CKVR-TV
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Barrie, Ontario Canada |
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| Branding | CTV Two Barrie; CTV Two (general) CTV News Barrie (local news) |
| Slogan | Closer To Home |
| Channels |
Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 3.1 () |
| Translators | see below |
| Affiliations | CTV Two (O&O; 1998–present) |
| Owner | Bell Media |
| First air date | September 28, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | CK Valerie and Ralph Snelgrove |
| Sister station(s) |
TV: CFTO-DT, CP24 Radio: CFRB (AM), CHUM (AM), CHUM-FM, CKFM-FM (Toronto) |
| Former callsigns | CKVR-TV (1955–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1955–2011) |
| Former affiliations |
CBC (1955–1995) Independent (1995–1998) Secondary: NTA Film Network (1956-1961) |
| Transmitter power | 11 kW |
| Height | 332.3 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°21′0″N 79°41′50″W / 44.35000°N 79.69722°W |
| Licensing authority | CRTC |
| Website | CTV Two Barrie |
CKVR-DT, virtual channel 3 (VHF digital channel 10), is a CTV Two owned-and-operated television station located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada that serves as the flagship station of the television system. The station is owned by Bell Media, as part of a twinstick with Toronto-based CTV owned-and-operated station CFTO-DT (channel 9) and is also sister to 24-hour regional news channel CP24.
CKVR maintains studio facilities located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie, and its transmitter is located near Essa Road/Highway 27 on the city's southwest side (which also houses a camera that overlooks the city of Barrie, Lake Simcoe, and its environs; a live feed from this camera is available on the station's website). The station has long been carried on cable providers across the Greater Toronto Area and most of Southern Ontario, and is available on Rogers Cable channel 5 in Barrie and channel 20 in the Greater Toronto Area. There is a high definition feed available on Rogers Cable digital channel 595 in both areas.
The station first signed on the air on September 28, 1955; it was founded by Ralph Snelgrove, whose first initial and that of his wife, Valerie, form part of the station's callsign. It originally operated as a privately owned affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). In 1969, the station was purchased by CHUM Limited, becoming one of the first television stations owned by the company.
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