Radio / Television News

Newnets vanish August 2

TORONTO – New no longer, CHUM Television’s “Newnets” will cease to be on Tuesday, August 2nd. As previously reported by www.cartt.ca, CHUM Television's local stations The New VR (Barrie/Toronto), The New RO (Ottawa/Pembroke), The New PL (London), The New WI (Windsor), The New NX (Wingham) and BC station The New VI (Victoria/Vancouver) will be renamed A-Channels, effective Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005.(As well, on the same day, the recently acquired A-Channels in Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary will become Citytvs) According to the company the local mandate of each station will remain unchanged, even if some of the programming won’t. Each station...