Approval was granted for the transfer of ownership of CanWest MediaWorks Inc. through the transfer of the beneficial ownership of CanWest Global Communications Corp., the parent corporation of CMI, from Mrs. Ruth Asper to David, Gail and Leonard Asper, holding together, through their personal holdings, 88.95% of the voting rights of CGCC. If CHEK begins digital transmission before the analog shut-off date, the station will broadcast on channel 43.[20]. At midnight on September 1, CHEK-TV became a Global TV Network affiliate as part of the ownership and network shuffle. CHEK would also air CBC programmes in the afternoon and prime-time while running CTV shows like University of the Air and Canada AM in the morning (simulcast with CHAN).
He would remain with the station until the end of June.
[16] Tony Parsons began anchoring the 10 PM newscast at CHEK on March 15, 2010. In January CHEK-TV started airing a few selected Global Network programs including the National Football League’s Superbowl. They all remained under the original employee ownership plan, which required full-time staff to invest $15,000 and half as much from part-timers. The virtual channel was 6.1. CFTK-TV. Anchors & Reporters. As a result, Sophie Lui returned from CHAN-TV and joined CIVT's former Victoria bureau chief Ed Watson as the pair became the station's main anchors. Host of "CHEK Around" - weekly sponsored TV show featuring Vancouver Island’s people and businesses showcasing the best of West Coast island living! ", http://www.viewers.ca/discuss/showthread.php?t=3578, 'A' | NEWS | Victoria's Longest Running TV Station Fades to Black, 'A' | NEWS | Reaction To CHEK Closure Comes Swiftly, http://web.archive.org/web/20090814185047/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2009/08/12/bc-ckek-tv-employee-offer.html. Facing a new deadline of September 4, Canwest announced on that date that it had reached a deal to sell the station to CHEK employees and local investors (known as CHEK Media Group) for $2. [4][5][6][7] Shortly after this, the employees of CHEK announced a takeover plan to acquire 25% of the station and find local investors to own the remaining 75%. Initially, the radio and television stations shared staff such as Andy Steven (who was CHEK's first news director) and Kieth MacKenzie (sports director). CHEK-TV president John Pollard and comptroller Rod Munro were no longer with the employee-owned station.
The board met September 1 to consider a Department of Transport investigation into the CHEK vs. KING problem. In recent times, the company had also eliminated 19 positions at CISA-TV Lethbridge, 13 at RDTV Red Deer, and eight at ONtv Hamilton. In 1972, CHEK, which had simulcast CHAN's News Hour since the Griffiths purchase (and would continue to do so until 2001), began producing its own news program, Vancouver Island News Hour. The change of control and issuance of a new licence was conditional on Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") approval.
CHEK-TV channel 6 was British Columbia's first private television station, a CBC affiliate and only the second TV outlet in the province. Following months of negotiation, agreements were filed with the CRTC on the split of WIC assets between CanWest Global, Corus Radio (formerly Shaw Radio), and Shaw Communoications. The Commission also stated that it recognized the impracticability of imposing any conditions relative to 1-1 ratios between Canadian and non-Canadian programming in the ensuing year, given the programming commitments that were already in place. At one stage, CHEK used the same flower logo as CHAN, but later reverted back to its own logo. [1][2]CHEK's first logo, used from 1956 to the early 1960sCHEK (which changed its call sign from CKTV prior to going on the air) launched on December 1, 1956 as a CBC affiliate, operating from studios on Epsom Drive in Saanich and under the ownership of David Armstrong, who also owned Victoria radio station CKDA. The station has been operating since December 1956 and is the first and oldest privately-owned station in British Columbia (only CBC-owned CBUT in Vancouver is older). "Many dedicated individuals on both sides of the table came together and the result is that it has preserved jobs and service in the community," said Leonard Asper, President and CEO of Canwest. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } In February, Moira McLean became a reporter at CHEK-TV. On January 8, 1984, CHEK moved from its original studios in Saanich to its present location at 780 Kings Road, a studio which was to have been used by a proposed Victoria CBC Television station (which ultimately never went to air due to lack of funding). On October 4 the station no longer was the sole TV outlet in Victoria, as CHUM Limited launched CIVI-TV "The New VI". CTV Vancouver reporter Jim Beatty became the new anchor at CHEK News. On January 3, 2009, CHEK began simulcasting CHAN's broadcast of Global National at 5:30 p.m., the first time CHEK has simulcast its former sister station's programming since the affiliation switch of September 1, 2001. Andy Stephen was CHEK's news director. Lloyd Colthorp became Vice-President, Programming for both CHAN-TV and CHEK-TV. In the first year of operation, CHEK aired a locally produced program entitled "The TV House Party Show". He joined CIVI as its news director on September 1, and became CIVI's 5pm news anchor on October 11. The LIG intended to file an application with the CRTC requesting the transfer of ownership of the station licence as soon as possible. CHEK-TV began airing local programs in colour.
Full occupancy was complete in September. After losing money, David Armstrong sold his interest in CHEK to British Columbia Television, owner of CHAN-TV Vancouver. CHEK was the only local television station operating on Vancouver Island before CHUM Limited's CIVI-TV launched in October 2001. On April 27th the CRTC began hearings on to consider CanWest's applications for various OTA licence renewals, along with similar applications from several other major broadcasting entities. // The launch of Baton Broadcasting's CIVT in 1997 further complicated the distribution of CTV network programming in southwestern British Columbia, with CIVT becoming the area's third station (after BCTV and CHEK) to carry CTV programming. Conference of Mennonite … One of the most significant changes was the renaming of local newscasts to “CHEK News”, returning to identification with the station’s historic call letters. It was uncertain who purchased the other 94,000 shares.Ray Peters was president. "One week ago, we thought that this station was going to close and today we have a result that is beneficial for all parties." Effective antenna height above average terrain would be 480 metres. [4][5][6][7] Shortly after this, the employees of CHEK announced a takeover plan to acquire 25% of the station and find local investors to own the remaining 75%. [11], After the sale's announcement, station manager John Pollard revealed to CBC News that CHEK would operate as a local independent station, with no plans to simulcast US programming.