Global Television Network
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| reception | Cable, satellite, internet |
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| Start of transmission | January 6, 1974 |
| owner | Corus Entertainment |
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Global Television Network ( Global or Global TV for short ) is a private Canadian , English-speaking television network that was operated by Shaw Communications , headquartered in Calgary , until early 2016 . After that, the entire Shaw group came into the possession of Corus Entertainment, a former subsidiary of Shaw. Since then, Global Television Network has operated as a Corus company and covers many media branches.
GTN is the second largest privately operated television network in Canada after CTV Television Network . The station broadcasts a full program on which u. a. Series, films, news and sports reports are shown. The station began broadcasting in 1974 and expanded in the following years to up to eleven broadcasting studios nationwide.
history
After the CBC and CTV networks were established in Canada, some cities called for a third network to be established in Canada during the 1970s. A group of investors, led by Al Bruner and Peter Hill, founded Global Communications Ltd. with the aim of supplying more remote areas in Canada via UHF . The group of investors decided to set up a six-transmitter network that would be located in southern Ontario and stretch from Windsor to Ottawa . The Alexandria community fought against a transmitter mast so that the signal could not be broadcast in Montreal . The investor group promised a high quality program with mostly Canadian content and no local advertising. The new Global Television Network (callsign: CKGN) began broadcasting from an old factory floor in Don Mills on January 6, 1974 at 6:00 pm. In just three months, the station ran into financial difficulties and was taken over by Canwest. Due to the financial crisis and the economic slump in 2008-2009, Canwest ran into financial difficulties and had to be placed under Canadian bankruptcy protection. In this situation, the company was restructured and released its media area specifically the television media area for sale. The Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications Inc. took over this part of the company from Canwest and founded the subsidiary Shaw Media in 2010.
program
The station produces its own news program and has its own editorial team. The main news program is Global National , which is broadcast nationwide. The editorial team also produces regional news, which are broadcast by the respective regional channels. The station broadcasts current series such as NCIS , The Border , Law and Order as well as various films from Canadian and American production. In addition to the films and series, sporting events are broadcast, including those of regional teams. Global Winnipeg produces Fox Soccer Report for Fox Sports World Canada and Fox Soccer Channel in the United States and other countries.
The broadcaster operates the online news portal Global News .
Broadcasting stations
- Calgary , Alberta - CICT
- Edmonton , Alberta - CITV
- Halifax , Nova Scotia - CIHF
- Kelowna , British Columbia - CHBC
- Lethbridge , Alberta - CISA
- Quebec City , Quebec - CKMI
- Regina , Saskatchewan - CFRE
- Saskatoon , Saskatchewan - CFSK
- Toronto , Ontario - CIII (flagship)
- Vancouver , British Columbia - CHAN (flagship)
- Winnipeg , Manitoba - CKND
Global HDTV
In October 2004, Global began broadcasting the Toronto station's programming in high-resolution 1080i image format over the digital cable network. On April 18, 2008, a transmitter was put into operation at the transmitter building in Toronto, which also transmits the high-resolution signal terrestrially. On the same day, the parallel HDTV broadcasting of the global TV broadcaster began in Vancouver .