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{{Short description|Television station in Edmonton}}
{{distinguish|text=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], a commercial TV network in the United Kingdom, or its children's block on [[ITV2]], [[CITV]]}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign               = CITV-DT
| city                   =
| logo                   = Global Edmonton logo since 2022.svg
| logo_size              = 200px
| branding               = {{ubl|Global Edmonton (general)|''[[Global News]]'' (newscasts)}}
| digital                = 13 ([[VHF]])
| virtual                = 13
| translators            = ''see {{section link||Rebroadcaster}}''
| subchannels            = 
| affiliations           = [[Global Television Network|Global]] (since 2000)
| airdate                = {{start date and age|1974|9|1|p=y}}
| location               = [[Edmonton]], Alberta
| country                = Canada
| callsign_meaning       = Canadian Independent Television
| former_callsigns       = CITV-TV (1974–2011)
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analogue:''' 13 (VHF, 1974–2011)|'''Digital:''' 47 ([[UHF]], 2009–2011)}}
| owner                  = [[Corus Entertainment]]
| licensee               = Corus Television [[Limited Partnership]]<ref name="orgchart">[https://crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht032h.pdf Ownership Chart 32H – CORUS – TV & Discretionary Services]</ref>
| sister_stations        = '''Radio:''' [[CHED (AM)|CHED]], [[CKNG-FM]], [[CISN-FM]]
| former_affiliations    = [[Independent station|Independent]] (1974–2000)
| erp                    = 25 [[Watt|kW]]
| haat                   = {{convert|228.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| coordinates            = {{coord|53|22|57|N|113|12|59|W|type:landmark_region:CA-AB|name=CITV-DT|display=inline}}
| licensing_authority    = [[CRTC]]
| website                = {{URL|https://globalnews.ca/edmonton/|Global Edmonton}} 
}}

'''CITV-DT''' (channel 13) is a [[television station]] in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada, part of the [[Global Television Network]]. The station is [[owned and operated]] by network parent [[Corus Entertainment]], and maintains studios on Allard Way Northwest in the [[Pleasantview, Edmonton|Pleasantview neighbourhood]] of Edmonton. Its transmitter is located just off of [[Alberta Highway 21|Highway 21]], southeast of the city. CITV-DT carries the full Global network schedule, and its programming is similar to [[sister station]] [[CICT-DT]] in [[Calgary]].

==History==
{{Expand section|further information on CITV-DT's history|date=September 2011}}
[[File:ITV Logo Old.jpg|thumb|left|150px|First logo used while as ''ITV'', used during the 1980s.]]
The station first signed on the air on September 1, 1974. CITV was originally owned by [[Allarcom]], owned by Dr. [[Charles Allard]], and launched under the brand "Independent Television" (ITV). Allard's proposal won out over three competing applicants for a second commercial station in Edmonton because it emphasized local programming.<ref name="Edmo740830">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63354951/for-citv-sunday-its-lights-camera/|date=August 30, 1974|page=3|first=Brian|last=Butters|title=For CITV: Sunday, it's lights, camera, ACTION!|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|location=Edmonton, Alberta, Canada|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref><!-- Fri -->

[[File:CITV 1990.PNG|thumb|100px|right|''ITV'' logo used from 1990s until 2000 when CITV joined Global. For logos used as Global, please refer to the [[Global Television Network]] article.]]
In 1981, CITV became a national [[superstation]], being offered on most cable television systems across the country through the [[Cancom]] (now [[Shaw Broadcast Services]]) service for Canadian cable television providers too distant to receive most over-the-air television signals. It continues to be carried on satellite television nationwide through Bell Satellite TV and Shaw Direct, as well as on several other cable systems across Canada outside Alberta, including in all of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] and some areas of [[Nova Scotia]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Saskatchewan]], [[British Columbia]] and the [[Yukon Territory]].

From 1980 to 1982, the station's studios were used for taping episodes of the Canadian sketch comedy ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]''; since the station itself was the focus of the storylines, CITV's lobby and control room were often used for SCTV scenes. (The show had previously taped in Toronto at [[CIII-TV]], Global's flagship station, somewhat ironically.) CITV's booth announcer, Robert Corness, also announced for ''SCTV'', including later syndicated reruns distributed by Allarcom and WIC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Voice123 {{!}} World's 1st voice over marketplace |url=https://voice123.com/voice-actor/robertcorness |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=Voice123 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1987, the station launched a semi-satellite in [[Red Deer, Alberta]], as part of a joint venture with Monarch Broadcasting (the owners of CKRD-TV). CITV-TV-1, VHF channel 10, broadcast ITV's program schedule, with separate commercials for Red Deer and Central Alberta. The rebroadcaster, along with CKRD-TV, was purchased by Allarcom in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/citv-dt|title = CITV-DT &#124; History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref> Some programs produced at CKRD-TV's studios were later added to CITV-TV-1's schedule for Central Alberta viewers, such as the noon-hour program ''ITV Express'', and the ''RDTV News Crew'' at 5:30&nbsp;p.m.

In February 1991, Allarcom's broadcast and cable assets, including CITV-TV, were purchased by WIC Western International Communications.

In July 2000, the CRTC approved the purchase of WIC's broadcast television assets, including CITV-TV, by [[Canwest]]. CITV officially joined the Canwest-owned [[Global Television Network]] on September 4, 2000, along with fellow Alberta stations CICT in Calgary, [[CISA-TV]] in [[Lethbridge]], and CKRD-TV Red Deer. The former WIC stations in Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge had already carried Global's programming, alongside WIC-sourced programming, since 1988.

The CRTC approved Canwest's application to launch a transitional digital television transmitter, CITV-DT, on March 5, 2009. The transmitter launched on June 29, 2009, on UHF channel 47 (PSIP 13.1).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/citv-dt|title = CITV-DT &#124; History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>

CITV-TV-1 was converted to a rebroadcaster of CITV-TV/DT in August 2009, relaying Global Edmonton's program schedule and commercials without any variations; this coincided with the closure of [[CHCA-TV]] by Canwest.

On October 27, 2010, Canwest Global's television assets, including CITV, were purchased by Shaw Communications.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/cbusiness-us-canwest-shaw-idCATRE69L5C520101022|title = Shaw Comms gets regulator's OK to buy Canwest TV|newspaper = Reuters|date = October 22, 2010}}</ref> On August 22, 2011, the station completed its transition from analog to digital by moving CITV-DT from UHF channel 47 to VHF channel 13 and increasing its effective radiated power (its virtual channel remains at 13.1).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/television/citv-dt|title = CITV-DT &#124; History of Canadian Broadcasting}}</ref>

Corus Entertainment completed its purchase of Shaw Media, including CITV Edmonton, on April 1, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.corusent.com/news/corus-entertainment-to-acquire-shaw-media-in-transformational-acquisition-2/ |title=Corus Entertainment to Acquire Shaw Media in Transformational Acquisition - Corus Entertainment |access-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106001656/https://www.corusent.com/news/corus-entertainment-to-acquire-shaw-media-in-transformational-acquisition-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==News operation==
CITV presently broadcasts 45 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with seven hours each weekday and five hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). It currently airs the highest number of local newscast broadcast hours of any English-language television station in the Edmonton market.

The station was the first in the Edmonton market to have a news helicopter. The helicopter, called "Global 1", is shared with radio station [[CHED (AM)|CHED]] for their traffic reports during the ''Morning News'' and the ''Early News''. The helicopter is also used frequently for breaking news coverage.

On November 15, 2010, CITV became the first television station in Alberta to begin broadcasting its locally produced programming in [[high-definition television|high definition]]. On September 10, 2011, CITV-DT expanded its Saturday morning newscast to three hours. The following day, on September 11, the station debuted a two-hour Sunday morning newscast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9068.html |title=News - Media &#124; Global News Redefines Morning Television in Toronto with the Morning Show Featuring the Return of Liza Fromer |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702093852/http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2011/31/c9068.html |archive-date=July 2, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-edmonton-expands-morning-news-coverage/1000570623/ |title=Global Edmonton Expands Morning News Coverage |access-date=September 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319223711/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-edmonton-expands-morning-news-coverage/1000570623/ |archive-date=March 19, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 27, 2012, CITV-DT expanded its weekday morning newscast to four hours, with the addition of a half-hour; in addition on September 2, 2012, the station expanded its Sunday morning newscast to three hours with an additional hour. The expansions to CITV's morning news programming was part of a benefits package that was included as a condition of the sale of the Global Television Network to Shaw Communications.<ref>[http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-news-boosts-local-programming-across-the-country/1001418952/ Global News Boosts Local Programming Across the Country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107031528/http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/global-news-boosts-local-programming-across-the-country/1001418952/ |date=January 7, 2014 }}, ''Broadcaster Magazine'', May 30, 2012.</ref>

In June 2024, Corus Entertainment enacted cuts in its news division, affecting weekend news programming at Global Edmonton and Global Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/global-confirms-cuts-in-news-division/|title=Global confirms cuts in news division|first=Connie|last=Thiessen|website=Broadcast Dialogue|date=June 12, 2024|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref> As of August 10, 2024, both stations will continue to broadcast separate 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for their respective markets; both sets of evening newscasts will utilize a shared on-air presenting team out of the Calgary studios using Global's multi-market newscast production method that is used in other markets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3543575/global-news-mmc-edward-r-murrow-award-excellence-in-innovation/|title=Global News' MMC wins Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Innovation|website=Global News|date=June 20, 2017|accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref> It has also been announced that separate weekend morning newscasts for both stations will be done out of the Global Edmonton studios.

===Notable former on-air staff===
{{Div col}}
* [[Rob Brown (reporter)|Rob Brown]] – reporter (1999–2002)
* [[Darren Dutchyshen]] – sports (1987–1995)
* [[Carolyn Jarvis]] – reporter (2005–2009)
* [[Doug Main]] – anchor (1975–1988)
* [[Claire Martin (meteorologist)|Claire Martin]] – weather (1996–2005)
* [[Bill Matheson]] – weather (1976–1999)
* [[Tara Nelson]] – reporter
* [[Graham Richardson (journalist)|Graham Richardson]] – reporter
* [[Kathy Tomlinson]] – reporter
{{Div col end}}

==Technical information==

===Subchannel===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannel of CITV-DT<ref name=rei>{{cite news|title=Digital TV Market Listing for CITV|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=CITV#station|access-date=August 5, 2024|work=[[RabbitEars.info]]|language=en}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#Canada|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 13.1 
| [[1080i]] || [[16:9]] || CITV-DT || [[Global Television Network|Global]]
|}

===Analogue-to-digital conversion===
On August 31, 2011, when Canadian television stations in CRTC-designated mandatory [[media market|markets]] [[Digital television in Canada|transitioned from analogue to digital broadcasts]],<ref name="Analog to Digital">{{Cite web |url=http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298735558373/1298735558406 |title=Digital Television – Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) |access-date=July 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119235835/http://digitaltv.gc.ca/eng/1298735558373/1298735558406 |archive-date=November 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the station's digital signal relocated from channel 47 to [[VHF]] channel 13.

===Rebroadcaster===
{| class="wikitable"
! Station
! [[City of licence]]
! [[channel (broadcasting)|Channel]]
! [[effective radiated power|ERP]]
! [[HAAT]]
! Transmitter coordinates
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''CITV-DT-1'''
| [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]]
| 28 ([[UHF]])<br />10 
| 132&nbsp;kW
| {{convert|263.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| {{coord|52|16|35.2|N|113|41|25.3|W|type:landmark_region:CA-AB|name=CITV-TV-1}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://globalnews.ca/edmonton/ Global Edmonton]
*[https://broadcasting-history.ca/television/television-stations/alberta/CITV-DT CITV-DT] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
*{{RecnetCanada|CITV-DT}}

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