CKND-TV

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CKND-TV
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Branding	Global Winnipeg
Slogan	"News You Talk About"
Channels	9 (VHF) / Cable 12 analog, 28 (UHF) (not yet on air) digital
Affiliations	Global
Owner	CanWest Global
Founded	1959 as KCND 1975 as CKND
Call letters meaning	C K North Dakota (the station's original location as KCND)
Former affiliations	As KCND: ABC (1960-75) NBC (1960-75, secondary) As CKND: Independent (1975-1997)
Website	Global Winnipeg

CKND-TV is a television station which broadcasts out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is part of the Global Television Network.

Contents 1 History 2 Current CKND-TV personalities 3 Former CKND-TV personalities 4 Previous logos 5 External link

[edit] History

The station's history can be traced back to 1959, where its predecessor, KCND-TV, was announced on February 20, and went on the air in Pembina, North Dakota on channel 12 in November 1960. However, the station depended almost entirely on advertising from Winnipeg.

In the early 1970s, Peter Liba, who was then the executive assistant to Izzy Asper, spotted an advertisement from the CRTC which called for applications for a new Winnipeg television station. Liba suggested that he and Asper make a bid.

Asper flew to Texas and back many times over the next few months to convince KCND's owner, Gordon McLendon, to sell the station's assets. He finally convinced McLendon that a new Winnipeg station would likely hurt KCND, since Winnipeg advertisers would probably no longer be allowed to deduct their American advertising costs for much longer. McLendon sold the station's facilities and equipment to Asper for $750,000.

In September 1974, Asper's group was awarded a broadcasting licence from the CRTC for Winnipeg channel 9, beating two other competitors. They bought property that was formerly a Safeway store on St. Mary's Road for its studios (where the station resides to this day) and moved the old KCND facilities to Winnipeg. CKND's current call letters were obtained by reversing the K and C in KCND.

During Labour Day weekend, on August 31, 1975, KCND signed off and CKND signed on channel 9 (broadcast) and channel 12 (cable), both shown prominently in the station's logo. A new transmitter had been built at the Winnipeg studios, and KCND's old transmitter was moved to Minnedosa, a small town 46 km north of Brandon, to serve western Manitoba. Together, the two transmitters reach 91% of Manitoba's population. CKND's first program that night was the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, KCND became the call letters for KCND-FM, the first Prairie Public Radio (now North Dakota Public Radio) station in Bismarck, North Dakota.

On August 11, 1985, channel 12 returned in Pembina, North Dakota, as KNRR, a satellite of soon-to-be Fox affiliate KVRR channel 15 in Fargo. While KNRR's coverage area includes Winnipeg, it is not carried on Shaw or MTS TV, who opted for Rochester's WUHF, instead.

Along with the other CanWest Global-owned stations, CKND was rebranded as Global in the fall of 1997.

CKND's studios also produce Fox Sports World Report, which airs throughout the world on Fox Sports World Canada, Fox Soccer Channel, and Fox Sports Middle East.

[edit] Current CKND-TV personalities

• Evening News: Derrick Oliver, Stephanie Armstrong (weather)
• News Final: Nelly Gonzalez, Adrienne Pan, Stephanie Armstrong (weather)
• Evening News (Weekend): Adrienne Pan, Nicole Dube
• Sports presenters: Joe Pascucci, Russ Hobson, Tyler Calver

[edit] Former CKND-TV personalities

• Barry Burns, former news anchor
• Lisa Best, former entertainment reporter. Currently with COOL-FM
• Jim Farrell, former news anchor
• Kristin Firth, former news anchor
• Stan Kubicek, former weather person and station announcer
• Jon Lovlin, former news anchor
• Don Marks, former news anchor
• Curtis Moore, former weather person
• Jeremy St. Louis, former weather person
• Linden Soles, former news anchor
• Marjorie Stephens, former news anchor
• Diana Swain, former news anchor now with CBLT
• Brian Swain, former news anchor Deceased

[edit] Previous logos

KCND logo (c. 1962)	KCND logo early 1970s	CKND's first logo from 1975-1979	Alternate logo from 1975-1979 (with added TV)
Updated logo with CKND replacing 9/12; used on-and-off from 1979-1994	Alternate CKND logo (date unknown)	Your Home Station - this logo was used briefly from 1992-1993 before returning to its longtime ribbon logo	CKND's last logo from 1994 before becoming Global Winnipeg in 1997; WPG standing for Winnipeg
This was the local version of the national Global logo (although this was never used on air) from August 1997 to February 5, 2006

[edit] External link

• Global Winnipeg

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Broadcast television stations in the Winnipeg, Manitoba market

Local television stations CBWFT 3 (SRC) - CBWT 6 (CBC) - CKY 7 (CTV) - CKND 9 (Global) - CHMI 13 (Citytv) - CIIT 35 (OMNI)

Local cable television channels Shaw TV - Sportsnet West - Environment Canada

Local American stations available on cable television KGFE 2 (PBS) - WCCO 4 (CBS) - WDAZ 8 (ABC) - KARE 11 (NBC) - WUHF 31 (FOX) - WTVS 56 (PBS)

See Also: Television in the Brandon, Kenora, Grand Forks, and Fargo television markets

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Broadcast television in the Brandon/Portage La Prairie market

Local television stations CKND 2 (Global) - CKYB 4 (CTV) - CKX 5 (CBC/A-Channel) - CH5248 30 (Community) - CBWFT 32 (SRC)

Local cable television channels NAC TV 12 (Community, Neepawa) - WCGtv (Community, Brandon) - Sportsnet West

Television stations from other markets available on cable television Winnipeg, MB: CBWT 6 (CBC)1 - CHMI 13 (Citytv)1 Grand Forks, ND: KGFE 2 (PPTV/PBS) Detroit, MI: WXYZ 7 ABC) - WTVS 56 (PBS) Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: WCCO 4 (CBS) - KSTP 5 (ABC) - KARE 11 (NBC) Toronto, ON: CITY 57 (Citytv) Rochester, NY: WUHF 31 (FOX) 1 -- digital cable only