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CJCO-DT 
City of license Calgary, Alberta Branding OMNI Calgary
OMNI AlbertaChannels Digital: 38 (UHF))
Virtual: 38.1 (PSIP)Affiliations OMNI Television Owner Rogers Media
(Rogers Broadcasting, Ltd.)First air date September 15, 2008 Call letters' meaning CJ Calgary's Omni Sister station(s) CKAL-TV, CFAC, CFFR, CHFM-FM, CJAQ-FM Former callsigns CJCO-TV (2008-2011) Former channel number(s) 38 (Analog, 2008-2011) Transmitter power 25 kW Height 371.0 m Transmitter coordinates 51°3′53″N 114°12′51″W / 51.06472°N 114.21417°W Website Omni Alberta CJCO-DT, branded as OMNI Calgary, is a television station in Calgary, Alberta. The station is owned by Rogers Communications, and broadcasts a multicultural programming format as part of Rogers' Omni Television system. It broadcasts its digital signal on channel 38.
The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on June 8, 2007[1], and it launched on September 15, 2008. The station was originally assigned the call sign CHXC by Industry Canada, but this was changed to CJCO in February 2008.[2]
Although the station's primary focus is multicultural programming, like the other Omni stations across the country, the stations airs a large amount of syndicated American shows such as The Simpsons and The King of Queens.
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Newscasts
An OMNI TV news crew interviews a protester at a pro-Gaza rally in Downtown Calgary on December 31, 2008
Omni Alberta produces three nightly television newscasts aimed at the Cantonese, Mandarin, and South Asian communities across the province. While there are news gathering teams in both Edmonton and Calgary, the production of the newscasts themselves are done out of the Citytv/Omni studios in Downtown Edmonton.
- Omni News - Mandarin Edition (Weekdays 5:00pm)
- Thomas Deng, Karen Wang, George Dong, Jie Yang
- Omni News - South Asian Edition (Weeknights 8:00pm)
- Sudha Krishnan, Kiranpreet Cheema, Rajeev Dhir
- Omni News - Cantonese Edition (Weeknights 9:00pm)
- Kit Koon, Jonathan Lau, Raymond Chow, Brian Wong
Digital television and high definition
CJCO-TV's pre-launch logoCJCO-TV flash cut to digital on August 11, 2011. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display CJCO-TV's virtual channel as 38.1.
References
External links
- OMNI Alberta
- Query the REC's Canadian station database for CJCO-TV
- Query TV Fool's coverage map for CJCO
Broadcast television in Alberta CalgaryDTV EdmontonDTV Other areas CHOB 43 (Ind)Cable-only CTV Two Alberta • Shaw TV Calgary • Shaw TV Edmonton • Sportsnet West • Persona TV/NewsChannel 7 (Grande Prairie) • Fairchild TV (Calgary feed)Defunct stations 1Over the air transmissions ceased on August 31, 2011; available on cable and satellite only
Omni Television stations in Canada Owned and operated stations See also Corporate directors Ronald Besse · Charles Birchall · H. Garfield Emerson · Peter Godsoe · Thomas Hull · Philip Lind · Nadir Mohamed · David Peterson · Ted Rogers · Edward Rogers III · Loretta Rogers · Melinda Rogers · William Schleyer · John A. Tory · J. Christopher Wansbrough · Colin WatsonTelecommunications Atria Networks · Chatr · Fido · Rogers Cable · Rogers Hi-Speed Internet · Rogers Telecom · Rogers WirelessMagazines Canadian Business · Chatelaine (English) · Châtelaine (French) · Flare · glow · L'actualité · LOU LOU · Maclean's · Marketing · MoneySense · Profit · Today's ParentCable television/specialty channels Sportsnet channelsSportsnet East · Sportsnet Ontario · Sportsnet West · Sportsnet Pacific · Sportsnet One · Sportsnet WorldOther propertiesThe Biography Channel · CityNews Channel · CPAC · FX Canada · G4 Canada · OLN · Rogers TV1 · TV Rogers (French)1 · TVtropolis · The Shopping Channel · Viewers ChoiceConventional television Citytv stationsOmni stationsRadio stations CFGP · CFLT · CFRV · CFSR · CFUN · CHAS · CHBN · CHST · CHDI · CHEZ · CHFI · CHFM · CHMN · CHNI · CHTT · CHUR · CHYM · CIKR · CIKZ · CIOC · CISQ · CISS · CISW · CITI · CJAQ · CJET · CJMX · CJNI · CJOK · CJQM · CJQQ · CJRQ · CJRX · CKBY · CKER · CKFX · CKGB · CKIS · CKIZ · CKLG · CKMH · CKNI · CKQC · CKSR · CKXC · CKY · CKYXOther assets and facilities Dome Productions · Jack FM (most Canadian stations) · Rogers Arena · Rogers Building · Rogers Centre · 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West · 33 Dundas Street East · Rogers Park · Rogers Media · Rogers Plus · Spring Fishing Show · Toronto Blue Jays · VuguruNotes 1Community channels owned by Rogers CableSome assets listed above are only partially owned by Rogers Communications. Refer to each individual article for detailed information.Chinese language television in North America The following channels offer at least some programming in ChineseCanada Fairchild TV • Metro 14 (Montreal) • Omni.2 (Toronto) • Omni BC (Vancouver) • Omni Calgary (Calgary) • Omni Edmonton (Edmonton) • Shaw Multicultural Channel (Vancouver) • TalentvisionUnited States Channel V Taiwan • KBTV-CA (Sacramento) • KCNS (San Francisco) • KIKU (Honolulu) • KJLA (Los Angeles) • KMTP (San Francisco) • KRCA (Los Angeles) • KSCI / KUAN (Los Angeles / San Diego) • KTSF (San Francisco) • KVMD (Los Angeles) • KXLA (Los Angeles) • NTDTV (New York / Los Angeles) • Phoenix North America Chinese Channel • SinoVision (New York) • STAR Chinese Channel • STAR Chinese Movies 2 • Tai Seng Sat TV • Tai Seng Entertainment • TVB Jadeworld (USA)Categories:- Television stations in Calgary
- Omni Television stations
- Channel 38 TV stations in Canada
- Television channels and stations established in 2008
- Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada
- Canadian television station stubs
- Omni News - Mandarin Edition (Weekdays 5:00pm)
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