CJCH-DT

Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Channels	Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 5
Branding	CTV Atlantic (general) CTV News Atlantic (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	CTV
Ownership
Owner	Bell Media Inc.
Sister stations	CJCH-FM,CIOO-FM
History
First air date	January 1, 1961 (64 years ago) (1961-01-01)
Former call signs	CJCH-TV (1961–2011)
Former channel numbers	Analogue: 5 (VHF, 1961–2011) Digital: 48 (UHF, until 2020)
Former affiliations	Independent (1961)
Call sign meaning	Chronicle Herald (newspaper)
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
ERP	365kW
HAAT	212 m (696 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	44°38′47″N63°39′40″W / 44.64639°N 63.66111°W /44.64639; -63.66111 (CJCH Transmitter)
Translator(s)	see§ Repeaters
Links
Website	CTV Atlantic

CJCH-DT (channel 5) is atelevision station inHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,owned and operated by theCTV Television Network, a division ofBell Media. The station maintains studios on Robie and Russell streets in Halifax, and its transmitter is located on Washmill Lake Drive on the city's west side.

CJCH-DT is theflagship of theCTV Atlanticregional system, producing all of the system's programming except for some commercials and local news inserts on the other stations.

CJCH-TV first went on the air on January 1, 1961, as anindependent station, and it became one of the original CTV stations when the network began operations on October 1, 1961.CHUM Limited sold CJCH-TV along with ATV and theAtlantic Satellite Network (ASN) toBaton Broadcasting (CTV) on February 26, 1997^[1] (with CRTC approval given on August 28, 1997^[2]), but keptCJCH radio. CTVglobemedia's acquisition of CHUM Limited on June 22, 2007, brought CJCH-TV and CJCH radio back under common ownership.

• Gord Martineau – brief stay before heading toCitytv flagship stationCITY-DT inToronto
• Steve Murphy – weeknight anchor (retired November 30, 2021)

The station ceased broadcasting in analogue on August 31, 2011, and began broadcasting in digital on the same date.

On February 11, 2016, Bell Media applied for its regular license renewals, which included applications to delete a long list of transmitters, including CJCH-TV-2 and CJCH-TV-8. Bell Media's rationale for deleting these analog repeaters is below:

"We are electing to delete these analog transmitters from the main licence with which they are associated. These analog transmitters generate no incremental revenue, attract little to no viewership given the growth of BDU or DTH subscriptions and are costly to maintain, repair or replace. In addition, none of the highlighted transmitters offer any programming that differs from the main channels. The Commission has determined that broadcasters may elect to shut down transmitters but will lose certain regulatory privileges (distribution on the basic service, the ability to request simultaneous substitution) as noted in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2015–24, Over-the-air transmission of television signals and local programming. We are fully aware of the loss of these regulatory privileges as a result of any transmitter shutdown."

At the same time, Bell Media applied to convert the licenses of CTV2 Atlantic (formerly ASN) andCTV2 Alberta (formerly ACCESS) from satellite-to-cable undertakings into television stations without transmitters (similar to cable-only network affiliates in the United States), and to reduce the level of educational content on CTV2 Alberta.^[4][5]

On July 30, 2019, Bell Media was granted permission to close down two additional transmitters as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019-268. The transmitters for CJCH-TV-3 and CJCH-TV-4 will be shut down by December 3, 2021.^[6] On January 29, 2025, Bell Media was granted permission to close down CJCH-TV-6 as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-29.^[7]

^* The Bridgetown transmitter was among a long list of CTVrebroadcasters nationwide to shut down on or before August 31, 2009, as part of a political dispute with Canadian authorities on paidfee-for-carriage requirements forcable television operators.^[8] A subsequent change in ownership assigned full control of CTVglobemedia toBell Canada.^[9]

• CTV Atlantic
• CJCH-DT at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
• CJCH-TV in the REC Canadian station database

44°39′31.1″N63°36′0.8″W / 44.658639°N 63.600222°W /44.658639; -63.600222 (CJCH Studio)

• 1961 establishments in Nova Scotia
• CTV Television Network stations
• Mass media in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Television channels and stations established in 1961
• Television stations in Nova Scotia

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