Churchill, Prince Edward Island
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Churchill is a community in the Canadian
province of Prince Edward Island
. It is located in the township of Lot 65
, Queens County
immediately west of New Haven.
Churchill is located in the Bonshaw Hills, a high land in the centre of the province. Strathgartney Hill separates the community from Bonshaw
to the west.
, which serve the portion of central Prince Edward Island that includes Charlottetown
and Summerside
.
These are mounted on the province's largest transmitting tower, which is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
and include:
Public television
Public radio
Commercial radio (as of 2006)
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
. It is located in the township of Lot 65
Lot 65, Prince Edward Island
Lot 65 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of Hillsboro Parish....
, Queens County
Queens County, Prince Edward Island
Queens County is located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county is geographically divided by the Hillsborough River's estuary, a tidal inlet which almost splits the county and Prince Edward Island...
immediately west of New Haven.
Churchill is located in the Bonshaw Hills, a high land in the centre of the province. Strathgartney Hill separates the community from Bonshaw
Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island
Bonshaw is a small Canadian rural farming community in central Prince Edward Island, situated on the province's South Shore along the Northumberland Strait....
to the west.
Transmitters
The Strathgartney Hill is the location of several radio and television broadcastersBroadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, which serve the portion of central Prince Edward Island that includes Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
and Summerside
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...
.
These are mounted on the province's largest transmitting tower, which is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
and include:
Public television
- CBC TelevisionCBC TelevisionCBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
's CBCT - SRCTélévision de Radio-CanadaTélévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language television network. It is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known in French as Société Radio-Canada. Headquarters are at Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal, which is also home to the network's flagship station, CBFT-DT...
's CBAFTCBAFTCBAFT-DT, branded as Télévision de Radio-Canada Acadie, is Radio-Canada's television service in Atlantic Canada, serving Acadians in the Maritimes and Franco-Newfoundlanders in Newfoundland and Labrador....
Public radio
- CBC Radio OneCBC Radio OneCBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
's CBCT-FMCBCT-FM-External links:** at Canadian Communications Foundation... - CBC Radio 2's CBH-FMCBH-FMCBH-FM also has rebroadcast transmitters elsewhere in the Maritime Provinces:-External links:* * at Canadian Communications Foundation...
- Première Chaîne's CBAF-FM-15CBAF-FM-15CBAF-FM-15 is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.Owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , it broadcasts on 88.1 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 33,500 watts and a peak effective...
- Espace musiqueEspace musiqueEspace musique is the French-language music radio service of Canada's national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation...
's CBAX-FMCBAX-FM1In the 1980s, the 101.9 frequency was assigned to the CKO network, which folded in 1989 before the St. John's station had a chance to open.-External links:...
Commercial radio (as of 2006)
- CKQK-FMCKQK-FMCKQK-FM is a Canadian radio station, airing at 105.5 FM in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Owned by Newcap Radio, the station airs an active rock format branded as K-Rock 105.5. The station launched on July 25, 2006....
- CHTN-FMCHTN-FM-External links:* * at Canadian Communications Foundation...