CHCO-TV
Television station in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick
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CHCO-TV (channel 26) is a community television station in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, serving the Charlotte County area.[2] The station also has production facilities in Harvey and on Grand Manan.
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| Channels | |
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| Branding | CHCO-TV |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Independent, Shop LC (overnights) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | St. Andrews Community Channel Inc. |
| History | |
| Founded |
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Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Charlotte County Television |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| ERP | 0.04 kW |
| HAAT | 33 m (108 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°4′51″N 67°3′29″W |
| Links | |
| Website | chco |
The station is available over-the-air in Saint Andrews, Rogers Cable 126 in Charlotte County, Bell Fibe TV 26 through the province, and Bell Satellite 539 elsewhere.
History
CHCO-TV launched on March 13, 1993, on Fundy Cable channel 4, and was later licensed by the CRTC in November 2005, and began operation on UHF channel 26 in 2006.[1] On August 18, 2010, CHCT-TV moved from cable channel 10 to channel 9.[citation needed] In 2012, CHCO-TV was added to the Bell TV satellite television service on channel 539. In 2018, CHCO-TV became available on cable channel 126.[citation needed]
The advent of fibre optic technology and digital cable led to the shutdown of almost 30 community channels in New Brunswick, including those in the neighboring communities of St. Stephen and St. George.[citation needed]
CHCO-TV is the first community LPTV station in New Brunswick to operate independently from the cable television provider.[clarification needed] It is also the only locally owned and operated television station in the province of New Brunswick.[citation needed]