CIIT-TV
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CIIT-DT is a Canadian English language
television station
based in and licensed to Winnipeg
, Manitoba
. The station is owned by ZoomerMedia
and is an owned and operated station of the Joytv
television system. CIIT broadcasts a variety of multi-faith and family-oriented programming.
station, CHNU-TV
. However, the station did not launch on that date.
In 2004, before that station's launch, Rogers Media
bought Trinity Television and took control of CIIT's licence. Under Rogers control, the station was set to be launched again on November 14, 2005 as the fourth Omni Television
station, it was later set back again and launched on February 6, 2006 as OMNI.11. The use of channel 35 marks CIIT as Winnipeg's first-ever UHF
station.
On September 28, 2007, Rogers' CRTC application to acquire the Citytv
stations, including CHMI
in Winnipeg, was approved. As a condition of this approval, Rogers had to sell CIIT and CHNU in Vancouver, in order to comply with CRTC restrictions on owning multiple stations in the same language in the same market. Rogers had a one year grace period to find new owners for both stations.
On November 6, 2007, Rogers Media announced the sale of CIIT and CHNU to S-VOX
. The deal was approved by the CRTC on March 31, 2008. The sale was finalized on April 30, 2008 and S-VOX assumed control of the station on June 30 of that year.
Shortly after S-VOX took control of the station, In July 2008, CIIT disaffiliated from the Omni television system
and was subsequently rebranded as CIIT11. S-VOX soon announced that both CIIT and CHNU would rebrand under a newly created television brand, Joytv. CIIT was rebranded again on September 1, 2008 using the on-air brand Joytv 11.
In June 2009, S-VOX announced it would sell its broadcasting assets to ZoomerMedia
, a company controlled by Moses Znaimer
. The sale was approved by the CRTC On March 30, 2010. ZoomerMedia assumed control of S-VOX's broadcasting assets on June 30, 2010.
Due to Canada's digital television transition strategy
, CIIT was mandated by the CRTC to convert its over-the-air analog transmitters to digital by August 31, 2011. On that transition date, CIIT completed its transition and began broadcasting in digital, while shuttering its analog signals that it had used since its inception.
and MTS TV
, CIIT airs on channel 11, displacing the longtime previous occupant community access channel Shaw TV
(the channel first used channel 11 in 1986 after a previous move from channel 13; the station was formerly called VPW 11, later Videon Cable 11 on Videon
before being taken over by Shaw, and GWC-TV (Greater Winnipeg Cablevision) before its Shaw takeover). Shaw has moved their service to channel 9. CIIT is also available on Rogers digital cable for viewers in Ontario.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
based in and licensed to Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The station is owned by ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia Limited is a group of Canadian media operations controlled by Moses Znaimer. According to Znaimer, these media outlets primarily target what he calls "zoomers" or "baby boomers with zip", defined as people in their 50s, 60s and 70s who want to remain socially and culturally engaged and...
and is an owned and operated station of the Joytv
Joytv
Joytv is a privately held Canadian television system owned by ZoomerMedia. Joytv airs a mix of multi-faith and family-oriented programming in the form of dramas, comedies, news magazines, talk shows and more.-History:...
television system. CIIT broadcasts a variety of multi-faith and family-oriented programming.
History
In February 2002, Trinity Television Inc. was granted a licence for a religious television station for Winnipeg. The station was set to be launched in September 2004 as NOWTV, to be the second station using that brand, previously used on Trinity's VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
station, CHNU-TV
CHNU-TV
CHNU-DT is an English language television station based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The station is licensed to the Fraser Valley Region, and also serves Metro Vancouver, Victoria and surrounding areas. CHNU is owned by ZoomerMedia, and is an owned and operated station of the Joytv...
. However, the station did not launch on that date.
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc...
bought Trinity Television and took control of CIIT's licence. Under Rogers control, the station was set to be launched again on November 14, 2005 as the fourth Omni Television
OMNI Television
Omni Television, corporately styled as OMNI Television, is a Canadian television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications. It consists of the company's conventional television stations in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta which are licensed as multicultural stations...
station, it was later set back again and launched on February 6, 2006 as OMNI.11. The use of channel 35 marks CIIT as Winnipeg's first-ever UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
station.
On September 28, 2007, Rogers' CRTC application to acquire the Citytv
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
stations, including CHMI
CHMI-TV
CHMI-DT is a television station licensed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, with most of its operations in Winnipeg. It is part of the Citytv system, and the only Rogers TV station not part of any duopoly ever since CIIT-TV was sold to S-VOX in 2008.-History:The station was licensed by the...
in Winnipeg, was approved. As a condition of this approval, Rogers had to sell CIIT and CHNU in Vancouver, in order to comply with CRTC restrictions on owning multiple stations in the same language in the same market. Rogers had a one year grace period to find new owners for both stations.
S-VOX
S-VOX Foundation is a Canadian non-profit media organization dedicated to producing content on faith and spirituality.The organization is the successor to the non-profit entity that operated VisionTV, and later other related Canadian specialty channels, from 1988 to 2010...
. The deal was approved by the CRTC on March 31, 2008. The sale was finalized on April 30, 2008 and S-VOX assumed control of the station on June 30 of that year.
Shortly after S-VOX took control of the station, In July 2008, CIIT disaffiliated from the Omni television system
Television system
A television system is a Canadian term for a group of television stations which share common ownership, branding, and programming, but are not considered a full television network....
and was subsequently rebranded as CIIT11. S-VOX soon announced that both CIIT and CHNU would rebrand under a newly created television brand, Joytv. CIIT was rebranded again on September 1, 2008 using the on-air brand Joytv 11.
In June 2009, S-VOX announced it would sell its broadcasting assets to ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia
ZoomerMedia Limited is a group of Canadian media operations controlled by Moses Znaimer. According to Znaimer, these media outlets primarily target what he calls "zoomers" or "baby boomers with zip", defined as people in their 50s, 60s and 70s who want to remain socially and culturally engaged and...
, a company controlled by Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer
Moses Znaimer, M.A., O.Ont is a co-founder and former head of Citytv, the first independent television station in Toronto, Canada, and the current head of ZoomerMedia.-Early life and career:...
. The sale was approved by the CRTC On March 30, 2010. ZoomerMedia assumed control of S-VOX's broadcasting assets on June 30, 2010.
Due to Canada's digital television transition strategy
Digital television in Canada
Digital television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standards developed for and in use in the United States. Because Canada and the U.S...
, CIIT was mandated by the CRTC to convert its over-the-air analog transmitters to digital by August 31, 2011. On that transition date, CIIT completed its transition and began broadcasting in digital, while shuttering its analog signals that it had used since its inception.
Channel placement
On ShawShaw Communications
Shaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...
and MTS TV
Manitoba Telecom Services
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. , or MTS , formerly Manitoba Telephone System, is the primary telecommunications carrier in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Canada with 7000 employees...
, CIIT airs on channel 11, displacing the longtime previous occupant community access channel Shaw TV
Shaw TV
Shaw TV is a locally-based community channel service operated by cable TV company Shaw Communications, and is available to Shaw Cable subscribers in most major communities throughout western Canada....
(the channel first used channel 11 in 1986 after a previous move from channel 13; the station was formerly called VPW 11, later Videon Cable 11 on Videon
Videon Cablesystems
Videon Cablesystems was a Cable television service in Manitoba, Alberta, and for a short period northwest Ontario, Canada. The origins of Videon date back to October 1959 when original General Manager Claude Boucher applied to the Lakehead Public Utilities Board in Port Arthur, Ontario to provide...
before being taken over by Shaw, and GWC-TV (Greater Winnipeg Cablevision) before its Shaw takeover). Shaw has moved their service to channel 9. CIIT is also available on Rogers digital cable for viewers in Ontario.