CHMI

Helping orphans the way you would do it

CHMI (A-Channel)

Slogan: "Connected to you."
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Channel 13 / Cable 8
Owner	Craig Media Inc
Founded	1986
Joined A-Channel	1999
Signal Radius	425 kW (total)
Former Affiliations	Independent (1986-1999)
A-Channel System
CKEM (Edmonton)	CHMI (Winnipeg)

CHMI is a television station owned by Craig Media Inc and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the newest station to join the A-Channel system, although it is the oldest station in the system.

Manitoba Television Network logo

The station went on the air on May 8, 1986 where it was originally branded as the Manitoba Television Network or MTN. The station was originally licensed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba but focused primarily on Winnipeg. Originally, MTN was not allowed to sell advertising in Winnipeg.

MTN was well-known for its Pulse News, Kids Club, and Prime Ticket Movies, the last of which would carry over to the A-Channel system. Its slogan was "Very independent".

In the fall of 1999, Craig Media moved the station to the refurbished former CN Power House at The Forks in Winnipeg and rebranded the station as A-Channel, joining CKEM in Edmonton, Alberta and CKAL in Calgary, Alberta. The station is no longer referred to by its call letters but as A-Channel Manitoba or A-Channel Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg edition of the popular A-Channel morning show The Big Breakfast is hosted in-studio by Jon Ljungberg and remotely by Jimmy Mac.

External link

http://winnipeg.a-channel.com/