It is owned and operated by Rogers Sports & Media alongside Citytv station CKAL-DT (channel 5).

The two stations share studios at 7 Avenue and 5 Street Southwest in Downtown Calgary; CJCO-DT's transmitter is located near Old Banff Coach Road/Highway 563.

The station was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on June 8, 2007,[3] and it launched on September 15, 2008.

The station was originally assigned the call sign CHXC by Industry Canada, but this was changed to CJCO in February 2008.

Omni Alberta formerly produced local newscasts aimed at the Cantonese, Mandarin, and South Asian communities across the province.