Notable former on-air staff Jennifer Burke (1991–1998); now at CTV News Channel Robin Gill – (Sunday 2008–2021 and Saturday 2011–2021) anchor of Global National Bill Good Jr. (1993–2001); was co-anchor at CTV Vancouver from 2001 to 2010, retired at CKNW in 2014 Frank Griffiths (1963–1994) Rena Heer (2005–2007); was at CIVT-DT in Vancouver Deborra Hope (1981 – March 27, 2014) Jill Krop; (2005–2020); former reporter & anchor from 2005 to 2015 and Global BC news director and station manager from 2015 to 2020 Mi-Jung Lee (1992–1998); now at CIVT-DT in Vancouver Pamela Martin (1977–2001); was Director of Engagement for Premier Christy Clark & Liaison to the Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Tara Nelson (February 26, 2005 – 2008); now at CFCN-DT in Calgary Kevin Newman (2001–2008); served as Ottawa-based anchor of Global National from 2008 to 2010, now with CTV News Harvey Oberfeld (1979–2006) Tony Parsons – News Hour anchor (1975–2009) later anchor at CHEK-DT and CBUT-DT from 2010 to 2013 Jack Webster (1978–1987) Technical information Subchannels Analogue-to-digital conversion CHAN has been broadcasting in digital since April 11, 2008 on UHF channel 22. On June 29, 2011, CHAN-DT increased its effective radiated power (ERP) from 8.3 kW to its post-transitional allotment of 40 kW. CHAN's primary Vancouver transmitter was the station's only one required to go digital by the transition deadline. CHAN shut down its analogue signal, over VHF channel 8, on August 31, 2011, the official date in which Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory markets transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display CHAN-DT's virtual channel as its analogue-era VHF channel 8. The station's electronic program guide began functioning properly on January 28, 2012. On October 15, 2012, CHAN-DT's transmitters in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon were converted to digital signals. These were the station's first rebroadcast transmitters to be converted to digital as part of Shaw's efforts to convert all of its television transmitters to digital by 2016. Transmitters Note that the transmitters in Kelowna and the surrounding area (CHKL-TV) are in addition to CHBC-DT, a co-owned separate Global station in Kelowna that originates its own local evening newscasts, but which carries Global BC's programming at virtually all other times. CHAN is the last owned-and-operated station of the three major Canadian broadcast networks (CBC, CTV and Global) in the