CIIT-TV
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| CIIT-TV | |
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| Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| Branding | OMNI.11 |
| Slogan | "Diversity Television" |
| Channels | Analog: 35 (UHF) Digital: 2 (Not Yet On Air) |
| Affiliations | OMNI Television |
| Owner | S-VOX |
| Founded | February 6, 2006 |
| Website | OMNI Manitoba |
CIIT-TV, currently branded as OMNI.11, is a Canadian English language religious television station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The station is owned by S-VOX, and will be rebranded as Joytv11 on September 8, 2008.[1]
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[edit] History
In February 2002 Trinity Television Inc. was granted a licence for a religious television station for Winnipeg. The station was set to be launched in September 2004 as the second NOWTV station, although it was not launched on that date. In 2004, before that channel's launch, Rogers Communications bought Trinity Television and took control of CIIT's licence. Under Rogers control, the station was set to be launched again on November 14, 2005 as the fourth OMNI Television station, it was later set back again and launched on February 6, 2006 as OMNI.11. The use of channel 35 marks CIIT as Winnipeg's first-ever UHF station.
On September 28, 2007, Rogers' pending Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) application to acquire the Citytv stations, including CHMI in Winnipeg, was approved. As a condition of this approval, Rogers must sell CIIT and CHNU in Vancouver in order to comply with CRTC restrictions on owning multiple stations in one market. Rogers has one year after approval to complete this sale.
On November 6, 2007, Rogers Media announced the sale of CIIT and CHNU to S-VOX. The deal was approved by the CRTC on March 31, 2008. The sale was finalized on April 30, 2008.
[edit] Channel placement
On Shaw and MTS TV, CIIT airs on channel 11, displacing the longtime previous occupant community access channel Shaw TV (the station first used channel 11 in 1986 after a previous move from channel 13; the station was formerly called VPW 11, later Videon Cable 11 on Videon before being taken over by Shaw, and GWC-TV (Greater Winnipeg Cablevision before its Shaw takeover). Shaw has moved their service to channel 9 for their customers.
[edit] On-air branding
While most television stations across Canada no longer identify their call letters, particularly newer stations, CIIT broadcasts an official identification at the top of each hour with "CIIT - Winnipeg" displayed under the OMNI.11 logo. Rogers Communications has a similar practice with its other OMNI Television stations.
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