CHOB-TV is a low-power community television station in

Maskwacis Maskwacis (; cr, ᒪᐢᑿᒌᐢ, ), renamed in 2014 from Hobbema (), is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada at intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately south of the City of Edmonton. The community consists ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

, Canada, which began broadcasting in 1997. The station was licensed by the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

on July 10, 1997.CRTC Decision 1997-320
/ref> CHOB-TV, is owned and operated by a local television broadcaster, Samson Management Ltd (via their Cree Communications Group subsidiary), who also rebroadcasts a small selection of broadcast and cable channels via low-powered VHF/UHF translators. The station airs two hours per week of local programming, such as locally produced programming, news events and community updates, township council meetings, interviews, tournaments, and recreational activities. Samson Management Ltd is fully owned by the

Samson Cree Nation The Samson Cree Nation, ( cr, ᓃᐱᓰᐦᑯᐹᕽ, nîpisîhkopâhk, translation=at willow grove) also known as the Samson First Nation, is one of four band governments in the area of Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada. Indian Reserves Three Indian R ...

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CHOB-TV history
- Canadian Communication Foundation HOB HOB Canadian community channels First Nations mass media Television channels and stations established in 1997 1997 establishments in Alberta Indigenous television in Canada Samson Cree Nation {{Canada-tv-station-stub