CITV-TV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = CITV-TV
city =
station_
station_slogan = Our City. Our News.
station_branding = Global Edmonton
analog = 13 (VHF)
digital =
other_chs = 10 CITV-TV-1 Red Deer
affiliations = Global (secondary 1988-2000, primary since 2000)
network =
airdate = September 1, 1974
location = Edmonton, Alberta
callsign_meaning = Canadian
Independent
TeleVision
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Canwest Global Communications Corporation
licensee = Canwest Media, Inc.
sister_stations = CHCA-TV
former_affiliations = independent (1974-2000)
effective_radiated_power = CITV-TV: 325 kW
CITV-TV-1: 325 kW
HAAT = CITV-TV: 268.2 m
CITV-TV-1: 263.7 m
coordinates = CITV-TV:
coord|53|22|57|N|113|12|59|W|type:landmark
CITV-TV-1:
coord|52|16|30|N|113|41|28|W|type:landmark|name=CITV-TV-1
homepage = [http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/ Global Edmonton]

CITV-TV is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as "Global Edmonton", the station is owned by Canwest, 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 Star Choice (channel 339) DBS services.

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

Transmission

The station broadcasts over the following over-the-air transmitters:
*Edmonton (CITV-TV, channel 13/cable 8, with ERP of 325kW; primary transmitter)
**Red Deer (CITV-TV-1, channel 10, with ERP of 325kW)
**Whitehorse, Yukon (CH4491, channel 7, with ERP of 0.02 kW)

CITV is considered as a "superstation" of sorts. Years before digital cable and satellite services began offering "time-shifting" packages of multiple network affiliates, CITV was offered in such locations as Squamish, British Columbia; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It still is offered in some areas of New Brunswick.

History

The station was launched on September 1, 1974. CITV was originally owned by Allarcom, owned by Dr. Charles Allard, and launched under the brand of 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.

News operation

The station produces 7 hours of news every weekday, and 4 hours on the weekends (a 2-hour Saturday morning show, and two 30-minute newscasts at 6 pm and 11 pm on both Saturday and Sunday).

The station is also the first in Edmonton to have a helicopter. The helicopter, called Global 1, is shared with CHED (AM) for their traffic reports during the Morning News (5:30 am to 9:00 am) and the Early News (5:00 pm to 5:30 pm). The helicopter is also used frequently for breaking news coverage.

Current personalities

* News Hour, weeknights 6:00-7:00 PM
**Gord Steinke
**Lynda Steele
**John Sexsmith, sports
**Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist
**Su-Ling Goh, Health Matters
**Julie Matthews, Trouble Shooter (investigative reporter/consumer advocate)

* Morning News, weekdays 5:30-9:00 AM
**Andrea Engel
**Shaye Ganam
**Lorraine Mansbridge, on location
**Mike Sobel, weather
**Kris Burkholder, Global 1 Traffic

* Noon News Hour, weekdays Noon-1:00 PM
**Shaye Ganam
**Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist

* Early News, weekdays 5:00-5:30 PM
**Lynda Steele
**Nicola Crosbie, meteorologist
**John Sexsmith, sports
**Chris Hayden, Global 1 Traffic

* News Hour Final, weeknights 11:00 PM-12:03 AM
**Catherine Hillerud, Night Watch reporter
**Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist
**Kevin Karius, sports

* Saturday Morning News, 8:00-10:00 AM
**Shane Jones
**Kevin O'Connell, weather specialist
**Seanna Collins, on location

* News Hour & News Final (weekends 6:00-7:00 PM & 11:00-11:30 PM)
**Carolyn Jarvis
**Dean Millard, sports
**Duane English, weather specialist

Reporters

*Fletcher Kent
*Shane Jones
*Carolyn Jarvis
*Su-Ling Goh, Health Matters
*Julie Matthews, Trouble Shooter
*Kendra Slugoski
*Vinesh Pratap
*Catherine Hillerud
*Dean Millard
*Slav Kornik
*Erin Harrison

Past personalities

* Bill Matheson, weather (1976-1999) (deceased)
* Claire Martin, weather (now with the CBC)
* Darren Dutchyshen, sports (now with TSN)
* J'lyn Nye, anchor (now co-hosting "The JOE Show" at 92.5 JoeFM)
* Reid Fiest, reporter (now reporting at Global Calgary)
* Susan Tymofichuk, reporter (now at CTV Winnipeg)
* Tara Nelson, reporter (now Global National Europe Bureau Chief)
* Jacqueline Clarke, anchor

tation presentation

Past slogans

*"You and ITV" (until 1993 or 1994)
*"It's Ours" (until 2000)
*"Global's Got It" (until 2006)

External links

* [http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/ Global Edmonton]
* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/television/histories.php?id=42&historyID=167 Canadian Communications Foundation - CITV-TV History]
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