CITV-TV

CITV-TV
City of license	Edmonton, Alberta
Branding	Global Edmonton
Slogan	Our City. Our News.
Channel	Analog: 13 (VHF) Digital: 47 (UHF) Virtual: 13.1 (PSIP)
Translators	10 CITV-TV-1 Red Deer
Affiliations	Global (secondary 1988-2000, primary since 2000)
Owner	Canwest Global Communications Corporation (Canwest Media, Inc.)
First air date	September 1, 1974
Callsign meaning	Canadian Independent TeleVision
Former affiliations	independent (1974-2000)
Effective power	CITV-TV: 325 kW CITV-TV-1: 325 kW
Height	CITV-TV: 268.2 m CITV-TV-1: 263.7 m
Antenna coordinates	CITV-TV: 53°22′57″N 113°12′59″W / 53.3825°N 113.21639°W / 53.3825; -113.21639 CITV-TV-1: 52°16′30″N 113°41′28″W / 52.275°N 113.69111°W / 52.275; -113.69111 (CITV-TV-1)
Website	Global Edmonton

CITV-TV is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as "Global Edmonton", the station is owned by Canwest, and is an owned-and-operated station (O&O) of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV (channel 240) and Shaw Direct (channel 339) DBS services.

CITV is carried by the Cancom system from 1981 as an independent signal for Canadian cable television systems too distant to receive a variety of television signals over-the-air.

CITV's programming is similar to CICT-TV, the Global O&O in Calgary. 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.

History

First logo used while as ITV, used from 1974 until the 1990s.

The station was launched on September 1, 1974. CITV was originally owned by Allarcom, owned by Dr. Charles Allard, and launched as Independent Television (ITV), a brand used until 2000 when it became part of the Global Television Network. In 1991, Allarcom was purchased by Western International Communications' WIC Television division, which in turn was purchased by Canwest 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.

News operation

Second logo used while as ITV, used from 1990s until the 2000 when CITV joined Global. For logos used as Global, please refer to the Global Television Network article.

The station produces 7 hours of news every weekday, and 5 hours on the weekends (a 2-hour Saturday morning show, an hour of news at 6 pm, and 30 minute newscasts at 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 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and the Early News (5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). The helicopter is also used frequently for breaking news coverage.

Current personalities

• Morning News, weekdays 5:30-9:00 a.m.
  • Andrea Engel
  • Shaye Ganam
  • Lorraine Mansbridge, on location
  • Mike Sobel, weather
  • Daintre Christensen, traffic
  • Kris Burkholder, Global 1 chopper Traffic

• Noon News Hour, weekdays Noon-1:00 p.m.
  • Shaye Ganam
  • Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist

• Early News, weekdays 5:00-5:30 p.m.
  • Lynda Steele
  • Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist
  • John Sexsmith, sports
  • Chris Hayden, Global 1 Traffic

• News Hour, weeknights 6:00-7:00 PM
  • Gord Steinke
  • Lynda Steele
  • John Sexsmith, sports
  • Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist
  • Su-Ling Goh, Health Matters
  • Julie Mathews, Trouble Shooter (investigative reporter/consumer advocate)

• News Hour Final, weeknights 11:00 p.m.-12:03 a.m.
  • Jennifer Crosby, anchor
  • Laurel Clark, Night Watch reporter
  • Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist
  • Kevin Karius, sports

• Saturday Morning News, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
  • Shane Jones
  • Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist

• News Hour & News Final (weekends 6:00-7:00 p.m. & 11:00-11:30 p.m.)
  • Erin Chalmers
  • Dean Millard, sports
  • Duane English, weather specialist

Reporters

• Fletcher Kent
• Shane Jones
• Su-Ling Goh, Health Matters
• Erin Chalmers
• Kendra Slugoski
• Vinesh Pratap
• Laurel Clark
• Dean Millard
• Ryan Ellis
• Linda Nguyen
• Suzy Burge

Past personalities

• Doug Main, anchor (1975-1988)
• Bill Matheson, weather (1976-1999) (deceased)
• Lesley MacDonald, anchor
• 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 at Global Calgary)
• Susan Tymofichuk, reporter (now at CTV Winnipeg)
• Tara Nelson, reporter (now Global National Europe Bureau Chief)
• Jacqueline Clarke, anchor
• Carolyn Jarvis, reporter (now Saturday Anchor at Global National)
• Catherine Hillerud, reporter (now works for K Division Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

Transmission (Analog)

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)

CITV is considered as a "superstation" of sorts. Years before digital cable and satellite services began offering "time-shifting" packages of multiple network affiliates, CITV was offered in such locations as Squamish, British Columbia; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It still is offered in some areas of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Digital television and high definition

On March 3 2009, CITV-DT obtained a construction permit for UHF channel 47 and later on June 29th began broadcasting using ATSC. ^{[1] [2]}

After the analogue television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on August 31, 2011 ^[3], CITV-DT will return to channel 13. Digital television receivers will continue to display CITV-DT's virtual channel as 13.1, with the use of PSIP.

References

External links

• Global Edmonton
• Canadian Communications Foundation - CITV-TV History
• Query the REC's Canadian station database for CITV-TV