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Now that CHCH is independent...

Davros2006

Davros2006

(I've purposely placed this thread in the "Classic TV" section, and you'll know why when you read on.)

Now that CHCH is an independent station again (owned and operated by Channel Zero as of today), news by day and movies by night, I want to talk about the movie aspect.

Do you remember back in the day, wherever you were/are at the time, when an independent station's primary lineup consisted of old movies (and sometimes a sprinkling of syndicated shows on the side)? In the early and mid '80s, prior to joining the new FOX network, KCPQ (remember aiming your antenna towards Bremerton?) was branded as "The Northwest's Movie Channel" or something like it. If you were a Seattle resident or lived within range of the signal (or had it on cable), it was like a localized version of the premium cable movie channels like HBO and others.

Do you have a similar experience to share here about independent stations with a primary focus on vintage films?
 
When I was much, much younger, WUAB in Cleveland still had a lot of movies, plus Indians baseball and Cavaliers basketball. I've heard suggestions that if Jim Balsilie gets an NHL team in Hamilton, games could be shown on CHCH. That would make it even more of a classic independent.
 
M.J. said:
When I was much, much younger, WUAB in Cleveland still had a lot of movies, plus Indians baseball and Cavaliers basketball. I've heard suggestions that if Jim Balsilie gets an NHL team in Hamilton, games could be shown on CHCH. That would make it even more of a classic independent.
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And that may happen. The NHL is fighting him, but Balsillie is very close to getting ownership of the Phoenix Coyotes, which he would move to Hamilton at the earliest possible opportunity. Already he's talking about starting the 2009-10 season in Phoenix, and ending it in Hamilton.
 
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