CHBC-DT
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| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Global Okanagan |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 2.1: Global |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| CHAN-DT, Global News: BC 1 | |
| History | |
First air date | September 21, 1957 |
Former call signs | CHBC-TV (1957–2012) |
Former channel numbers | Analog: 2 (VHF, 1957–2012) |
Call sign meaning | Highlands of British Columbia (callsign predates creation of the CH system) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | CRTC |
| ERP | 32.6 kW |
| HAAT | 509.6 m (1,672 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 49°58′2″N 119°31′50″W / 49.96722°N 119.53056°W |
| Translator(s) | see § Transmitters |
| Links | |
| Website | Global Okanagan |
CHBC-DT (channel 2) is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, owned and operated by the Global Television Network, a division of Corus Entertainment. Its main transmitter is located on Blue Grouse Mountain in the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
Since the dismantling of the former E! television system and its switch to Global, CHBC has effectively operated as a semi-satellite of sister station CHAN-DT in Vancouver, airing the majority of its programming in pattern, but with evening newscasts covering the Okanagan region produced from studios on Leon Avenue (near Water Street) in Downtown Kelowna. Due to cost cutting measures by Corus, CHBC's local newscasts began to be produced from CHAN-DT's studios in August 2024, presented by a single anchor with contributions from local reporters.