CITV
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| CITV (Global) | ||
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| Missing image Global_Edmonton_Logo.png Global Edmonton's logo | ||
| Slogan: "Global's got it!" | ||
| Edmonton, Alberta | ||
| Channel 13 - Cable 8 | ||
| Owner | CanWest Global | |
| Founded | 1974 | |
| Joined Global | 2000 | |
| Callsign Meaning | Canadian Independent Television | |
| Former Affiliations | 1974 - 2000: Independent | |
| Global Television Network | ||
| CHAN (Vancouver) | CKND (Winnipeg) | CIII (Toronto) |
This article is about CITV, the Canadian television station. For ITV's childrens television brand, see CiTV.
CITV is a Canadian television station, licensed to, and serving Edmonton, Alberta. It is owned by CanWest Global Communications, and is one of its Global Television Network stations. It is branded as "Global Edmonton". It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell ExpressVu (channel 240) and Star Choice (channel 339) DBS services.
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Transmission
Over-the-air Transmitters:
- Edmonton (CITV-TV, channel 13/cable 8, with ERP of 325kW)
- Red Deer (CITV-TV-1, channel 10, with ERP of 325kW)
CITV is considered as a "superstation" of sorts. Years before digital cable and satellite services began offering "time-shifting" packages of multiple network afilliates, CITV was offered in such locations as Squamish, British Columbia, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
History
The station was launched on September 1, 1974. CITV was originally owned by Allarcom, owned by Dr. Charles Allard, and launched under the brand of Independent Television (ITV), a brand used until 2000 when it became part of the Global Television Network. In 1991, Allarcom was purchased by Western Interational Communications' WIC Television division, which in turn was purchased by CanWest Global in 1999. It joined the Global Television Network on September 4, 2000, along with fellow Alberta stations CICT and CISA, but had been carrying Global's programming since 1988.
Programming
CITV's programming is similar to CIII, but the schedule is modified to broadcast the best programs from WIC, a practice now being used by other Global stations. These changes are most visible in the daytime, when a morning program (hosted by Shaye Ganam and Andrea Engel) is broadcast, and Global's children's programming is aired on CKRD. Some programs usually aired on the CH system can also be seen on CITV as well, even though the main portal for CH programming in Alberta is CKRD.
There are also differences in terms of CITV's newscasts, in contrast to Calgary station CICT. The 12noon newscast (anchored by Ganam and Kevin O'Connell) is known as "Edmonton's Global News @ Noon", whereas CICT calls it "Global Noon Hour". The regular newscasts in the evening are at 5pm (anchored by Lynda Steele), 5.30pm (anchored by Lesley MacDonald) and the main bulletin at 6pm, anchored by Gord Steinke and Steele. The late night bulletins are presented by J'Lyn Nye, and the weekend 6pm bulletins are presented by Brienne Hurlburt. There are no late-night bulletins on the weekends. CITV also has a semi-satellite station in Red Deer that airs local advertising and an program called "AG 21" in place of the 5.30 newscasts.
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External links
- Global Edmonton (http://www.canada.com/edmonton/globaltv/)
- Canadian Communications Foundation (source) (http://www.broadcasting-history.ca)
- NelsonMedia (source) (http://www.nelsonmedia.ca)