The Citytv system expanded into Western Canada in 2009 when the Jim Pattison Group signed a deal to carry the system's programming on its stations in Kamloops (CFJC-TV), Prince George (CKPG-TV) and Medicine Hat (CHAT-TV); Rogers signed a long-term affiliation renewal agreement for the Pattison stations in September 2012.Citytv and Pattison Group Sign Affiliate Agreement , Broadcaster Magazine, May 3, 2012. Rogers gained two more outlets in a cable-only channel in Saskatchewan (Citytv Saskatchewan) and a station in Montreal (CJNT-DT) to broaden and expand its national coverage beginning in 2013, effectively transforming City from a television system to a television network.Rogers’ fast-growing TV network expands Citytv into MontrealRogers to buy SCN, launch Citytv SaskatchewanCRTC increases the diversity of voices in the Montreal market CRTC December 20, 2012
