The affiliation switch took place on September 1, 2001.
CIVT's news ratings rose significantly: the station's 6:00 p.m. newscast attracted around 36,000 viewers in 2002;[REF] that number improved to 72,000 viewers by December 2010,[REF] and occasionally reaches as high as 100,000,[REF] though still well behind that of CHAN's 303,000 viewers from the same period [REF].