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1 History

CKCK-TV Channel 2 signed on in 1954. It was originally owned by the Sifton family's Armadale Co. , which also owned The Leader-Post and CKCK Radio.

Originally a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation affiliate, it switched to the private CTV network in 1969, when CHAB/CHRE in Moose Jaw was purchased by the CBC.

In 1977, it was sold to Harvard Developments , owned by Regina's Hill family. In 1985, a 90 percent stake would be sold (the remaining 10 percent would soon follow) to Baton Broadcasting, bringing it under common ownership with Saskatchewan's other CTV affiliates, CFQC Saskatoon, CICC/CKOS Yorkton, and CIPA/CKBI Prince AlbertPrince Albert is the third largest city (after Saskatoon and Regina) in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated more-or-less in the center of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the. Today, it operates as a CTV owned-and-operated station, part of Bell GlobemediaBell Globemedia is Canada's largest media corporation. It is 70% owned by Bell Canada Enterprises and 30% by Thomson Group. It owns The Globe and Mail a national Canadian newspaper; the CTV Television Network; TSN, a 24-hour Canadian sports network; RDS,. Local programming today is limited primarily to the station's popular newscasts. And, while the station identifies itself only as CTV, many people in southern Saskatchewan still know it as CKTV or CK.

2 Local programs

• Eye on Saskatchewan
• The Johnny Sandison Show
• Sports Journal
• TelePulse
• NEWService
• Live at Nine
• AM Magazine

3 Slogans

• Turned On Television ( 1968Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is standardized as ANSI Standard X3. Nauru adopt his national anthem of the)
• The New View of the Now 2 ( 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January)
• Happiness Is CKCK-TV ( 19721972 is a leap year starting on Saturday (click link for calendar). Events January events January 2 the Pierre Hotel Heist Six men rob the safety deposit boxes of the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Loot is at least $4 million January 5 President of the Un)
• Regina Television... Something Special ( 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped)
• Channel 2, Your Family Station ( 1975)
• Closer 2 Your World ( 1976)
• Our World Begins With You
• Putting On the Hits
• Regina You're Lookin' Good
• Bringing the World to You
• The One to Watch ( 1988)
• Tuned In to You ( 1990)
• Yours Truly, Channel 2 ( 2004)