CFSK-TV

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CFSK-TV
City of license	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Branding	Global Saskatoon
Channels	Analog: 4 (VHF) Digital: allocated 42 (UHF)
Affiliations	Global
Owner	Canwest Global Communications Corporation (Canwest Media, Inc.)
First air date	September 6, 1987
Call letters’ meaning	CF SasKatoon (city) or CF SasKatchewan (province)
Former affiliations	independent (1987-1990)
Transmitter Power	100 kW
Height	138.7 m
Transmitter Coordinates	52°10′28″N 106°26′5″W / 52.17444°N 106.43472°W / 52.17444; -106.43472
Website	Global Saskatoon

CFSK (also commonly known as Global Saskatoon) is a television station which broadcasts out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It is part of the Global Television Network.

The station was launched on September 6, 1987 by Canwest. CFSK and its sister station in Regina, CFRE, were initially branded as STV (short for "Saskatchewan Television") until joining the Canwest Global System in 1990. Canwest discontinued the STV branding, along with all other local station brandings in 1997. The station is also carried on Bell TV.

One of STV's major broadcasts in its early years was the children's program Size Small Island (originally, that show was on sister station CKND-TV in Winnipeg), which was syndicated around the world. (The show's host, Helen Lumby, officially launched the mini-network's first broadcast in 1987).

Contents 1 News operation 1.1 News Programming 2 Digital Television 3 External links

[edit] News operation

The station produces 1.5 hours of news every weekday, and 2 hours on the weekends (two 30-minute newscasts at 6 pm and 11 pm on both Saturday and Sunday).

[edit] News Programming

• Evening News, weeknights 6:00-6:30 PM
  • Lisa Dutton (maternity leave)
  • Julie Mintenko
  • Esther Madziya, sports
  • Warren Dean, weather specialist

• Prime News, weeknights 10:00-10:30 PM
  • Lisa Dutton (maternity leave)
  • Julie Mintenko
  • Esther Madziya, sports
  • Warren Dean, weather specialist

• News Final, weeknights 11:00-11:30 PM
  • Lisa Dutton (maternity leave)
  • Julie Mintenko
  • Esther Madziya, sports
  • Warren Dean, weather specialist

• Weekend Evening News & News Final, weekends 6:00-6:30 PM, 11:00-11:30 PM
  • Sherri Clark
  • Kevin Jesus, sports

• On-Field Reporters
  • Vassy Kapelos
  • Stephen McLean
  • Sherri Clark
  • Julie Mintenko
  • Rena Montgomerie
  • Meaghan Craig
  • Kevin Jesus (sports)

[edit] Digital Television

As of 2009, no digital terrestrial television station has signed on the air in Saskatchewan.

During the analogue shutdown and digital conversion on August 31, 2011, CFSK-DT is required to begin broadcasting on its assigned channel number, 42. With the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will list CFSK-DT's virtual channel as 4.

[edit] External links

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

v • d • e Broadcast television in Saskatchewan Regina CKCK 2 (CTV) • CBKT 9 (CBC) • CFRE 11 (Global) • CBKFT 13 (Radio-Canada) Saskatoon CFSK 4 (Global) • CFQC 8 (CTV) • CBKST 11 (CBC) Lloydminster CKSA 2 (CBC) • CITL 4 (CTV) Prince Albert CIPA 9 (CTV) Yorkton CICC 10 (CTV) Defunct stations Moose Jaw: CHAB 4 (CBC/CTV) • Prince Albert: CKBI 5 (CBC) • Swift Current: CJFB 5 (CBC) • Yorkton: CKOS 5 (CBC) Cable-only Saskatchewan Legislative Network • Saskatchewan Communications Network • Sportsnet West See also: List of television stations in Saskatchewan

v • d • e Global stations in Canada Owned and operated stations CICT Calgary • CITV Edmonton • CIHF Halifax • CHBC Kelowna • CISA Lethbridge • CKMI Montreal • CFRE Regina • CFSK Saskatoon • CIII Toronto • CHAN Vancouver • CKND Winnipeg De facto affliates CJON St. John's Secondary carriers CJBN Kenora • CHFD Thunder Bay See also Canwest

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