CHNU-DT

CHNU-DT, virtual channel 66 (UHF digital channel 47), is an Independent television station serving southwestern British Columbia, Canada, including Metro Vancouver, Victoria, the Fraser Valley and surrounding areas. Licensed to the Fraser Valley Regional District, the station is owned by ZoomerMedia and operates under the moniker "Joytv." CHNU maintains studio facilities located on 192 Street/Highway 10 in Surrey, and its transmitter is located on Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford.

On cable, the station is also available on Shaw Cable channel 10 in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, channel 7 in Victoria, and on Telus Optik TV, channel 123, outside the Lower Mainland. On satellite, the station is also available on Bell TV channel 656.

History

CHNU-TV was licensed in July 2000 by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to Trinity Television Inc. Trinity Television initially requested to assign CFVT as the station's call letters (standing for "Fraser Valley Television"); however, this was denied by Industry Canada. The station first signed on the air on September 15, 2001, under the CHNU callsign. In any case, the call letters had not featured prominently in the station's on-air branding, as the station opted to use the on-air brand "NOWTV". CHNU relied on television advertisements and donations from viewers for financial support.