CITV-TV
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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.
' 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.
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.
Weather team
Sports team
Traffic
Reporters
Other
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...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, 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...
, 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...
. Known on air as Global Edmonton, the station 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...
(O&O) 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 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV (channel 240) and Shaw Direct (channel 339) DBS
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
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
Canadian Satellite Communications
Shaw Satellite Services is a Canadian company responsible for providing and managing the distribution of television channels to cable companies via satellite...
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
CICT-TV
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...
, the Global O&O in 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...
. 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.
History
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 CommunicationsWestern 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 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
CICT-TV
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...
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...
, but had been carrying Global's programming since 1988.
News operation
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 and 6 p.m., and half-hour newscasts at 5 and 11 p.m.), 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)
CHED (AM)
CHED is a talk radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, broadcasting at 630 kHz on the AM dial and is owned by Corus Entertainment.The station originally began broadcasting at 1080 AM in 1954, until it moved to its current frequency in 1965....
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
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
) and CITV (Shaw Media) are owned by the Shaw family
J. R. Shaw
James Robert "J. R." Shaw, OC, AOE is a Canadian businessman. He is the executive chairman of Shaw Communications.Shaw was born in Brigden, Ontario, the son of Lottie and Francis Shaw, and was raised on his family's farm. He moved to Edmonton in 1961. He is the father of Jim Shaw, former chief...
, 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
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
.
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
Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
. In addition, the Saturday Morning News will be expanded to three hours, running from 7-10 a.m. MT, on the following day.
Newscast titles
- ITV News (1980s–2000)
- Global (Edmonton) 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)
- "Our City. Our News." (2006–present)
News team
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.); also weeknight reporter - 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.); also reporter
- 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.); also weeknight reporter
- 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.)
- Duane English - weather specialist; News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
- Kevin O'ConnellKevin O'Connell (Canadian weather reporter)Kevin O'Connell is a Canadian-born weather specialist currently working at CITV-TV Global Edmonton.- History :Kevin started work in the broadcast industry in Red Deer, Alberta in 1988. He then moved north to Edmonton to co-host ITV First News in...
- weather specialist; Saturday Morning News (Saturdays 8-10 a.m.), News Hour (weekends at 6 p.m.) and News Final (weekends at 11 p.m.) - Mike Sobel - weather specialist; Morning News (weekday mornings 5:30-9 a.m.)
Sports team
- Kevin Karius - lead sports anchor; News Hour Final (weeknights at 11 p.m.)
- Dean Millard - sports anchor; News Hour (weekends at 6 p.m.) and News Final (weekends at 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)
- Jackie Jeffery - weekday mornings (in Global 1)
Reporters
- Laurel Clark
- Ryan Ellis
- Su-Ling GohSu-Ling GohSu-Ling Goh is a Canadian TV personality. She was host of the now cancelled entertainment show Inside Entertainment and of Technical Knockout. The show aired on CH and Global Television networks in Canada from 2000 - 2006....
- Health Matters reporter - Vassy Kapelos - provincial affairs reporter
- Fletcher Kent - legislative reporter
- Slav Kornik
- Julie Matthews - Troubleshooter consumer reporter
- Ross Neitz
- Linda Nguyen
- Vinesh Pratap - civic affairs reporter
- Kendra Slugoski
Other
- Seanna Collins - part-time weekday Morning News on-location host and "Out There" community announcements
- Lesley MacDonald - Woman of Vision feature reporter (once a month)
- Lorraine Mansbridge - weekday Morning News on-location host
Former on-air staff
- Rob Brown - reporter (1999–2002; now with CTV British ColumbiaCIVT-TVCIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
) - Jacqueline Clarke - anchor
- Tim Dancy - sports (now with Shaw TVShaw TVShaw TV is a locally-based community channel service operated by cable TV company Shaw Communications, and is available to Shaw Cable subscribers in most major communities throughout western Canada....
) - Rumina Daya - reporter (now with Global BCCHAN-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...
) - Jay Durant - sports (now with Global BCCHAN-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...
) - Chris Durham - anchor (1987–1996; now instructor at NAITNorthern Alberta Institute of TechnologyThe Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and provides technical training and applied education designed to meet the demands of Alberta's industries...
) - Darren DutchyshenDarren DutchyshenDarren Dutchyshen is a Canadian sportscaster, who cohosts the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN. He was born in Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan. Dutchyshen graduated from the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatoon, and went on to stints at STV and Global Edmonton before his current...
- sports (1987–1995; now with TSNThe Sports NetworkThe Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels...
) - Andrea Engel - Morning News anchor (1996–2009; now working in real estateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
) - Reid Fiest - reporter (now with Global CalgaryCICT-TVCICT-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...
) - Scott Fralick - producer (1992–1993; now with CBC EdmontonCBXTCBXT-DT is the television call sign for the CBC's television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.- History :The station first went on-air on October 1, 1961 as Edmonton's second television station; the previous CBC affiliate, CFRN, switched to the newly-established CTV on the same day. Initially,...
) - Brent Gilbert - reporter (1986–1990; now with CTV British ColumbiaCIVT-TVCIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
) - Brienne Hurlburt - anchor (now with Global CalgaryCICT-TVCICT-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...
) - Catherine Hillerud - reporter (now works for K Division Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
) - Carolyn JarvisCarolyn JarvisCarolyn Jarvis is currently a Vancouver-based correspondent for 16x9 - The Bigger Picture and a substitute anchor for Global BC. She is also the Saturday anchor for Global National. Prior to her current position, she worked at Global Edmonton from spring 2005 to January 2009...
- reporter (2005–2009; now Saturday anchor of Global NationalGlobal NationalGlobal National is the national newscast of Canada's Global Television Network. Dawna Friesen anchors the program's weekday edition from the Global BC studios; Robin Gill currently anchors the weekend edition...
) - Barbara Kelly - anchor (197?-198?)
- Doug MainDoug MainDoug Main is a Canadian broadcaster, communications consultant, political commentator and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He served as Cabinet Minister. He served as the news anchor for CITV from 1975 to 1988....
- anchor (1975–1988) - Claire MartinClaire Martin (meteorologist)Claire Martin BSc is a national television weather presenter with CBC Television in Canada. She is a niece of Barbara Edwards, who in 1974 became the BBC's first female weather presenter in the UK...
- weather (1996–2005; now with the CBCCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe 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...
) - Bill MathesonBill MathesonBill Matheson was a Canadian weathercaster born in Lethbridge, Alberta, who was a television weather presenter with ITV in Edmonton.- Early life :...
- weather (1976–1999; deceased) - Ross McLaughlin - reporter (1985–1996; now with WXIA-TVWXIA-TVWXIA-TV, virtual channel 11.1 , is the NBC-affiliated television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Popularly known by its 11 Alive moniker, WXIA is owned by the Gannett Company in a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WATL...
in Atlanta) - Tara NelsonTara NelsonTara Nelson is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor, and most recently was the European bureau chief for Global Television Network's news division...
- reporter (now anchor CTV CalgaryCFCN-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....
) - J'lyn Nye - anchor (2000–2008; now co-hosting "The JOE Show" at 92.5 JoeFMCKNG-FMCKNG-FM, broadcasting at 92.5 FM, is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. The station plays an adult hits format branded as Joe FM. Since Corus's other adult hits station in Kitchener, Ontario flipped to mainstream rock, CKNG-FM was the only adult hits station owned by Corus until 2011, when...
) - Ray Rudowski - reporter (now with Hill & KnowltonHill & KnowltonHill & Knowlton is a global public relations company, headquartered in New York City, United States, with 79 offices in 44 countries. Hill & Knowlton was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1927 by John W. Hill and is today led by Chairman & CEO, Paul Taaffe...
) - Maureen Sales - anchor
- Christina Salvo - anchor (2010-2011; now with KABC-TVKABC-TVKABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. KABC-TV's studios are located in Glendale, California...
in Los Angeles) - Perry Solkowski - sports (1990–1997; now with CTV British ColumbiaCIVT-TVCIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
) - Lynda Steele - anchor (1995–2011; now with CTV British ColumbiaCIVT-TVCIVT-DT is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Owned by Bell Media, it is part of the CTV Television Network...
) - Robin StickleyRobin StickleyRobin Stickley is a Canadian television journalist who has been with CHAN-TV since January 2004. Prior to that date, she transferred from CITV-TV where she co-hosted the morning news for four years. She hosts the weekend morning news and noon news hour on Saturdays and Sundays...
- anchor (2000–2003; now with Global BCCHAN-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...
) - Kathy Tomlinson - reporter (now with CBC British ColumbiaCBUTCBUT-DT is the CBC's television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the flagship CBC Television station for the Pacific Time Zone. The station transmits its main terrestrial signal from a tower atop Mount Seymour....
) - Shannon Tyler - traffic (2007–2008; now with Magic 99CHMC-FMCIUP-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.3 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station, which uses the brand name up! 99.3, broadcasts an Adult Hits music format...
) - Susan Tymofichuk - reporter (now with CTV WinnipegCKY-TVCKY-DT is a television station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and owned by Bell Media. It is part of the CTV Television Network....
) - Keith Wells - sports (1992; now with CHEK-TV VictoriaCHEK-TVCHEK-DT, channel 6.1, is a television station based in Victoria, British Columbia and broadcasting to all of southwestern BC...
)