CHAN-TV
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| CHAN-TV | |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| Branding | Global BC |
| Slogan | None |
| Channels | 8 (VHF)/Cable 11 analog, 22 (UHF) (not yet broadcasting; originally expected to launch in September 2006[citation needed]) digital |
| Translators | See list |
| Affiliations | Global |
| Owner | CanWest Global (CanWest MediaWorks Inc.) |
| Founded | October 30, 1960 |
| Call letters meaning | CHANnel |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1960-1961), CTV (1961-2001) |
| Website | Global BC |
CHAN-TV is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, broadcasting over-the-air on channel 8, and available via cable providers in the area on channel 11. Its studios are in the nearby city of Burnaby. The Global Television Network's owned-and-operated station in B.C., it currently uses the on-air brand Global BC, and was previously known as BCTV. The station is available throughout British Columbia, and its 6:00 p.m. News Hour is the highest-rated newscast in the province, with an average of 500,000 viewers per night.
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[edit] History
CHAN began broadcasting on October 30, 1960 at 4:45 PM as an independent station, joining CTV upon the new network's launch on October 1, 1961. Temporary studios were housed in downtown Vancouver, at 1219 Richards Street, until the studios at 7850 Enterprise Street, in Burnaby were completed in early 1961. Soon after launch, the station began installing many relay transmitters, and, according to the station, can reach 97 per cent of British Columbia. Via OTA channel 8, CHAN also reaches an American audience in neighbouring Whatcom County, Washington.
In 1963, local entrepreneur Frank Griffiths purchased the station, along with nearby CBC affiliate station CHEK-TV, based in Victoria on Vancouver Island.
In 1975, CHAN took on the on-air name BCTV, which it used until 2001, when it became Global BC ("BCTV" was retained for its local news programs up until February 2006). Also in 1975, the current newsroom was constructed. In 1982, the station became part of Selkirk Communications subsidiary Western Broadcasting Inc., and in 1989, was acquired by WIC subsidiary Westcom TV Group.
[edit] Hostility with CTV
Although CHAN was one of the backbones of the CTV network for many years, and one of the network's most successful affiliates, its management was very unfriendly toward the network. Management believed that the network's flagship station, CFTO in Toronto, was given undue favoritism in the production of CTV's Canadian programming in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the 1990s, CHAN's goal became the production of a new, early-evening national newscast from its studios. In fact, several newscast pilots were produced at CHAN, suggesting the network was seriously considering such a move. However, that newscast never materialized; instead, CHAN began producing Canada Tonight, which aired on most WIC-owned stations beginning in the mid-nineties.
Nonetheless, until 1997, CHAN bought the B.C. rights to several popular series from CFTO's parent company, Baton Broadcasting. However, tensions were exacerbated that year when Baton won a licence for a new station in Vancouver, CIVT. After Baton bought majority control of CTV, it became an open secret that CIVT would eventually replace CHAN as the CTV station for Vancouver. CHAN had signed a long-term contract several years prior that would not expire until 1999, but was extended to 2001. However, outside of the 40 hours of programming per week that this allowed for, and CHAN's own local news, the station had to rely on lower-profile programming supplied by parent company WIC. A small amount of CHUM programming also aired on CHAN at times during the 1997-2001 period, including CityLine.
[edit] The affiliation shakeup of 2001
In 2000, WIC's stations were purchased by CanWest Global, and as a result, CHAN would become the British Columbia O&O station of the Global Television Network. When BCTV's affiliation with CTV expired on September 1, 2001, a major shakeup in British Columbia television occurred:
- The CTV affiliation, jointly held by CHAN and sister station CHEK, moved to CTV-owned independent station CIVT, becoming a CTV O&O station which was briefly known as "BC CTV" (later simply "CTV").
- The Global affiliation, held by CKVU, a former CanWest station that was in the process of being sold to CHUM Limited, moved to CHAN, which became new O&O "Global BC".
- Most of BCTV's former WIC programming, now part of CanWest's CH system, moved to CHEK (where other WIC programs already aired). The station was rebranded "CH Vancouver Island".
- Finally, CKVU adopted the "ckvu13" brand and became an independent station carrying CHUM programming, some of which had aired on KVOS the previous season. The station became Citytv Vancouver several months later, after the sale to CHUM was approved.
- A religious station, CHNU, launched two weeks later, and a CHUM-owned NewNet station in Victoria, CIVI, launched just over two weeks after that.
[edit] News
CHAN's news operation is well respected in the industry. Ever since the station decided to produce a one hour news bulletin in the late 1960s, a major part of the station's cash flow has gone into its news programming, and it has garnered high ratings and major awards since then. The station's on-air news style was even used as an inspiration for Ted Turner's CNN, as both use the newsroom as a backdrop during the broadcast.
In addition to its various local newscasts, CHAN also produced Canada Tonight, an early-evening newscast focusing on national news. Two versions were produced: one for BC itself, hosted by CKNW radio commentator Bill Good (now at CIVT, CTV's current Vancouver O&O station) and a national version, hosted by Tony Parsons, who also presented (and continues to anchor) CHAN's nightly news program, the News Hour. When CanWest Global purchased CHAN, the stories that were once sourced from CTV's other affiliates throughout the country, were replaced by stories sourced from Global's affiliates.
From 2001, when the station became Global BC, the news organization underwent a minor name change - BCTV News on Global. CHAN opted to keep the BCTV name for their newscast, as it was still a widely-recognised name in BC; also, to keep CIVT from using the name itself, as it contained the letters "CTV". In addition, CHAN became home to Global's national news centre and a new national newscast, Global National, anchored by former ABC reporter and presenter, Kevin Newman. The program goes live from tape from Vancouver at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone), and is followed by the News Hour at 6:00 p.m. with Tony Parsons. Tara Nelson anchors the weekend edition of Global National, and is also the primary substitute anchor for the weekday editions.
In 2006 Global bought a Robinson R44 news helicopter with gyroscopic camera mounts. It will be shared with CKNW - the second news helicopter in Vancouver after that used by CIVT. Global has named the helicopter Global 1 - the same designation as Global Ontario's helicopter.
[edit] Global BC News
- News Hour (Weekdays 6:00 - 7:00PM)
- Tony Parsons, 1975 - Anchor
- Wayne Cox, 1998 - Weather
- Deborra Hope, 1981 - Insight (A documentary feature)
- Squire Barnes, 1996 - Sports
CHAN's other news programs include:
- Morning News (Weekdays 5:30 - 9:00 AM)
- Lynn Colliar, 1990 - Anchor
- Steve Darling, 1998 - Anchor
- Mark Madryga, 1994 - Weather
- Rena Heer, 2006 - Traffic
- Saturday/Sunday Morning News (7:00 - 10:00 AM Saturday), (8:00 - 10:00 AM Sunday)
- Robin Stickley, 2004 - Anchor
- Kristi Gordon, 2006 - Weather
- Jay Janower, 1993 - Sports
- Noon News Hour (Weekdays 12:00 - 1:00 PM)
- Randene Neill, 1998 - Anchor
- Rena Heer, 2006 - Weather
- Squire Barnes, 1996 - Sports
- Noon News Hour (Weekends 12:00 - 1:00 PM)
- Robin Stickley, 2004 - Anchor
- Kristi Gordon, 2006 - Weather
- Jay Janower, 1993 - Sports
- Early News (Weekdays 5:00 - 5:30 PM)
- Deborra Hope, 1981 - Anchor
- Wayne Cox, 1998 - Weather
- Squire Barnes, 1996 - Sports
- News Hour (Weekends 6:00 - 7:00 PM)
- Chris Gailus, 2006 - Anchor
- Kristi Gordon, 2006 - Weather
- Barry Deley, 1997 - Sports
- News Hour Final (Weekdays 11:00 - 12:00 PM)
- Jill Krop, 1997 - Anchor
- Wayne Cox, 1998 - Weather
- Barry Deley, 1997 - Sports
- News Final (Weekends 11:00 - 11:35 PM)
- Rotating - Anchor
- Kristi Gordon, 2006 - Weather
- Barry Deley, 1997 - Sports
- Global National (Weekdays 5:30 - 6:00 PM)
- Kevin Newman, 2001 - Anchor
- Global National (Weekends 5:30 - 6:00 PM)
- Tara Nelson, 1999 - Anchor
The BCTV brand was finally dropped when Global launched its new look on February 6, 2006. "Global BC" is now CHAN's local news brand, and BCTV's news program names were expanded to other Global stations (which all went by the name Global News). Global BC produces an average of 40 hours of news per week.
[edit] Station Management
- General Manager: Roy Gardner
- Senior Vice President of News: Steve Wyatt
- Vice President of News: Tony Parsons
- News Director: Ian Haysom
[edit] Producers
(2006 Current)
- Randy McHale, 1978
- Tim Perry, 1989
- Doriana Temolo, 1992
- Susan Jenks, 1995
- Rae-Anne Morin, 1997
- Fiona Hopewell, 1997
- Terry MacIsaac, 1999
- Rebecca Peters, 2000
- Jason Keel, 2001
- Erin Lawrence, 2002
- Marsha Gabriel, 2002
- Doug Sydora, 2003
- Annie Wong, 2003
- Cort Smith, 2004
- Gillian Robinson, 2005
[edit] Reporters
(2006 Current)
- Brian Coxford, 1974
- Mike McCardell, 1976
- Linda Aylesworth, 1981
- John L. Daly, 1984
- Ted Chernecki, 1992
- Jas Johal, 1994
- Keith Baldrey, 1995
- Catherine Pope, 1995
- Catherine Urquhart, 1995
- Tara Nelson, 1999
- Anna Gebauer, 1999
- Darlene Morrison, 1999
- Marisa Taylor-Thomas, 2001
- Aaron McArthur, 2001
- Michelle Miller, 2001
- Samantha Falk, 2004
- Rumina Daya, 2004
- Ron Bencze, 2005
- Anne Drewa, 2005
- Mike Chisholm, 2005
- Ted Field, 2006
- Elaine Yong, 2006
- Leigh Morrow, 2006
- Grace Ke, 2006
- Jane Carrigan, 2006
- Erin Cebula
[edit] E.N.G. Camera Operators
(2006 Current)
- Gary Hanney, 1966
- Eric Cable, 1971
- John Chant, 1972
- Ken Chu, 1975
- John McCarron, 1978
- Roger Hope, 1980
- Dave McKay, 1980
- Paul Rowand, 1983
- Mike Timbrell, 1986
- Karl Casselman, 1987
- Steve Lyon, 1992
- Sergio Magro, 1994
- Ken Timbrell, 1995
- Wayne DeCoffe, 1998
- Al Coen, 2000
- Tony Clark, 2000
- Mike Louie, 2001
- Trevor Henderson, 2001
- Howard Cooper, 2003
- Geoff Fontes, 2003
[edit] E.N.G. Editors
(2006 Current)
- Carlo Sgaetti, 1976
- Andre Poitras, 1978
- David Ingram, 1980
- Karl Avefjall, 1982
- Jamie Forsythe, 1983
- Ted Anhorn, 1988
- Chris Koster, 1989
- Ron Tupper, 1989
- Russell Stephens, 1990
- Simon Boniface, 1991
- Mark Cameron, 1992
- Jim Helgason, 1993
- Ryan Steeves, 1995
- Sharon Bates, 1997
- Josh Hill, 1999
- Luca Sgaetti, 2001
- Monty Burt
- John Pippus
- Jacquie McIndoe
- Keith Whitter, 2004
- Diane Brady, 2006
- Effie Klein, 2006
[edit] Programming
For the most part, CHAN-TV airs a typical Global network schedule, but with a few differences:
- Programs that are pushed from the CHAN schedule for its news programs, such as Days of Our Lives, and Sports Page (until its cancellation in September 2005), are shown on CHEK.
- CHAN owns the British Columbia rights to The Oprah Winfrey Show, dating back to its days as a CTV affiliate. In every other market in which CTV owns a station, CTV owns the local rights to Oprah.
- CHAN normally aired Saturday Night Live reruns (that were originally aired from 1975 to 1980) during its late night programming hours on weekdays from March of 2004 (following the cancellation of The Mike Bullard Show). The repeats continued until March of 2006, when they were replaced with reruns of The Shield, followed by reruns That '70s Show and Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.
[edit] Previously aired US programs
- Late Show with David Letterman, weeknights 12:37 a.m. (Feb 1994 to August 1995)
- (280-JOCK followed News Hour Final at 12:05 a.m. until it was cancelled in late 1994, which pushed back Late Show to 12:37 a.m. for several months.)
- Tonight Show with Jay Leno, weeknights 12:07 a.m. (August 1995 to August 2001)
- (As CHUM held the rights to this program throughout the rest of the country, when CIVI-TV lanuched in nearby Victoria, British Columbia, the broadcast rights transferred over to there.)
[edit] Transmitters
CHAN operates the single largest private transmitter network in North America, with roughly one hundred transmitters (some of which are community-owned) serving 97 percent of British Columbia.
[edit] Videotape Format
CHAN-TV uses Betacam SP analogue videotape for all of its local advertisements and non-live parts of their newscasts. MPEG-2 transmission is used in nearly all non-local broadcasts.
[edit] Slogans
- 1960: CHAN-O-RAMA (Used in Newscasts)
- 1986: First Of All BCTV
- 1994-2001: TV for BC
- 1994: Your Choice BCTV
- 1994: Coverage. We Go All The Way
- 2001: Global's Got It!
- 2003-2006: KnoW Sooner (Used in News Promos)
[edit] Alumni
- Ernie Rose, 1960-1981
- Ron Morrier, 1960-1981
- Jean Cannem, 1960-1978
- Frank Griffiths, 1963-1994
- Ray Peters, 1963-1989
- Peter Rolston, 1963-1979
- Cameron Bell, 1968-1989
- Bernie Pascal, 1969-1999
- Norm Grohmann, 1970-1979, 1983-1998
- Keith Bradbury, 1972-1998
- Robert Malcolm, 1972-1991
- John McKeachie, 1973-1999
- Patrick Clancey, 1974-1978
- Clem Chapple, 1977-2003
- Pamela Martin, 1977-2001
- Russ Froese, 1977-1980
- Jack Webster, 1978-1987
- Harvey Oberfeld, 1979-2006
- John Gibbs, 1981-1992
- Barry Houlihan, 1983-1997
- Jennifer Mather, 1991-1998
- Linden Soles, 1991-1993
- Mi-Jung Lee, 1992-1998
- Kimberly Halkett, 1993-1997, 2002-2006
- Bill Good Jr., 1993-2001
- Zack Spencer 1994-2006
- Reg Hampton, 1998-2006
- Keri Adams, 2001-2002
- Naz Salimian, 2002-2005
- Suzette Meyers, 2004-2006
- Dennis Bell
- Don Timbrell
- Alan Edwards
- Ed Cosgrove
- Belle Puri
- Margo Harper
- Fred Cawsey
- Colleen Leung
- Chester Grant
[edit] External links
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CBUT 2 (CBC) - CHEK 6 (CH) - CHAN 8 (Global) - CKVU 10 (Citytv) - KVOS 12 (IND) - CFEG 19 (IND/Rel.) - KBCB 24 (IND/ImaginAsian) - CBUFT 26 (SRC) - CIVT 32 (CTV) - CHNM 42 (IND) - CIVI 53 (A-Channel) - CHNU 66 (OMNI) |
| Local cable television stations Fairchild - Knowledge Network - Shaw TV - Sportsnet Pacific - Talentvision |
| See also: Broadcast Television in the Seattle-Tacoma Market |
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Corporate Directors: David Asper | Gail Asper | Leonard Asper | Lloyd Barber | Derek Burney | Ronald Daniels | David Drybrough | Paul Godfrey | Frank King | Lisa Pankratz |
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Radio Stations: CJZZ | CKBT |
