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CablePulse 24
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| CablePulse 24 (CP24) | |
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| Launched | March 30, 1998 |
| Owned by | CTV Limited (CTVglobemedia) |
| Country |  Canada |
| Broadcast area | Southern Ontario (analogue) National (satellite) |
| Headquarters |  Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | www.cp24.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Bell ExpressVu | Channel 503 |
| Star Choice | Channel 509 |
| Cable | |
| Available on many Canadian cable systems | Check local listings, channels may vary |
CablePulse 24 (commonly known as CP24) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by CTV Limited a division of CTVglobemedia. Based in Toronto, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario, although it covers national and international news as well. It is distributed through cable in southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite nationally.
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The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as Pulse 24 in 1996 and was launched as CablePulse 24 (CP24) on March 30, 1998, under the ownership of CHUM Limited along with minority partner Sun Media, owner of the Toronto Sun daily newspaper. Sun writers and commentators were featured regularly on the channel. On December 1, 2004 CHUM Limited acquired the remaining interest of CP24 (giving it 100% of its shares), when the Sun's owners sold their 29.9% share in CP24 after acquiring its independent broadcast station CKXT, the same date when CHUM Limited took control of Craig Media Inc. and it's assets. On June 22, 2007, CTVglobemedia took control of CP24 as a result of a buyout of CHUM Limited.
CP24 is currently closely tied to Citytv Toronto which is owned and operated by Rogers Communications[1], sharing a newsroom, anchors, reporters and other staff with that station's CityNews. News programming airing live on Citytv Toronto, such as CityNews, Breakfast Television and special coverage, is always simulcast or rebroadcasted on CP24. The channel (station) further shares resources with other CTVglobemedia properties, and traffic coverage with the newsrooms of CTVglobemedia's radio stations (CHUM and CHUM-FM) in the city.
The channel'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 station 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.
Most cable companies including Rogers Cable 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. The station is available across Canada on Bell ExpressVu, on which 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 on the same channel, such as Vancouver and Ottawa and Barrie, and the other cities where the Citytv and the A-Channel stations exist.
Since the acquisition of CHUM Limited by CTVglobemedia, CTV Newsnet and CP24 have technically been under the same ownership since June 2007, however CP24 and Citytv Toronto are expected to continue sharing resources until at least 2008.[2] [3] Following a three-year transition period, Citytv Toronto will move from the CHUM-City Building to the Olympic Spirit building at 35 Dundas Street East.
The A-Channel stations including CKVR-TV will be rebranded under a new name and identity.
There has been a speculation that CP24's newsroom will most-likely move out of the CHUM-City Building and merge into the CTV Toronto news department, located at the 9 Channel Nine Court in Agincourt, Ontario.
In September 2007, the CRTC announced the filing of an application by Rogers Communications to acquire 20 per cent of CablePulse 24. [4] This application apparently stems from an earlier option agreement between CHUM and Rogers dating back to 2000, and not (at least directly) to Rogers's acquisition of Citytv. To date neither CTV nor Rogers has commented on whether this application will change future plans for the channel.
- A-Channel News This Week
- A newscast produced out of A-Channel Barrie/Toronto with pre-recorded wrap of the week's top stories from Parry Sound to York Region.
- Animal Housecalls
- Hosted by Ann Rohmer. A phone-in show about animals. The show does have guests as well.
- Arts & Minds
- AutoShop
- a phone-in show about automobiles. Hosted by Merella Fernandez
- Backstory
- hosted by CityNews reporter Kris Reyes. A show devoted to what makes the news.
- Breakfast Television
- the morning news co-anchored by Kevin Frankish and Dina Pugliese
- Careers TV
- 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 and Gord Martineau
- 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 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
- Daily Planet
- Earth Matters
- FT-Fashion Television
- hosted by Citytv's Jeanne Beker
- HelpTV!
- HomePage
- a technology television show, hosted by Amber MacArthur
- 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.
- In Fashion
- Newserial Gold
- a late-night 80s travel show
- 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.
- Hour Town
- hosted by Adam Vaughan - former Citytv personality and now Toronto City Councillor. Also, son of notable former Citytv news reporter Colin Vaughan.
- Perfect Fit
- hosted by CityNews fitness specialist Tonya Rouse, weekly on Thursdays.
- Rewind
- Late-night program that airs CityPulse broadcasts from the 1980s and 1990s, usually corresponding to the present date.
- Silverman Helps
- hosted by ombudsman Peter Silverman.
- Speakers Corner
- Pulse On Health
- a weekly show with Dr. Karl Kabesele on health matters
- The Chief
- hosted by CityNews crime specialist and noon news co-anchor Dwight Drummond and Toronto Police Services chief Bill Blair; originally Julian Fantino.
- The NewMusic
- a weekly music and culture television newsmagazine hosted by MuchMusic's Hannah Simone.
- The Mayor
- usually hosted by Anne Mroczkowski, with Toronto mayor David Miller; originally Mel Lastman.
- Webnation
- hosted by Amber MacArthur talking about digital culture and current affairs for a connected audience. The show was aired until October 25, 2007, the show is rebroadcasted on CP24 and can also be watched online on the "Webnation" webcast at www.citynews.ca/webnation. A similar show will be relaunched in January 2008.
In addition to the Freeway Management System - COMPASS and RESCU cameras, Citytv Toronto and CP24 operates Bell EYES cameras located at:
- ^ Rogers Communications officially acquires Citytv stations across Canada., September 28, 2007
- ^ "Rogers to move Citytv operations (sic) out of its longtime downtown Toronto headquarters", David Friend, Canadian Press, June 12, 2007
- ^ "Rogers Media Begins process of acquiring Citytv stations.
- ^ CRTC application 2007-12
- Official CP24 website
- CTVglobemedia
- 1996 Public Notice licensing "Pulse 24" (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission)
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