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CKCO (CTV)
Slogan: "Your Community First"
Kitchener, Ontario
Channel 13 / Cable 12
Owner Bell Globemedia
Founded 1954
Joined CTV 1964
Signal Radius Western Ontario, Georgian Bay, and western portion of GTA
Callsign Meaning C
Kitchener,
Central
Ontario
Former Affiliations CBC
1954-1964
CTV Network
CKNY
(North Bay)
CKCO
(Kitchener)
CFTO
(Toronto)

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It began broadcasting on March 1, 1954 from a transmitter on Baden Hill, near the community of Baden, just west of Kitchener. Originally, CKCO was a private affiliate of the CBC. It changed its affiliation to CTV in 1964. It still broadcasts, on channel 13, from the Baden tower. Jump to: navigation, search March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baden is a community located N of New Hamburg, NW of Kitchener, W of Waterloo and SW of Elmira. ... Current CBC Television logo. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In addition to the Baden tower, the station broadcasts to Sarnia on channel 42 from the CKCO-TV-3 transmitter, which has operated since 1975. CTV in Kitchener produces a separate, pre-taped newscast for Sarnia. CTV also broadcasts to the Georgian Bay region on channel 2 from the CKCO-TV-2 transmitter, which has operated since 1971. Jump to: navigation, search Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (population 70,876 in 2001). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...


Prior to 1999, the station also broadcast on channel 11 to the Muskoka and Parry Sound districts of Ontario from the CKCO-TV-4 transmitter near Huntsville. That year, that transmitter was changed to a rebroadcaster of CKNY in North Bay. CKCO was owned by Electrohome from the beginning, and was purchased by Baton Broadcasting in 1996. Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in... Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Huntsville (2001 population 17,338) is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. ... CKNY is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in North Bay, Ontario. ... North Bay (46°32′ N 79°46′ W, time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2001 population 52,771). ... Electrohome is perhaps best known as one of Canadas largest manufacturers of television sets in its heyday between 1949 and 1984, and continues to be a popular brand in the Canadian market. ... The Baton Broadcasting System (BBS) was a Canadian system of television stations located in Ontario and Saskatchewan. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


The viewing area is for Western Ontario with some exceptions. At present the flagship newscast is called CTV News, replacing CKCO News. Prior to 1998, when Baton Broadcasting rebranded all the CTV stations identically, CKCO's newscast was called CKCO Action News. In the past, newscasts titles on CKCO included Scan News and Ontario Report. Western Ontario is a region of Ontario centred on London, Ontario. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


The station continues to produce a limited amount of local programming in addition to its local newscasts. On Saturday evenings at 6:30 p.m., they broadcast a program called Final Round, which features a four-member panel debating current issues, and is hosted by Brent Hanson. Interestingly, Final Round's branding is the same as the old CKCO Action News. CKCO also broadcasts a current affairs program called ProvinceWide (hosted by Diaene Vernile) on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Before CKCO was a CTV owned-and-operated station, they produced a much greater amount of non-news programming. They produced the long-running children's program "Romper Room", which was broadcast across the CTV Television Network from the mid-1960s to 1992. Other programs produced by and seen on CKCO included: Camp Cariboo (19881990), Bowling for Dollars (?–1992), and Sunday AM. CKCO was well-known for many years for the red jackets worn by news anchors on their newscasts, a practice that emerged around the time they converted to colour television, until 1989. Romper Room was a childrens television series which ran in the United States from 1953 to 1994. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


News veterans who had their start at the station include Jeff Hutcheson, Lisa LaFlamme and Ron Johnston.

  • As of October 3, 2005, CKCO no longer identifies by its call letters, and its newscasts are branded as "CTV News".
  • Call Sign Meaning: C) K)itchener, C)entral O)ntario

Slogans

  • 1988 - The Best Place to Be!
  • Early 90s - Great Things are Happening
  • Early 90s - Everyday
  • 1996 - Here for You
  • 2004 - Your Community First

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External link

  • CTV Southwestern Ontario website The new name and address as of October 2005)
  • CKCO TV website (former address)

See also


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Broadcast television in the Greater Toronto market

CKVR 3 (A-Channel, Barrie) - CBLT 5 (CBC) - CIII 6 (Global, Paris) - CFTO 9 (CTV) - CHCH 11 (CH, Hamilton) - CHEX 12 (CBC, Peterborough) - CKCO 13 (CTV, Kitchener) - CICA 19 (TVO) - CHEX-2 22 (CBC, Oshawa) - CBLFT 25 (SRC) - CIII-41 (Global, Toronto) - CFMT 47 (OMNI.1) - CKXT 52 (SUN TV) - CITY 57 (Citytv) - CJMT 69 (OMNI.2) Terrestrial television (also known as over-the-air or OTA) is the traditional method of television broadcast signal delivery, by radio waves transmitted through open space. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and is centred around the fifth largest city in North America, Toronto, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search CIII is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... . The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... Paris (2001 population 9,881) is a town on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. ... CFTO is a Canadian television station, licensed to, and serving Toronto, Ontario and surrounding areas. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... CHCH is a television station in Hamilton, Ontario that is part of the CH system. ... Jump to: navigation, search CH is a system of four local television stations across Canada, owned by the Global Television unit of CanWest Global. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... See Chex for the a brand of breakfast cereal CHEX, an affiliate of the CBC network, began broadcasting on March 26, 1955, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ... CBC is an abbreviation for: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (TV 8) - Located in Barbados Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co. ... Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 102,423) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ... 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... Jump to: navigation, search Bell Tower Of Old City Hall The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has a population of 190,399 (2001 census). ... 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CBLFT is the Societé Radio-Canada station serving franco-ontarians in Toronto and Western Ontario. ... Télévision de Radio-Canada, often simply Radio-Canada, is the main French language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Jump to: navigation, search CIII is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... . The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... Jump to: navigation, search {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada location. ... CFMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ... OMNI Television is a Canadian television brand owned and operated by Rogers Communications. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of Sun TV. The station began broadcasting on September 19, 2003, on channel 52. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of Sun TV. The station began broadcasting on September 19, 2003, on channel 52. ... Jump to: navigation, search Categories: Television stations in Toronto | CHUM Limited ... Jump to: navigation, search Citytv is a system of five English language television stations in Canada, owned by the CHUM Limited group. ... CJMT is a Canadian television station, which broadcasts multicultural programming in Toronto, Ontario. ... OMNI Television is a Canadian television brand owned and operated by Rogers Communications. ...

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CKCO (429 words)
In addition to the Baden tower, CKCO broadcasts to Sarnia on channel 42 from the CKCO-TV-3 transmitter, which has operated since 1975.
CKCO also broadcasts to the Georgian Bay region on channel 2 from the CKCO-TV-2 transmitter, which has operated since 1971.
CKCO was well-known for many years for the red jackets worn by news anchors on their newscasts, a practice that emerged around the time they converted to colour television, until 1989.
CKCO-TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1461 words)
CKCO (operating as CTV Southwestern Ontario since 2005) is a television station based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
CKCO's viewing area covers most of Southwestern Ontario with some exceptions such as Essex County and Windsor, where it is available on Cogeco on Cable Channel 13.
CKCO was known for many years for the red jackets worn by news anchors on their newscasts, a practice that began in 1967 with the emergence of colour television and continued until 1989.
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