CKMI-DT

CKMI-DT
Channels
BrandingGlobal Montreal
Programming
AffiliationsGlobal
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
March 17, 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-03-17) (in Quebec City; moved to Montreal in 2009)
Former call signs
  • CKMI-TV (1957–2009)
  • CKMI-TV-1 (2009–2011)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analogue: 5 (VHF, 1957–1997, Quebec City), 46 (UHF, 1997–2011, Montreal)
  • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2011–2020)
  • CBC (1957–1997)
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP8 kW
HAAT298 m (978 ft)
Transmitter coordinates45°30′20″N 73°35′30″W / 45.50556°N 73.59167°W / 45.50556; -73.59167 (CKMI-DT-1)
Repeater(s)see § Transmitters
Links
WebsiteGlobal Montreal

CKMI-DT (channel 15) is a television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station maintains studios inside the Dominion Square Building in downtown Montreal. Its primary transmitter is located atop Mount Royal, with rebroadcasters in Quebec City and Sherbrooke.

CKMI was established as Quebec City's second station in 1957. Originally a private affiliate of the CBC Television network, It was the only English-language station in the heavily francophone city. It struggled to survive for most of its first four decades, in part because its potential audience was barely large enough to support it. In 1997, it was transformed into a regional Global station for Quebec with additional transmitters, including in Montreal. It moved most of its operations to Montreal that year, though it would nominally remain licensed to Quebec City until 2009. The station's local news broadcasts have typically struggled in the ratings, never advancing beyond a distant second place.

  1. ^ "Ownership Chart 32H - CORUS - TV & Discretionary Services" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.