CKY-TV

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CKY-TV
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Branding	CTV Winnipeg
Channels	7 analog, 46 (not yet on air) digital
Affiliations	CTV
Owner	CTV Television Inc. (CTVglobemedia)
Founded	November 12, 1960
Former callsigns	CJAY-TV (1960-1973)
Former affiliations	Independent (1960-1961)
Transmitter Power	316 kW
Website	CTV Winnipeg

CKY-TV (also commonly known as CTV Winnipeg) is a television station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and owned by CTVglobemedia. It is part of the CTV Television Network. With the takeover of CHUM Limited by Bell Globemedia, CKY and CHMI will become sister stations. However this must first be pass CRTC approval and there may be public opposition to one company operating two television stations in the same market.

CKY was also the call letters of two Winnipeg radio stations. CKY (AM) was founded in 1923 by Manitoba Government Telephones. In 1948 the station was purchased by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation which changed its call letters to CBW. In 1949 the CKY call letters were reassigned to a new AM station in Winnipeg, owned by Moffat Broadcasting Ltd which also founded CJAY television in 1960 and CKY-FM in 1962.

Contents 1 History 2 Newscast Titles 3 Previous logos 4 Current CKY-TV personalities 5 Former CKY-TV personalities 6 External link

[edit] History

CKY was founded as independent station CJAY on November 12, 1960, joining CTV upon the network's launch on October 1, 1961. When CJAY launched, its broadcast day ran from 5:30 p.m. until around midnight daily. Its local newscasts were originally broadcast from 7:15 to 7:30, and 10:30 to 10:55 weeknights. The early newscast was part of a longer program known as "Panorama 7", which ran from 5:30 to 7:30 and consisted of cartoons and other children's features, a weather report, and news.

On June 1, 1973, the television station was renamed CKY in order to make its call letters consistent with those of Moffat's AM and FM stations making it one of the only two Canadian TV stations with three-letter call signs. In 1992 Moffat sold CKY-AM and CKY-FM (subsequently CITI) to Rogers Communications while maintaining ownership of the television station.

In 2001, when Moffat Broadcasting was purchased by Shaw Cablesystems, and because it was not interested in CKY or its sister cable station, WTN, CKY was purchased by CTVglobemedia, while WTN was purchased by Corus Entertainment, moved to Toronto, and became W Network. Now a CTV O&O station, promos on CKY became similar to the other CTV O&O stations.

It airs the main CTV schedule at the same time as CFTO in Toronto, Ontario, with three exceptions. Live with Regis and Kelly appears nowhere on the schedule (which airs on other CTV stations outside of Saskatchewan and Manitoba) despite the fact that the show would be available to air after Canada AM at 9:00 a.m. CT, eTalk Daily airs at 10:30 p.m., while Wheel of Fortune (which was replaced on the CTV schedule outside of Saskatchewan and Manitoba with eTalk Daily) and Jeopardy! air between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m..

On May 15, 2006, the station's studios moved to a new facility near Winnipeg's MTS Centre. This move was mostly caused by recent retail developments in the area, which includes the Polo Park Shopping Centre, and the likelihood that CKY's studios were bought off by developers who would use the space for additional retail opportunities. The recent demolition of Winnipeg Arena and the possible development of a new football stadium to replace Canad Inns Stadium would have likely placed the broadcasting facility in an awkward position of being surrounded by retail developments, making their property more valuable.

Another likely reason for the move is that CKY has more space than it needs. With WTN, 92 CITI FM, and 102 Clear FM moving to new studios in recent years, plus the reduction of local, in-studio programming on CKY-TV since 1991, a new, although smaller, facility suited CKY-TV's needs.

In recent years, CKY has allowed studio space to be rented for third-party productions, including the locally produced film Blue State.

CKY's new studios will use state-of-the-art technology, and virtually nothing will be moved from the old studios to the new facility. The existing news set will be moved to CFQC, the CTV affiliate in Saskatoon, and some technical equipment will be sent to CTV's Quebec City bureau.

As of October 3, 2005, the newscasts on CKY were branded as CTV News.

[edit] Newscast Titles

• Panorama 7 (1960)
• The 18th Hour (1978)
• CKY Newshour (1988)
• Channel 5 Newshour (1993)
• CKY5 News (1998)
• CKY News (?)

[edit] Previous logos

C-JAY logo (early 1960s)	C-JAY logo (c. 1966) possibly used when colour broadcasting was introduced	CKY logo (1970s-1980s)	Updated logo from late 1980s to 1993 with new font. The rainbow stripes were used in conjunction with a similar CTV promotion.
Channel 5 (1993-1996). This logo is similar to the previous logo, but with a gold '5' embedded in the background. By this point, CKY-TV started using its cable channel number in its branding, but it was still seen on channel 7 on analog.	CKY5 (1998-2001). This logo is similar to a 1996-1998 variation logo, but with the TV screen background turning into a rectangle, and a new, white font.	When Bell Globemedia acquired CKY in 2001, the logo was changed to become similar to the other CTV O&O stations. In October 2005, all CTV O&O stations stopped using their call letters, and now only use the main CTV logo.

[edit] Current CKY-TV personalities

[edit] Former CKY-TV personalities

• Bob Burns, former host of CJAY's Teen Dance Party
• Stu Fawcett, former news director and news anchor of CKY Newshour.
• Sylvia Kuzyk, CKY weather person 1975-current
• John Sauder, current CKY weather person
• Janet Stewart, co-anchor of CTV News Winnipeg from 2001–November, 2006.
• Bob Swartz, former host of children's variety show Archie and His Friends (1965–1987)
• Shelly Swirski, former anchor CKY News in the mid-1980s.
• Ray Torgrud, former station announcer and former host of Ray Torgrud's World
• 'Cactus' Jack Wells, CJAY sports anchor till 1974
• Paul White, former co-anchor of CKY News during the 1970s and 1980s.
• Peter Young, former CKY-TV sports anchor (1970s)

[edit] External link

• CKY-TV

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Broadcast television stations in the Winnipeg, Manitoba market

Local television stations CBWFT 3 (SRC) - CBWT 6 (CBC) - CKY 7 (CTV) - CKND 9 (Global) - CHMI 13 (Citytv) - CIIT 35 (OMNI)

Local cable television channels Shaw TV - Sportsnet West - Environment Canada

Local American stations available on cable television KGFE 2 (PBS) - WCCO 4 (CBS) - WDAZ 8 (ABC) - KARE 11 (NBC) - WUHF 31 (FOX) - WTVS 56 (PBS)

See Also: Television in the Brandon, Kenora, Grand Forks, and Fargo television markets

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Broadcast television in the Brandon/Portage La Prairie market

Local television stations CKND 2 (Global) - CKYB 4 (CTV) - CKX 5 (CBC/A-Channel) - CH5248 30 (Community) - CBWFT 32 (SRC)

Local cable television channels NAC TV 12 (Community, Neepawa) - WCGtv (Community, Brandon) - Sportsnet West

Television stations from other markets available on cable television Winnipeg, MB: CBWT 6 (CBC)1 - CHMI 13 (Citytv)1 Grand Forks, ND: KGFE 2 (PPTV/PBS) Detroit, MI: WXYZ 7 ABC) - WTVS 56 (PBS) Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: WCCO 4 (CBS) - KSTP 5 (ABC) - KARE 11 (NBC) Toronto, ON: CITY 57 (Citytv) Rochester, NY: WUHF 31 (FOX) 1 -- digital cable only