- CITV-TV
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = CITV-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Our City. Our News.
station_branding = Global Edmonton
analog = 13 (VHF)
digital =
other_chs = 10 CITV-TV-1 Red Deer
affiliations = Global (secondary 1988-2000, primary since 2000)
network =
airdate =September 1 ,1974
location = Edmonton, Alberta
callsign_meaning = Canadian
Independent
TeleVision
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Canwest Global Communications Corporation
licensee = Canwest Media, Inc.
sister_stations =CHCA-TV
former_affiliations = independent (1974-2000)
effective_radiated_power = CITV-TV: 325 kW
CITV-TV-1: 325 kW
HAAT = CITV-TV: 268.2 m
CITV-TV-1: 263.7 m
coordinates = CITV-TV:
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CITV-TV-1:
coord|52|16|30|N|113|41|28|W|type:landmark|name=CITV-TV-1
homepage = [http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/ Global Edmonton]CITV-TV is a
television station inEdmonton ,Alberta ,Canada . Known on air as "Global Edmonton", the station is owned byCanwest , and is anowned-and-operated station (O&O) of theGlobal Television Network . It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on theBell TV (channel 240) andStar Choice (channel 339) DBS services.CITV's programming is similar to
CICT-TV , the Global O&O inCalgary . CITV's master control is also based out of CICT, along with all the rest of Canwest's television stations. The station carries the full Global network schedule along with 39 hours a week of local news programming.Transmission
The station broadcasts over the following over-the-air transmitters:
*Edmonton (CITV-TV, channel 13/cable 8, with ERP of 325kW; primary transmitter)
**Red Deer (CITV-TV-1, channel 10, with ERP of 325kW)
**Whitehorse, Yukon (CH4491, channel 7, with ERP of 0.02 kW)CITV is considered as a "
superstation " of sorts. Years before digitalcable andsatellite services began offering "time-shifting" packages of multiple network affiliates, CITV was offered in such locations asSquamish, British Columbia ;Prince Albert, Saskatchewan ; andSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador . It still is offered in some areas of New Brunswick.History
The station was launched on
September 1 ,1974 . CITV was originally owned byAllarcom , owned by Dr.Charles Allard , and launched under the brand of Independent Television (ITV), a brand used until2000 when it became part of the Global Television Network. In1991 , Allarcom was purchased byWestern International Communications ' WIC Television division, which in turn was purchased by Canwest in1999 . It joined the Global Television Network onSeptember 4 ,2000 , along with fellow Alberta stations CICT and CISA, but had been carrying Global's programming since1988 .News operation
The station produces 7 hours of news every weekday, and 4 hours on the weekends (a 2-hour Saturday morning show, and two 30-minute newscasts at 6 pm and 11 pm on both Saturday and Sunday).
The station is also the first in Edmonton to have a helicopter. The helicopter, called Global 1, is shared with
CHED (AM) for their traffic reports during the Morning News (5:30 am to 9:00 am) and the Early News (5:00 pm to 5:30 pm). The helicopter is also used frequently for breaking news coverage.Current personalities
* News Hour, weeknights 6:00-7:00 PM
**Gord Steinke
**Lynda Steele
**John Sexsmith , sports
**Nicola Crosbie , meteorologist
**Su-Ling Goh , Health Matters
**Julie Matthews , Trouble Shooter (investigative reporter/consumer advocate)* Morning News, weekdays 5:30-9:00 AM
**Andrea Engel
**Shaye Ganam
**Lorraine Mansbridge , on location
**Mike Sobel , weather
**Kris Burkholder , Global 1 Traffic* Noon News Hour, weekdays Noon-1:00 PM
**Shaye Ganam
**Nicola Crosbie , meteorologist* Early News, weekdays 5:00-5:30 PM
**Lynda Steele
**Nicola Crosbie , meteorologist
**John Sexsmith , sports
**Chris Hayden , Global 1 Traffic* News Hour Final, weeknights 11:00 PM-12:03 AM
**Catherine Hillerud , Night Watch reporter
**Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist
**Kevin Karius , sports* Saturday Morning News, 8:00-10:00 AM
**Shane Jones
**Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist
**Seanna Collins , on location* News Hour & News Final (weekends 6:00-7:00 PM & 11:00-11:30 PM)
**Carolyn Jarvis
**Dean Millard , sports
**Duane English , weather specialistReporters
*
Fletcher Kent
*Shane Jones
*Carolyn Jarvis
*Su-Ling Goh , Health Matters
*Julie Matthews , Trouble Shooter
*Kendra Slugoski
*Vinesh Pratap
*Catherine Hillerud
*Dean Millard
*Slav Kornik
*Erin Harrison Past personalities
*
Bill Matheson , weather (1976-1999) (deceased)
* Claire Martin, weather (now with the CBC)
*Darren Dutchyshen , sports (now with TSN)
*J'lyn Nye , anchor (now co-hosting "The JOE Show" at 92.5 JoeFM)
*Reid Fiest , reporter (now reporting atGlobal Calgary )
*Susan Tymofichuk , reporter (now at CTV Winnipeg)
*Tara Nelson , reporter (nowGlobal National Europe Bureau Chief)
* Jacqueline Clarke, anchortation presentation
Past slogans
*"You and ITV" (until 1993 or 1994)
*"It's Ours" (until 2000)
*"Global's Got It" (until 2006)External links
* [http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/ Global Edmonton]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/television/histories.php?id=42&historyID=167 Canadian Communications Foundation - CITV-TV History]
*RecnetCanada|CITV-TV
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