CFSK-TV
Encyclopedia
CFSK-DT is a television station
which broadcasts from Saskatoon
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
. 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. As part of Shaw's
benefit package for Global
this station along with all other Global stations except for CISA-TV
and CHBC-TV
will get a Morning News
cast (unless they already have one).
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).
The station currently produces an hour-and-a-half of local news every weekday (consisting of half-hour newscasts at 6, 10 and 11 p.m.), and two hours of local newscasts on weekends (consisting of half-hour newscasts at 6 and 10 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday nights); CFSK is among the few Global stations (and one of the few television stations in Canada) to carry a primetime newscast during the 10 p.m. hour.
On December 5, 2011, Global Saskatoon will debut a three-hour newscast on weekday mornings (under Global's Morning News brand), which will run from 6 to 9 a.m.
Weather
Sports team
Traffic
Reporters
Digital channels>
Channel
Programming
4.1
CFSK-DT HD feed
4.2
CFSK-DT SD feed
The same program content is duplicated on both subchannels.
On April 15, 2011 CFSK began broadcasting over-the-air in digital on channel 42, on its post-transition channel allotment. With the use of PSIP
, digital television receivers are supposed to display CFSK-DT's virtual channel
as 4.1 for HDTV and 4.2 for SDTV.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
which broadcasts from Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of the Global Television Network
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
.
History
1987 in television
The year 1987 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1987.For American TV schedule, see: 1987–88 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:...
by Canwest. CFSK and its sister station in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
, CFRE
CFRE-TV
CFRE-DT is a television station which broadcasts from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is part of the Global Television Network.-History:The station was launched on September 6, 1987 by Canwest...
, were initially branded as STV (short for "Saskatchewan Television") until joining the Canwest Global System in 1990
1990 in television
For the American TV schedule, see: 1990-91 United States network television schedule.The year 1990 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1990.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
. Canwest discontinued the STV branding, along with all other local station brandings in 1997
1997 in television
The year 1997 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1997.- Events :-Debuts:-Miniseries:*Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, a reunion of the 1979–93 series*The Last Don...
. The station is also carried on Bell TV. As part of Shaw's
Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications is Canada's largest telecommunications company that provides telephone, Canada's fastest Internet and television services as well as broadcasting and soon Wifi. Shaw is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta...
benefit package for Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
this station along with all other Global stations except for CISA-TV
CISA-TV
CISA-DT is a Canadian television station serving Lethbridge, Alberta. It is owned by Shaw Media, and is affiliated to their Global Television Network. It is branded as Global Lethbridge and transmits on channel 7 and cable channel 5 in Lethbridge...
and CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV
CHBC-TV is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada owned by Shaw Media. It transmits on channel 2, and cable channel 4, and broadcasts on 18 relay stations....
will get a Morning News
Global News Morning
The Morning News is the name of local morning newscasts airing on Global Television Network's owned-and-operated stations in British Columbia, Calgary and Edmonton, with each station producing its own edition of the program.As part of Shaw Communications'...
cast (unless they already have one).
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
CKND-TV
CKND-DT is a television station that broadcasts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Manitoba outlet for the Global Television Network.-History:...
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
), which was syndicated around the world. (The show's host, Helen Lumby, officially launched the mini-network's first broadcast in 1987).
News operation
On December 5, 2011, Global Saskatoon will debut a three-hour newscast on weekday mornings (under Global's Morning News brand), which will run from 6 to 9 a.m.
Newscast titles
- Global Saskatoon NewsGlobal NewsGlobal News is the news and current affairs division of Global Television Network in Canada, overseeing all local and national news programming on the network's eleven owned-and-operated stations .-National programs:...
(1997–2000, 2006–present) - Global (Saskatchewan) NewsGlobal NewsGlobal News is the news and current affairs division of Global Television Network in Canada, overseeing all local and national news programming on the network's eleven owned-and-operated stations .-National programs:...
(2000–2006)
News team
Anchors- Lisa Dutton - Morning News (weekdays at 6 a.m.; starting December 5)
- Danny Grummett - Evening News and Prime News (weekends at 6 and 10 p.m.)
- Julie Mintenko - Evening News/Prime News/News Final (weeknights at 6, 10 and 11 p.m.)
- Tom Vernon - Focus Saskatchewan host
Weather
- Jesse Beyer - weather specialist; Evening News/Prime News/News Final (weeknights at 6, 10 and 11 p.m.)
- Warren Dean - lead weather anchor; Morning News (weekdays at 6 a.m.; starting December 5)
Sports team
- Kevin Jesus - Morning News producer/sports anchor
- Kim Thue - sports director; Evening News/Prime News/News Final (weeknights at 6, 10 and 11 p.m.)
Traffic
- Warren Dean - Morning News (weekdays at 6 a.m.; starting December 5th)
Reporters
- Sherri Clark - weekday morning reporter (starting December 5)
- Danny Grummett
- Braden Malsbury
- Rena Montgomerie
- Wendy Wisniewski
Digital television
The same program content is duplicated on both subchannels.
On April 15, 2011 CFSK began broadcasting over-the-air in digital on channel 42, on its post-transition channel allotment. With the use of PSIP
Program and System Information Protocol
The Program and System Information Protocol is the protocol used in the ATSC digital television system for carrying metadata about each channel in the broadcast MPEG transport stream of a TV station and for publishing information about television programs so that viewers can select what to watch...
, digital television receivers are supposed to display CFSK-DT's virtual channel
Virtual channel
In telecommunications, a logical channel number , also known as virtual channel, is a channel designation which differs from that of the actual radio channel on which the signal travels....
as 4.1 for HDTV and 4.2 for SDTV.