CITV-DT

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CITV-DT
CITV-TV's Current Logo
Edmonton and Red Deer
City of license Edmonton, Alberta
Branding Global Edmonton
Slogan Our City. Our News.
Channels Digital: 13 (VHF)
Virtual: 13.1 (PSIP)
Translators 10 CITV-TV-1 Red Deer
Affiliations Global (secondary 1988-2000, primary since 2000)
Owner Shaw Media
(Shaw Television Limited Partnership)
First air date September 1, 1974
Call letters' meaning Canadian
Independent
Television
Former callsigns CITV-TV (1975-2011)
Former channel number(s) 13 (VHF, Analog, 1974-2011)
47 (UHF, Digital, 2009-2011)
Former affiliations independent (1974-2000)
Transmitter power CITV-DT: 25 kW
CITV-TV-1: 325 kW
Height CITV-DT: 228.1 m
CITV-DT: 22.5 m
Transmitter coordinates CITV-DT:
53°22′57″N 113°12′59″W / 53.3825°N 113.21639°W / 53.3825; -113.21639 (CITV-TV)
CITV-TV-1:
52°16′35.2″N 113°41′25.3″W / 52.276444°N 113.690361°W / 52.276444; -113.690361 (CITV-TV-1)Coordinates: 53°29′27″N 113°29′49″W / 53.49083°N 113.49694°W / 53.49083; -113.49694 (Global Edmonton)
Website Global Edmonton

CITV-DT is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as Global Edmonton, the station is owned by Shaw Media, 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. Its high-definition/digital signal is available on Shaw HD on channel 211, and on Telus Optik on channel 610.

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 Shaw's television stations. The station carries the full Global network schedule along with 39 hours a week of local news programming.

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[edit] History

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First logo used while as ITV, used during the 1980s.

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.

[edit] News operation

ITV logo 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 currently produces a total of 45 hours of local newscasts each week; seven hours of news every weekday (consisting of a 3½ hour morning newscast, hour-long newscasts at noon, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., and half-hour newscasts at 5), and five hours on weekends (consisting of a three-hour Saturday morning newscast, two-hour Sunday morning news cast, an hour-long newscast at 6 p.m. and half-hour newscast at 11 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday nights).

The station is also the first in Edmonton to have a news 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. Both CHED (Corus Entertainment) and CITV (Shaw Media) are owned by the Shaw family, but are operated as separate businesses.

On November 15, 2010, Global Edmonton became the first television station in Alberta to produce and broadcast its locally-produced programming in high definition.

On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that a new two-hour Sunday morning newscast will debut on CITV-DT on September 11, 2011, running from 8-10 a.m. MT. In addition, the Saturday Morning News will be expanded to three hours, running from 7-10 a.m. MT, on the following day.[1][2]

[edit] News/station presentation

[edit] Newscast titles

[edit] Station slogans

  • "Global's Got It!" (2000–2006)
  • "Our City. Our News." (2006–present)
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[edit] News team[4]

Anchors

  • Nancy Carlson - News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
  • Erin Chalmers - News Hour and News Final (weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.) - currently on maternity leave
  • Jennifer Crosby - Morning News and Noon News Hour (weekdays at 5:30 a.m. and noon)
  • Shaye Ganam - Morning News and Noon News Hour (weekdays at 5:30 a.m. and noon)
  • Carole-Anne Guay - News Hour (weeknights at 6 p.m.)
  • Shane Jones - Saturday & Sunday Morning News (Saturdays at 7 a.m. & Sundays at 8 a.m.)
  • Quinn Ohler - News Hour and News Final (weekends at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.)
  • Gord Steinke - Early News and News Hour (weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.)

Weather team

  • Nicola Crosbie (CMOS-endorsed weathercaster) - lead meteorologist; Noon News Hour, Early News' and News Hour (weekdays at noon, weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.)
  • TBA - weather specialist; News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
  • Kevin O'Connell - weather specialist; Saturday & Sunday Morning News (Saturdays at 7 a.m. & Sundays at 8 a.m.), News Hour and News Final (weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.)
  • Mike Sobel - weather specialist; Morning News (weekdays at 5:30 a.m.)

Sports team

  • Kevin Karius - lead sports anchor; News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
  • Dean Millard - sports anchor; News Hour and News Final (weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.)
  • John Sexsmith - sports anchor; News Hour (weeknights at 6 p.m.)

Traffic

  • Kristin Campbell - weekends at 6 p.m. (in Global 1)
  • Daintre Christensen - weekday mornings
  • Chris Hayden - weeknights at 5 p.m. (in Global 1)

Reporters

Other

[edit] Former on-air staff

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9068.html
  2. ^ Global Edmonton Expands Morning News Coverage
  3. ^ Global Edmonton News Hour Weekend Open
  4. ^ Personalities | Global Edmonton

[edit] External links
CalgaryDTV

CICT (2.1 Global) • CFCN (4.1 CTV) • CKAL (5.1 Citytv) • CBRT (9.1 CBC) • CBRFT 16Analog (Radio-Canada) • CKCS (32.1 CTS) • CJCO (38.1 Omni)
EdmontonDTV

CFRN (3.1 CTV) • CBXT (5.1 CBC) • CBXFT (11.1 Radio-Canada) • CITV (13.1 Global) • CKEM (17.1 Citytv) • CKES (30.1 CTS) • CJEO (56.1 Omni)
Other areas
CISA (7.1 Global) • CFCN-DT-5 (12.1 CTV) • CJIL (17.1 Religious Ind) • CKAL-DT-1 (42.1 Citytv)
CKSA (2.1 CBC) • CITL (4.1 CTV)
CFRN-TV-6 8 (CTV) • CBXT-13 22 (CBC) • CITV-TV-1 10 (Global) • CKEM-TV-1 4 (Citytv)
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1Over the air transmissions ceased on August 31, 2011; available on cable and satellite only
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1Community channels owned by Shaw Cablesystems.
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Annual revenue: $2.46 billion CAN (increase11% FY 2006) · Employees: 8,200 (FY 2006) · Stock symbols: TSX: SJR.A NYSE: SJR · Website: www.shaw.ca
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