CKPR-TV

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CKPR-TV
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Branding	Thunder Bay Television
Channels	Analog: 2 (VHF) Digital: 49 (not yet on air)
Translators	16 (UHF) CBLK-TV, Nipigon
Affiliations	CBC
Owner	Dougall Media
Founded	October 4, 1954
Call letters’ meaning	C K Port ARthur
Former callsigns	CFPA-TV (Oct. 4, 1954 – July 20, 1957) CFJC-TV (July 20, 1957 - 1962)
Former affiliations	none
Website	Thunder Bay Television

CKPR-TV is a Canadian English language television station. It is a private affiliate of CBC Television. It is licensed to the city of Thunder Bay, in the province of Ontario. CKPR-TV is a twinstick along with the CTV affiliate CHFD-TV; both of which are owned by Thunder Bay Television, a division of Dougall Media. Although this station is a CBC affiliate, it does air a fair amount of CTV programming, mostly from sister station CHFD, when it cannot fit any more CTV programs into their schedule (airing CTV programming, along with programming from Global and CH).

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Programming 3 History 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Distribution

CKPR-TV broadcasts on Channel 2 and Cable 5 in Thunder Bay, and via a translator owned by the CBC in the Nipigon area (CBLK-TV, channel 16 with an ERP of 4.3 kW). It can also be seen on the Bell ExpressVu (channel 211) and Star Choice (channel 304) satellite services. The station is also available to cable television viewers in Keweenaw County, Michigan and in parts of Cook County, Minnesota.

[edit] Programming

As one of CBC Television's private affiliates, CKPR-TV airs a predominantly CBC schedule, but does not air the full network schedule at all times. In fact, CTV and Global programs not cleared by CHFD-TV, such as Survivor, can sometimes be seen on CKPR-TV.^[1]

[edit] History

CKPR-TV began broadcasting on October 4, 1954 as CFPA-TV (the "PA" stood for Port Arthur). The station was then owned by Ralph H. Parker Ltd. Three years later on July 20, 1957, CFPA-TV changed its callsign letters to CFJC-TV and then another ten years later in 1967, Thunder Bay Electronics bought CFJC-TV and changed its callsign again to CKPR-TV. In 1972, Thunder Bay Electronics launched the CTV affiliate CHFD-TV and thus CKPR-TV and CHFD-TV became one of the first private duopoly stations in Canada.

[edit] See also

• CHFD-TV
• CKPR-FM

[edit] References

1. ^ CKPR Schedule at zap2it.com

[edit] External links

• Thunder Bay Television
• northpine.com — screengrabs of CKPR

v • d • e Broadcast television in Ontario Metropolitan Markets Toronto • Ottawa Central Ontario Barrie: CKVR 3 (A-Channel) • Oshawa: CHEX-2 22 (CBC) • Peterborough: CHEX 12 (CBC) Southwestern Ontario Kitchener: CKCO 13 (CTV) • Leamington: CFTV 34 (IND) • London: CFPL 10 (A-Channel) • Paris: CIII 6 (Global) • Wheatley: CHWI 16 (A-Channel) • Windsor: CBET 9 (CBC) • CBEFT 54 (SRC) • TVCogeco • Wingham: CKNX 8 (A-Channel) Eastern Ontario Kingston: CKWS 11 (CBC) • TVCogeco Kingston Northeastern Ontario Greater Sudbury: CICI 5 (CTV) • Persona 10 News • North Bay: CKNY 10 (CTV) • TVCogeco North Bay • Sault Ste. Marie: CHBX 2 (CTV) • ShawTV 10 • Timmins: CITO 3 (CTV) • Persona 3 News Northwestern Ontario Kenora: CBWFT-7 2 (SRC) • CBWAT 8 (CBC) • CJBN 13 (CTV) • Shaw TV • Thunder Bay: CHFD 4 (CTV) • CKPR 2 (CBC) Defunct CJSS 8 Cornwall (CBC) • CHNB 4 North Bay (CBC) • CJIC 5 Sault Ste. Marie (CBC) • CKNC 9 Sudbury (CBC) • CFCL 6 Timmins (CBC) Other Leafs TV • Ontario Parliament Network • CP24 • Sportsnet Ontario • TVOntario • TFO • Fairchild Television (Toronto feed) • List of television stations in Ontario

v • d • e CBC television stations in Canada CBC owned-and-operated stations CBAT Fredericton • CBCT Charlottetown • CBET Windsor • CBHT Halifax • CBKT Regina • CBKST Saskatoon • CBLT Toronto • CBMT Montreal • CBNT St. John's • CBOT Ottawa • CBRT Calgary • CBUT Vancouver • CBWT Winnipeg • CBXT Edmonton • CFFB Iqaluit • CFWH Whitehorse • CFYK Yellowknife • CHAK Inuvik Privately-owned CBC affiliates CFTK Terrace • CHAT Medicine Hat1 • CHEX Peterborough • CHEX-2 Oshawa • CJDC Dawson Creek • CKPG Prince George1 • CKPR Thunder Bay • CKSA Lloydminster • CKWS Kingston • CKX Brandon 1Plans are to disaffilliate from CBC on August 31, 2008. Defunct stations CBNLT Labrador City • CBYT Corner Brook • CFCL Timmins • CFKL Schefferville • CFLA Goose Bay • CHAB Moose Jaw • CHNB North Bay • CJFB Swift Current • CJIC Sault Ste. Marie • CJSS Cornwall • CKBI Prince Albert • CKNC Sudbury • CKOS Yorkton See also SRC TV stations