CKPG-TV is a television station in Prince George, British Columbia. It is owned by Jim Pattison Group, and operates on VHF channel 2 and cable channel 3. It is a privately-owned affiliate of Rogers Communications's Citytv system.
It also operates translators in Hixon (CKPG-TV-1, channel 10), Mackenzie (CKPG-TV-4, channel 6), and Quesnel (CKPG-TV-5, channel 13). Its signal is also transmitted via CBC-owned repeaters in Vanderhoof (CBCB-TV-1, chann...
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CKPG-TV is a television station in Prince George, British Columbia. It is owned by Jim Pattison Group, and operates on VHF channel 2 and cable channel 3. It is a privately-owned affiliate of Rogers Communications's Citytv system.
It also operates translators in Hixon (CKPG-TV-1, channel 10), Mackenzie (CKPG-TV-4, channel 6), and Quesnel (CKPG-TV-5, channel 13). Its signal is also transmitted via CBC-owned repeaters in Vanderhoof (CBCB-TV-1, channel 18), Fort Fraser (CBCB-TV-2, channel 13) and Fort St. James (CBCB-TV-3, channel 7), as well as on the Bell TV (channel 260) and Shaw Direct (channel 325) satellite services.
The station began operations on August 20, 1961, with a power output of 8,300 watts. It was co-owned with the local radio station of the same name, and was a CBC affiliate from its inception. The station's president and general manager, Bob Harkins, was one of the first people to appear on air.
In 1965, the station put a re-broadcaster in Quesnel on channel 13 into...
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