CJBN-TV
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Kenora, Ontario Canada |
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| Branding | CJBN (general) Global Winnipeg News (newscasts) Good Morning Sunset Country (morning newscast) |
| Slogan | We Are Sunset Country |
| Channels | Analog: 13 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | Global |
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Shaw Communications (Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.) |
| First air date | 1980 |
| Last air date | January 27, 2017 |
| Call letters' meaning | Initials of Carl Johnson & Bertil Nilson, the founding owners |
| Former affiliations | CTV (1980–2011) |
| Transmitter power | 0.178 kW |
| Height | 86.6 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°46′16″N 94°31′19″W / 49.77111°N 94.52194°W |
CJBN-TV, VHF analogue channel 13, was a Global-affiliated television station located in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. The station was owned by Shaw Communications under its cable systems unit, and was not part of the Shaw Media unit which was sold to Corus Entertainment in 2016. CJBN's studios are based alongside Shaw's local offices on 10th and Front Streets in Keewatin, and its transmitter was located near Norman Dam Road in Kenora. This station could be seen on Shaw Cable channel 12,Bell TV channel 224 and Shaw Direct channel 320.
It was, with just 178 watts of power, the lowest-powered television station operating on a regular license in North America. This distinction was formerly tied with KJWY in Jackson, Wyoming (now KJWP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), until that station increased its power to 270 watts at the time of the digital television transition in the U.S. It was therefore the lowest-powered Canadian television station affiliated with a major network. Its main method of distribution was via sister company Shaw Cable, and other cable and satellite services.
In a letter to the CRTC on November 30, 2016, Shaw Communications announced it would not renew the station's license and intended to close the station on January 27, 2017.
CJBN-TV first signed on the air in 1980, with a transmitter power output of 17.5 watts; the station was started by local businessmen Carl Johnson and Bertil Nilson. It was co-owned with Norcom Telecommunications, whose cable systems served Kenora and surrounding areas. With a potential audience of only 5,800 households, it was Canada's smallest television market. It remains the smallest designated market area in Canada, and the second smallest in North America (behind Glendive, Montana).
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