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CKVU (Citytv Vancouver) is a television station based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Owned by CHUM Limited, it is the second station to become part of the Citytv system in Canada. The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... A television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... The famous ChumCity Building on the corner of Queen and John in Toronto. ... Jump to: navigation, search Citytv is a system of five English language television stations in Canada, owned by the CHUM Limited group. ...

History

CKVU's history dates back to 1975, when Western Approaches Ltd. was awarded the third license for a Vancouver television station by the CRTC. The station first went on the air on September 1, 1976, broadcasting a UHF signal on channel 21, and cable 13. It was the first station in Vancouver to ever transmit on UHF. In its first year of operation, CKVU lost more than $3 million. Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the radio frequency. ...

In 1979, the station was approaching the break-even point. That same year, Allarcom purchased 5% common stock and 7% of preferred stock in CKVU. CanWest Pacific, a subsidiary of CanWest Broadcasting, loaned $4 million to Western Approaches so they could thwart a takeover attempt from Allarcom. Three years later, CanWest loaned another $8 million to Western Approaches to reduce the station's debt with the condition that CanWest would have the option to purchase Western Approaches' shares in CKVU. Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ...

CKVU started broadcasting a VHF signal on February 13, 1985, which improved the station's coverage and ratings. CKVU's terrestrial signal, transmitted from a very high location on Saltspring Island, can be received throughout much of southwest British Columbia and northwest Washington. CKVU's signal can even be received over-the-air in some areas of north Seattle. Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Salt Spring Island is the largest, most populated, and most visited of the Gulf Islands chain, named by officers of the Hudsons Bay Company for the cold and briny saltwater springs on the north end of the island. ...

On December 6 of that same year, CanWest announced that they had purchased the majority interest in CKVU, subject to CRTC approval. Western Approaches went to court in an attempt to block the sale, which resulted in a dispute between Western Approaches, Allarcom and CanWest that lasted several years. Jump to: navigation, search December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 19, 1987, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ordered Western Approaches to sell their interest in CKVU to CanWest, subject to CRTC approval. Once the sale was approved and all other legal issues were settled, CanWest gained 100% ownership and control of CKVU on July 13, 1988. Under CanWest's ownership, the station's was branded U.TV, and its audience and profits increased. Before U.TV, the station used the brands CKVU 13, VU-13, and CKVU. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ... 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 kmÂ² (5th) * Land 925,186 kmÂ² * Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1997, CKVU was rebranded as Global, joining the CanWest-owned Global Television Network. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... . The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ...

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Transition to Citytv

As a result of CanWest's planned purchase of CHAN in Vancouver and CHEK in Victoria, the CRTC issued an order to CanWest on July 6, 2000 that they would have to sell CKVU in order to get their acquisition approved. The CRTC approved the transfer of CKVU to a CanWest subsidiary, CKVU Sub Inc., on December 21, placing the station in trust while CanWest looked for a buyer. 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. ... CHEK-TV, Victoria (on Vancouver Island), British Columbia is a member of the CH television system, owned by CanWest Global, broadcasting on channel 6. ... The arms of Victoria. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

CHUM Limited applied to the CRTC to acquire CKVU Sub Inc. on July 26, 2001, with the intention of making it a Citytv station similar to CITY in Toronto, Ontario. CHUM planned on spending $8.03 million on British Columbia-based independent productions, $5.95 million on local news and information, and $1.37 million on local culture, social policy and talent development over a period of seven years. Jump to: navigation, search July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne, Australia by night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

A large network shuffle occurred on September 1, when CHAN's contract with CTV expired. CHAN, now owned by CanWest as a result of its 2000 acquisition of Western International Communications, switched affiliations from CTV to Global. As a result, CIVT, an independent station owned by Baton Broadcasting, became a CTV affiliate, while CKVU was rebranded ckvu13. Jump to: navigation, search September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... You may be looking instead for the User:Wikipedia is Communism vandal Western International Communications, or WIC, was a Canadian media company, which was acquired by CanWest Global Communications in 2000. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... The Baton Broadcasting System (BBS) was a Canadian system of television stations located in Ontario and Saskatchewan. ...

CHUM acquired CKVU Sub Inc. on October 15, 2001. Because CHUM owned CIVI in Victoria, license conditions were set by the CRTC. CKVU cannot air more than 10% of the programming aired on CIVI, and newscasts must be separately managed. Jump to: navigation, search October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search CIVI is a television station based in Victoria, British Columbia. ...

CKVU remained branded as ckvu13 until 6 a.m. PDT on July 22, 2002, at which point it was rebranded as Citytv Vancouver and joined CITY in the Citytv system. 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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