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| CKEM ( A-Channel) | ||
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| Slogan: "Connected to you." | ||
| Edmonton, Alberta | ||
| Channel 51 / Cable 7 | ||
| Owner | Craig Media Inc. | |
| Founded | 1997 | |
| Signal Radius | 711 kW (total) | |
| Callsign Meaning | C K EdMonton | |
| A-Channel System | ||
| CKAL ( Calgary) | CKEM ( Edmonton) | CHMI ( Winnipeg) |
CKEM is a television station owned by Craig Media Inc. and based in Edmonton, Alberta. It is the first station to become part of the A-Channel system as well as the only UHF station in the system.
The station went on the air for the first time on September 18, 1997.
On September 17th, 2003, several employees who were members of the Canadian Engergy and Paperworkers Union-Local 1900, went on strike over worry of jobs being lost, wages, and among other things, jobs being moved to Calgary (including Master Control operations). The strike lasted 166 days.
Recently, CKEM's master control was moved to CKAL in Calgary, Alberta.
In 2004, Craig Media announced a deal to sell the A-Channel stations to CHUM Limited. The deal is still pending CRTC approval. If it goes through, CKEM will most likely be rebranded as either CitytvCanadian television networks Toronto Vancouver Citytv is a system of two English language television stations in Canada, CITY in Toronto and CKVU in Vancouver. They are owned by the CHUM Limited group. Moses Znaimer, head of Citytv for many years, once de or The New EMNewNet is a network of six local television stations owned by CHUM. Many of the stations are former CBC affiliates. The stations in NewNet broadcast to smaller television markets that are close to larger ones (which are instead part of the Citytv brand) a.
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