CICT-TV
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CICT-DT is a Canadian
television station
, licensed to and serving Calgary
, Alberta
. It is owned by Shaw Media
, and is an owned-and-operated station
of the Global Television Network
. It transmits on channel 2 and cable 7 in Calgary, and on the Bell TV (channel 244), Rogers Personal TV (channel 118), and Shaw Direct (channel 338) services.
The station first went on air in 1954, making it Global's oldest station. It serves as the master control hub for all Global owned and operated stations across Canada.
(CBC), and the first television station in Alberta
. The studios, offices and antenna were located on a hill seven miles (11 km) west of the city. The station’s owners, Calgary Television Ltd., were a consortium of the three Calgary radio stations CFCN
, CFAC
and CKXL
. The CT in CHCT stood for Calgary Television.
During the construction of the transmitter, the 70 foot, 5 ton antenna was being hoisted on the top of the 600 feet (182.9 m) tower when the cable snapped and the antenna fell all the way down the tower to imbed itself 15 feet (4.6 m) in the ground. Fortunately no one was injured, and the antenna was able to be repaired, but the station’s launch was delayed by 10 days. A year later, CHCT moved its studios and offices from the transmitter site on Old Banff Coach Road, to a renovated badminton club/sea cadet drill hall on 955 Rideau Road S.W. Calgary.
Notable productions at the original studio include:
In 1957, CKXL Ltd. sold its share in Calgary Television Ltd., to Fredrick Shaw, who had recently sold his share in CKXL-AM to Tel-Ray Ltd. CFCN sold off its share in 1961 when it opened its own station, CFCN-TV
. In 1968, Selkirk Broadcasting, owner of CFAC-AM, became sole owner of the station, and its call sign was accordingly changed to CFAC-TV. On September 1, 1975, after the CBC launched its own station in Calgary, CBRT, CFAC-TV disaffiliated from CBC and became independent. In 1979, the station branded itself as Channel 2&7, referring to its cable location. For a number of years afterwards, it continued to use the old CFAC "star" logo alongside the 2&7 logo.
In 1981, the station moved to its new home, the Calgary Television Center, a move reflecting its growth since its disaffiliation from the CBC. After obtaining the television rights to the Calgary Flames
National Hockey League
franchise the year before, the station purchased a seven camera mobile unit soon after. The station has been the Flames’ television partner since 1980. In the fall of 1982, the station began broadcasting 24 hours a day, a first for Calgary. Overnight shows consisted of Late Night movies and reruns of the Jackie Gleason Show amongst others.
In 1989, Maclean-Hunter
purchased Selkirk Communications, but due to ownership regulations at the time (Maclean-Hunter already owned CFCN-TV), CFAC-TV was sold to Western International Communications
(WIC). A year after WIC bought channel 2, it changed the calls to CKKX-TV. In 1992, CKKX’s news operations were expanded with the acquisitions of a satellite uplink truck and a fleet of electronic news gathering microwave trucks.
On September 7, 1993, CKKX was recalled CICT-TV, and also took on the brand of Calgary 7, referring to the station’s cable channel.
WIC's properties were split between Shaw Communications Inc. and Canwest in 1998. This move required Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval, the plans for which were filed in 1999 and approved in 2000. Canwest acquired WIC's television assets, including CICT, which Shaw later bought Canwest's assets decades later becoming Shaw Media (which is based in the same city) amidst seeking creditor protection.
On September 4, 2000, CICT joined the Global Television Network
, along with fellow Alberta stations CITV-TV
and CISA
. By 2001, CICT-TV began relays in Drumheller
(CICT-TV-1) and Banff
(CICT-TV-2). The station had been airing some Global shows since 1988.
. All non-news programming and some Calgary-based newscasts are also aired on Global Lethbridge.
On April 11, 2007, the station became the first in Calgary with a news helicopter. Named Global 1, it provides traffic reports on the Morning News in combination with studio traffic segments. It is also intended to provide breaking news coverage. The helicopter is also shared with AM 770 CHQR during the morning and afternoon rush hour.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that a new Sunday morning local newscast would begin broadcasting on Global Calgary in September of 2011, running from 8-10 a.m. Mountain Time.
Anchors
Weather team
Sports team
Traffic
Reporters
for channel 41 on March 5, 2009 and began broadcasting on May 25, 2009. Digital television receivers will display CICT-DT's virtual channel
as 2.1.
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion
, which takes place on August 31, 2011, CICT-DT will remain on UHF channel 41.
CICT began broadcasting newscasts in high definition on November 22, 2010, as well as introducing a brand new Digital Studio.
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...
television station
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...
, licensed to and serving Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. It is owned by Shaw Media
Shaw Media
Shaw Media is the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owns the Global Television Network, which broadcasts via 11 television stations, as well as various specialty channels including HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History Television.Despite also...
, and is an owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
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...
. It transmits on channel 2 and cable 7 in Calgary, and on the Bell TV (channel 244), Rogers Personal TV (channel 118), and Shaw Direct (channel 338) services.
The station first went on air in 1954, making it Global's oldest station. It serves as the master control hub for all Global owned and operated stations across Canada.
History
CICT-TV signed on October 8, 1954 as CHCT, an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(CBC), and the first television station in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
. The studios, offices and antenna were located on a hill seven miles (11 km) west of the city. The station’s owners, Calgary Television Ltd., were a consortium of the three Calgary radio stations CFCN
CKMX (AM)
CKMX is a Canadian radio station in Calgary, Alberta with a classic country music format at AM 1060 kHz and is owned by Astral Media.The station dates back to 1921 when it was founded as CFCN. It was a phantom station affiliate of the Canadian National Railway radio network and later of the...
, CFAC
CFAC (AM)
CFAC is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at AM 960 in Calgary, Alberta. The station, owned by Rogers Radio, broadcasts sports programming with the brand name Sportsnet 960, The Fan.-History:...
and CKXL
CJAQ-FM
CKIS-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92.5 FM in Toronto, Ontario. The station broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as KiSS 92.5...
. The CT in CHCT stood for Calgary Television.
During the construction of the transmitter, the 70 foot, 5 ton antenna was being hoisted on the top of the 600 feet (182.9 m) tower when the cable snapped and the antenna fell all the way down the tower to imbed itself 15 feet (4.6 m) in the ground. Fortunately no one was injured, and the antenna was able to be repaired, but the station’s launch was delayed by 10 days. A year later, CHCT moved its studios and offices from the transmitter site on Old Banff Coach Road, to a renovated badminton club/sea cadet drill hall on 955 Rideau Road S.W. Calgary.
- Klara’s Korner: a cooking show that was in national syndicationTelevision syndicationIn broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
for many years - Yan Can CookYan Can CookYan Can Cook is a Chinese cuisine cooking show starring Martin Yan that featured recipes for stirfrys and other traditional Chinese meals. Martin had a catchphrase, "If Yan can cook, so can you!", with which he used to sign off each show...
: another cooking show, this time hosted by Martin YanMartin YanMartin Yan is a Chinese-born American chef and the host of the award-winning cooking show Yan Can Cook.- Early years and education :With ancestral roots in Kaiping, Guangdong, China, Yan was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, to a restaurateur father and a grocer mother, Yan began to cook at 12...
, over 600 shows were produced. It also aired for many years on PBS in North AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. - Stampede WrestlingStampede WrestlingStampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
: produced for over 20 years, finding loyal audiences worldwide - It Figures: the show originated at the station and it was produced for nearly 20 years
In 1957, CKXL Ltd. sold its share in Calgary Television Ltd., to Fredrick Shaw, who had recently sold his share in CKXL-AM to Tel-Ray Ltd. CFCN sold off its share in 1961 when it opened its own station, CFCN-TV
CFCN-TV
CFCN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge....
. In 1968, Selkirk Broadcasting, owner of CFAC-AM, became sole owner of the station, and its call sign was accordingly changed to CFAC-TV. On September 1, 1975, after the CBC launched its own station in Calgary, CBRT, CFAC-TV disaffiliated from CBC and became independent. In 1979, the station branded itself as Channel 2&7, referring to its cable location. For a number of years afterwards, it continued to use the old CFAC "star" logo alongside the 2&7 logo.
In 1981, the station moved to its new home, the Calgary Television Center, a move reflecting its growth since its disaffiliation from the CBC. After obtaining the television rights to the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
franchise the year before, the station purchased a seven camera mobile unit soon after. The station has been the Flames’ television partner since 1980. In the fall of 1982, the station began broadcasting 24 hours a day, a first for Calgary. Overnight shows consisted of Late Night movies and reruns of the Jackie Gleason Show amongst others.
In 1989, Maclean-Hunter
Maclean-Hunter
Maclean-Hunter was a Canadian communications company, which had diversified holdings in radio, television, magazines, newspapers and cable television distribution....
purchased Selkirk Communications, but due to ownership regulations at the time (Maclean-Hunter already owned CFCN-TV), CFAC-TV was sold to Western International Communications
Western International Communications
WIC Western International Communications Ltd.The apparent occurrence of "RAS syndrome" here was in fact part of the company's legal name. was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via...
(WIC). A year after WIC bought channel 2, it changed the calls to CKKX-TV. In 1992, CKKX’s news operations were expanded with the acquisitions of a satellite uplink truck and a fleet of electronic news gathering microwave trucks.
On September 7, 1993, CKKX was recalled CICT-TV, and also took on the brand of Calgary 7, referring to the station’s cable channel.
WIC's properties were split between Shaw Communications Inc. and Canwest in 1998. This move required Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval, the plans for which were filed in 1999 and approved in 2000. Canwest acquired WIC's television assets, including CICT, which Shaw later bought Canwest's assets decades later becoming Shaw Media (which is based in the same city) amidst seeking creditor protection.
On September 4, 2000, CICT joined 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...
, along with fellow Alberta stations CITV-TV
CITV-TV
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 of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV and Shaw...
and CISA
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...
. By 2001, CICT-TV began relays in Drumheller
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...
(CICT-TV-1) and Banff
Banff, Alberta
Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....
(CICT-TV-2). The station had been airing some Global shows since 1988.
Programming
CICT airs the same schedule as Global EdmontonCITV-TV
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 of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV and Shaw...
. All non-news programming and some Calgary-based newscasts are also aired on Global Lethbridge.
News operation
Global Calgary currently airs a total of 43 hours of local news a week. Global Calgary became the first television station in Calgary, and the second television station in the province of Alberta, to shoot and transmit its local newscasts in High Definition on November 22, 2010.On April 11, 2007, the station became the first in Calgary with a news helicopter. Named Global 1, it provides traffic reports on the Morning News in combination with studio traffic segments. It is also intended to provide breaking news coverage. The helicopter is also shared with AM 770 CHQR during the morning and afternoon rush hour.
On May 31, 2011, Shaw Media announced that a new Sunday morning local newscast would begin broadcasting on Global Calgary in September of 2011, running from 8-10 a.m. Mountain Time.
Newscast titles
- Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1960s–early 1970s) - CFAC Action NewsAction NewsAction News is a local television newscast format in the United States. It was conceived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at WFIL-TV by then-news director Mel Kampmann in 1970 as a response to the "Eyewitness News" format used on rival station KYW-TV...
(mid 1970s–1979) - 2&7 NewsFirst (1979–1990)
- Calgary 7 News (1990–2000)
- Global (Calgary) 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–present)
Station slogans
- "Global's Got It!" (2000–2006)
- "Think. Global." (2006–present)
News team
- Jayme Doll - News Hour and News Final (weekends at 6 and 11 p.m.); also weeknight reporter
- Scott Fee - Morning News and Noon News Hour (weekdays at 5:30 a.m. and noon)
- Reid Fiest - Saturday Morning News (Saturdays at 7 a.m.) and Sunday Morning News (Sundays at 8 a.m.); also city hall reporter and fill-in anchor
- Dallas Flexhaug - News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.); also reporter
- Susanne Fox - Morning News (weekdays at 5:30 a.m.) - on maternity leave
- Cara Fullerton - Noon News Hour (weekdays at noon); also weekday morning reporter
- Gord Gillies - News Hour (weeknights at 6 p.m.)
- Linda Olsen - Early News and News Hour (weeknights at 5 and 6 p.m.); also Woman of Vision feature reporter
- Amber Schinkel - Morning News (weekdays at 5:30 a.m.)
- Bindu Suri - Saturday Morning News (Saturdays at 7 a.m.) and Sunday Morning News (Sundays at 8 a.m.); also weekday reporter and fill-in anchor
Weather team
- Paul Dunphy (CMOS-endorsed weathercaster) - lead meteorologist; Early News (weeknights at 5 p.m.), News Hour (weeknights at 6 p.m.) and News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
- Carla Bosacki - weather specialist; News Hour (weekends at 6 p.m.) and "News Final" (weekends at 11 p.m.)
- Gemma Lynne - weather specialist; Saturday Morning News (Saturdays at 7 a.m.) and Sunday Morning News (Sundays at 8 a.m.)
- Jordan Witzel - meteorologist; Morning News and "Noon News Hour" (weekdays at 5:30 a.m. and noon)
Sports team
- Grant Pollock - sports director; News Hour (weeknights at 6 p.m.)
- Brendan Parker - sports anchor; News Hour (weekends at 6 p.m.) and News Final (weekends at 11 p.m.)
- Kevin Smith - sports anchor; News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
Traffic
- Katrina Green - Saturday Morning News (Saturdays at 7 a.m.) and Sunday Morning News (Sundays at 8 a.m.) (in Global 1)
- Leslie Horton - Morning News (weekdays at 5:30 a.m.) and Noon News Hour (weekdays at noon)
- Jim King - Early News (weeknights at 5 p.m.)
- Cathy McDonald - News Hour (weekends at 6 p.m.) (in Global 1)
- Pauline Rees - Morning News (weekdays at 5:30 a.m.) (in Global 1)
Reporters
- Gary Bobrovitz
- David Boushy
- Jill Croteau
- Tomasia Dasilva - Minding Your Business reporter
- Brienne Glass - also fill-in anchor
- Nancy Hixt - crime specialist
- Jeremy Hunka
- Carolyn Kury de Castillo
- Tracy Nagai
- Sarah Offin
- Mia Sosiak
- Tony Tighe - consumer advocate; also fill-in anchor
- Gil Tucker - special features reporter
- Doug Vaessen
- Heather Yourex - Health FYI reporter
Former on-air staff
- Mil Arcega - weekend morning anchor/reporter (1998–2004; later at WRC-TVWRC-TVWRC-TV, channel 4, is an owned and operated television station of the NBC television network, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
in Washington, D.C.) - Ashleigh BanfieldAshleigh BanfieldAshleigh Banfield is a Canadian-American journalist who as of 2010 hosts Disorder in the Court, Open Court and Hollywood Heat on Tru TV , where she reports on domestic and pop culture issues...
(was with MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, now at TruTV, formerly Court TV) - Tish Bell - roving reporter and fill-in traffic anchor (now creative director at BizBOXTV.com)
- Larry Day (now COO of Pyramid ProductionsPyramid ProductionsPyramid Productions is a large independent Canadian television series producer with multiple series in production and more than 20 on the air around the world...
) - Chris Gailus (now at CHAN-TVCHAN-TVCHAN-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on digital channel 22, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Owned by Shaw Communications as a part of its Shaw Media division, it is the West Coast flagship station of the...
) - Todd Gallant (now at CFCN-TVCFCN-TVCFCN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is a part of the CTV Television Network. The station also operates a semi-satellite in Lethbridge....
; Co-Creator of BizBOXTV.com) - John Gulka (retired)
- Ted Henley (now at CKAL-TVCKAL-TVCKAL-DT is a television station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Citytv system as of August 2, 2005, and was previously branded as A-Channel. The station is owned by Rogers Media through its Rogers Broadcasting, Ltd. division...
) - Jimmy Hughes - weather (retired from televison; co-host of Classic Country Mornings on AM 1060 radio (Calgary), real estate agent with Royal LePage Foothills
- Angela Kokott (now host of Calgary Today on CHQR; married to Grant Pollock)
- Louie Koutis (retired)
- Astrid Kuhn - (Owner of Astrid On Air Media; TV Host, TV/Video Producer of homebiztv.ca)
- Ryan Leslie (now with Sportsnet)
- Bruce McAllister - Wildrose Alliance Candidate for Chestermere – Rocky View
- Tara McCool (now with CKAL-TVCKAL-TVCKAL-DT is a television station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Citytv system as of August 2, 2005, and was previously branded as A-Channel. The station is owned by Rogers Media through its Rogers Broadcasting, Ltd. division...
) - Nirmala Naidoo (now with CBRT)
- Lisa Ostrikoff (Co-Creator of BizBOXTV.com)
- Andrew Schultz weather (now with CKAL-TVCKAL-TVCKAL-DT is a television station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Citytv system as of August 2, 2005, and was previously branded as A-Channel. The station is owned by Rogers Media through its Rogers Broadcasting, Ltd. division...
) - Ed WhalenEd WhalenEd Whalen was a Canadian television personality and journalist best known worldwide for hosting the popular professional wrestling TV series Stampede Wrestling...
- deceased - was with Global the first day it went on the air. News & Sports Director, news anchor & editorial. Host of Stampede WrestlingStampede WrestlingStampede Wrestling is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta and was for nearly 50 years one of the main promotions in western Canada and the Canadian Prairies...
. Later, sports anchor & Calgary FlamesCalgary FlamesThe Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
play-by-play announcer. (Also worked for CFAC Radio & Calgary Sun) - Don Wood - weather (retired; host of Sunday Morning Oldies Host on The Range radio (Airdrie)
Transmitters
| Station | City of licence City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channel Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Transmitter Coordinates |
| CICT-TV-1 | Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
8 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 51°27′1"N 112°44′10"W |
| CICT-TV-2 | Banff Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise.... |
13 (VHF Very high frequency Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency... ) |
0.009 kW | NA | 51°11′53"N 115°36′47"W |
Digital television and high definition
CICT-DT received a construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
for channel 41 on March 5, 2009 and began broadcasting on May 25, 2009. Digital television receivers will display CICT-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 2.1.
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion
Digital television in Canada
Digital television in Canada is transmitted using the ATSC standards developed for and in use in the United States. Because Canada and the U.S...
, which takes place on August 31, 2011, CICT-DT will remain on UHF channel 41.
CICT began broadcasting newscasts in high definition on November 22, 2010, as well as introducing a brand new Digital Studio.