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CHNU-DT 
Southwest British Columbia City of license Fraser Valley, British Columbia Branding Joytv 10 Slogan It's all good Channels Digital: 47 (UHF)
Virtual: 66.1 (PSIP)Translators 21 CHNU-DT-1 (Victoria)
Virtual: 21.1Affiliations Joytv Owner ZoomerMedia
(Christian Channel Inc.)First air date September 15, 2001 Call letters' meaning CH NOWTV UHF Former callsigns CHNU-TV (2001-2011) Former channel number(s) Analog:
66 (UHF, 2001-2011)Former affiliations Independent (2001-2005)
Omni (2005-2007)
Independent (2007-2008)Transmitter power CHNU-DT: 21.4 kilowatts
CHNU-TV-1: 3.5 kilowattsHeight CHNU-DT: 335 metres
CHNU-DT-1: 99.6 metresTransmitter coordinates CHNU-DT:
49°3′48″N 122°12′53″W / 49.06333°N 122.21472°W
CHNU-DT-1:
48°25′30″N 123°20′13″W / 48.425°N 123.33694°WWebsite Joytv 10 CHNU-DT (known on air as Joytv 10) is an English language television station based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The station is licensed to the Fraser Valley Region, and also serves Metro Vancouver, Victoria and surrounding areas. CHNU is owned by ZoomerMedia, and is an owned and operated station of the Joytv television system. CHNU broadcasts a variety of multi-faith and family-oriented programming.
CHNU broadcasts on UHF channel 66, and is seen on cable channel 10 in the Lower Mainland, cable 7 in Victoria. The station is not carried on cable outside those areas.
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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 the callsign be "CFVT" (with "FVT" standing for "Fraser Valley Television"); however, this was denied by Industry Canada. The station went on air on September 15, 2001 using the CHNU callsign instead. 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.
On November 1, 2004, Trinity Television announced that it was selling CHNU and the licence for yet to be launched similar television station in Winnipeg, CIIT-TV, to Rogers Communications, subject to CRTC approval. The financial difficulties Trinity experienced with operating CHNU and getting CIIT on the air, combined with the fact that it could not raise capital from outside investors because of its status as a charitable organization, were the main reasons given for the sale. The deal was approved several months later, finally giving Rogers a broadcast television station in the Vancouver market, where it had lost bids to launch one in the past. At the same time, Rogers got approval to place a rebroadcaster in Victoria on channel 21 with an effective radiated power of 720 watts.[2] In 2006, the transmitter's power was increased to 17.2 kilowatts, with the tower height decreasing to compensate.
After CHNU was bought by Rogers, the NOWTV branding was dropped in favour of Roger's Omni Television brand. This logo was used from 2005 until 2007.
After acquiring the station from Trinity Television, Rogers announced in late June 2005 that the station would join the Rogers-owned Omni Television system. The Omni brand had previously been associated only with multicultural stations. The renaming occurred in September of that year, making CHNU the third station in the Omni television system.
On September 28, 2007, Rogers' purchase of the Citytv stations formerly owned by CHUM Limited was approved (although CTVgm sold off the stations a year earlier). As a condition of this approval, Rogers had to sell CHNU and CIIT in Winnipeg due to the CRTC's restrictions on owning multiple television stations broadcasting in the same language in a single market. Rogers had a one-year grace period to find a buyer.
CHNU's third logo, used from 2007-2008.Rogers subsequently announced plans to purchase Vancouver multilingual station CHNM-TV, which the company argues would not violate any ownership restrictions under the CRTC's exemptions for stations broadcasting in different languages. On October 31, 2007, CHNU was rebranded CHNU 10 in order to limit viewer confusion because Rogers' contemporaneous acquisition of the multilingual CHNM-TV in Vancouver meant that the Omni Television brand would be transferred to that station in 2008.
On November 6, 2007, Rogers announced that CHNU and CIIT would be sold to S-VOX, with no financial deals being released. The deal was approved by the CRTC on March 31, 2008.[3] The sale was finalized on April 30, 2008 and S-VOX assumed control of the station on May 26 of that year.
S-VOX soon announced that both CHNU and CIIT would rebrand as under a newly created television brand, Joytv. CHNU rebranded on September 1, 2008 using the on-air brand Joytv 10.
In June 2009, S-VOX announced it would sell its broadcasting assets, including CHNU, to ZoomerMedia, a company controlled by Moses Znaimer.[4] The sale was approved by the CRTC On March 30, 2010.[5] ZoomerMedia assumed control of S-VOX's broadcasting assets on June 30, 2010.[6]
Programming
The station airs a very diverse selection of programming, ranging from sitcoms (such as Reba, or My Name Is Earl), dramas (such as Stargate SG-1) to classic programs (such as Matlock or Ironside. The majority of the station's non-religious programming are syndicated. The station also airs a great deal of multicultural religious programming as well, particularly about Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism.
CHNU also broadcast two American primetime programs, 20/20 and 48 Hours Mystery.
Local productions
The Standard
The Standard was a news and current affairs program launched by CHNU in September of 2005. The show focused on national and international issues, but from a religious and spiritual standpoint. Canceled for the final time in August 2010, re-runs of The Standard continue to be seen on CHNU, CIIT and Vision TV, and formerly weekly on CFMT and The Biography Channel Canada.
The final host of the series was CBS' "60 Minutes" producer Peter Klein. Before him they were done by Randall Mark, Andrew Dawson, Rafe Mair, Mark Schneider, Russ Froese, and Salimah Ebrahim. The field interviewer position was held by Shannon Nelson, and previously Laura-Lynn Tyler.
Following an initial three-year run that included feature interviews with the likes of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, author Salman Rushdie, Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi, and HRH Prince Edward, the program was replaced in June 2008 with The Daily when S-VOX took over ownership of the station from Rogers. The last broadcast was June 6, 2008. It relaunched in September 2009 as a weekly program hosted by Klein.
The program was co-created in 2005 by producer Jonathan Roth and station general manager Terry Mahoney. Roth remained as senior producer throughout "The Standard's" run.
The Daily
The Daily is a talk show hosted by Mark Washington and Laura-Lynn Thompson. The show's first broadcast was on June 9, 2008. The Daily is also broadcast nationally on VisionTV. The Daily was shot using Shaw facilities in Downtown Vancouver. The show ceased production on April 15, 2009.
Digital television and high definition
Broadcasting in Digital Yes Programs in HD No PSIP functioning properly No
CHNU was approved by the CRTC to broadcast in digital on channel 47 with a stronger transmitter from Abbotsford that would cover most of the Lower Mainland, doubling the population served compared to its analog transmitter. The station did not broadcast in digital until August 31, 2011 as channel 47 was occupied by CKVU-DT. The station was approved to broadcast in digital on channel 21 in Victoria, also with a greater coverage area. [7]Although the station is based out of Surrey, BC, the transmitter tower is in Abbotsford, BC and analog broadcasts were at an insufficient power level to be viewed in many Greater Vancouver municipalities, including Vancouver, BC.[8] According to the station's website, the target station's audience is the Fraser Valley, Vancouver, and Victoria.
See also
References
- ^ tv vancouver: station overview
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-207
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-71
- ^ VisionTV Board agrees to ZoomerMedia purchase of television properties, VisionTV press release, June 15, 2009
- ^ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2010/2010-193.htm
- ^ ZoomerMedia Limited Completes Acquisitions and Financing
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-842
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-102
External links
- Joytv 10
- Canadian Communications Foundation - CHNU-TV History
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CHNU-TV
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for CHNU
Broadcast television in British Columbia Vancouver DTV Victoria DTV Kamloops CFJC 4 (Citytv) • CHKM 6 (Global) • CBUFT-2 50 (Radio-Canada)
Kelowna CHBC 21 (Global) • CHKL 51 (Global) • CBUFT-1 21 (Radio-Canada) • CBUT-38 45 (CBC)
Prince George CKPG 2 (Citytv) • CBUFT-4 4 (Radio-Canada) • CIFG 12 (Global)
Other areas Cable-only US stations serving BC See also: List of television stations in British Columbia, Northwest Washington and Seattle TV
1 CHBC and CHKL carry separate evening newscasts (local and provincial respectively), but identical programming otherwise.
2 Available on over the air retransmitters in certain towns.Corporate Directors Broadcast television (Joytv) CHNU Fraser Valley • CIIT WinnipegSpecialty channels Radio stations Internet 50Plus.com • Zoomers.ca • ZoomerSingles.comOther assets 64 Jefferson Avenue • ideaCity • MZTV Museum of Television • MZTV Production & Distribution • Zoomer Magazine • Zoomer Management Limited • ZoomerCard • ZoomerShow
Religious television channels in CanadaCTS CITS Burlington • CKCS Calgary • CKES EdmontonJoytv CHNU Fraser Valley • CIIT WinnipegOther Cable Foreign channels available in Canada EWTN (USA)Categories:- Surrey, British Columbia
- Christian television stations in Canada
- Channel 66 TV stations in Canada
- Television channels and stations established in 2001
- Television stations in Vancouver
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