CIHF-TV
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| Halifax, Nova Scotia/Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| Branding | Global Maritimes |
| Slogan | No slogan |
| Channels | Analog: 8 (VHF) in Halifax 12 (VHF) in Saint John Digital: not yet on air |
| Translators | See below |
| Affiliations | Global |
| Owner | Canwest (Canwest Media Inc.) |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Call letters’ meaning | C I Halifax |
| Former affiliations | 1988-1997: Independent branded as MITV |
| Website | www.globaltv.com/maritimes |
CIHF is a Canadian television station, serving the Maritime provinces. It is owned by Canwest, and is affiliated to their Global Television Network. It is branded as "Global Maritimes", and was formerly known as MITV (Maritimes Independent Television) until 1997.
It transmits in Halifax, Nova Scotia on channel 8 and in Saint John, New Brunswick on channel 12. Global Maritimes is carried on cable 6 on most systems throughout the region. It is also carried on Bell ExpressVu on channel 204. CIHF-TV-2, the Global New Brunswick signal, was previously on Star Choice on channel 330, but was removed on May 8, 2008 to make room for other channels on the satellite system. CIHF-TV-2 is a semi-satellite of CIHF-TV, and the only differences are commercials, a 5-minute split news update for New Brunswick, and the Empty Stocking Fund telethon from Saint John on the last Saturday of November, or in some years, the first Saturday of December.
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[edit] Transmitters
Below is a list of the station's rebroadcast translators. Semi-satellites are in bold.
| Town/location | Call-sign | Channel | Power (kW) | Coordinates | Notes |
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| Halifax, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV | 8 | 20 | Main station | |
| Truro, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-4 | 18 | 17.9 | ||
| Wolfville, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-5 | 20 | 336 | ||
| Bridgewater, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-6 | 9 | 13.9 | ||
| Sydney, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-7 | 11 | 154.1 | ||
| New Glasgow, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-8 | 34 | 18.8 | ||
| Shelburne, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-9 | 10 | 3.9 | ||
| Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-10 | 45 | 66.4 | ||
| Antigonish, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-15 | 21 | 37.8 | ||
| Mulgrave, Nova Scotia | CIHF-TV-16 | 28 | 2.65 | ||
| Saint John, New Brunswick | CIHF-TV-2 | 12 | 35.5 | Semi-satellite | |
| Fredericton, New Brunswick | CIHF-TV-1 | 11 | 20 | ||
| Moncton, New Brunswick | CIHF-TV-3 | 27 | 232 | ||
| St. Stephen, New Brunswick | CIHF-TV-12 | 21 | 31.3 | ||
| Miramichi, New Brunswick | CIHF-TV-13 | 40 | 41.7 | ||
| Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | CIHF-TV-14 | 42 | 38.1 | ||
[edit] News Programming
Global Maritimes airs two newscasts a day - The Evening News at 6:00 and News Final at 11:00. The Evening News is anchored by Allan Rowe. Global National airs at 6:30, following the Evening News. CIHF is the only station to air Global National at 6:30. Global Maritimes also has a late-night newscast, News Final, the only full hour local late-night newscast starting at 11pm with Allison Melanson or Paul Palmeter.
In terms of ratings, Global Martimes has edged out CBC for the second place title at 6:00 behind CTV News.
Global Maritimes also had a 5:30 newscast called the Early News, but was canceled as of early 2007 to make way for a full hour late-night newscast. The Early News was the first attempt in over 20 years to compete against CTV Atlantic's flagship news magazine program Live at 5.
On the weekends Global Maritimes airs, the Evening News at 6:00 with Deborah Zinck or Jacqueline Foster on Saturday and Sunday. News Final airs Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 with Jacqueline Foster or Deborah Zinck.
[edit] Other Programming
CIHF's signal is different from that of flagship station CIII, because Halifax is one hour ahead of Toronto, and the station has the rights to different programming. For example:
- Children's programming is broadcast in the morning Monday to Fridays, and is all Canadian, as well as an extra news bulletin in the early afternoon. This adds the required amount of Canadian content to CIHF's schedule.
- Global's primetime schedule is shuffled around due to time zone and simulcasting issues, with some shows aired on different nights compared to other Global stations.
October 4th Global Television in the Maritimes announces 41 layoffs through their Maritime operations.
[edit] History
CIHF-TV was launched on September 5, 1988, and was initially owned by New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. Ltd. (itself owned by the Irving family), who also owned CHSJ-TV (a private CBC affiliate at the time ) in Saint John, New Brunswick.
The station launched with four transmitters:
- Channel 8 - serving Halifax
- Channel 12 - serving Saint John, New Brunswick
- Channel 11 - serving Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Channel 27 - serving Moncton, New Brunswick
At the time, CIHF was the only over-the-air independent television station in the area, with studios and main operation centre in Halifax, and all other functions in Saint John, the station offered separate newscasts to each province and opportunities for advertisers to buy ad space in one or both provinces. At the time, the station was known as MITV - Maritimes Independent Television. As MITV shared owners with CHSJ-TV, a popular joke in the Maritimes was that MITV stood for "More Irving Television".
When MITV launched, the station took all primetime American shows from CBC stations CBHT and CHSJ, which is believed to have caused the CBC to launch an all-Canadian primetime schedule on their English language network.
In 1989, more transmitters were added:
- Channel 8 - serving Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
- Channel 18 - serving Truro, Nova Scotia
- Channel 20 - serving Wolfville, Nova Scotia
The transmitter network was expanded further in 1993:
- Channel 10 - serving Shelburne, Nova Scotia
- Channel 11 - serving Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Channel 31 - serving New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
- Channel 45 - serving Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
A year later, after losing $5 million dollars each year since sign-on, CIHF was sold to Canwest on August 29, 1994. This was part of a three-way deal, which saw the CBC taking control of CHSJ-TV, moving it to Fredericton, and renaming it CBAT, making it a full CBC affiliate. Later in the year, CIHF moved its operational and business headquarters to Halifax.
In 1995, CIHF's Saint John offices were moved out of the old CHSJ building and into a new facility in Brunswick Square. Within a year of new ownership and its resulting reorganization and marketing focus, the station became profitable for the first time in its short history.
In 1997, as a part of Canwest's rebranding effort, MITV became Global Maritimes. A year later, a third expansion of CIHF's transmitters took place:
- Channel 6 - serving Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Channel 21 - serving Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- Channel 21 - serving St. Stephen, New Brunswick
- Channel 28 - serving Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
- Channel 38 - serving Woodstock, New Brunswick
- Channel 40 - serving Miramichi, New Brunswick
This expanded CIHF's coverage to 90% of the Maritime population.
[edit] Slogans
- 1989-91: "A Difference You Can See"
- 1991-94: "We've Got It"
- 1994-97: "MITV's Got It"
- 1997-2006: "Global's Got It"
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