CHNU-TV

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CHNU-TV
Surrey, British Columbia
Branding	OMNI.10
Slogan	"Diversity Television"
Channels	66 (UHF) analog
Affiliations	OMNI Television
Owner	Rogers Media
Founded	2001
Call letters meaning	C H NOWTV UHF
Former affiliations	NOWTV (2001-2005)
Website	www.omnibc.ca

CHNU is a Canadian English language religious television station based in Surrey, British Columbia and is owned by Rogers Media. The station uses the on-air brand OMNI.10. The station is licensed to the Fraser Valley Region and also serves the Greater Vancouver Regional District as well. station broadcasts on UHF channel 66, and is seen on cable channel 10 on area cable systems, cable 7 in Victoria.

[edit] History

CHNU-TV was licensed in February 2000 by the CRTC to Trinity Television Inc. Trinity Television initially requested the the callsign be CFVT (with "FVT" standing for "Fraser Valley Television"), however, it was denied by the CRTC. The station went on air on September 15, 2001 using the CHNU callsign instead. In any case, the call letters had not featured prominently in the station's on-air branding, as the station opted to call itself "NOWTV".

After acquiring the station from Trinity Television, Rogers announced in late June 2005 that the station would be renamed OMNI TV BC (also known as "OMNI.10"), even though the OMNI brand had previously been associated only with multicultural stations. The rebrand occurred in September of that year, making CHNU the third station in the OMNI Television system.

[edit] The Standard

The Standard is OMNI Television’s prime time current affairs interview program. Focused on current affairs, the program covers national and international issues through the lens of faith. The series focuses on the spiritual aspects of newsmakers and famous men and women from all walks of life.

Hosted by journalist Andrew Dawson, with field interviews conducted by correspondent Shannon Nelson, guests have included Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, UN weapons inspector Dr. Hans Blix, rock band INXS, Hollywood actor Jared Leto, author Salman Rushdie, and UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis.

The program also features commentaries from well-known media figures. Rafe Mair contributes three editorials each week, with other commentators including Greenpeace co-founder Rex Weyler, foreign correspondent Hadani Ditmars, environmentalist Salimah Ebrahim, and leaders from various faith communities.

The Standard is seen Monday to Friday at 9:00 p.m. in Vancouver and Victoria. The programme also airs on OMNI.11 in Winnipeg, weeknights at 9:00 p.m. CT, and throughout Ontario on OMNI.1, Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET.

[edit] External link

• Official Site

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Broadcast television in the Greater Vancouver market

Vancouver / Victoria stations CBUT 2 (CBC) - CHEK 6 (CH) - CHAN 8 (Global) - CKVU 10 (Citytv) - CFEG 19 (IND/Rel.) - CBUFT 26 (SRC) - CIVT 32 (CTV) - CHNM 42/29 (IND) - CIVI 53/17 (A-Channel) - CHNU 66 (OMNI)

Bellingham, Washington stations (part of the Seattle/Tacoma market) KVOS 12 (IND) - K22HH 22 (TBN) - KBCB 24 (ShopNBC) - KDNB-LP 43 (Daystar)

Local cable television stations Canada: Coast Cable 11 (Gibsons) - Fairchild - Knowledge Network - Shaw TV/ictv (Vancouver) - Shaw TV (Nanaimo) - Sportsnet Pacific - Talentvision US: FSN Northwest - NorthWest Cable News - TVW

Seattle/Tacoma stations available on cable television KOMO 4 (ABC) - KING 5 (NBC) - KIRO 7 (CBS) - KCTS 9 (PBS) - KSTW 11 (The CW) - KCPQ 13 (FOX) Bellingham only: KONG 16 (Ind) - KTBW 20 (TBN) - KMYQ 22 (MNTV) - KWDK-DT 42 (DS) - KHCV 45 (JTV)

See also: Broadcast Television in the Seattle-Tacoma Market