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CKCW-DT is the CTV owned-and-operated television station in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter located on Wilson Road in Hillsborough. It serves as the CTV outlet for both New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (by way of a repeater in Charlottetown). It is sister station to CKLT-DT in Saint John, which essentially operates as a CKCW rebroadcaster even though it is separately licensed.Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Atlantic regional system in the Canadian Maritimes. Its studios are located at Halifax and George Streets in Moncton, with a PEI bureau in Charlottetown. On cable, CKCW-DT can be seen on Rogers Cable channel 8 and Eastlink channel 9.HistoryThe station first went on the air in 1954 and was founded by Fred A. Lynds and his company, Moncton Broadcasting, along with CKCW radio (AM 1220, now FM 94.5). It was originally the CBC Television affiliate for central and northern New Brunswick. CKCW was part of a regional network of stations called the Lionel Television System. Its mascot was called Lionel the Lobster.