branding ctv atlantic ctv news atlantic newscasts channels analog 4 vhf digital allocated 55 uhf translators see below affiliations ctv owner bell media first air date october 9 1954 call letters meaning cj cape breton former affiliations cbc television 1954 1972 transmitter power 180 kw height 98.1 m transmitter coordinates 46 7 20 n 60 10 27 w 46.12222 n 60.17417 w 46.12222 ; 60.17417 cjcb website ctv atlantic map all coordinates using osm map all coordinates using google map up to 200 coordinates using bing export all coordinates as kml export all coordinates as georss export all coordinates as gpx map all microformatted coordinates place data as rdf cjcb tv is the ctv owned and operated television station in sydney nova scotia . it broadcasts an ntsc analogue signal on vhf channel 4 from a transmitter located in the cameron estates neighborhood on mira road in sydney . on august 1 2012 it became the only terrestrial broadcaster in the market as the cbc tv repeater station cbit tv was closed the previous evening . owned by bell media it is part of the ctv atlantic regional system in the maritimes and its studios are located on george street trunk 22 in sydney . this station can also be seen on eastlink tv channel 8 and bell aliant fibreop tv channel 6 . it carries the same programming as sister station cjch dt in halifax at all times except for some commercials and an annual telethon . contents 1 history 2 transmitters 3 references 4 external links history edit cjcb tv was the first television station to broadcast in nova scotia when it signed on for the first time on october 9 1954 . 1 it was originally a cbc affiliate . it joined the cbc s national microwave network in 1958 linking all stations between it and british columbia . prior to the microwave connection programming was either from live local studio productions or kinescope 16mm film copies of cbc network shows . the station fully converted to ntsc colour production in 1975 though it was able to transmit colour programming originated through the network starting in october 1966 . it continues to broadcast an ntsc analogue terrestrial over the air signal and does not currently have digital atsc hdtv capabilities . 1 cjcb was originally owned by the nathanson family that also owned cjcb radio at the time . 1 chum limited owner of cjch tv bought cjcb tv in 1971 and applied to the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to switch it to the ctv network . the switch occurred on september 26 1972 when the cbc put cbit tv on the air in sydney . 1 2 after the switch occurred it immediately joined the newly formed atlantic television system chum s network of ctv affiliates in the maritimes . as part of cbit s licence it was not allowed to show local advertising leaving cjcb with a monopoly in local advertising . cjcb s monopoly was reaffirmed in a crtc decision in 1985 that denied a cbit request to enter that part of the market . 2 chum continued to own cjcb tv until 1997 when it swapped the entire atv group to baton broadcasting in a deal that saw baton become majority owner of ctv . 1 notable staff members on air include bill jessome news anchor ; darlene chase weather and reporter ; kathy macdougall co anchor newsperson ; joan elman program host ; ann terry news anchor and program host . one of canada s longest running tv programs originates here ; it s mass for shut ins which premiered on march 3 1963 3 and is still on the air today . it is telecast to all three maritime provinces . 4 shantytown was another tv program that originated here ; it was aimed at children and ran from 1978 to 1984 . like mass for shut ins it was also telecast to all three maritime provinces . characters include sam the sailor katie the craft lady marjorie the music lady and their puppet friends . 5 transmitters edit cjcb tv television studio building and transmitter tower in 2012 . the station also has rebroadcast transmitters in the following communities station city of licence channel erp haat transmitter coordinates notes cjcb tv 1 inverness 6 vhf 9.4 kw 310 m 46 9 13 n 61 22 58 w 46.15361 n 61.38278 w 46.15361 ; 61.38278 cjcb tv 1 cjcb tv 2 antigonish 9 vhf 260 kw 274.9 m 45 32 44 n 62 15 38 w 45.54556 n 62.26056 w 45.54556 ; 62.26056 cjcb tv 2 formerly cfxu tv cjcb tv 3 dingwall 9 vhf 0.008 kw na 46 56 58 n 60 28 2 w 46.94944 n 60.46722 w 46.94944 ; 60.46722 cjcb tv 3 cjcb tv 5 bay st. lawrence 7 vhf 0.001 kw na 46 58 35 n 60 27 34 w 46.97639 n 60.45944 w 46.97639 ; 60.45944 cjcb tv 5 cjcb tv 6 port hawkesbury 3 vhf 15 kw 89.6 m 45 37 44 n 61 19 34 w 45.62889 n 61.32611 w 45.62889 ; 61.32611 cjcb tv 6 the station originally operated cjcb tv 4 channel 8 in new glasgow until that transmitter closed in late 2010 . 6 on february 11 2016 bell media applied for its regular license renewals which included applications to delete a long list of transmitters including cjcb tv 5 . bell media s rationale for deleting these analog repeaters is below we are electing to delete these analog transmitters from the main licence with which they are associated . these analog transmitters generate no incremental revenue attract little to no viewership given the growth of bdu or dth subscriptions and are costly to maintain repair or replace . in addition none of the highlighted transmitters offer any programming that differs from the main channels . the commission has determined that broadcasters may elect to shut down transmitters but will lose certain regulatory privileges distribution on the basic service the ability to request simultaneous substitution as noted in broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2015 24 over the air transmission of television signals and local programming . we are fully aware of the loss of these regulatory privileges as a result of any transmitter shutdown . at the same time bell media applied to convert the licenses of ctv2 atlantic formerly asn and ctv2 alberta formerly access from satellite to cable undertakings into television stations without transmitters similar to cable only network affiliates in the united states and to reduce the level of educational content on ctv2 alberta . 7 8 references edit a b c d e dulmage bill december 2011 . nova scotia cjcb tv sydney ctv television network . television station history . toronto canadian communications foundation . archived from the original on 2012 12 26 . retrieved 2012 12 25 . a b dulmage bill july 2012 . nova scotia cbit tv cbc tv sydney canadian broadcasting corporation . television station history . toronto canadian communications foundation . archived from the original on 2012 12 26 . retrieved 2012 12 26 . mass for shut ins 2015 st. ninian catherdal parish antigonish ns mass for shut ins celebrates 50 years shantytown at tv archive broadcasting information bulletin crtc 2011 231 april 6 2011 . https services.crtc.gc.ca pub docwebbroker opendocument.aspx appno 201600122 & ga 1.139397107.1388147273.1466830064 http crtc.gc.ca eng archive 2016 2016 225 . htm external links edit ctv atlantic canadian communications foundation cjcb tv history canadian communications foundation cfxu tv history query the rec s canadian station database for cjcb tv query tv fool s coverage map for cjcb v t e broadcast television in nova scotia halifax dtv cbht 3.1 cbc cjch 5.1 ctv cihf 8.1 global defunct cbhft 13 radio canada other areas ch ticamp chne 36 ind isle madame cimc 10 ind sydney cjcb 4 ctv cable only ctv two atlantic eastlink tv sportsnet east legislative television see also list of television stations in nova scotia v t e ctv stations in canada owned and operated stations civt vancouver cfcn calgary cfrn edmonton cfqc saskatoon ckck regina cicc yorkton cipa prince albert cky winnipeg ckco kitchener cfto toronto cjoh ottawa cfcf montreal ctv northern ontario stations chbx sault ste. marie cici greater sudbury cito timmins ckny north bay ctv atlantic stations cklt saint john ckcw moncton cjch halifax cjcb sydney independently owned affiliates chex peterborough chex tv 2 oshawa citl lloydminster ckpr thunder bay ckws kingston secondary carriers cjon st. john s see also bell media template cp24 ctv two stations retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cjcb tv & oldid 732275797 categories ctv television network stationstelevision stations in nova scotiatelevision channels and stations established in 1954media in the cape breton regional municipality1954 establishments in nova scotiahidden categories lists of coordinatesgeographic coordinate listsarticles with geo navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 july 2016 at 20 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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