CablePulse 24

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CablePulse 24 (CP24)

Type	Cable television specialty channel
Country	Canada
Availability	Southern Ontario (analogue) National (satellite)
Owner	CHUM Limited (Pending Sale to CTVglobemedia)
Launch date	March 30, 1998
Website	www.citynews.ca

CablePulse 24 (oftenly known as CP24) is a 24 hour Canadian cable television specialty news channel. Based in Toronto, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area, although it covers national and international news as well. It is distributed through cable in southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite nationally. It was licensed as Pulse 24 in 1996 and launched as CablePulse 24 (CP24) on March 30, 1998.

It is owned by CHUM Limited, and is closely tied to their Toronto broadcast station, Citytv Toronto, sharing a newsroom, anchors, reporters and other staff with that station's CityNews. News programming airing live on CITY, such as CityNews, Breakfast Television and special coverage, is always simulcast on CP24. The channel further shares resources with other CHUM Limited television properties, and traffic coverage with the newsroom of CHUM's radio stations (CHUM and CHUM-FM) in the city.

The station's visual format is of a window using about two-thirds of the screen, where news and information programs are broadcast; the surrounding space contains weather and traffic information, along with scrolling news headlines and other details. This format has been described as more closely resembling a website than a conventional television channel. In overnight periods, the channel broadcasts historical newscasts from the CityNews archive as Rewind, and news from international sources such as Deutsche Welle originated in English, or bearing English dubbing or subtitling, as Daily Planet.

Old Version of the CP24 logo, although this logo no longer appears on-air, however it's still present on the CHUM-City Building and several Citytv-CP24 vehicles.

Most cable companies that carry the station air it on cable channel 24. The station does not air on any cable system outside of Central or Southern Ontario, but is available on direct broadcast satellite in some markets. On Bell Expressvu, the station is part of the service's News package. It is also available in the FYI package provided to Star Choice customers. There have been at least tentative plans to launch localized versions of CP24 for other markets, such as Vancouver and Ottawa.

The channel was originally owned by CHUM Limited with minority partner Sun Media, owner of the Toronto Sun daily newspaper. Sun writers and commentators were featured regularly on the channel. The relationship ended in 2004, when the Sun's owners sold their 29.9% share in CablePulse 24 after acquiring the independent broadcast station CKXT.

[edit] Noted Programs

Animal Housecalls: Hosted by Ann Rohmer. A phone-in show about animals. The show does have guests as well.
AutoShop: An phone-in show about automobiles. Hosed by Merella Fernandez
Backstory: Hosted by CityNews reporter Kris Reyes. A show devoted to what makes the news.
CityNews At Noon: The noon news hosted by Dwight Drummond and Laura DiBattista.
CityNews At Six: The six o'clock news co-anchored by Anne Mroczkowski
CityNews At Six Weekend: The six o'clock weekend news co-anchored by Francis D'Souza and Merella Fernandez
CityNews International: Anchored by Gord Martineau with frequent reports from Beatrice Politi and Amber Macarthur
CityNews Tonight: The eleven o'clock news anchored by Mark Dailey
CityNews Tonight Weekend: The eleven o'clock weekend news co-anchored by Francis D'Souza and Merella Fernandez
CityOnline: A phone-in show about current topics. Primarily hosted by Ann Rohmer
HomePage: A technology television show, hosted by David Onley, with Amber MacArthur as a frequent guest.
Hot Property: A Real-Estate show hosted by Ann Rohmer.
Legal Briefs: Hosted by Lorne Honickman, a civil litigation lawyer, who was a reporter for CityPulse from 1981-1992.
On Call: Hosted monthly by CityNews Health Specialist Laura DiBattista and at one point Dr. Sheela Basrur, then Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health.
On The Quarter: Hosted by Ann Rohmer and TD Waterhouse money expert Patricia Lovett Reid, aired once every three months.
Perfect Fit: Hosted by CityNews Fitness Specialist Tonya Rouse, weekly on Thursdays.
Silverman Helps: Hosted by Ombudsman Peter Silverman.
TalkTV
The Chief: Hosted by CityNews Crime Specialist and noon news co-anchor Dwight Drummond and Toronto police Chief Bill Blair; originally Julian Fantino.
The Mayor: Usually hosted by Anne Mroczkowski, with Toronto mayor David Miller; originally Mel Lastman.

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Broadcast television stations in the Toronto / Hamilton / Niagara Falls, ON market

Local television stations CKVR 3 (A-Channel) - CBLT 5 (CBC) - CFTO 9 (CTV) - CHCH 11 (CH) - Star Ray TV 15 (Pirate) - CICA 19 (TVO) - CHEX-2 22 (CBC, Oshawa) - CBLFT 25 (SRC) - CITS 36 (CTS) - CIII 41/6/55 (Global) - CFMT 47 (OMNI.1) - CKXT 52/45 (SUN TV) - CITY 57 (Citytv) - CJMT 69 (OMNI.2)
Local cable television channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
Local Buffalo stations available on cable television WGRZ 2 (NBC) - WIVB 4 (CBS) - WKBW 7 (ABC) - WNED 17 (PBS) - WNLO 23 (The CW)¹ - WUTV 29 (FOX) - WNYO 49 (MNTV) ¹ ¹ -- digital cable only
See also broadcast television in the Buffalo, Barrie, Kitchener, London, and Peterborough markets

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Television stations in the Barrie/Orillia, Ontario Market

Local television stations CKVR 3/12 (A-Channel) - CIII 7 (Global) - CBLT 8/16/18 (CBC) - CFTO 9/21 (CTV) - CKNY 11 (CTV) - CICA 13/19/42/51 (TVO) - CBLFT 34/55 (SRC) - CHCH 67 (CH)
Regional cable television channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
Local Buffalo and Oshawa stations available on cable television CHEX-TV-2 22 (CBC) - WGRZ 2 (NBC) - WIVB 4 (CBS) - WKBW 7 (ABC) - WNED 17 (PBS) - WNLO 23 (The CW)¹ - WUTV 29 (FOX) - WNYO 49 (MNTV) ¹ ¹ -- digital cable only
See also Broadcast television in the Buffalo/Toronto, London/Kitchener, Sudbury, and Eastern/Central Ontario Markets

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Broadcast television stations in the Kitchener/Mid-Western Ontario market

Local Television Stations CIII 6/41 (Global) - CKNX 8 (A-Channel, Wingham) - CFPL 10 (A-Channel, London) - CHCH 11 (CH, Hamilton) - CKCO 13 (CTV) - CBLFT 25/61 (SRC) - CICO-28 28 (TVO) - CITY 31 (Citytv) - CITS 36/32/14 (CTS, Burlington) - CBLN 45/56 (CBC) - CFMT 47 (OMNI.1, Toronto) - CJMT 69/20 (OMNI.2)
Regional cable television stations CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
See also Broadcast television in the Toronto, London, Barrie, Buffalo, and Erie, PA markets

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Broadcast television stations in the London / Woodstock / Wingham market

London / Woodstock stations CIII 6/29 (Global) - CFPL 10 (A-Channel) - CHCH 11/51 (CH) - CKCO 13/42 (CTV) - CITS 14/36 (CTS) - CICO 18/28 (TVO) - CJMT-1 20 (OMNI.2) - CITY 31 (Citytv) - CBLN 40/56 (CBC) - CBLFT 53/61 (SRC) - CFMT-1 69 (OMNI.1)
Wingham: CKCO 2 (CTV) - CIII 4 (Global) - CKNX 8 (A-Channel) - CICA 12 (TVO) - CBLN 20/45 (CBC)
Regional cable channels CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - ShopTV Canada - Sportsnet Ontario
Television stations from other markets available in London and area on cable Detroit: WJBK 2 (Fox) - WDIV 4 (NBC) - WXYZ 7 (ABC) - WWJ 62 (CBS) - Erie: WICU 12 (NBC) - WJET 24 (ABC) - WQLN 54 (PBS) - Cleveland: WUAB 43 (MNTV) Note: Other towns in this market which closer to other markets (on the fringes) are able to receive their signals, such as from Toledo, Cleveland, Detroit, Erie, Flint, and Buffalo.
See also Broadcast television in the Toronto, Kitchener, Barrie, Detroit-Windsor, Erie, PA, Toledo and Cleveland markets