CKAL-TV
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Calgary, Alberta Canada |
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| City | Calgary, Alberta |
| Branding | City Calgary |
| Slogan | Everywhere! |
| Channels |
Digital: 49 (UHF) Virtual: 5.1 () |
| Translators | 46 CKAL-DT-1 Lethbridge |
| Affiliations | City |
| Owner |
Rogers Media (Rogers Media, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 20, 1997 |
| Call letters' meaning | C K(C)ALgary -or- CK ALberta |
| Sister station(s) |
TV: CJCO-DT Radio: CFAC, CFFR, CHFM-FM, CJAQ-FM |
| Former callsigns | CKAL-TV (1997–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1997–2011) |
| Former affiliations | A-Channel (1997–2005) |
| Transmitter power |
CKAL-DT: 100 kW CKAL-DT-1: 79 kW |
| Height |
CKAL-DT: 378 m CKAL-DT-1: 200.0 m |
| Transmitter coordinates |
CKAL-DT: 51°3′53″N 114°12′51″W / 51.06472°N 114.21417°W CKAL-DT-1: 49°40′57″N 112°55′38″W / 49.68250°N 112.92722°W |
| Website | www |
CKAL-DT, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 49), is a City owned-and-operated television station located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The station is owned by Rogers Media as part of a twinstick with Omni Television outlet CJCO-DT (channel 38). The two stations share studios located on 7 Avenue and 5 Street Southwest in Downtown Calgary, and its transmitter is located near Old Banff Coach Road/Highway 563.
CKAL also operates a rebroadcast transmitter in Lethbridge, broadcasting on UHF channel 46 (or virtual channel 42.1). This station can also be seen on Shaw Cable channel 8 and in high definition on digital channel 213. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 328 (Classic) or 018 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 017 (Classic) or 517 (Advanced). This station is also available on Bell TV channel 246 and in high definition on channel 1133.
The station launched on VHF channel 5 on September 20, 1997 under the ownership Craig Media, two days after its A-Channel sister station CKEM-TV in Edmonton went on the air for the first time. It billed itself as a station with a very deep connection to Calgary, and whose schedule was not determined by interests in Toronto. Its slogan was "Very independent, very Calgary!" CKAL's opening was marked with a street party and its main studio was easily visible from passersby on 7th Avenue; during the station's first year it even operated a small cafe near its main entrance.
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