CHEK (CH)
Victoria, British Columbia
Branding	CH
Slogan	"CH has it all!"
Analog channel	6 (VHF)
Digital channel	???
Affiliations	CH
Owner	CanWest Global
Founded	1956
Call Letters meaning	Unknown
Former affiliations	1956–1963: CBC 1963–1981: CBC/CTV 1981–2001: CTV
Website	[1]

CHEK-TV, Victoria (on Vancouver Island), British Columbia is a member of the CH television system, owned by CanWest Global, broadcasting on channel 6. CH is a system of three local television stations across Canada, owned by Global. ... Image File history File links CHEK TV Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The arms of Victoria. ... This article is about the concept in marketing. ... CH is a system of three local television stations across Canada, owned by Global. ... Look up Slogan on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... An analog or analogue signal is any continuously variable signal. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... A digital signal is a signal that is both discrete and quantized. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... CH is a system of three local television stations across Canada, owned by Global. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Foundation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In radio (including television), a callsign or call sign (also call letters) is a unique designation for amateur, broadcast, and sometimes military radio use, as well as for broadcast television. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... The arms of Victoria. ... Located off Canadas Pacific coast and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia Vancouver Island is, at 32,134 square kilometers (12,407 square miles), the largest island on the western side of the Americas. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) Land 925,186 km² Water 19,549 km² (2. ... CH is a system of three local television stations across Canada, owned by Global. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...

CHEK was British Columbia's first private television station, signing on the air as a CBC affiliate on December 1, 1956. The station began to air some CTV programs in 1963, and became a full-time CTV affiliate on January 5, 1981, when Vancouver CBC station CBUT launched repeater stations at Sooke and Mount McDonald. It was the only local television station on Vancouver Island before CHUM Limited's CIVI (The New VI) launched in October 2001. CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Members of Parliament Libby Davies, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson, Hedy Fry, Stephen Owen Members of the Legislative Assembly Gordon Campbell, David Chudnovsky, Adrian Dix, Colin Hansen, Jenny Kwan, Lorne Mayencourt, Wally Oppal, Gregor Robertson, Shane Simpson, Carole Taylor Mayor Larry Campbell City Manager Judy Rogers Governing Body Vancouver City Council... CBUT is the CBCs television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the flagship CBC-TV station for the Pacific Time zone. ... Sooke is an incorporated community situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. ... The famous ChumCity Building on the corner of Queen and John in Toronto. ... CIVI is a television station based in Victoria, British Columbia. ...

In 1963, CHEK was purchased by local businessman Frank Griffiths, who also owned CHAN-TV in Vancouver. At one stage, CHEK used the same flower logo as CHAN, but later reverted back to their own logo. Before 2001, CHEK also simulcast CHAN's News Hour and broadcast a shuffled schedule, with some programs from Hamilton's CHCH. When Baton Broadcasting's CIVT came on the air, CHEK was one of three stations broadcasting CTV programming, the other two being BCTV and CIVT, CHEK being the only one in BC showing Canada AM. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Griffiths (died 1974) was a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada enterpreneur. ... CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Networks owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Lake City in Burnaby. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ... The Baton Broadcasting System (BBS) was a Canadian system of television stations located in Ontario and Saskatchewan. ... CIVT, also known as BC CTV, CTV 9 and CTV British Columbia, is a Bell Globemedia television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is a part of the CTV Television Network. ... Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. ...

When the Vancouver affiliation switch occurred in 2001, CHEK became CH Vancouver Island, taking on a schedule similar to CH Hamilton, and becoming independent. CHEK airs 15-20 hours of news programs, and often programs usually shown on CHAN that were moved to accommodate their news programming. It also took Sports Page from former Global affiliate CKVU, but the program is still produced at CHAN. CKVU - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In 2004, news anchor Hudson Mack left the station after 19 years, and joined CIVI as their news director on September 1. He became CIVI's 5pm news anchor on October 11. As a result, Sophie Lui returned from Global BC and joined CIVT's former Victoria bureau chief Ed Watson as the pair became the station's main anchors. 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Networks owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Lake City in Burnaby. ... CIVT, also known as BC CTV, CTV 9 and CTV British Columbia, is a Bell Globemedia television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is a part of the CTV Television Network. ...

Current Anchors/Reporters

Anchors: Murray Langdon (CH News at Noon), Sophie Lui (CH News at Five), Ed Watson (CH News at Six), Jennifer Crosby (CH News at Eleven), Philip Campbell (CH News Weekend)

Weather: Ed Bain, Gordie Tupper

Sports: Jeff King, Stacy Ross, Keith Wells

Reporters: Jonathan Bartlett, Veronica Cooper, Kim Emerson, Kendall Hanson, Dana Hutchings, Soren Jensen, Bruce Kirkpatrick, Kristen Robinson, Skye Ryan, Dean Stoltz

Previous Logos

A logo taken from a print ad CHEK TVs 1st Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	The first CHEK-TV logo with a check-mark in it CHEK TVs 2nd Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	This logo was from when BCTV owners purchased CHEK and began to use BCTV's logo at the station CHEK TVs 3rd Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Networks owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Lake City in Burnaby. ...	From the days when it was known as "CHEK 6 Island Television" CHEK TVs 4th Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
From the mid-late 1990's. The logo resembles a check board. CHEK TVs 5th Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	The last CHEK-TV logo (August 1997 to August 2001), before they became CH Victoria/Vancouver Island CHEK TVs 6th Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Transmitters

Sourced from Nelson Media

Videotape Format

Just like CHAN-TV, CHEK also uses Betacam SP tapes for all its programming and non-live parts of its news broadcast now called CH News. CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Networks owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Lake City in Burnaby. ... Betacam is a family of half-inch professional videotape formats developed by Sony from 1982 onwards. ...

See also

• List of programs broadcast by CH

This is a list of programms currently, formerly, and soon to be broadcast by CH. Currently broadcast by CH 20/20 60 Minutes 60 Minutes II The Agency American Dreams Dateline NBC The District Doc Ed Fear Factor Guiding Light The Guardian Happy Family Inside Entertainment JAG JR Digs King...

External links

• TVVancouver
• CH Vancouver Island's official website