CTV
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| TV station ( private law ) | |
| Program type | Full program |
| reception | Satellite , cable , DVB-T , DVB-S , DVB-C |
| Image resolution | ( Entry missing ) |
| Start of transmission | October 1, 1961 |
| owner | Bell Globemedia (formerly: CTV Television Inc.) |
| executive Director | John Raisman (President) Rick Brace |
| List of TV channels | |
| Website | |
CTV Television Network is Canada's largest English-language private television broadcaster . The abbreviation "CTV" has no official meaning, but many Canadians interpret it as "Canadian Television". The station's main studios are located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. The station is operated by Bell Globemedia and has several regional studios in other provinces.
history
The government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker passed a new broadcasting law in 1958, with which the supervisory authority, the Board of Broadcast Governors (the predecessor of today's Canadian Radio-Television to Telecommunications Commission) was established. As the monopoly of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) slowly came to an end, the new supervisory authority decided to set up a second network of broadcasters. The agency tendered broadcasting rights for Halifax and Montreal, which were to be provided with bilingual programs in English and French. Further broadcasting permits were tendered for the cities of Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, in order to be able to offer the residents an alternative in addition to the programs offered by CBC.
The new station CTV Television Network officially started on October 1, 1961. On September 1, 1966, the station switched to the color television system . In the course of the following years the station developed into a network. In mid-1970, the broadcasting area was expanded to all of Canada, through newly opened regional TV stations, as well as through the takeover of existing regional studios from CBC. Additional regional studios were added in the following years. Since 2003 the program has been broadcast in 16: 9 widescreen format.
Program scheme
CTV broadcasts series, TV shows, films, documentaries, news and regional news. Canada AM breakfast television is broadcast Monday through Friday morning . In this current news as well as regional news from other parts of the province and other entertainment programs are broadcast. In the rest of the morning, series and shows are broadcast until noon.
The CTV News is broadcast during lunchtime, while talk shows, shows and series such as B. Dr Phil . The evening news and other series are broadcast in the early evening program. During prime time in the evenings, films are always broadcast Monday through Wednesday. Current series are broadcast in the evening program from Thursday to Saturday. Depending on the length of the film, a series follows the film. This is followed by the national news, which is broadcast nationwide. The CTV National News reports on current affairs in Canada, the neighboring United States and worldwide. In addition, reports are made on current market developments on the stock exchanges. This is followed by late night shows or series.
Special broadcasts
CTV was one of the stations that won the Canadian broadcast rights for coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and the London 2012 Olympics. The rights were also given to the channels Rogers Sportsnet , The Sports Network and the French-language television channel Réseau des sports .
On July 2, 2005, CTV broadcast the Live 8 concert for 20 hours , which was viewed by over 10.5 million people. It turned out to be the most-watched television program in Canadian history.
The station also broadcasts annual events such as the Emmys and Oscars and the Toronto International Film Festival .
CTV HD
The station is converting all of its channels to the new high definition television (HD TV). So far the following stations broadcast on HD:
- Toronto , since 2005
- Vancouver , since 2006
- Calgary , since 2009
- Montreal , since 2011
- Ottawa , since 2011
- Edmonton , since 2011
- Kitchener , since 2011
- Winnipeg , since 2011
- Halifax , since 2011
- Peterborough , since 2015
Slogans
- 1966: The Color Network
- 1967: It's Happening on CTV
- 1974: For Those Who Want It All
- 1987: CTV Entertains You
- 1988: The Choice of Canadians
- 1990: Tuned In To You
- 1998-2003: Canadian Television
- 2004–2005: Canada's Watching
- 2006: Canada's Number One Network
- 2010: Naturally CTV
Series
American
- Blind spot
- Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case )
- Castle
- Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent )
- Criminal Minds
- CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation )
- CSI: Miami
- CSI: NY
- Desperate Housewives
- Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- FlashForward
- Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI ( Fringe )
- Ghost Whisperer - Voices from Beyond ( Ghost Whisperer )
- gossip Girl
- Grey's Anatomy
- Human target
- Law & Order
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Lost
- Medium - nothing remains hidden ( medium )
- The mentalist
- OC, California ( The OC )
- Two and a Half Men
- Unforgettable
- V - The visitors ( V )
- Vampire Diaries ( The Vampire Diaries )
In-house productions
- Canadian Idol
- Corner gas
- Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Flashpoint - The Special Command (Flashpoint)
- Instant Star
- Motifs
- Saving Hope
- The Bridge
- The Eleventh Hour
- The Listener - Hellhörig ( The Listener)
- Robson Arms
Broadcasting stations
- CIVT ( Vancouver )
- CFCN ( Calgary )
- CFRN ( Edmonton )
- CFQC ( Saskatoon )
- CIPA ( Prince Albert )
- CKCK ( Regina )
- CICC ( Yorkton )
- CKY ( Winnipeg )
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CTV Northern Ontario (formerly MCTV) ( Northern Ontario )
- CHBX ( Sault Ste. Marie )
- CITO ( Timmins )
- CICI ( Greater Sudbury )
- CKNY ( North Bay )
- CKCO ( Kitchener )
- CFTO ( Toronto )
- CJOH ( Ottawa )
- CFCF ( Montreal )
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CTV Atlantic (formerly ATV) ( Maritimes )
- CKLT ( Saint John )
- CKCW ( Moncton )
- CJCH ( Halifax )
- CJCB ( Sydney (Nova Scotia) )
See also
Web links
Official website (English)