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| CHEK ( CH) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slogan: "CH has it all!" | ||
| Victoria, British Columbia | ||
| Channel 6 | ||
| Owner | CanWest Global | |
| Founded | 1956 | |
| Joined CH | 2001 | |
| Former Affiliations | 1956– 1963: CBC 1963– 1981: CBC/ CTV 1981–2001: CTV | |
| CH System | ||
| CHCH ( Hamilton) | CJNT ( Montreal) | CKRD ( Red Deer) |
CHEK-TV, Victoria (on Vancouver IslandVancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, off the Pacific coast. At 32,134 square kilometers (12,407 square miles), it is the largest island on the western side of the Americas. The island has been inhabited by humans for some eight), British ColumbiaBritish Columbia or simply B. French: la Colombie-Britannique is the westernmost of Canada's provinces. It was the sixth province to join the confederation of Canada (in 1871). As of 2004, the population was 4,168,123 British Columbians . Geography Its ca is a member of the CH television system, owned by CanWest Global, broadcasting on channel 6.
CHEK was British Columbia's first private television station, singing on the air as a CBC affilate on December 1December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining. Events 1640 Portugal regains its independence from Spain and John IV of Portugal becomes king. 1822 Peter I is crowned as Emperor of, 1956. The station began to air some CTV programs in 1963, and became a full-time CTV affilate on January 5, 1981, when Vancouver CBC station CBUT launched repeater stations at Sooke and Mount McDonald . It was the only local television station on Vancouver Island before CHUM Limited's CIVI (The New VI) launched.
In 1963, CHEK was purchased by local businessman Frank Griffiths , who also owned CHAN TV in Vancouver. At one stage, CHEK used the same flower logo as CHAN, but later reverted back to their own logo. Before 2001, CHEK also simulcast CHAN's News Hour and broadcast a shuffled schedule, with some programs from Hamilton's CHCH. When Baton Broadcasting's CIVT came on the air, CHEK was one of three stations broadcasting CTV programming, the other two being BCTV and CIVT, CHEK being the only one in BC showing Canada AM.
When the Vancouver affilation switch occurred in 2001, CHEK became CH Vancouver Island, taking on a schedule similar to CH Hamilton, and becoming independent. CHEK airs 15-20 hours of news programs, and often programs usually shown on CHAN that were moved to accomodate their news programming. It also took Sports Page from former Global affilate CKVU, but the program isn't produced at CHEK; it's produced at CHAN.
In 2004, news anchor Hudson Mack left the station after 19 years, and joined CIVI as their news director on September 1. He will become the station's 5pm news anchor on October 11. He was followed shortly by co-anchor Meribeth Burton .