CHOB-TV

Television station

  • Maskwacis, Alberta
Channels
  • Analog: 43 (UHF)
BrandingCree TVProgrammingAffiliationsIndependentOwnershipOwner
  • Samson Management Ltd
  • (Cree Communication Group)
HistoryFoundedJuly 10, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-07-10)
Call sign meaning
Community HOBbemaTechnical informationERP20 watts (analog)

CHOB-TV is a low-power community television station in Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada, which began broadcasting in 1997. The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on July 10, 1997.[1][2]

CHOB-TV, is owned and operated by a local television broadcaster, Samson Management Ltd (via their Cree Communications Group subsidiary), who also rebroadcasts a small selection of broadcast and cable channels via low-powered VHF/UHF translators. The station airs two hours per week of local programming, such as locally produced programming, news events and community updates, township council meetings, interviews, tournaments, and recreational activities. Samson Management Ltd is fully owned by the Samson Cree Nation.

References

  1. ^ CRTC Decision 1997-319
  2. ^ CRTC Decision 1997-320

External links

  • CHOB-TV in the REC Canadian station database
  • CHOB-TV history - Canadian Communication Foundation
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