Churchill is a community in the

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province of

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

. The community was named for

Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 (Winston Churchill in the Second World War, ...

. It is located in the township of Lot 65, Queens County immediately west of New Haven. Churchill is located in the Bonshaw Hills, a high land in the centre of the province. Strathgartney Hill separates the community from Bonshaw to the west.

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The Strathgartney Hill is the location of several radio and television broadcasters, which serve the portion of central Prince Edward Island that includes

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and Summerside. These are mounted on the province's largest transmitting tower, which is owned by the

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and include: ;Public television *

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's CBCT * SRC's CBAFT ;Public radio *

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CBCT-FM CBCT-FM is a Canadian radio station. It is the CBC Radio One station for all of Prince Edward Island, with studios in Charlottetown, broadcasting at 96.1 MHz. History CBCT-FM was launched in 1977 on 96.9 MHz. Prior to its launch, CBC Radio p ...

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CBH-FM CBH-FM (102.7 MHz) is a non-commercial public radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The station was launched on June 1, 1975 and is the CBC Music outlet for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. CBH-FM's studios are at 7067 Cheb ...

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CBAF-FM-15 CBAF-FM-15 is a French language Canadian radio station located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Owned and operated by the (government-owned) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( French: Société Radio-Canada), it broadcasts on 88.1 MHz u ...

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's CBAX-FM ;Commercial radio (as of 2006) *

CKQK-FM CKQK-FM is a radio station broadcasting at 105.5 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada with a Top 40/CHR format branded on-air as ''Hot 105.5''. The station is owned by the Stingray Group which also owns sister station CHTN-FM. CKQK ...

CHTN-FM CHTN-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, at 100.3 FM with a classic hits format branded as ''Ocean 100''. The station is owned by the Stingray Group which also owns sister station CKQK-FM. CHTN's ...

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Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-geo-stub