On July 14, 2009, Pattison announced that CHAT and its other E! affiliates would begin receiving programming from Rogers Media's Citytv system starting September 1, although the stations did not begin to utilize any form of "Citytv" branding. Canwest had previously announced it would sell or close its E! stations, leaving the Pattison stations without a programming source. However, Citytv was already available in Medicine Hat through the network's Calgary owned-and-operated station CKAL-TV, which is carried on channel 11 on area cable providers. CHAT and CKAL will continue to operate separately, and CHAT simulcasts CKAL's prime time lineup (with programming in different timeslots) at times.