CBKT
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CBKT-DT is the CBC
's television station
in Regina
, Saskatchewan
. It is located in the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre at 2440 Broad Street in downtown Regina, alongside CBK-AM
-FM
.
CBKT signed on for the first time on December 21, 1962 as CHRE-TV, a semi-satellite of CHAB-TV
in Moose Jaw and an affiliate of CTV
. CHRE signed on as part of a deal between CHAB-TV and Regina's original station, CKCK-TV
, which allowed CTV to come to Saskatchewan for the first time. On the same day CHRE signed on, CKCK-TV opened a rebroadcaster in Moose Jaw.
On May 30, 1968
, controlling interest in CHAB Ltd., owner of CHAB-AM-TV and CHRE, was transferred to Moffat Broadcasting, owner of Winnipeg
's CTV affiliate, CJAY
. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), however, told Moffat to sell CHAB-TV and CHRE to a new owner within one year. Moffat tried to sell CHAB and CHRE to Western Broadcast Management Ltd., owner of CHAN-TV
in Vancouver
. However, the CRTC denied this bid on July 18, 1969
in favour of a counteroffer from the CBC. On September 13, CBC officially assumed control of CHRE and CHAB and moved its programming there, while CKCK became the sole CTV outlet in southern Saskatchewan. CBC made the Regina station the main station, and recalled the stations as CBKRT and CBKMT respectively.
The station received its current call letters on July 31, 1978. On the same day, CBKMT's licence was merged with that of CBKT; its transmitter now operates as full-time rebroadcaster CBKT-1. The CHRE calls are now used on a St. Catharines, Ontario
radio station
owned by Astral Media
. In 2002
, CBC purchased former privately owned affiliates CJFB-TV
in Swift Current and CKOS-TV
in Yorkton, turning both into rebroadcasters of CBKT.
, anchored by Costa Maragos, which airs stories happening in Regina, Saskatoon
, Swift Current, Yorkton and Prince Albert
. Before the launch of Canada Now
in 2000, the CBC Saskatchewan newscast was known as CBC News Hour. Previously local newscasts on CBKT were known as FYI, 24 Hours, and Newsday.
Past news anchors include Allan Bonner, George Dawes, Sherv Shragge, Sheldon Turcotte, Richard Perry, Holly Preston, and Kristy Snell. Sportscasts were anchored by Beattie Martin, Steve Ruddick, and Glenn Reid.
Weather segments currently originate from the CBC's national weather centre. In the past, weather was delivered locally by Bill Conley, Bryce Eckstein, Howard Thornton, Marilyn Maki, and Sandra Batson.
Weather
Sports
Reporters
Local program hosts
Note: CJFB-TV had two other repreaters: CJFB-TV-1 Eastend and CJFB-TV-2 Val Marie. These were not needed since the CBC had transmitters in the area already, and were deleted.
on August 31, 2011, CBKT-DT will flash cut to digital and remain on its pre-transition channel number, 9. With the use of PSIP, television receivers will list CBKT-DT's virtual channel number as 9.1.
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
's television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. It is located in the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre at 2440 Broad Street in downtown Regina, alongside CBK-AM
CBK (AM)
CBK is a Canadian clear-channel station, broadcasting the CBC Radio One network at 540 AM to most of southern Saskatchewan. The AM transmitter is located in Watrous, the city of licence, but the studios are in the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre, 2440 Broad Street in Regina. This facility also houses...
-FM
CBK-FM
CBK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio 2 network at 96.9 FM in Regina, Saskatchewan.The station was launched in 1977. Its studios are at the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre, 2440 Broad Street in Regina, along with CBK and CBKT.-Rebroadcasters:-External...
.
History
- See also: CHAB-TVCHAB-TVCHAB-TV was a television station in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.The station signed on the air on July 7, 1959 under the ownership of CHAB Ltd., the parent company of Moose Jaw radio station CHAB. It was originally a CBC affiliate...
.
CBKT signed on for the first time on December 21, 1962 as CHRE-TV, a semi-satellite of CHAB-TV
CHAB-TV
CHAB-TV was a television station in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.The station signed on the air on July 7, 1959 under the ownership of CHAB Ltd., the parent company of Moose Jaw radio station CHAB. It was originally a CBC affiliate...
in Moose Jaw and an affiliate of CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
. CHRE signed on as part of a deal between CHAB-TV and Regina's original station, CKCK-TV
CKCK-TV
CKCK-DT, VHF channel 8 , is a CTV owned and operated television station based in Regina, Saskatchewan. Originally signing on in 1954, CKCK was the first privately owned television station in Western Canada.-History:...
, which allowed CTV to come to Saskatchewan for the first time. On the same day CHRE signed on, CKCK-TV opened a rebroadcaster in Moose Jaw.
On May 30, 1968
1968 in television
The year 1968 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1968.For the American TV schedule, see: 1968-69 American network television schedule.-Events:...
, controlling interest in CHAB Ltd., owner of CHAB-AM-TV and CHRE, was transferred to Moffat Broadcasting, owner of Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
's CTV affiliate, CJAY
CKY-TV
CKY-DT is a television station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and owned by Bell Media. It is part of the CTV Television Network....
. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), however, told Moffat to sell CHAB-TV and CHRE to a new owner within one year. Moffat tried to sell CHAB and CHRE to Western Broadcast Management Ltd., owner of CHAN-TV
CHAN-TV
CHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. However, the CRTC denied this bid on July 18, 1969
1969 in television
The year 1969 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 1969.For the American TV schedule, see: 1969-70 American network television schedule.-Events:...
in favour of a counteroffer from the CBC. On September 13, CBC officially assumed control of CHRE and CHAB and moved its programming there, while CKCK became the sole CTV outlet in southern Saskatchewan. CBC made the Regina station the main station, and recalled the stations as CBKRT and CBKMT respectively.
The station received its current call letters on July 31, 1978. On the same day, CBKMT's licence was merged with that of CBKT; its transmitter now operates as full-time rebroadcaster CBKT-1. The CHRE calls are now used on a St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
radio station
CHRE-FM
CHRE-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Airing at 105.7 FM, the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format for the Niagara region, especially for Buffalo, New York with the brand name 105.7 EZ Rock...
owned by Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
. In 2002
2002 in television
The year 2002 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2002.For the American TV schedule, see: 2002–03 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:...
, CBC purchased former privately owned affiliates CJFB-TV
CJFB-TV
CJFB-TV was a television station in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. In operation from 1957 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it is now a repeater of the network's station in Regina, CBKT....
in Swift Current and CKOS-TV
CKOS-TV
CKOS-TV was a television station in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. In operation from 1958 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it now exists only as a repeater of the network's station in Regina, with the call sign CBKT-6....
in Yorkton, turning both into rebroadcasters of CBKT.
Newscasts
The station produces a nightly regional newscast, CBC News at SixCBC News at Six
CBC News produces a variety of local newscasts for CBC Television's owned-and-operated stations throughout Canada. On most stations, the local news operation is currently titled CBC News: [city/province name], such that the 6:00 p.m. newscast on CBLT is named CBC News: Toronto at 6...
, anchored by Costa Maragos, which airs stories happening in Regina, Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Swift Current, Yorkton and Prince Albert
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
. Before the launch of Canada Now
Canada Now
Canada Now was the early-evening national news program on CBC Television, the main English television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, between 2000 and 2007...
in 2000, the CBC Saskatchewan newscast was known as CBC News Hour. Previously local newscasts on CBKT were known as FYI, 24 Hours, and Newsday.
Past news anchors include Allan Bonner, George Dawes, Sherv Shragge, Sheldon Turcotte, Richard Perry, Holly Preston, and Kristy Snell. Sportscasts were anchored by Beattie Martin, Steve Ruddick, and Glenn Reid.
Weather segments currently originate from the CBC's national weather centre. In the past, weather was delivered locally by Bill Conley, Bryce Eckstein, Howard Thornton, Marilyn Maki, and Sandra Batson.
Newscast titles
- Metro Final (1959–early 1960s)
- The World Today (mid–late 1960s)
- F.Y.I. (late 1960s–1970s)
- 24 Hours (1970s–1980s)
- Newsday (1980s–early 1990s)
- CBC NewsHour (mid 1990s–2000)
- Canada Now (2000–2006)
- CBC News: Saskatchewan (2006–present)
News team
Anchors- Sandra Batson - CBC News Saskatchewan: Late Night (weeknights at 10:55 p.m.)
- Costa Maragos - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
- Jill Smith - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
Weather
- Jamie Mauracher - weather specialist; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
Sports
- Glenn Reid - sports host; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
Reporters
- Diane Adams - general assignment reporter
- Eric Anderson - general assignment reporter; also Saskatchewan Weekend fill-in host
- Joana Draghici - general assignment reporter
- Kathy Fitzpatrick - general assignment reporter
- Dean Gutheil - videojournalist; also fill-in sports host
- Adam Hunter - general assignment reporter; also fill-in sports host
- Dan Kerslake - general assignment reporter
- Stefani Langenegger - political reporter
- Geoff Leo - general assignment reporter/videojournalist
- Cameron MacIntosh - national reporter
- Lachlan Madill - general assignment reporter
- Dani Mario - general assignment reporter
- Kent Morrison - general assignment reporter/videojournalist; also Saskatchewan Weekend fill-in newsreader
- Steve Pasqualotto - general assignment reporter
- Jennifer Quesnel - general assignment reporter
- Britainy Robinson - general assignment reporter
- Molly Thomas - general assignment reporter
- Dan Zakreski - crime and social issues reporter
Local program hosts
- Kelley Jo Burke - SoundXchange host
- Craig Lederhouse - The Afternoon Edition host
- Dan Reynish - Saskatchewan Weekend host
Branding
During the latter half of the 1960s the station generally branded itself as Channel 9. After the switch to the CBC, the brand used was "9&4" or "CBC 9&4", to signify both the Regina and Moose Jaw channel numbers. After a brief flirtation with "TV9 Regina", the station returned to "9&4" in the 1980s, this time to signify the station's cable channel position. Today the station is branded just as "CBC" or "CBC Saskatchewan".Transmitters
| Station | City of licence City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channel Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Transmitter Coordinates | Notes |
| CBKT-1 | Moose Jaw | 4 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
100 kW | 241.7 m | 50°23′24"N 105°55′37"W | formerly CHAB-TV CHAB-TV CHAB-TV was a television station in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.The station signed on the air on July 7, 1959 under the ownership of CHAB Ltd., the parent company of Moose Jaw radio station CHAB. It was originally a CBC affiliate... |
| CBKT-2 | Willow Bunch Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan Willow Bunch is a small community located in south central Saskatchewan, Canada southwest of the provincial capital of Regina. The population is 431, with 151 being declared as francophones.... |
10 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
65.8 kW | 255.7 m | 49°23′10"N 105°40′20"W | |
| CBKT-3 | Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan These figures do not include the substantial population living along the shores of the Fishing Lakes.-Origins:The current site is the third Fort Qu'Appelle. The first was a North West Company trading post , also in the valley but near what is now the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border... |
4 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 50°47′0"N 103°47′5"W | |
| CBKT-4 | Swift Current | 5 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
13.3 kW | 155.8 m | 50°20′18"N 107°47′26"W | formerly CJFB-TV CJFB-TV CJFB-TV was a television station in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. In operation from 1957 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it is now a repeater of the network's station in Regina, CBKT.... |
| CBKT-5 | Riverhurst Riverhurst, Saskatchewan Riverhurst is a village in the south-west Coteau Hills area of Saskatchewan, Canada and is north of Vermillion Hills. It is primarily a farming community.... |
10 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.71 kW | 236.5 m | 50°44′25"N 106°54′37"W | formerly CJFB-TV-3 |
| CBKT-6 | Yorkton | 5 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
50.2 kW | 170.2 m | 51°12′33"N 102°44′1"W | formerly CKOS-TV CKOS-TV CKOS-TV was a television station in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. In operation from 1958 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, it now exists only as a repeater of the network's station in Regina, with the call sign CBKT-6.... |
| CBKT-7 | Warmley | 3 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
100 kW | 389.9 m | 49°48′37"N 102°41′16"W | formerly CHSS-TV, relaying CKOS-TV |
| CBKT-8 | Wynyard Wynyard, Saskatchewan -Climate:-Sites of interest:Frank Cameron Museum provides local historical artifacts as well as tourism information and is located in Wynyard. Wynyard Regional Park is the local camping site and is 2 km or 1 mi from Wynyard. Wynyard is located just to the south of Big Quill Lake which is the... |
6 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
11 kW | 187.2 m | 51°42′30"N 104°17′58"W | formerly CFSS-TV, relaying CKOS-TV |
| CBKT-9 | Norquay Norquay, Saskatchewan -External links:********-Footnotes:... |
13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
25 kW | 114 m | 52°3′0"N 102°3′20"W | formerly CKOS-TV-1 |
| CBKT-10 | Hudson Bay Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan -History:In 1757, a fur trading post was established in the Hudson Bay District, beside the Red Deer River. Ruins from the post have been found near the village of Erwood. In 1790, the North West Trading Co. set up a trading post at the mouth of the Etomami River... |
9 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.7 kW | 52.6 m | 52°51′15"N 102°29′28"W | formerly CKOS-TV-2 |
| CBKGT | Gravelbourg Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan -Education:The town has for the past four decades been noteworthy for College Mathieu, a francophone boarding school for boys and girls who wish to acquire or retain fluency in French... |
45 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
23.5 kW | 221 m | 49°52′17"N 106°23′39"W | |
| CBCP-TV-1 | Shaunavon Shaunavon, Saskatchewan The town of Shaunavon is situated in Southwest Saskatchewan at the junction of Highways 37 and 13. It is 110 kilometres from Swift Current, 163 kilometres from the Alberta border and 74 kilometres from the Montana border. Shaunavon was established in 1913 and settled along a railroad line... |
7 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
9 kW | 200.6 m | 49°33′31"N 108°27′51"W | formerly relayed CJFB-TV |
| CBCP-TV-2 | Cypress Hills | 2 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
6.75 kW | 274.6 m | 49°39′25"N 109°30′48"W | formerly relayed CJFB-TV |
| CBCP-TV-3 | Ponteix Ponteix, Saskatchewan -External links:... |
3 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
18.8 kW | 239 m | 49°44′20"N 107°15′57"W | formerly relayed CJFB-TV |
Note: CJFB-TV had two other repreaters: CJFB-TV-1 Eastend and CJFB-TV-2 Val Marie. These were not needed since the CBC had transmitters in the area already, and were deleted.
Digital television
During the analogue shutdown and digital conversionDigital television in Canada
Digital television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standards developed for and in use in the United States. Because Canada and the U.S...
on August 31, 2011, CBKT-DT will flash cut to digital and remain on its pre-transition channel number, 9. With the use of PSIP, television receivers will list CBKT-DT's virtual channel number as 9.1.