CHBC-DT
Global TV station in Kelowna, British Columbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CHBC-DT (channel 2) is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, and maintains studios on Leon Avenue (near Water Street) in Downtown Kelowna; its main transmitter is located on Blue Grouse Mountain in the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
Quick Facts Channels, Branding ...
Channels | |
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Branding | Global Okanagan (general) Global News (newscasts) |
Programming | |
Affiliations | 2.1: Global (2009–present) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1 | |
History | |
First air date | September 21, 1957 (66 years ago) (1957-09-21) |
Former call signs | CHBC-TV (1957–2012) |
Former channel number(s) | Analogue: 2 (VHF, 1957–2012) |
CBC (1957–2006) CH/E! (2006–2009) | |
Call sign meaning | Highlands of British Columbia (callsign predates creation of the CH system) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
ERP | 32.6 kW |
HAAT | 509.6 m (1,672 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 49°58′2″N 119°31′50″W |
Translator(s) | See below |
Links | |
Website | Global Okanagan |
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Since the dismantling of the former E! television system and its switch to Global, CHBC has largely acted as a de facto semi-satellite of sister station CHAN-DT in Vancouver, airing the majority of its programming in pattern, but with evening newscasts covering the Okanagan region.