CHNM-DT
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Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
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| Branding | Omni British Columbia |
| Slogan | Diversity Television |
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) Virtual: 42 () |
| Subchannels | 42.1 Omni Television |
| Translators | CHNM-DT-1 29 Victoria Virtual: 29.1 |
| Affiliations | Omni Television (O&O; 2008–present) |
| Owner |
Rogers Media (Rogers Media, Inc.) |
| First air date | June 27, 2003 |
| Call letters' meaning | CHaNnel M (former branding); CHaNnel Multicultural |
| Sister station(s) |
TV: CKVU-DT Radio: CKWX, CIOC-FM, CJAX-FM, CKKS-FM |
| Former callsigns | CHNM-TV (2003–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 42 (UHF, 2003–2011) |
| Transmitter power |
CHNM-DT: 8.3 kW CHNM-DT-1: 2.75 kW |
| Height |
CHNM-DT: 670 m CHNM-DT-1: 99.6 m |
| Transmitter coordinates |
CHNM-DT: 49°21′13″N 122°57′24″W / 49.35361°N 122.95667°W CHNM-DT-1: 49°21′13″N 122°57′24″W / 49.35361°N 122.95667°W |
| Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Website | www |
CHNM-DT, virtual channel 42 (UHF digital channel 20), is a Canadian multi-lingual television station located in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The station was originally established in 2003 as Channel M, under the ownership of Multivan Broadcast, a consortium of local investors. Their proposal beat a competing bid by Rogers Media (owner of Toronto's CFMT and CJMT) for a new multicultural broadcast television station in Vancouver. However, in 2007, after losing bids for multicultural stations in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta to the company, Multivan sold CHNM to Rogers, who re-branded the station under its Omni Television brand.
Under Rogers ownership, CHNM operates as part of a twinstick with City owned-and-operated station CKVU-DT (channel 10). The two stations share studios on West 2nd Avenue and Columbia Street (near False Creek) in Downtown Vancouver, CHNM maintains transmitter facilities located atop Mount Seymour.
On cable, the station is also available on Shaw Cable channel 8 (in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland) or 10 (in Victoria and Vancouver Island); Telus Optik TV channel 9119 in Vancouver, Victoria, Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon). On satellite, CHNM is also available on Telus Satellite TV channel 254 and Bell TV channel 254. There is also a high definition feed on Shaw Cable digital channel 214, Telus Optik TV channel 119 and Telus Satellite TV channel 1155.
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