Northern Television
Encyclopedia
Northern Television was the name of a subnetwork in northern British Columbia
, composed of two private CBC Television
stations, CFTK-TV
, and CJDC-TV
.
, an unrelated station in Newfoundland and Labrador
that also identifies itself as "NTV".
The network was disbanded and succeeded by a newer subnetwork, Great West Television
(joined by CKPG-TV
).
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...
, composed of two private 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...
stations, CFTK-TV
CFTK-TV
CFTK-TV is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, broadcasting on channel 7 , channel 3 , channel 324 , channel 256 . It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city...
, and CJDC-TV
CJDC-TV
CJDC-TV is a television station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city...
.
History
It was also known as "NTV", but should not be confused with CJON-TVCJON-TV
CJON-DT is a Canadian English language television station broadcasting on channel 21 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, with additional transmitters and cable coverage throughout the province. It is known on-air as NTV, for Newfoundland Television...
, an unrelated station in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
that also identifies itself as "NTV".
The network was disbanded and succeeded by a newer subnetwork, Great West Television
Great West Television
Great West Television is a television system in regional British Columbia, made up of the following stations:*CKPG, Prince George *CJDC, Dawson Creek...
(joined by CKPG-TV
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...
).