CBKT-DT

CBKT-DT

City of license	Regina, Saskatchewan
Branding	CBC Television
Slogan	Canada Lives Here
Channels	Digital: 9 (VHF) Virtual: 9.1 (PSIP)
Translators	see below
Affiliations	CBC (1959-1962, 1969-present)
Owner	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
First air date	December 21, 1962
Call letters' meaning	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Henry Kelsey Television
Sister station(s)	CBK (AM), CBK-FM
Former callsigns	CHRE-TV (1962-1969) CBKRT (1969-1978) CBKT(1978-2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 9 (VHF, 1962-2011)
Former affiliations	CTV (1962-69)
Transmitter power	60 kW
Height	207.2 m
Transmitter coordinates	50°28′58″N 104°30′20″W
Website	CBC Saskatchewan

CBKT-DT is the CBC's television station in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is located in the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre at 2440 Broad Street in downtown Regina, alongside CBK-AM-FM.

History

See also: CHAB-TV.

CBKT signed on for the first time on December 21, 1962 as CHRE-TV, a semi-satellite of CHAB-TV in Moose Jaw and an affiliate of CTV. CHRE signed on as part of a deal between CHAB-TV and Regina's original station, CKCK-TV, which allowed CTV to come to Saskatchewan for the first time. On the same day CHRE signed on, CKCK-TV opened a rebroadcaster in Moose Jaw.

On May 30, 1968, controlling interest in CHAB Ltd., owner of CHAB-AM-TV and CHRE, was transferred to Moffat Broadcasting, owner of Winnipeg's CTV affiliate, CJAY. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), however, told Moffat to sell CHAB-TV and CHRE to a new owner within one year. Moffat tried to sell CHAB and CHRE to Western Broadcast Management Ltd., owner of CHAN-TV in Vancouver. However, the CRTC denied this bid on July 18, 1969 in favour of a counteroffer from the CBC. On September 13, CBC officially assumed control of CHRE and CHAB and moved its programming there, while CKCK became the sole CTV outlet in southern Saskatchewan. CBC made the Regina station the main station, and recalled the stations as CBKRT and CBKMT respectively.

The station received its current call letters on July 31, 1978. On the same day, CBKMT's licence was merged with that of CBKT; its transmitter now operates as full-time rebroadcaster CBKT-1. The CHRE calls are now used on a St. Catharines, Ontario radio station owned by Astral Media. In 2002, CBC purchased former privately owned affiliates CJFB-TV in Swift Current and CKOS-TV in Yorkton, turning both into rebroadcasters of CBKT.

Newscasts

The station produces a nightly regional newscast, CBC News at Six, anchored by Costa Maragos, which airs stories happening in Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Yorkton and Prince Albert. Before the launch of Canada Now in 2000, the CBC Saskatchewan newscast was known as CBC News Hour. Previously local newscasts on CBKT were known as FYI, 24 Hours, and Newsday.

Past news anchors include Allan Bonner, George Dawes, Sherv Shragge, Sheldon Turcotte, Richard Perry, Holly Preston, and Kristy Snell. Sportscasts were anchored by Beattie Martin, Steve Ruddick, and Glenn Reid.

Weather segments currently originate from the CBC's national weather centre. In the past, weather was delivered locally by Bill Conley, Bryce Eckstein, Howard Thornton, Marilyn Maki, and Sandra Batson.

News/station presentation

Newscast titles

• Metro Final (1959–early 1960s)
• The World Today (mid–late 1960s)
• F.Y.I. (late 1960s–1970s)
• 24 Hours (1970s–1980s)
• Newsday (1980s–early 1990s)
• CBC NewsHour (mid 1990s–2000)
• Canada Now (2000–2006)
• CBC News: Saskatchewan (2006–present)

Station slogans

• "Canada Lives Here" (2006–2011)

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News team

Anchors

• Sandra Batson - CBC News Saskatchewan: Late Night (weeknights at 10:55 p.m.)
• Costa Maragos - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.
• Jill Smith - weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.

Weather

• Jamie Mauracher - weather specialist; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.

Sports

• Glenn Reid - sports host; weeknights at 5, 5:30 and 6 p.m.

Reporters

• Diane Adams - general assignment reporter
• Eric Anderson - general assignment reporter; also Saskatchewan Weekend fill-in host
• Joana Draghici - general assignment reporter
• Kathy Fitzpatrick - general assignment reporter
• Dean Gutheil - videojournalist; also fill-in sports host
• Adam Hunter - general assignment reporter; also fill-in sports host
• Dan Kerslake - general assignment reporter
• Stefani Langenegger - political reporter
• Geoff Leo - general assignment reporter/videojournalist
• Cameron MacIntosh - national reporter
• Lachlan Madill - general assignment reporter
• Dani Mario - general assignment reporter
• Kent Morrison - general assignment reporter/videojournalist; also Saskatchewan Weekend fill-in newsreader
• Steve Pasqualotto - general assignment reporter
• Jennifer Quesnel - general assignment reporter
• Britainy Robinson - general assignment reporter
• Molly Thomas - general assignment reporter
• Dan Zakreski - crime and social issues reporter

Local program hosts

• Kelley Jo Burke - SoundXchange host
• Craig Lederhouse - The Afternoon Edition host
• Dan Reynish - Saskatchewan Weekend host

Branding

During the latter half of the 1960s the station generally branded itself as Channel 9. After the switch to the CBC, the brand used was "9&4" or "CBC 9&4", to signify both the Regina and Moose Jaw channel numbers. After a brief flirtation with "TV9 Regina", the station returned to "9&4" in the 1980s, this time to signify the station's cable channel position. Today the station is branded just as "CBC" or "CBC Saskatchewan".

Transmitters

Station	City of licence	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter Coordinates	Notes
CBKT-1	Moose Jaw	4 (VHF)	100 kW	241.7 m	50°23′24″N 105°55′37″W	formerly CHAB-TV
CBKT-2	Willow Bunch	10 (VHF)	65.8 kW	255.7 m	49°23′10″N 105°40′20″W
CBKT-3	Fort Qu'Appelle	4 (VHF)	0.009 kW	NA	50°47′0″N 103°47′5″W
CBKT-4	Swift Current	5 (VHF)	13.3 kW	155.8 m	50°20′18″N 107°47′26″W	formerly CJFB-TV
CBKT-5	Riverhurst	10 (VHF)	0.71 kW	236.5 m	50°44′25″N 106°54′37″W	formerly CJFB-TV-3
CBKT-6	Yorkton	5 (VHF)	50.2 kW	170.2 m	51°12′33″N 102°44′1″W	formerly CKOS-TV
CBKT-7	Warmley	3 (VHF)	100 kW	389.9 m	49°48′37″N 102°41′16″W	formerly CHSS-TV, relaying CKOS-TV
CBKT-8	Wynyard	6 (VHF)	11 kW	187.2 m	51°42′30″N 104°17′58″W	formerly CFSS-TV, relaying CKOS-TV
CBKT-9	Norquay	13 (VHF)	25 kW	114 m	52°3′0″N 102°3′20″W	formerly CKOS-TV-1
CBKT-10	Hudson Bay	9 (VHF)	0.7 kW	52.6 m	52°51′15″N 102°29′28″W	formerly CKOS-TV-2
CBKGT	Gravelbourg	45 (UHF)	23.5 kW	221 m	49°52′17″N 106°23′39″W
CBCP-TV-1	Shaunavon	7 (VHF)	9 kW	200.6 m	49°33′31″N 108°27′51″W	formerly relayed CJFB-TV
CBCP-TV-2	Cypress Hills	2 (VHF)	6.75 kW	274.6 m	49°39′25″N 109°30′48″W	formerly relayed CJFB-TV
CBCP-TV-3	Ponteix	3 (VHF)	18.8 kW	239 m	49°44′20″N 107°15′57″W	formerly relayed CJFB-TV

Note: CJFB-TV had two other repreaters: CJFB-TV-1 Eastend and CJFB-TV-2 Val Marie. These were not needed since the CBC had transmitters in the area already, and were deleted.

Additionally, CBKST in Saskatoon and its network of associated transmitters are officially licensed as rebroadcasters of CBKT.

Digital television

During the analogue shutdown and digital conversion on August 31, 2011, CBKT-DT flash cut to digital and remained on its pre-transition channel number, 9. With the use of PSIP, television receivers will list CBKT-DT's virtual channel number as 9.1.

See also

• List of CBC television stations

External links

• CBC Saskatchewan
• Canadian Communications Foundation - CBKT History
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CBKT
• Query TV Fool's coverage map for CBKT