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The CKVR Television Tower is a landmark visible throughout much of the city of Barrie. The current CKVR Television Tower is a 304.8-metre (1,000 ft) high guyed mast for FM and television signal transmission located at in Barrie. It was built in 1978, after a light plane crashed into the smaller incarnation of the tower the previous year.
May 28, 2023 · Barrie’s CKVR became the first Canadian TV station to offer all-night television when it introduced All Nite Theatre in 1958. The station went on to expand its facilities and its broadcasting power and range significantly over the years.
CKVR finally ended its 40-year relationship with the Crown broadcaster on September 1, 1995. That day, CKVR became known as The New VR.
Sep 24, 2015 · It was called Blue Mountain Camp and was run by the “Ontario Society for Crippled Children”, (now the Easter Seals Society). When I was 7 or 8 (1959 or 1960) “Whipper” Billy Watson came to...
CKVR's diamond anniversary week will include stories of our history, vintage photos and memories and messages. We will end the week with a special live broadcast of CTV News at 6. Memory lane
On September 1, CKVR-TV ended its 40 year relationship with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. On that date, CKVR-TV became known as “The New VR”, an independent television station. CKVR also gave up its rebroadcast transmitters.
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May 29, 2023 · In late 1954, Line-Vision launched its television service in Allandale — residents of the IOOF were enjoying cable TV. Snelgrove received his licence in January 1955. The new TV station would be called CKVR — the V and R as in Val and Ralph Snelgrove. Construction of the CKVR building began in May.
