CKLT-DT (channel 9) is a

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, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network.

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by network parent

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, the station has studios on Brunswick Square in Saint John, and its transmitter is located near Whitaker Lake in Petersville. It also operates analogue rebroadcast transmitters in

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and Boiestown. CKLT-DT is part of the

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regional system in

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. Although separately licensed, the station (along with its two rebroadcasters) is considered a full-time

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CKCW-DT CKCW-DT (channel 2) is a television station in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. It serves as the network's outlet for both New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (by way of a repeater in Charlottetown). Owned a ...

in Moncton.

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and most internal operations are based at CKCW's studios on Halifax and George Streets in Moncton. Its programming is the same as that of CTV Atlantic flagship

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, with commercials provided from Moncton.

History

CKLT signed on for the first time on September 21, 1969, owned by Moncton Broadcasting along with CKCW-TV. As part of a complex realignment of television affiliations in the Maritimes, Saint John's original station, CHSJ-TV (now

CBAT-DT CBAT-DT (channel 4) is a CBC Television station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It has common ownership with Moncton-based Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBAFT-DT (channel 11). CBAT-DT's studios are located on Regent Street and Vanier Hi ...

) set up a translator in Moncton, enabling CKCW-TV to switch to CTV.

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bought CKCW-TV and CKLT-TV in 1972 and merged them into the Atlantic Television System (ATV) later that year. Along with the rest of the ATV stations, it was sold to

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on February 26, 1997 (with CRTC approval given on August 28, 1997), enabling Baton to take control of CTV.

Transmitters

On July 30, 2019, Bell Media was granted permission to close down CKLT-TV-2 as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019–268. This transmitter will be shut down by December 3, 2021.

References

External links

CTV Atlantic
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