Living (TV series)
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Living is a group of regional lifestyle television programs that aired on CBC Television
stations in Canada
. The initial broadcast was on January 15, 2007. Most of the CBC stations which aired Living produced their own locally oriented programs. Most used the title format Living (Location), although the shows in Toronto
and Ottawa
were titled Living in (Location) due to similarly named programs on Rogers TV in those markets.
Similar to the 1970s U.S. syndicated series PM Magazine
, each local Living program consists of a mixture of locally produced segments and others produced for national broadcast.
In most markets, the series aired at 3:00 p.m. local time weekdays. Repeats of the Newfoundland and Labrador edition, which initially aired at 3:30 NT, later aired Tuesday to Friday at 7:00 p.m. NT on CBNT
, to fill a half-hour gap in the national schedule caused by the local newscast airing at 6:00 p.m. NT.
Due to budgetary issues, the Living programs were not continued past the end of the 2008-09 season. The final episodes of each Living series aired on August 28, 2009.
Segments from the Living programs were later repurposed for a national series titled Breeze, hosted by Maureen Welch in Ottawa. That program currently airs as part of the Saturday daytime schedule on CBC.
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
stations in 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...
. The initial broadcast was on January 15, 2007. Most of the CBC stations which aired Living produced their own locally oriented programs. Most used the title format Living (Location), although the shows in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
were titled Living in (Location) due to similarly named programs on Rogers TV in those markets.
Similar to the 1970s U.S. syndicated series PM Magazine
PM Magazine
PM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States...
, each local Living program consists of a mixture of locally produced segments and others produced for national broadcast.
In most markets, the series aired at 3:00 p.m. local time weekdays. Repeats of the Newfoundland and Labrador edition, which initially aired at 3:30 NT, later aired Tuesday to Friday at 7:00 p.m. NT on CBNT
CBNT
CBNT-DT, channel 8, is a television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It serves as the CBC Television station for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The station went on the air on October 1, 1964, as previous CBC...
, to fill a half-hour gap in the national schedule caused by the local newscast airing at 6:00 p.m. NT.
Due to budgetary issues, the Living programs were not continued past the end of the 2008-09 season. The final episodes of each Living series aired on August 28, 2009.
Segments from the Living programs were later repurposed for a national series titled Breeze, hosted by Maureen Welch in Ottawa. That program currently airs as part of the Saturday daytime schedule on CBC.
Living programs
- Living Calgary (CBRT; also aired on CBXTCBXTCBXT-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,...
) - hosted by Alex Ruiz - Living Halifax, formerly Living East (CBHTCBHTCBHT is the flagship station of CBC Television in the Atlantic Time Zone of Canada. CBHT broadcasts on terrestrial channel 39 at 157.54 kW and cable channel 11 in the Halifax metro area...
; also aired on CBCT/CBATCBAT-TVCBAT-TV is the CBC's television station in New Brunswick. The station's main studios are located in Fredericton. It broadcasts terrestrially on VHF channel 4 from its main transmitter on Mount Champlain near Saint John, its city of licence until 2011, and serves the province via a network of relay...
) - hosted by Heidi Petracek - Living in Ottawa (CBOTCBOT (TV)CBOT-DT is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television station in Ottawa, Ontario. The station's studios are located in the CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre.-History:...
) - hosted by Maureen Welch - Living in Toronto (CBLT; also aired on CBETCBETCBET, channel 9, is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's owned-and-operated television station in Windsor, Ontario. The station's signal also covers the Detroit, Michigan area across the international border in the United States, and is counted as a Detroit station for the purposes of...
) - hosted by Mary ItoMary ItoMary Ito is a Canadian television and radio personality who currently hosts Fresh Air, CBC Radio One's regional weekend program in Ontario. She previously hosted TVO's More to Life and Second Opinion and CBC Television's Living in Toronto.... - Living Montreal (CBMTCBMTCBMT-DT is the CBC's television station in Montreal, Quebec. Programming on CBMT is seen on a network of more than 50 rebroadcasters throughout Quebec and in three communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet, Poplar River, and Shamattawa.-History:...
) - hosted by Sue Smith - Living Newfoundland and Labrador (CBNTCBNTCBNT-DT, channel 8, is a television station in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It serves as the CBC Television station for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The station went on the air on October 1, 1964, as previous CBC...
) - hosted by Erin Sulley - Living Saskatchewan (CBKTCBKTCBKT-DT is the CBC's television station in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is located in the CBC Regina Broadcast Centre at 2440 Broad Street in downtown Regina, alongside CBK-AM-FM....
) - hosted by Connie Walker - Living Vancouver (CBUTCBUTCBUT-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....
) - hosted by Jaeny Baik - Living Winnipeg (CBWTCBWTCBWT is the CBC's television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the only CBC station in Manitoba, since Brandon's CKX-TV closed on October 2, 2009....
) - hosted by Mary McCown