The sudden closure of CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, Alberta has resulted in the layoff of 16 Unifor media workers and the end of nearly seven decades of trusted local news programming. (CNW Group/Unifor)

CHAT-TV shutdown leaves Medicine Hat without local news, 16 union jobs lost

by HR News Canada Staff June 4, 2025

written by HR News Canada Staff June 4, 2025

Sixteen media workers lost their jobs when CHAT-TV in Medicine Hat, Alberta, closed suddenly Monday, ending nearly seven decades of local news coverage in the southern Alberta city. Pattison Media shut down the station immediately, citing financial pressures and declining advertising revenue as insu...

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CHAT-TV shutdown leaves Medicine Hat without local news, 16 union jobs lost

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