CKLT-DT


CKLT-DT, virtual and VHF digital channel 9, is a CTV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The station is owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. CKLT-DT's studios are located on Brunswick Square in Saint John, and its transmitter is located near Whitaker Lake in Petersville. The station operates rebroadcast transmitters in Woodstock and Boiestown.
CKLT-DT is part of the CTV Atlantic regional system in The Maritimes. Although separately licensed, the station is considered a full-time satellite of CKCW-DT in Moncton. Master control and most internal operations are based at CKCW's studios on Halifax and George Streets in Moncton. On cable, CKLT is available on Rogers Cable channel 8 and Bell Aliant TV channel 6. There is a high definition feed offered on Rogers Cable digital channel 518. CKLT was the CTV Atlantic station carried by Bell TV until 2011.
Its programming is the same as that of CTV Atlantic flagship CJCH-DT in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with commercials provided from Moncton.

History

CKLT signed on for the first time on September 21, 1969, owned by Moncton Broadcasting along with CKCW-TV. As part of a complex realignment of television affiliations in the Maritimes, Saint John's original station, CHSJ-TV set up a translator in Moncton, enabling CKCW-TV to switch to CTV. CHUM Limited bought CKCW-TV and CKLT-TV in 1972 and merged them into the Atlantic Television System later that year. Along with the rest of the ATV stations, it was sold to Baton Broadcasting on February 26, 1997, enabling Baton to take control of CTV.

Transmitters

StationCity of licenceChannelERPHAATTransmitter Coordinates
CKLT-TV-1Florenceville3 35 kW194.8 m
CKLT-TV-2Boiestown7 0.009 kWNA

On July 30, 2019, Bell Media was granted permission to close down CKLT-TV-2 as part of Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2019–268. This transmitter will be shut down by December 3, 2021.