CHFD-TV
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Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada |
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| Branding | Global Thunder Bay |
| Channels |
Digital: 4 (VHF) Virtual: 4.1 () |
| Translators | CKAR-TV 8 Armstrong (0.01 kW) |
| Affiliations | Global |
| Owner |
Dougall Media (Thunder Bay Electronics Ltd.) |
| First air date | October 14, 1972 |
| Call letters' meaning | C Hector Fraser Dougall |
| Sister station(s) | CKPR-DT |
| Former callsigns | CHFD-TV (1972-2011) |
| Former channel number(s) | 4 (Analog, VHF, 1972-2011) |
| Former affiliations | CTV (1972-2010) |
| Transmitter power | 1.2 kW |
| Height | 366.2 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 48°31′25″N 89°6′55″W / 48.52361°N 89.11528°W |
| Website | globalthunderbay |
CHFD-DT is a privately owned television station serving as an affiliate of the Global Television Network in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 4 from a transmitter in Shuniah and also operates a rebroadcaster in Armstrong (CKAR-TV, channel 8).
Owned by Dougall Media, it is sister to CTV affiliate CKPR-DT and both stations share studios located on Hill and Van Norman Streets in central Thunder Bay. This station can also be seen on Shaw Cable channel 6, and Bell TV channel 222. There is a high definition feed offered on Shaw Cable digital channel 211. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available in high definition on channel 038 (Classic) or 538 (Advanced).
Since February 12, 2010, CHFD carries the vast majority of Global's programming schedule and brands itself on-air as Global Thunder Bay in the manner of the network's owned-and-operated stations operated by its parent company Corus Entertainment.
CHFD went on the air for the first time on October 14, 1972, as a CTV affiliate. The station is part of the Thunder Bay Television twinstick with the then-CBC affiliate CKPR. It was, from 2002 to 2009, among three CTV-affiliated stations in Canada not owned and operated directly by CTV.
As a CTV affiliate, CHFD also aired selected programming purchased from Global, such as Saturday Night Live and Brothers & Sisters, as well as religious programming commonly aired on Global stations, including 100 Huntley Street and the Hour of Power. It has also aired programmes which do not air on other broadcast channels in Canada, such as Channel 4's A Place in the Sun.
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