CKND-DT

CKND-DT, virtual channel 9 (UHF digital channel 40), is a Global owned-and-operated television station located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The station is owned by Shaw Media. CKND's studios are located on the 30th floor of 201 Portage in Downtown Winnipeg, and its transmitter is also located in downtown Winnipeg. This station can also be seen on Shaw Cable (corporate sister through parent company Shaw Communications) and MTS TV channel 12. There is a high definition feed offered on Shaw Cable digital channel 211 and MTS TV channel 1012. On Shaw Direct, the channel is available on 335 (Classic) or 034 (Advanced), and in high definition on channel 027 (Classic) or 527 (Advanced).

History

The station's history can be traced back to 1959, where the establishment of its predecessor, KCND-TV, was announced on February 20. It went on the air in Pembina, North Dakota on channel 12 in November 1960. However, the station depended almost entirely on advertising from Winnipeg. In February 1973, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it had received two applications to start a new television station in Winnipeg. One application had been submitted by Western Manitoba Broadcasters Ltd., the parent company of CKX-TV in Brandon. The other application had been received from Continental Communications Ltd. of Vancouver, represented by Ray Peters, the president of Vancouver CTV affiliate CHAN-TV.