St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada |
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Branding | NTV |
Slogan | Canada's Superstation |
Channels |
Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 21.1 () |
Subchannels | 21.1 NTV HD 21.2 OZ FM |
Affiliations |
Global CTV Yes TV |
Owner |
Stirling Communications International (Newfoundland Broadcasting Company, Ltd.) |
First air date | September 6, 1955 |
Call letters' meaning |
Canada Joins On Newfoundland (presumed meaning) or C St. JOhN's (broadcast area) |
Sister station(s) | CHOZ-FM |
Former callsigns | CJON-TV (1955–2011) |
Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 6 (VHF, 1955–2011) |
Former affiliations |
CBC Television (1955–1964) CTV (1964–2002; primary) Global (1974-2002; secondary) CH (2002-2007) E! (2007-2009) |
Transmitter power | 482.3 kW |
Height | 254.6 m |
Transmitter coordinates | 47°31′31″N 52°42′48″W / 47.52528°N 52.71333°W |
Website | NTV |
CJON-DT, UHF channel 21 (branded on-air as "NTV", short for "Newfoundland Television"), is an English-language independent television station located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The station is owned by Stirling Communications International (primarily owned by the estate of Geoff Stirling and his family). CJON's studios are located on Logy Bay Road in St. John's, and its transmitter is located atop the South Side Hills. The station also operates additional rebroadcast transmitters throughout the province.
Through extensive coverage in Canada, this station can be seen on Rogers Cable channel 5 (St. John's); Eastlink Cable channel 7 (most other parts of NL); Bell Aliant FibreOP channel 27 (NL/NS/NB/PEI); Bell TV channel 199; Telus Optik TV channel 30 (AB/BC); SaskTel Max channel 30 (SK); and Vidéotron Illico channel 405 (QC). On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 310 (Classic) or 063 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 054 (Classic) or 554 (Advanced). There is a high definition feed offered on Rogers Cable channel 521, EastLink TV channel 605 and Bell Aliant IPTV channel 404.