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From August 23, 2013, to September 5, 2019, CJNT produced a local version of Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television, which ran for three hours on weekdays. On September 5, 2019, Rogers announced that the show had been cancelled effective immediately after just over six years on-air.
The deadline for the conversion of analog television to digital in mandatory markets was August 31. CJNT-TV made the transition early. On August 27, analog CJNT-TV channel 62 was shut down and replaced by CJNT-DT channel 49 (virtual channel 62.1).
Dec 20, 2012 · Rogers communications will be allowed to take over Montreal-based multicultural TV station CJNT and turn it into an English-language Citytv station, the broadcast regulator announced today. CRTC’s approval of the $10.3 million acquisition clears the way for Rogers to gain a foothold in Quebec. After announcing the proposed takeover of the station from its then […]
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The channel would be run by 4517466 Canada Inc., a company owned 90% by five members of the Nowrouzzahrai family (specifically, Mohammad Nowrouzzahrai, his wife and three children). Another 5% would be owned by Marie Griffiths, who used to own part of CJNT and is the controlling owner of Groupe CHCR, which runs Montreal ethnic radio stations CKDG (...
The group would be financed by up to $1 million from Channel Zero’s Movieola subsidiary, as well as about $1 million in benefits from Rogers (over five years) that come from the tangible benefits package from its acquisition of CJNT. The station would have an operating budget of about $3.5 million for each of its first seven years, with programming...
According to the application, the station would operate as a producer’s cooperative. This means the producers of individual shows would be responsible for their own budgets, and for selling their own advertising. The application explains the structure this way: Ici proposes a channel that will operate very much like a co-operative in that each of t...
Proposed programming schedule for ICI (PDF) Programming for ICI would originate from a small studio (74 square metres) on Christophe Colomb Ave. in Ahuntsic, at the home of Mi-Cam Communications. The programming would be in 15 languages and directed to 18 ethnic groups, including: 1. Italian 2. Latino 3. Arab (including: Lebanese, Egyptian, Morocca...
The ICI application proposes to replicate most of CJNT’s current conditions of licence, namely: 1. At least 60% ethnic programming between 6am and midnight 2. At least 60% ethnic programming between 6pm and midnight 3. At least 75% ethnic programming between 8pm and 10pm 4. At least 55% Canadian programming between 6am and midnight 5. At least 50% ...
ICI would operate on Channel 47 (it had originally proposed Channel 51), with a transmitter on the Bell tower on Mount Royal (just west of the main CBC tower). That’s the same tower CFCF used when it was operating a temporary digital transmitter (also on Channel 51). Because the plan for this new station began before CFCF left that channel, they de...
As a replacement, Rogers received approval for, and launched, CityNews Channel in October 2011. The network was modelled on Rogers-owned radio station CFTR 680, and featured news, weather, traffic reports, and other content drawing from the resources of Rogers properties such as Maclean's and Sportsnet.
Feb 5, 2009 · As announced on February 5, 2009, Canwest has decided to focus its conventional television strategy on its Global Television brand. This decision resulted in a strategic review of CHCH, CJNT, CHCA-TV in Red Deer, CHBC-TV in Kelowna and CHEK-TV in Victoria.
On December 20, the CRTC approved the application by Rogers Broadcasting Limited for authority to acquire from 2209005 Ontario Inc. the assets of CJNT-DT, an ethnic television programming undertaking in Montréal and for a broadcasting licence to continue the operation of the station.
