CKSA-DT

CKSA-DT
Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan
Canada
Branding CKSA
Newcap Television
Channels Digital: 2 (VHF)
Virtual: 2.1 (PSIP)
Translators see below
Affiliations Global
Owner Newcap Radio
First air date September 23, 1960
Call letters' meaning C K Saskatchewan and Alberta (taken from sister radio station)
Sister station(s) CKSA-FM, CILR-FM, CITL-DT
Former callsigns CHSA-TV (1960-1963), CKSA-TV (1963-2011)
Former channel number(s) 2 (Analog, VHF, 1960-2011)
Former affiliations CBC (1960-2016)
Transmitter power 8.1 kW
Height 220.6 m
Transmitter coordinates 53°23′48″N 110°0′27″W / 53.39667°N 110.00750°W / 53.39667; -110.00750
Website cksatv.ca

CKSA-DT is a television station in the city of Lloydminster, located on the border of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Owned by Newcap Radio, It broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 2 from a transmitter located near Highway 17 and Township Road 512, near the Saskatchewan provincial line. CKSA is an affiliate of the Global Television Network; from its launch through 2016, it was an affiliate of CBC Television, and was that network's last remaining privately owned affiliate. It is a sister to CTV affiliate CITL-DT and both stations share studios located on 50 Street and 51 Avenue on the Alberta side of Lloydminster. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available in high definition on channel 19 (Classic) or 519 (Advanced). This station can also be seen on Shaw Cable channel 5.

History

Switch to Global

On May 24, 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) published an application by Newcap to disaffiliate the station from CBC Television effective August 31 of that year, claiming that the public broadcaster had elected not to renew any of its affiliations with private stations beyond that date. Newcap indicated that it will seek programming from another supplier, without saying whether such alternate programming had been found.[1] On September 1, 2016, CKSA switched to Global.[2][3]

Following the February 2016 switch of British Columbia outlets CJDC-TV Dawson Creek and CFTK-TV Terrace to CTV 2, CKSA-DT was the only privately owned CBC Television affiliate remaining in the system.

Newscasts

CKSA's newscasts air from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays, and there are no weekend newscasts. Beginning September 1, the local CKSA newscasts were cut back to a half-hour at 5:00 p.m. on weekdays only to accommodate Global National at 5:30 p.m. and the newscasts from Edmonton Global O&O CITV-DT.

Transmitters

Station City of licence Channel ERP HAAT Transmitter Coordinates
CKSA-TV-2 Bonnyville, AB 9 (VHF) 41.5 kW 195.1 m 54°11′54″N 110°50′31″W / 54.19833°N 110.84194°W / 54.19833; -110.84194 (CKSA-TV-2)

CKSA was also broadcast on CKSA-TV-3 channel 8 in Wainwright and CKSA-TV-4 channel 12 in Provost, until they ceased operations on August 31, 2011. It was also rebroadcast on CBCS-TV-1 channel 8, an analog rebroadcaster of CKSA in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan owned by the CBC; this repeater closed on July 31, 2012, as part of the CBC's austerity measures to keep the corporation solvent and in operation.[4]

Former Transmitters
Station City of licence Channel ERP HAAT Transmitter Coordinates
CKSA-TV-3 Wainwright, AB 8 (VHF) 0.009 kW NA 52°51′11″N 110°48′6″W / 52.85306°N 110.80167°W / 52.85306; -110.80167 (CKSA-TV-3)
CKSA-TV-4 Provost, AB 12 (VHF) 0.009 kW NA 52°22′10″N 110°10′19″W / 52.36944°N 110.17194°W / 52.36944; -110.17194 (CKSA-TV-4)
CBCS-TV-1 Meadow Lake, SK 8 (VHF) 21.9 kW 227.4 m 53°53′8″N 108°24′35″W / 53.88556°N 108.40972°W / 53.88556; -108.40972 (CBCS-TV-1)

References

  1. ↑ Newcap Inc. "CRTC Application 2016-0510-7" (ZIP). Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. ↑ Faguy, Steve. "Global expands network after CBC abandons affiliates". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Global National,' 'The Morning Show' expanding into new areas". Global News. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ↑ CBC/Radio-Canada Speech Transcript: "Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada, regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan (DRAP)", April 4, 2012. Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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