CKNC-TV was a television station in

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, Canada. The station was in operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of

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, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned

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of the network's

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affiliate

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History

CKNC was established on October 8, 1971 by

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, the owner of CFCL in

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."Rebroadcast programs: CRTC grants Sudbury licences". ''

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'', August 6, 1970. On the same day, the existing television station in Sudbury, CKSO, switched its affiliation to

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with the call sign CKNC-TV-1 went to air in

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on the same date. That transmitter was sold to the CBC in 1982, although it continued to air CKNC's signal for the remainder of the station's existence. Until 1980, CICI and CKNC aggressively competed with each other for advertising dollars, leaving both in a precarious financial position due to the Sudbury market's relatively small size. In 1980, the

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approved the merger of the two stations, along with their co-owned stations in North Bay and Timmins, into the MCTV

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."CRTC approves amalgamation of Northern Ontario TV firms". ''

'', February 29, 1980. In 1990, the MCTV stations were acquired by

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, which became the sole corporate owner of

in 1997.

End of operations

CTV subsequently sold its four CBC affiliates in Northern Ontario, CKNC, CHNB in North Bay, CJIC in Sault Ste. Marie and CFCL in Timmins directly to the CBC in 2002. All four ceased to exist as separate stations on October 27, 2002, becoming rebroadcasters of

, with CKNC's call sign changed to CBLT-6. These translators would close on July 31, 2012, due to budget cuts affecting the CBC.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-384, July 17, 2012.
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Transmitters

Other notes

CKNC was also the original callsign, in the 1920s and 1930s, of a radio station in

that now uses the callsign CJBC. The CKNC currently belongs to a radio station in

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as CKNC-FM.

References

External links

CRTC Decision 2001-457-6
license renewal for all MCTV stations. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cknc-Tv KNC KNC Television channels and stations established in 1971 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2002 1971 establishments in Ontario 2002 disestablishments in Ontario KNC-TV