CITS-TV

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CITS-TV
Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario
Branding	CTS
Slogan	Television You Can Believe In
Channels	Hamilton/Toronto/Niagara 36 analog, 35 HDTV digital
Translators	CITS-1 32 (Ottawa) CITS-2 14 (London)
Affiliations	independent station
Owner	Crossroads Christian Communications
Founded	September 30, 1998
Transmitter Power	514 kW
Website	ctstv.com

CITS is a Canadian English language religious television station based in Ontario. It is licensed to the city of Hamilton, although its studios are located in Burlington. CITS uses the on-air brand of CTS (Crossroads Television System). CTS transmits on Channel 36 from the CHCH-TV tower at 481 First Road West in Stoney Creek.

Contents 1 Programming 1.1 Noted Programs 2 History 3 Alberta Application 4 External links

[edit] Programming

CTS airs programming for family viewing, mostly based on Christian values, including dramas, comedies, mini-series, talk shows and more, although CTS also features shows on political commentary and other religions, including Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism. It is administered by the CRTC Religious Broadcast Regulations and follows a policy of not airing shows containing "coarse language, gratuitous violence or explicit sexual scenes."

[edit] Noted Programs

• 100 Huntley Street
• 700 Club
• 7th Heaven
• Benny Hinn
• Coach
• Eye To Eye
• The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
• Full House
• Happy Days
• The Michael Coren Show
• Nite Lite Live
• Step By Step
• The Facts Of Life
• Touched by an Angel

[edit] History

On December 4, 1996, the CRTC denied Crossroads Christian Communications a license for a religious television station in Burlington, Ontario. Two years later on April 2, 1998, they were successful in obtaining a license for Hamilton, Ontario, beating out Trinity Television Inc. for the license. On September 30 of that year CITS-TV was launched under its current name. It was supposed to launch on September 14, but it was pushed back to allow cable companies to make changes to some of their channel designations.

Throughout the years, CITS-TV expanded its coverage across southern Ontario by adding transmitters in London and Ottawa and by securing cable carriage on various cable companies across Ontario and Canada and on satellite.

[edit] Alberta Application

CITS currently has an application before the CRTC for stations in Edmonton (channel 45) and Calgary (channel 32). The CRTC hearings will be held on February 12, 2007. It is not known if the schedule offered in Alberta will be different from what is offered in Ontario. Another Christian station, CJIL-TV from Lethbridge, Alberta, is also applying for a licence to broadcast in Calgary and Edmonton.

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Cable and satellite channels
• CRTC Religious Broadcasting Policy

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Broadcast television stations in the Toronto / Hamilton / Niagara Falls, ON market

Local television stations CKVR 3 (A-Channel) - CBLT 5 (CBC) - CFTO 9 (CTV) - CHCH 11 (CH) - Star Ray TV 15 (Pirate) - CICA 19 (TVO) - CHEX-2 22 (CBC, Oshawa) - CBLFT 25 (SRC) - CITS 36 (CTS) - CIII 41/6/55 (Global) - CFMT 47 (OMNI.1) - CKXT 52/45 (SUN TV) - CITY 57 (Citytv) - CJMT 69 (OMNI.2)

Local cable television channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario

Local Buffalo stations available on cable television WGRZ 2 (NBC) - WIVB 4 (CBS) - WKBW 7 (ABC) - WNED 17 (PBS) - WNLO 23 (The CW)1 - WUTV 29 (FOX) - WNYO 49 (MNTV) 1 1 -- digital cable only

See also broadcast television in the Buffalo, Barrie, Kitchener, London, and Peterborough markets

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Broadcast television stations in the London / Woodstock / Wingham market

London / Woodstock stations CIII 6/29 (Global) - CFPL 10 (A-Channel) - CHCH 11/51 (CH) - CKCO 13/42 (CTV) - CITS 14/36 (CTS) - CICO 18/28 (TVO) - CJMT-1 20 (OMNI.2) - CITY 31 (Citytv) - CBLN 40/56 (CBC) - CBLFT 53/61 (SRC) - CFMT-1 69 (OMNI.1)

Wingham: CKCO 2 (CTV) - CIII 4 (Global) - CKNX 8 (A-Channel) - CICA 12 (TVO) - CBLN 20/45 (CBC)

Regional cable channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario

Television stations from other markets available in London and area on cable Detroit: WJBK 2 (Fox) - WDIV 4 (NBC) - WXYZ 7 (ABC) - WWJ 62 (CBS) - Erie: WICU 12 (NBC) - WJET 24 (ABC) - WQLN 54 (PBS) - Cleveland: WUAB 43 (MNTV) Note: Other towns in this market which closer to other markets (on the fringes) are able to receive their signals, such as from Toledo, Cleveland, Detroit, Erie, Flint, and Buffalo.

See also Broadcast television in the Toronto, Kitchener, Barrie, Detroit-Windsor, Erie, PA, Toledo and Cleveland markets

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Broadcast television stations in the Ottawa-Gatineau market

Local television stations CBOT 4 (CBC) - CIII-6 6 (Global) - CBOFT 9 (SRC) - CHCH-1 11 (CH) - CJOH 13/8 (CTV) - CJMT-2 14 (OMNI.2) - CICO-24 24 (TVO) - CIVO 30 (TQC) - CITS-1 32 (CTS) - CFGS 34 (TQS) - CHOT 40 (TVA) - CHRO-2 43 (A-Channel) - CFMT-2 60 (OMNI.1) - CITY-3 65 (Citytv)

Defunct television stations CJSS 8 (CBC, Cornwall) - CFVO 30 (TVA, Hull)

Experimental HDTV Stations CRC-DT 54/67 IND)

See also Broadcast television in the Pembroke/Petawawa, Watertown/Kingston, Greater Toronto, Montreal and Champlain Valley markets