CHEX-DT-2

CHEX-DT-2

Oshawa, Ontario Canada
Channels	Digital:29 (UHF) Virtual:22
Branding	Global Durham;Global Durham News
Programming
Affiliations	Global(2018–present)
Ownership
Owner	Corus Entertainment (591987B.C.Ltd.)
Sister stations	CIII-DT,CHEX-DT,CKWS-DT
History
First air date	1992(1992)(as transmitter of CHEX-TV) 2004(2004)(as separate station)
Former call signs	CHEX-TV-2 (1992–2019)
Former channel number(s)	Analogue: 22 (UHF, 1992–2019)
Former affiliations	CBC Television(1992–2015) CTV(2015–2018)
Call signmeaning	derived from former parent station,CHEX-DT
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
ERP	0.185kW
HAAT	133.5 m (438 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°57′15″N78°48′23″W
Links
Website	Global Durham

CHEX-DT-2(channel 22) is atelevision stationlicensed toOshawa, Ontario,Canada, serving theRegional Municipality of Durhamas part of theGlobal Television Network.It isowned and operatedby network parentCorus Entertainment,and maintains studios on Simcoe Street (just north of King Street) in Downtown Oshawa and a transmitter on Enfield Road inClarington.

CHEX-TV-2 was originally aCBC Televisionaffiliate until August 31, 2015, when it became an affiliate ofCTV.On August 14, 2018, it was announced that CHEX-TV-2's affiliation agreement with CTV would expire on August 27;the station subsequently became a Global owned-and-operated station known asGlobal Durhamas of September 6.

Although operating as a separate station fromPeterboroughsister stationCHEX-DT,it retains the CHEX-DT-2 callsign used when the station operated as a rebroadcaster of CHEX.

History

CHEX-2's former logo used until February 2004.

Oshawa, although larger in population than Peterborough, had not been granted a television station in the original channel assignments issued during the 1950s. Instead, the city was folded into theTorontomarket.CHEX-TV-2signed on the air in 1992, whenCBC TelevisionaffiliateCHEX-TVin Peterborough began relaying its programming on a new rebroadcast transmitter in Oshawa; prior to 1988, the UHF channel 22 allocation had been used byCIII-TV's Toronto-area transmitter (andde factoflagship transmitter) inUxbridge.

In 1993, the Oshawa transmitter became asemi-satellitewith some slight differences in local programming. In 2004, the station relaunched as a full-fledged station with a very different schedule; for instance, the station produces a separate local newscast,Studio 12 Newsand current affairs programIn Depth with Dan Carter,that are produced independently from CHEX and focus on the Durham Region. The station remained affiliated with CBC despite the fact its signal overlaps with that of the network's Torontoowned-and-operated station(O&O)CBLT-DT;as a result, the Toronto market was served by two CBC stations (the first since 1961, whenCHCH-TVbecame anindependent station).

Former logo used until October 2016.

On May 20, 2015, Corus andBell Mediaannounced an agreement whereby Corus' CBC affiliates, including CHEX-TV-2, would leave the public network and instead affiliate withCTV.The affiliation switch took effect on August 31, 2015.Due to the overlapping coverage discussed above, most TV service providers serving the region already carry CBLT, and any that did not would have to add a CBC affiliate such as CBLT to their basic services in order to comply withCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission(CRTC) regulations.CTV already served the CHEX-TV-2 viewing area through its Toronto O&OCFTO-DT;in consequence, the Toronto market was then served by two CTV outlets in most parts of the market (CFTO plus either CHEX-TV-2 orCKCO-DTinKitchener). However, CHEX-TV-2 provided exclusive terrestrial coverage of CTV programming in most of the Durham Region and Toronto's east side, as CFTO's digital signal onVHFchannel 9 is nulled to the east.

The switch was approved by the CRTC on August 27, 2015, when it dismissed objections byRogers Mediaand by a resident who complained that as he only received television over the air, he would lose his ability to receive CBC Television as a result of the disaffiliation.

Legally, CHEX-TV-2's affiliation with CTV was described as a "program supply agreement," and not as an "affiliation" (a term with specific legal implications under CRTC rules), as Corus maintained editorial control over the stations' programming and the ability to sell local advertising, and did not delegate responsibility for CTV programs aired by the station to Bell Media.

Programming

During its period as a CTV affiliate, most of the CTV Television programs broadcast by CHEX-TV-2 included the network's daytime programming, as well as prime time and weekend programs—the rest of the station's schedule was filled with syndicated shows and local programming.

As with CHEX-TV in Peterborough, due to the station's overlapping coverage area with CBLT, CHEX-TV-2 was occasionally used during the early 2010s as an overflow forHockey Night in Canada's coverage of theStanley Cup Playoffs,airing alternate games that were also streamed via the CBC Sports website, providing an option for viewers in theGreater Toronto Areathat wished to see the secondary game without resorting to Internet streaming. This practice ended following the2014 Stanley Cup playoffs,as the CBC's rights are now sub-licensed from Rogers Media and any conflicting games are simply reassigned to otherSportsnetchannels.

CHEX-DT-2's current local programs includeGlobal Durham News,a series of newscasts that air weekdays at 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Also, CHEX-DT-2 simulcasts other newscasts from CHEX, as well asGlobal Newsat 5:30 and 6 from Global Toronto.

On September 6, 2016, CHEX-DT, CHEX-TV-2 andCKWS-DTinKingstonbegan airingGlobal Nationalat 5:30 p.m., as well as simulcastingThe Morning Showfrom CIII-DT in Toronto.The station was rebranded asGlobal Durhamon October 31, 2016, although entertainment programming was still supplied from CTV until August 27, 2018. As a result, CHEX-TV-2 did not carry any of CTV's news shows during its time with the network, including the flagship newscastCTV National Newsand the national morning showYour Morning,as both shows can be seen on CFTO, as well asCTV News Channel,and on both the CTV and CTV News websites. Today, the station carries the entire Global schedule, with the only exception being the soap operaThe Young and the Restless,which is being not carried by CHEX-TV-2 in favour of syndicated programming at 4:30 p.m., and a local newscast at 5 p.m., however, Durham Region viewers are still able to see the soap through CIII-DT in its normal time slot. The use of the Global news programming and name is despite the duplication from the coverage of CIII's Toronto signal; unlike CFTO, CIII's digital signal is omnidirectional, with a city grade signal as far east asAjaxand a Grade A signal as far east as Oshawa.

Technical information

Subchannels

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
22.1	1080i	16:9	CHEX-HD	Main CHEX-DT-2 programming /Global

Analogue-to-digital conversion

Despite serving part of the Greater Toronto Area, as an Oshawa-licensed station, CHEX-TV-2 was not required to participate in the August 31,2011digital switchfor major markets, and thus was the last remaining analogue television signal still operating in the GTA.Bell Fibe TVsubscribers in its primary coverage area have access to the station and its Global programming inhigh-definitionon that provider.

According toIndustry Canada,CHEX-TV-2 is required to switch to digital broadcasting on channel 29 between April 13 and June 21, 2019.The station has sinceconverted to digital operations at 185 watts on UHF channel 29, giving nearly exact coverage compared to when it was in analog operations on UHF channel 22 at 5,500 watts.

External links

• Global Durham
• CHEX-DT-2in the REC Canadian station database