CJCH-DT
CJCH-DT is the CTV owned-and-operated television station, serving the Canadian Maritimes region, that is licensed to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 48 (or virtual channel 5.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter located on Washmill Lake Drive in Halifax.
Owned by Bell Media, it is the flagship of the CTV Atlantic regional system, producing all of the system's programming except for some commercials and local news inserts on the other stations. Its studios are located on Robie and Russell Streets in Halifax. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available in high definition on channel 052 (Classic) or 552 (Advanced). This station can also be seen on Eastlink TV channel 9 and Bell Aliant channel 6. There is a high definition feed offered on EastLink TV digital channel 603 and Bell Aliant TV channel 402.
History
CJCH-TV first went on the air on January 1, 1961 as an independent station, and it became one of the original CTV stations when the network began operations on October 1, 1961. CHUM Limited sold CJCH-TV along with ATV and the Atlantic Satellite Network (ASN) to CTV in 1997, but kept the radio station. CTVglobemedia's acquisition of CHUM Limited on June 22, 2007 has brought CJCH-TV and CJCH-FM back under common ownership.
CJCH
CJCH is the callsign of two broadcast stations in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which had a common ownership until 1997 and have been commonly owned again since 2007:
CJCH-FM
CJCH-FM is a Canadian radio station owned by Bell Media, airing a rhythmic-leaning Top 40 format. It broadcasts on the FM band at 101.3 MHz from Halifax, Nova Scotia. CJCH's studios are located at the intersection of Russell and Agricola Streets in Halifax (right behind TV sister CJCH), with its transmitter located on Washmill Lake Drive in Clayton Park.
CJCH-FM is currently the only Top 40 outlet in the Halifax market, as Energy 103.5, which it competed with, flipped to Country in September 2015.
Station history
The station was established on November 14, 1944 by the Halifax Chronicle, and acquired in 1970 by CHUM Limited. It was co-owned with the city's CJCH-TV until 1997, when CHUM sold the television station to CTV. The approval by the CRTC of the acquisition of CHUM by CTVglobemedia has again brought the stations under common ownership as of June 22, 2007.
For many years, CJCH was a very popular Top 40 station and is credited as the original Top 40 radio station in the area. In 1983, it began broadcasting in AM Stereo, the first in Atlantic Canada. Also, it was once a close rival of another Halifax station, CHNS specifically during the 1970s. In 1986, the station shifted to a gold-based adult contemporary format due to the decline of hit music stations on AM radio. In January 1993, the station switched to a Classic Rock format as "Arrow 92". In February 1994, it switched formats again and became known as "All Rock and Roll Oldies 92/CJCH". In May 1995, it switched to a hybrid news/talk and oldies format. By the following year, it shifted to full-time talk programming and became known as "News/Talk Radio 920/CJCH". In 2001, CHUM started a sports radio network known as "The Team". CJCH joined this network and became "The Team 920" on May 7. On August 27, 2002, The Team network was shut down and CJCH flipped to an oldies format, becoming "AM 920/CJCH - Yesterday's Favourites".
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