CKSA-TV
Encyclopedia
CKSA-DT is a Canadian
television station, broadcasting in Lloydminster
. It is a private affiliate of CBC Television
and, with the exception of local supper-hour newscasts, broadcasts a primarily CBC schedule. The station is part of a twinstick
with sister station CITL-TV
, the local CTV
affiliate.
CKSA's newscasts air at 5 p.m. weekdays. There are no weekend newscasts.
CKSA has been approved by the CRTC to convert its main transmitter to digital and is required to convert by August 31, 2011. The station has decided to shut down its Provost and Wainwright transmitters on August 31, 2011, though there is no requirement to shut down or convert these other transmitters to digital.
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...
television station, broadcasting in Lloydminster
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
. It is a private affiliate of CBC Television
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...
and, with the exception of local supper-hour newscasts, broadcasts a primarily CBC schedule. The station is part of a twinstick
Twinstick
A twinstick, in Canadian broadcasting, is a term for two television stations, broadcasting in the same market, which are owned by the same company...
with sister station CITL-TV
CITL-TV
CITL-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Lloydminster. It is an affiliate of CTV. This and CJBN-TV in Kenora, Ontario are the only two CTV stations not owned and operated by the network itself....
, the local 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...
affiliate.
CKSA's newscasts air at 5 p.m. weekdays. There are no weekend newscasts.
CKSA has been approved by the CRTC to convert its main transmitter to digital and is required to convert by August 31, 2011. The station has decided to shut down its Provost and Wainwright transmitters on August 31, 2011, though there is no requirement to shut down or convert these other transmitters to digital.
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 |
| CKSA-TV-2 | Bonnyville, AB Bonnyville, Alberta Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No... |
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... ) |
41.5 kW | 195.1 m | 54°11′54"N 110°50′31"W |
| CBCS-TV-1 | Meadow Lake, SK Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Meadow Lake is a city located in north west Saskatchewan, Canada about north east of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. On November 9, 2009, it officially became Saskatchewan's 14th city.... |
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... ) |
21.9 kW | 227.4 m | 53°53′8"N 108°24′35"W |