBC/Radio-Canada]].
- (July 17, 2012). "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-384". [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]].
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