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There are on average around 140,000 '''[[Filipino people|Filipinos]] in [[Hong Kong]]''', of the the vast majority work as [[Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong|foreign domestic helpers]]. Filipino maids are known by the locals as ''[[amah]]s'', or more often ''feiyungs'' and the slang ''[[bun mui]]s'' or ''bun buns''. A Hong Kong work visa requires some amount of higher education; and in some cases Filipino women with university degrees are willing to work as maids and nannies for the higher salary and better living conditions they will receive in Hong Kong than they could make at home.

call_letters = CKVU-TV|

station_logo = [[image:citytv.png]]|

station_slogan = "Everywhere!"|

station_branding = ''[[Citytv]]''|

analog = 10 ([[VHF]])/Cable 13|

digital = 43 (UHF) (Not on air) |

other_chs = 5 (VHF) CKVU-TV-1 [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]]|

affiliations = [[Citytv]]|

founded = [[September 5]], [[1976]]|

___location = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]|

callsign_meaning = '''C'''<BR>'''K'''<BR>'''V'''ancouver<BR>'''U'''HF|

owner = [[John McKellar]], in trust for [[Rogers Communications]]|

licensee = CHUM Television Vancouver Inc.|

former_affiliations = Independent (1976-[[1997]])<BR>[[Global Television Network|Global]] (1997-[[2001]])<br>Independent (2001-2002)|

homepage = [http://www.citytv.com/ www.citytv.com]|

}}

'''CKVU (Citytv Vancouver)''' is a Canadian [[television station]] based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. It is the second station to become part of the [[Citytv]] system in [[Canada]]. The station is presently being held in trust pending approval of a sale to [[Rogers Communications]].

On Sundays and on public holidays, thousands of ''feiyungs'' gather in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Victoria Park, Hong Kong|Victoria Park]] and around [[Hong Kong Cultural Centre]] to socialise.

==History==

==Domestic Helpers==

It is estimated that over 95% of Filipinos in Hong Kong are domestic workers while some have chosen to work in bars as 'waitresses' who double as sex workers.

CKVU's history dates back to [[1975]], when Western Approaches Ltd. was awarded the third license for a Vancouver television station by the [[CRTC]]. The station first went on the air on [[September 5]], [[1976]], broadcasting a [[Ultra high frequency|UHF]] signal on channel 21, and cable 13. It was the first station in Vancouver to ever transmit on UHF. In its first year of operation, CKVU lost more than $3 million.

Filipinos are also nearly ubiquitous as singers and musicians in bars and hotels. The first Filipinos to have worked professionally in Hong Kong were these groups who went to Hong Kong during the post-World War II years and following the fall of the Mainland to the Communists in [[1949]]. Many Filipinos also work in service industries in the [[Central, Hong Kong|Central business district]] and [[Wanchai]], and also in [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] as entertainers or other cast members.

In [[1979]], the station was approaching the break-even point. That same year, [[Allarcom]] purchased 5% common stock and 7% of preferred stock in CKVU. CanWest Pacific, a subsidiary of [[CanWest Global|CanWest Broadcasting]], loaned $4 million to Western Approaches so they could thwart a takeover attempt from Allarcom. Three years later, CanWest loaned another $8 million to Western Approaches to reduce the station's debt with the condition that CanWest would have the option to purchase Western Approaches' shares in CKVU.

There is a minority of female Filipinos who have married expatriates, mostly a decade or two older than themselves from Western countries, and have settled down in Hong Kong. The future for them is uncertain since these couples are illiterate in Chinese and as non-Chinese they cannot be granted Chinese nationality.

CKVU started broadcasting a [[VHF]] signal on channel 10 on [[February 13]], [[1985]], which improved the station's coverage and ratings (channel 10 was originally reserved for a proposed [[CBC Television]] station in Victoria, but that station never went on the air due to lack of funds, clearing the way for CKVU to switch its channel position). CKVU moved to VHF to avoid interference with [[KMYQ|KTZZ]] in Seattle, which signed on after CKVU's switch to channel 10. CKVU's terrestrial signal, transmitted from a very high ___location on [[Saltspring Island]], can be received throughout much of southwest British Columbia and northwest [[Washington]]. CKVU's signal can even be received over-the-air in some areas of north [[Seattle]]. CKVU also has a rebroadcast transmitter west of [[Courtenay, British Columbia|Courtenay]], callsign CKVU-TV-1, which is received over-the-air on North [[Vancouver Island]].

There is a website (www.ofwhk.com) created by a group of Filipino residents that contains helpline, free services and business directory lists of Filipino shops (eg: employment services, cargo services, Phil products, employment agencies, etc..) for Filipino community in Hong Kong.

On [[December 6]] of that same year, CanWest announced that they had purchased the majority interest in CKVU, subject to CRTC approval. Western Approaches went to court in an attempt to block the sale, which resulted in a dispute between Western Approaches, Allarcom and CanWest that lasted several years.

==Language==

Most Filipinos in Hong Kong communicate with the local population in [[English language|English]] (usually a second language for both parties). However, they communicate with their own friends and community in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] or in another [[Languages of the Philippines#Native languages|Filipino dialect]]. Most of them also have picked up a few [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ([[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]) phrases in everyday life. A few are adept at Cantonese usage.

On [[June 19]], [[1987]], the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]] of [[British Columbia]] ordered Western Approaches to sell their interest in CKVU to CanWest, subject to CRTC approval. Once the sale was approved and all other legal issues were settled, CanWest gained 100% ownership and control of CKVU on [[July 13]], [[1988]]. Under CanWest's ownership, the station's was branded ''U.TV'', and its audience and profits increased. Before ''U.TV'', the station used the brands ''CKVU 13'', ''VU-13'', and ''CKVU''.

Filipinos haven't settled long enough in Hong Kong to have a large number who know Cantonese fluently, unlike some of the other ethnic minorities such as the Pakistanis and the Indians who often speak Cantonese like locals. Typically, the 140,000 Filipinos are transients -- each year, a large number of these leave Hong Kong permanently, to be replaced by a different set of Filipinos who have to learn Cantonese from the beginning.

On Monday, August 18th [[1997]], after 9 years as ''U.TV'', the station was rebranded as Global, joining the CanWest-owned [[Global Television Network]].

==Community life==

[[Image:Statue Square Filipina.jpg|thumb|left|[[Statue Square]] is an ideal [[rendezvous]] for Filipino maids in Hong Kong on Sundays.]]

[[Image:Hong_Kong_Cultural_Centre.jpg|thumb|Filipino maids gathering around the [[Hong Kong Cultural Centre]] in [[Tsim Sha Tsui]].]]

[[Image:CKVU 80s.PNG|right|thumb|175px|CKVU logo from the early 1980s]]

===Commerce===

[[Image:Logo-ckvu-old.jpg|right| ]]

The '''[[World-Wide House]]''' arcade in Central is popular with the Filipinos, as many of the shops are run by Filipinos. The wide assortment of typically small shops caters to their needs, selling telecommunications and banking services, to food, and magazines.

===EntertainmentTransition to Citytv===

On Sundays, one can usually encounter a large number of Filipino maids gathered at various spots in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], including the ground floor of the [[HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building]]. Many maids in Hong Kong have Sunday as their fixed once-a-week working day off, during which they socialize, eat self-prepared food, sing, and even sell various items. This weekly gathering is such a long-standing practice that the "No littering" signs in the vicinity are written in three languages: Chinese, English and Tagalog.

As a result of CanWest's planned purchase of [[CHAN]] in Vancouver and [[CHEK]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], the CRTC issued an order to CanWest on [[July 6]], [[2000]] that they would have to sell CKVU in order to get their acquisition approved. The CRTC approved the transfer of CKVU to a CanWest subsidiary, CKVU Sub Inc., on [[December 21]], placing the station in a blind trust while CanWest looked for a buyer.

===Religion===

{{commonscat|People from the Philippines in Hong Kong}}

Most Filipinos in Hong Kong are Christians, the majority [[Roman Catholic]]. There are also a sizeable number who congregate in Protestant and non-denominational churches. A minority are [[Muslim]]s. Many spend at least a part of their Sunday mornings attending Mass and various church services. Numerous Catholic parishes in Hong Kong offer [[Mass (liturgy)|Masses]] in [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] or English geared towards the Filipinos, who make up a large part of the membership of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (2005: 353,000, but it is unclear whether Church statistics include them).

CHUM Limited applied to the CRTC to acquire CKVU Sub Inc. on [[July 26]], [[2001]] for $175 million, with the intention of making it a Citytv station similar to [[CITY]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. CHUM planned on spending $8.03 million on British Columbia-based independent productions, $5.95 million on local news and information, and $1.37 million on local culture, social policy and talent development over a period of seven years.

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A large network shuffle occurred on [[September 1]], when CHAN's contract with [[CTV]] expired. CHAN, now owned by CanWest as a result of its 2000 acquisition of [[Western International Communications]], switched affiliations from CTV to Global. As a result, [[CIVT]], an independent station owned by [[Baton Broadcasting]], became a CTV [[owned-and-operated station|O&O]], while CKVU was rebranded ''ckvu13''. While CKVU began airing CHUM programming immediately following the switch, the station remained in trust pending regulatory approval of the sale.

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[[Category:Overseas Filipinos]]

CHUM acquired CKVU Sub Inc. on [[October 15]], 2001. Because CHUM owned [[CIVI]] (part of the NewNet system, later [[A-Channel]]) in Victoria, license conditions were set by the CRTC. CKVU cannot air more than 10% of the programming aired on CIVI, and newscasts must be separately managed.

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CKVU remained branded as ''ckvu13'' until 6 a.m. PDT on [[July 22]], [[2002]], at which point it was rebranded as Citytv Vancouver and joined CITY in the Citytv system.

===CTVglobemedia acquires CHUM Limited===

On [[July 12]], [[2006]], it was announced that Bell Globemedia (now known as [[CTVglobemedia]]) would acquire [[CHUM Limited]] and its assets, including CKVU and the Citytv family, subject to CRTC approval. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2006/07/12/chum-bell.html] The immediate plans for the merger included the discontinuation of CKVU's ''CityNews'' 6PM and 11PM newscasts, and the expansion of its ''[[Breakfast Television]]'' morning show.

On [[June 8]], [[2007]], the CRTC announced its approval of CTVglobemedia's purchase of CHUM Limited, but added a condition that CTVglobemedia must sell off CHUM's Citytv stations (including CKVU) to another buyer while keeping the A-Channel stations. <ref name=CTV>{{cite web|url=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/08062007/3/canada-crtc-tells-ctvglobemedia-sell-5-citytv-stations.html|title =CRTC tells CTVglobemedia to sell 5 Citytv stations|publisher=cbc.ca via Yahoo! Canada News|date=[[2007-06-08]]|accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref>

===Rogers acquires Citytv===

On [[June 11]], [[2007]], [[Rogers Communications]] has announced that it will purchase the 5 Citytv stations (including CKVU) from CHUM Limited.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/224297|title = Rogers buys Citytv stations|language =|accessdate = 2007-06-12|year = 2007}}</ref>

==Station presentation==

===Pre-Global===

<gallery>

Image:Ckvu1stnews.jpg|'''1st News'''

Image:Ckvunews6.jpg|'''U. News''' Open from around 1996.

</gallery>

===As Global===

<gallery>

Image:Ckvufriendsbumper.jpg|Friends Bumper.

Image:Ckvugblid1.jpg|'''Global''' ID # 1.

Image:Ckvugblid2.jpg|'''Global''' ID # 2.

Image:Ckvuglobalnews99.jpg|'''Global News''' Open from 1997-2001.

Image:Ckvuglobalnews99set.jpg|'''Global News''' set

</gallery>

===As ckvu13===

<gallery>

Image:Ckvunews01.jpg|'''ckvu News''' Open from 2001-2002.

Image:Ckvunews02.jpg|'''ckvu News''' Open from 2002.

Image:Ckvu02id.jpg|'''ckvu13''' - Under Construction ID from 2001-2002.

</gallery>

===As Citytv===

<gallery>

Image:Ckvucity02id.jpg|'''Citytv''' ID

Image:Ckvu02pulse.jpg|'''CityPulse''' Open from 2002-2003.

Image:Ckvubt03.jpg|'''Breakfast Television''' Open from 2003-2005.

Image:Ckvu03pulse.jpg|'''CityPulse Open''' from 2003-2005.

Image:Ckvu05news.jpg|'''CityNews Open''' from 2005-2006.

</gallery>

==Slogans==

* 1995 "U.TV: Where The Surfing Stops"

* 1996 "U.TV: Where You Live"

* 1997 "Global's Got It"

* 2001 "ckvu13 Under Construction"

* 2002 "Citytv Everywhere"

==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.citytv.com/vancouver/ Citytv Vancouver]

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