CFJC-TV
Encyclopedia
CFJC-TV is a television
station in Kamloops, British Columbia
, Canada
, that is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group
. It is an affiliate of Rogers Media
's Citytv
system.
It broadcasts its analogue signal on VHF channel 4, and is carried on channel 7 on area cable
systems. CFJC is also rebroadcast on channel 309 with Shaw Direct and 259 with Bell TV.
CFJC began operations on April 8, 1957 as a CBC
affiliate, under the call sign CFCR-TV; the station was recalled with its current name (similar to Kamloops radio station CFJC, its owner at the time) on September 1, 1971. Both stations were bought by the Jim Pattison Group
in 1987.
By the 1990s, CFJC had delegated its national advertising sales to Western International Communications
, owner of fellow CBC affiliate CHBC
Kelowna
. WIC began selling the two stations' advertising as a single unit under the name "BCI TV". Ever since, both stations have carried virtually identical programming schedules apart from local news, with the majority of non-CBC programming coming from Global
and, to a lesser extent, WIC itself (Global was not available as a stand-alone channel in the B.C. interior until 2001). Canwest acquired CHBC in 2000 and assumed the same role in selling advertising and providing programming, primarily from its CH service. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the station branded itself as "CFJC TV7", in reference to its cable channel in the Kamloops area.
On November 1, 2005, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it had received an application from Pattison to disaffiliate CFJC from CBC. According to documents filed with the commission, the continuation of CFJC's joint sales agreement with Kelowna
station CHBC
— which had previously received clearance to disaffiliate and become a CH station under Canwest — was contingent on CFJC's concurrent disaffiliation.
The CRTC gave its approval on February 1, and CFJC disaffiliated from CBC on February 27. While CFJC initially called itself "The All-New Independent TV7" following disaffiliation, Canwest continued to supply the bulk of the station's programming, and CFJC became, in effect, the first CH affiliate not owned by Canwest.
In September 2007, CH was rebranded as "E!", complete with several E!-branded programs, making it difficult for CFJC to continue to call itself "independent". By October, the station had embraced the new E! identity in non-local programming, and re-branded its newscasts from "CFJC TV7 News" to simply "CFJC News", in line with the Canwest-owned E! stations elsewhere in the country.
The 2006 affiliation switch had left the CBC solely dependent on cable and satellite carriage of its Vancouver
station CBUT
in the market, with no new terrestrial transmitters installed in the Kamloops area for the foreseeable future. The CBC
indicated it had not budgeted for this scenario and therefore could not afford to replace the transmitters, as it has done in most cases in the past when private affiliates left the network. Most other stations from which the transmitters have been replaced became O&O stations
, while CFJC remained independently owned.
It was announced that the transmitters of Jim Pattison's CBC affiliates, future E! affiliates CKPG-TV
Prince George
and CHAT-TV
Medicine Hat will not be replaced by the CBC, and no transmitters are scheduled to be installed for the future in these areas. All three areas are to be served by Jim Pattison Group and one other television network. However, despite the light Francophone population in the absence of an Anglophone network, Radio-Canada stations CBUFT
Vancouver
will still be available over-the-air in Kamloops and Prince George
, and CBXFT
Edmonton
will still be available in Medicine Hat.
On July 14, 2009, Pattison announced that CFJC and its other E! affiliates would begin receiving programming from Rogers Media
starting September 1, effectively affiliating them with the Citytv
system, although it does not appear the stations will carry any form of "Citytv" branding. CFJC and CKPG will also be part of a new regional sales initiative known as "inTV". Canwest had previously announced it would sell or close its E! stations, leaving the Pattison stations without a programming source.
Semi-satellites are in bold italics
According to a 2009 CRTC decision, CFJC-TV is not required to activate its digital signal, as Kamloops is not a mandatory market for digital conversion. If CFJC activates its digital signal after the conversion date
, which takes place in most other areas on August 31, 2011, CFJC-TV will broadcast the signal on its current assigned channel number, 13; however, if the station signs-on before the analog shut off date, the station will broadcast on channel 43. In both cases, through the use of PSIP
, digital television receivers will display CFJC-TV's virtual channel
as 4.1.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
station in Kamloops, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that is owned by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is Canada’s third largest privately held company and, in a recent survey by the Financial Post, The Jim Pattison Group was ranked as Canada’s 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur is the Chairman, President, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison...
. It is an affiliate of Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
's Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
system.
It broadcasts its analogue signal on VHF channel 4, and is carried on channel 7 on area cable
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
systems. CFJC is also rebroadcast on channel 309 with Shaw Direct and 259 with Bell TV.
History
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...
affiliate, under the call sign CFCR-TV; the station was recalled with its current name (similar to Kamloops radio station CFJC, its owner at the time) on September 1, 1971. Both stations were bought by the Jim Pattison Group
Jim Pattison Group
The Jim Pattison Group is Canada’s third largest privately held company and, in a recent survey by the Financial Post, The Jim Pattison Group was ranked as Canada’s 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur is the Chairman, President, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison...
in 1987.
By the 1990s, CFJC had delegated its national advertising sales to Western International Communications
Western International Communications
WIC Western International Communications Ltd.The apparent occurrence of "RAS syndrome" here was in fact part of the company's legal name. was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via...
, owner of fellow CBC affiliate CHBC
CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada owned by Shaw Media. It transmits on channel 2, and cable channel 4, and broadcasts on 18 relay stations....
Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
. WIC began selling the two stations' advertising as a single unit under the name "BCI TV". Ever since, both stations have carried virtually identical programming schedules apart from local news, with the majority of non-CBC programming coming from Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
and, to a lesser extent, WIC itself (Global was not available as a stand-alone channel in the B.C. interior until 2001). Canwest acquired CHBC in 2000 and assumed the same role in selling advertising and providing programming, primarily from its CH service. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the station branded itself as "CFJC TV7", in reference to its cable channel in the Kamloops area.
On November 1, 2005, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it had received an application from Pattison to disaffiliate CFJC from CBC. According to documents filed with the commission, the continuation of CFJC's joint sales agreement with Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
station CHBC
CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada owned by Shaw Media. It transmits on channel 2, and cable channel 4, and broadcasts on 18 relay stations....
— which had previously received clearance to disaffiliate and become a CH station under Canwest — was contingent on CFJC's concurrent disaffiliation.
The CRTC gave its approval on February 1, and CFJC disaffiliated from CBC on February 27. While CFJC initially called itself "The All-New Independent TV7" following disaffiliation, Canwest continued to supply the bulk of the station's programming, and CFJC became, in effect, the first CH affiliate not owned by Canwest.
In September 2007, CH was rebranded as "E!", complete with several E!-branded programs, making it difficult for CFJC to continue to call itself "independent". By October, the station had embraced the new E! identity in non-local programming, and re-branded its newscasts from "CFJC TV7 News" to simply "CFJC News", in line with the Canwest-owned E! stations elsewhere in the country.
The 2006 affiliation switch had left the CBC solely dependent on cable and satellite carriage of its 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,...
station CBUT
CBUT
CBUT-DT is the CBC's television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the flagship CBC Television station for the Pacific Time Zone. The station transmits its main terrestrial signal from a tower atop Mount Seymour....
in the market, with no new terrestrial transmitters installed in the Kamloops area for the foreseeable future. The CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
indicated it had not budgeted for this scenario and therefore could not afford to replace the transmitters, as it has done in most cases in the past when private affiliates left the network. Most other stations from which the transmitters have been replaced became O&O stations
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
, while CFJC remained independently owned.
CKPG-TV
CKPG-TV is a television station in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Jim Pattison Group, and operates on VHF channel 2 and cable channel 3...
Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
and CHAT-TV
CHAT-TV
CHAT-TV is a television station in Medicine Hat, Alberta. It is owned by Jim Pattison Group, and operates on VHF channel 6 and cable channel 3. It is a privately owned affiliate of Rogers television system Citytv....
Medicine Hat will not be replaced by the CBC, and no transmitters are scheduled to be installed for the future in these areas. All three areas are to be served by Jim Pattison Group and one other television network. However, despite the light Francophone population in the absence of an Anglophone network, Radio-Canada stations CBUFT
CBUFT
CBUFT-DT is Radio-Canada's television station in Vancouver, serving the French-speaking population of British Columbia.The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in Chilliwack, Dawson Creek, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kitimat, Lillooet, Logan Lake, Prince George and Terrace.CBUFT was launched on...
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,...
will still be available over-the-air in Kamloops and Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
, and CBXFT
CBXFT
CBXFT-DT is Radio-Canada's television station serving Franco-Albertans in Edmonton and some parts of Alberta.The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in Bonnyville, Falher, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Red Deer, Jean Côté, Lac la Biche, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Peace River.The...
Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
will still be available in Medicine Hat.
On July 14, 2009, Pattison announced that CFJC and its other E! affiliates would begin receiving programming from Rogers Media
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
starting September 1, effectively affiliating them with the Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
system, although it does not appear the stations will carry any form of "Citytv" branding. CFJC and CKPG will also be part of a new regional sales initiative known as "inTV". Canwest had previously announced it would sell or close its E! stations, leaving the Pattison stations without a programming source.
News Team
- Doug Collins - Director of News, Information, and Television Operations
- Sandy Heimlich Hall - Assistant News Director
- Bill O'Donovan - News Anchor
- Earl Seitz - Sports Director
- Susan Edgell - Midday Show Host, Weather, 6:30 & 11pm Anchor
- Raffelina Sirianni - Reporter
- Tanya Cronin - Reporter
- James Peters - Reporter / CBKZ & CIFM Anchor
- Doug Herbert - Reporter
- Gareth Madoc-Jones - Videojournalist
- Vacant - Videojournalist
- Kent Simmonds - Senior ENG Operator / Editor
- Tom Konopski - ENG Operator / Editor
- Chad Harris - Web Editor / Production
Transmitters
CFJC-TV has a rather extensive network of rebroadcast transmitters to serve outlying communities because of the mountainous areas.Semi-satellites are in bold italics
| 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 |
| CFJC-TV-3 | Merritt Merritt, British Columbia Merritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola and Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all... |
8 (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°3′10"N 120°45′27"W |
| CFJC-TV-4 | Clinton Clinton, British Columbia Clinton is a village in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 40 km northwest of Cache Creek and 30 km south of 70 Mile House.It is considered by some to straddle the southern edge of the Cariboo country of British Columbia, although others consider Ashcroft-Cache Creek, Lillooet, Savona,... |
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... ) |
0.204 kW | 617 m | 51°5′36"N 121°39′57"W |
| CFJC-TV-5 | Williams Lake Williams Lake, British Columbia Williams Lake, is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the central part of a region known as the Cariboo, it is the largest urban centre between Kamloops and Prince George, with a population of 11,150 in city limits.... |
8 (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 | 52°6′55"N 122°11′15"W |
| CFJC-TV-6 | 100 Mile House | 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... ) |
0.98 kW | 570.3 m | 51°54′0"N 121°15′35"W |
| CFJC-TV-8 | Chase Chase, British Columbia Chase is a village located in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,500, and its main industries are forestry and tourism. It is located at the outlet of Little Shuswap Lake, which is the source of the South Thompson River... |
11 (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... ) |
0.005 kW | NA | 50°54′0"N 119°38′39"W |
| CFJC-TV-11 | Quesnel Quesnel, British Columbia -Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709.... |
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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 52°53′0"N 122°20′10"W |
| CFJC-TV-12 | Nicola | 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... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 50°11′40"N 120°58′20"W |
| CFJC-TV-19 | Pritchard Pritchard, British Columbia Pritchard is a small community located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of roughly 2,000, and its main industries are farming and tourism. Pritchard is located on The Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops, British Columbia and Chase, British Columbia, near the Hwy... |
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... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 50°38′55"N 119°50′18"W |
Digital television and high definition
As of July 2010, CFJC-TV has not yet begun broadcasting in digital.According to a 2009 CRTC decision, CFJC-TV is not required to activate its digital signal, as Kamloops is not a mandatory market for digital conversion. If CFJC activates its digital signal after the conversion date
Digital 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...
, which takes place in most other areas on August 31, 2011, CFJC-TV will broadcast the signal on its current assigned channel number, 13; however, if the station signs-on before the analog shut off date, the station will broadcast on channel 43. In both cases, through the use of PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
, digital television receivers will display CFJC-TV's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 4.1.