CHOB-TV is a low-power

community television Community television is a form of mass media in which a television station is owned, operated or programmed by a community group to provide television programs of local interest known as local programming. Community television stations are most ...

station in

Maskwacis Maskwacis (; , ), renamed in 2014 from Hobbema (), is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada at intersection of Highway 2A and Highway 611, approximately south of the City of Edmonton. The community consists of two Cree First ...

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, Canada, which began broadcasting in 1997. The station was licensed by the

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; ) is a public organization in Canada tasked with the mandate as a regulatory agency tribunal for various electronic communications, covering broadcasting and telecommunic ...

on July 10, 1997.CRTC Decision 1997-320
/ref> CHOB-TV, is owned and operated by a local television broadcaster, Samson Management Ltd (via their Cree Communications Group subsidiary), who also rebroadcasts a small selection of broadcast and cable channels via low-powered VHF/UHF translators. The station airs two hours per week of local programming, such as locally produced programming, news events and community updates, township council meetings, interviews, tournaments, and recreational activities. Samson Management Ltd is fully owned by the

Samson Cree Nation The Samson Cree Nation, () also known as the Samson First Nation, is one of four band governments in the area of Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces ...

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CHOB-TV history
- Canadian Communication Foundation HOB HOB Canadian community channels First Nations mass media Television channels and stations established in 1997 1997 establishments in Alberta Indigenous television in Canada Samson Cree Nation {{Canada-tv-station-stub