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CJCB-DT

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CJCB-DT (channel 4) is a repeater television station in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Bell Media, the station has a transmitter on McMillan Road southwest of the city. It operated a TV studio on George Street from 1954 until 2021, with all production and master control work now done in Halifax at CJCH-DT.

CJCB-DT
Channels
Branding
Programming
NetworkCTV Atlantic
AffiliationsCTV
Ownership
OwnerBell Media Inc.
History
First air date
October 9, 1954 (69 years ago) (1954-10-09)
Former call signs
CJCB-TV (1954–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analogue: 4 (VHF, 1954–2022)
CBC Television (1954–1972)
Call sign meaning
CJ Cape Breton (callsign originates with former sister station CJCB/1270)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP37 kW
HAAT190 m (623 ft)
Transmitter coordinates46°5′53″N 60°18′43″W / 46.09806°N 60.31194°W / 46.09806; -60.31194 (CJCB-DT)
Translator(s)see § Transmitters
Links
WebsiteCTV Atlantic
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CJCB-DT is part of the CTV Atlantic regional system in the Maritimes, carrying the same programming as sister station CJCH-DT at all times, except for some commercials and an annual telethon. On August 1, 2012, CJCB-DT (as CJCB-TV) became the only terrestrial broadcaster in the market, as the CBC repeater station, CBIT-TV, was closed the previous evening.

History

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CBC affiliate

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CJCB-TV was the first television station to broadcast in Nova Scotia, when it signed on for the first time on October 9, 1954, beating CBHT-TV in Halifax by two months.[1] It was originally a CBC affiliate. It joined the CBC's national microwave network in 1958, linking all stations between it and British Columbia. Prior to the microwave connection, programming was either from live local studio productions or kinescope 16mm film copies of CBC network shows.

Ownership, CTV affiliation

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CJCB was originally owned by the Nathanson family, who also owned CJCB radio at the time.[2] CHUM Limited, owner of CJCH-TV, bought CJCB-TV in 1971 and applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to switch it to the CTV network. The switch occurred on September 26, 1972, when the CBC put CBIT-TV on the air in Sydney.[1][3] After the switch occurred, it immediately joined the newly formed Atlantic Television Network (ATV), CHUM's network of CTV affiliates in the Maritimes.

As part of CBIT's licence, it was not allowed to show local advertising, leaving CJCB with a monopoly in local advertising. CJCB's monopoly was reaffirmed in a CRTC decision in 1985 that denied a CBIT request to enter that part of the market.[3] CHUM continued to own CJCB-TV until February 26, 1997, when it swapped the entire ATV group to Baton Broadcasting.[4][5] The CRTC approved the deal on August 28, 1997.[6] With the deal approved by CRTC, Baton became the majority owner of CTV.[4][7]

Baton changed its name to CTV Inc. and was bought by Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) in 2000 but BCE divested most of its shares in 2005.[8] BCE purchased 100 percent of CTV Inc.'s shares in a $3.2 billion CAD deal and changed the name of its division that dealt with CTV and CJCB-TV to Bell Media when the aquisition was finalized on April 1, 2011.[9][10]

Facilities

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CJCB-TV maintained offices, studios and the main transmitter tower at 1283 George Street in Sydney since it opened in 1954. It was the last of the three ATV stations to get colour production equipement. The station fully converted to NTSC colour production in 1975, though it was able to transmit colour programming originated through the network starting in September 1966.[11] The offices and studio were permanently closed in February 2021, after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.[12] After the switch to ATSC digital broadcasting, in January 2022, the old analogue NTSC transmitter was turned off.[13] Bell Media had the unmaintained 98-metre-tall (322 ft) tower demolished in July 2023.[14] The current 190-metre-tall (623 ft) digital transmitter tower is located at 345 McMillan Road, in Blacketts Lake, southwest of Sydney.[15]

Programming

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One of Canada's longest-running TV programs, Mass for Shut-ins, originates at CJCB-TV; it premiered on March 3, 1963,[16] and is still on the air today. It is telecast across the CTV Atlantic system.[17]

Shantytown was another TV program that originated at CJCB-TV; it was aimed at children and ran from 1978 to 1984. Like Mass for Shut-ins, it was also telecast to all three Maritime provinces. Characters include Sam the Sailor, Katie the Craft Lady, Marjorie the Music Lady and their puppet friends.[18]

Local broadcaster, and occasional CBC-TV Front Page Challenge panelist, Anne Terry, worked on many programs from the station's debut, until she left broadcasting in August 1972. She was known for hosting "women's feature" and interview programs at CJCB.[19]

Technical information

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Subchannel

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Subchannel of CJCB-DT[15]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
4.1 1080i 16:9 CJCB CTV

Analogue-to-digital conversion

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The station ceased broadcasting in analogue NTSC on January 28, 2022, and began broadcasting in digital ATSC on the same date.[13]

Transmitters

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CJCB-TV television studio and transmitter tower in 2018.

The station also has rebroadcast transmitters in the following communities:

Station City of licence Channel ERP HAAT Transmitter coordinates Notes
CJCB-TV-1 Inverness 6 (VHF) 9.4 kW 310 m 46°9′13″N 61°22′58″W / 46.15361°N 61.38278°W / 46.15361; -61.38278 (CJCB-TV-1)
CJCB-TV-2 Antigonish 9 (VHF) 260 kW 274.9 m 45°32′44″N 62°15′38″W / 45.54556°N 62.26056°W / 45.54556; -62.26056 (CJCB-TV-2) formerly CFXU-TV
CJCB-TV-3 Dingwall 9 (VHF) 0.008 kW NA 46°56′58″N 60°28′2″W / 46.94944°N 60.46722°W / 46.94944; -60.46722 (CJCB-TV-3)
CJCB-TV-5 Bay St. Lawrence 7 (VHF) 0.001 kW NA 46°58′35″N 60°27′34″W / 46.97639°N 60.45944°W / 46.97639; -60.45944 (CJCB-TV-5)
CJCB-TV-6 Port Hawkesbury 3 (VHF) 15 kW 89.6 m 45°37′44″N 61°19′34″W / 45.62889°N 61.32611°W / 45.62889; -61.32611 (CJCB-TV-6)

The station originally operated CJCB-TV-4 channel 8 in New Glasgow, until that transmitter closed in late 2010.[20] During the CRTC's licence renewal period in 2016, Bell Media applied for its regular license renewals, which included applications to delete 40 rebroadcast transmitters, including CJCB-TV-5. Bell Media's rationale for deleting these analog repeaters was they were costly to operate and maintain; they did not generate much revenue; and viewers mostly had direct-to-home satellite subscriptions that carried these same signals.[21]

On July 30, 2019, Bell Media was granted permission to close down an additional transmitter as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-268. The transmitter for CJCB-TV-3 was shut down in 2021.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dulmage, Bill (October 2019). "Nova Scotia, (CJCB-TV), Sydney, CTV Television Network". Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Jala, David (December 12, 2016). "Cape Breton radio icon Norris Nathanson dead at age 84". Cape Breton Post. Sydney, Nova Scotia: TC Transcontinental. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Dulmage, Bill (October 2019). "Nova Scotia CBIT-TV (CBC-TV), Sydney, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation". Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Brehl, Robert (February 26, 1997). "Baton's Power Play". Toronto Star. pp. C1, C12. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Enchin, Harvey (February 27, 1997). "Baton picks up CTV web". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  6. ^ CRTC Staff (August 28, 1997). "Decision CRTC DB97-527: Baton Broadcasting Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries, CHUM Limited and CTV Television Network Ltd. - Across Canada". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  7. ^ CP Staff (August 30, 1997). "Baton Broadcasting takes over CTV Network". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Ontario: Torstar. The Canadian Press. p. E10. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ CBC Staff (March 7, 2011). "BCE's takeover of CTV approved". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  9. ^ CTV News Staff (September 10, 2010). "Bell Canada parent BCE buys CTV Inc. for $1.3B". CTV News. Toronto: CTV Inc. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  10. ^ CP Staff (April 1, 2011). "BCE completes its $3.2 billion acquisition of CTV; creates Bell Media Unit". The Whitehorse Star. The Canadian Press. p. 34. Retrieved June 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dulmage, Bill (May 2019). "CJCH-DT, CTV, Halifax". Television Station History. Toronto: Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  12. ^ Post Staff (February 13, 2021). "Bell Media to close CTV office in Sydney". Cape Breton Post. Sydney, Nova Scotia: Saltwire. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  13. ^ a b CTV Staff (2022). "Over-The-Air Transmitter Channel Changes". CTV.ca. Bell Media. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  14. ^ MacDonald, Ryan (July 25, 2023). "Landmark CJCB-TV television tower in Sydney being taken down after nearly 70 years". CTV News Atlantic. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Bell Media. Archived from the original on July 27, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Digital TV Market Listing for CJCB". RabbitEars. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "Mass for Shut-Ins 2015, St. Ninian Cathedral Parish, Antigonish, saintninian.ca, Nova Scotia, CANADA". St. Ninian Cathedral Parish. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  17. ^ "Mass for Shut-ins celebrates 50 years". CTV News Atlantic. March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  18. ^ Allec, Patrick. "Shantytown". www.tvarchive.ca. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  19. ^ CP Staff (June 22, 1972). "Leaves radio, TV for tourism". The Ottawa Journal. The Canadian Press. p. 40. Retrieved June 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ CRTC Staff (April 6, 2011). "Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2011-231: Applications processed pursuant to streamlined procedures". Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  21. ^ CRTC Staff (May 15, 2017). "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-149: Bell Media Inc. – Licence renewals for English-language television stations and services" (PDF). Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. pp. 8–10, 14. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  22. ^ CRTC Staff (July 30, 2019). "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-268: Bell Media Inc. – Deletion of transmitters". Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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