CHCA-TV
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Red Deer, Alberta Canada |
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| Branding | CHCA News |
| Slogan | Central Alberta's Very Own |
| Channels | Analog: 6 (VHF) |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | E! |
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Canwest (Canwest Media, Inc.) |
| First air date | December 11, 1957 |
| Last air date | August 31, 2009 |
| Call letters' meaning | CH Central Alberta |
| Sister station(s) | CITV-TV, CICT-TV |
| Former callsigns | CHCA-TV (1957-1965) CKRD-TV (1965-2005) |
| Former affiliations | CBC (1957-2005) |
| Transmitter power | 100 kW |
| Height | 249 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 52°16′30″N 113°41′28″W / 52.27500°N 113.69111°W |
CHCA-TV was a television station in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. It was owned by Canwest, and was part of the E! television system. The station was seen on VHF channel 6 and cable channel 11 in Red Deer. The station was previously Red Deer's CBC affiliate.
Canwest announced in February 2009 that it was reviewing several options, including closure, for its E! stations due to financial pressures. The station closed on August 31, 2009.
The station began broadcasting on December 11, 1957 as CHCA-TV, the "CA" standing for Central Alberta. The station's founder was Fred Bartley. In September 1965, the call letters were changed to CKRD-TV, the RD standing for Red Deer.
In the period between 1969 and 1976, CKRD was owned by Henry Flock and Gordon Spackman who also owned two radio stations with the same moniker in Red Deer (CKRD-AM and CKRD-FM). Past employees of that era included Danny Teed, Ron MacLean, Martin Smith and Al Coates. In 1976, Monarch Broadcasting purchased the station, and in 1989, was purchased by Allarcom (not to be confused with Allarco). Allarcom merged with WIC in 1991, before being purchased by Canwest in 2000.
In the days as CKRD, the station was known on air as RDTV. Its general slogan was "The Heart of the West", and its news slogan was "Our focus is YOU". CKRD broadcast a minimum of 40 hours of programming from the CBC, with the rest of the programming coming from Canwest's CH system. Some of those who wanted a full CBC schedule could view Edmonton's CBXT in the area, other areas lacked a real CBC station. From the mid-1980s onward, it was carried on cable in Edmonton and Calgary.
News bulletins were broadcast at 12 noon and 5 p.m., with a Saturday bulletin produced by CITV Edmonton aired at either 11pm, or after Hockey Night in Canada. The weekend newscast was moved to Sundays near the end of its association with CBC.
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