CHMI-TV

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CHMI-TV
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Branding	Citytv
Slogan	Everywhere.
Channels	13 (VHF) / Cable 8 analog, 32 (UHF) (not yet on air) digital
Affiliations	Citytv
Owner	CHUM Limited (sale to Bell Globemedia pending)
Founded	May 8, 1986
Call letters meaning	C H Manitoba's Independent
Former affiliations	Independent (1986-1999) A-Channel (1999-2005)
Website	Citytv Winnipeg

CHMI-TV is a television station formerly owned by Craig Media Inc., currently owned by CHUM Limited and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is now part of the Citytv system. With the takeover of CHUM Limited by Bell Globemedia, CHMI and CTV affiliate CKY-TV will become sister stations.

Contents 1 History 2 Previous logos 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

The station was licensed by the CRTC on May 8, 1986 and went on the air on October 17, 1986^[1] where it was originally branded as the Manitoba Television Network or MTN. The station was originally licensed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba but focused primarily on Winnipeg. Originally, MTN was not allowed to sell advertising in Winnipeg.

MTN was well-known for its Prairie Pulse News (later retitled MTN Pulse News, and then MTN News), MTN Kids Club, and Prime Ticket Movies, the last of which would carry over to the A-Channel system. Its slogan was "Very independent".

In the fall of 1999, Craig Media moved the station to the refurbished former CN Power House at The Forks in Winnipeg and rebranded the station as A-Channel, joining CKEM in Edmonton, Alberta and CKAL in Calgary, Alberta. Technical operations for the station remained in Portage la Prairie.

In 2004, Craig Media announced a deal to sell the A-Channel stations to CHUM Limited. The sale was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 19, 2004, and became official on December 1. CHMI was rebranded as Citytv on August 2, 2005.

On July 12, 2006, the local CityNews program was immediately cancelled with the Bell Globemedia takeover. It is expected to be replaced with a weekly half-hour newsmagazine called your City starting in January 2007. Technical operations for the station will be moved to CKAL, known as Citytv Calgary.^[2]

[edit] Previous logos

MTN logo (1986-1995)	MTN logo (1995-1999)	Original MTN Kids Club logo used for children's programming	Updated MTN Kids Club logo used from 1997-1998
A-Channel logo (1999-2005)

[edit] References

1. ^ "Gliches mar MTN debut; viewers give warm welcome", Winnipeg Free Press, October 18, 1986.
2. ^ [1], [2], [3]

[edit] External links

• Citytv Winnipeg