Hamilton is part of the
Toronto television market and receives most broadcast television from Toronto.
CHCH is the only television whose studios and operations are based out of Hamilton, and provides local programming.
CITS is an owned & operated of the
Yes TV system, but does not air any local programming, and is based out of neighboring
Burlington.
CBC Television (
CBLT-DT),
City (
CITY-DT),
Radio-Canada Télé (
CBLFT-DT) and
TVOntario (CICA-DT) are received directly from the networks' Toronto transmitters on the
CN Tower. CBC once had an affiliate in Hamilton, as CHCH was affiliated with the network from its sign on in 1954, until 1961.
Global can be received from
CIII-DT's
Broadcast relay station in
Paris, or the station's Toronto transmitter on the CN Tower;
CTV service may be received either from
CFTO-DT (Toronto) or
CKCO-DT (
Kitchener), with both stations available on most local cable systems.
CTV Two is provided over-the-air by a local rebroadcaster, due to the distance of the
CKVR-DT main transmitter in
Barrie from Hamilton. Television stations based in Hamilton include: In addition, many of the
Buffalo, New York TV stations reach Hamilton over the air and some are carried on local cable. Cable service in Hamilton is divided up between two different cable companies:
Cogeco and
Rogers Cable (the former third independent company,
Source Cable, is now a Rogers subsidiary). Each system holds a monopoly in a specific part of Hamilton. ==Print==