CKWS-TV, went on the air November 18, 1954, with the Indian head test pattern. The technical requirements of its license were in place within three weeks, and on December 15, the station began regular 4:30 PM to 11:00 PM programming. In the 1990s, there would be 24 hour a day telecasting. CKWS was the thirteenth private television station to take to the air in Canada according to Records of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
At its inception, CKWS-TV strived for industry leadership. Startups by other companies often were in temporary buildings, but Brookland Ltd. built a spanking new two-story L shaped complex at 170 Queen Street in Kingston. Its 64 by 48 foot studio, largest in Canada at the time boasted two British built Pye, three lens studio cameras, state of the art studio lighting, two film chains, multiplexer and video and sound mixing rooms, a film and still photo processing lab and a set design shop. The same studio, re-equipped with satellite downlink, computer controlled writing, editing and logging and the newest in digital equipment for creative commercial and quality news production now takes on the challenges of the Millennium.
In April 2000 CKWS TV became a Corus Entertainment company.
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