CBUT/CH2
vancouver.cbc.ca |
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| CBUT is a CBC O&O station.
It's programming is very similar to other CBC
O&Os. They identify themselves as
"CBC," though officially they are
"CBC Vancouver"/"CBC British
Columbia." Their local news program was
"Broadcast One" anchored by Gloria
Macarenko, but because of the budget cut, it was
axed and replaced by a nationwide generic
"Canada Now" anchored by Ian
Hanomansing, which is incidentally produced at
CBUT. Gloria Macarenko still anchors the latter
half of the show, which consists of local news.
Their logo is very logically that of CBC's. |
CHEK/CH6
Victoria
www.chektv.com |
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| CHEK is a CTV station. In the
1950s-60s, when they were a CBC station, they
built a transmitter on one of the Gulf Islands so
that their signal can make it to Vancouver and
get back some of the advertising revenues
"stolen" from KVOS Bellingham. In 1963
they were bought by Frank Griffiths's company
(which later became WIC), and they switched to CTV in
1979. CHEK became secondary to BCTV, which got to
simulcast CTV's American shows. On the other
hand, CHEK airs some of CTV's shows at alternate
time slots, plus some other shows which WIC owns
right to. WIC was purchased by CanWest Global in
June 2000, and CHEK might become a secondary
Global station after disaffiliating with CTV
(probably in 2001). They identify themselves as
"CHEK-TV", hence the checkmark logo.
Their local news program is called "CHEK-TV
News." They also simulcast BCTV's "News
Hour" at 6pm.
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CHAN/CH8
www.tvforbc.com |
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| CHAN is one of the founding
members of the CTV network. They launched on
Halloween 1960. (creepy!) In the 1960s-70s they
expanded their signals to the interior of the
province, and officially became BCTV. At first
they were always in fierce competition with other
CTV stations (CFTO Toronto in particular) for the
amount of network programming each of them
contributed. The competition ended in the late
1980s, when the network started buying shows from
American networks and independent producers. They
carry the standard CTV programs, but not some of
the optional ones. (eg. "Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire?" in the 1999-2000 season.)
Their parent company, WIC, was bought by CanWest
Global in June 2000, and BCTV will switch to
Global in September 2001. They identify themselves as
"BCTV," and I think their logo is a
Pacific Dogwood, BC's floral emblem. Their news
operation is called "BCTV News." Their
flagship program, "BCTV News Hour," is
BC's most watched newscast. "News Hour"
has one of the largest local news audience not
only in Canada, but the entire North America,
exceeded only by 2 stations in New York (I think
WABC and WNBC) and 1 in Philadelphia (most
probably WPVI). Starting 1993, they also produce
"Canada Tonight," which airs on WIC's
independent stations in Alberta (recently
switched to Global) and CHCH Hamilton. They are
also the only local station to air newscasts
everyday at noon and on weekend mornings.
Future Outlook:
Since WIC was bought by CWG, BCTV will switch to
Global, and more than likely be rebranded as
simply "Global." Therefore their news
operation would become "Global News."
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CKVU/CH10
www.globaltv.com |
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| Officially CKVU isn't affiliated
to Global. CKVU, along with some other stations
owned by CanWest Global, are only a
"system" of "independent"
stations which carry similar programs, and which
are branded as "Global." Before being
branded as such, CKVU was known as UTV. Their
primetime programming is very similar to that of
other Global stations, with shows such as
"Friends," "Will And Grace,"
"The Practice" and "The
Simpsons." Because of CWG's purchase of WIC,
they have to drop CKVU. They are looking for
potential buyer, which should be decided soon. Being branded as
"Global," their logo would very
logically be Global's arc. Their local news
program is "Global News," anchored on
weekdays by Russ Froese and Jennifer Mather (who
according to my English teacher went to my high
school).
Future Outlook:
Potential buyers for CKVU are CHUM-CITY and Craig
Broadcasting. But CHUM is not really likely to be
the new owner because they were successful in
applying for a new station in Victoria. That
leaves Craig Broadcasting. If they are
successful, CKVU is likely to join their Prairies
stations to be branded as "A-Channel,"
and operate as a CITY style station. That means a
lot of old movies and music programs, but also
more time slots for news, including a morning
news program. (I look forward to that!)
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CIVT/CH32/Cable
9
www.vancouvertelevision.com |
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| CIVT is an independent station
owned by CTV, Inc. They launched on September 22,
1997. They operated very much in Toronto's
CITY-TV style: a lively station with the studio
located right at the heart of the city; and a
breakfast show with a set consisting of giant
eggs, forks and juice box. That triggered
complaints from CHUM Group, one of the applicants
for the license and the owner of CITY-TV, who
accused Baton (now CTV, Inc.) of stealing their
ideas. Nevertheless CIVT carries shows that are
more than just music programs and old movie
re-runs: They carry shows such as "Law and
Order" and the first season of
"...Millionaire?", most of them
optional shows CTV owns right to, but not carried
by CHAN. They
identify themselves as "Vancouver
Television" or more commonly
"VTV," and in some of their short
idents they have a big numeral 9 spinning around
in the background, a number which represents
their cable channel. Their news operation from
1997-1999 is "Vancouver News Live @ (the
hour)," which operates in the CITY-TV style:
a highly open set in the middle of the newsroom,
with the anchors walking around and sitting only
during breaks. In 1999 they had a revamp, which
almost totally got rid of the CITY style. The new
name is "VTV News." Their news set is
still in the middle of the newsroom, but now the
anchors can sit down comfortably. The news format
is now more strict. Well, they still kept the
eggs and stuff for "VTV Breakfast;"
that is, until September 2000, when the breakfast
show got a revamp themselves. The format is still
the same, but the eggs and forks and juice box
are gone :-( ...replaced by thousands of clocks
and mini-versions of the breakfast plate stuck on
the wall. Personally I don't like the new set:
it's too empty and unimaginative.
Future Outlook:
Since The Affiliation Switch would leave
Vancouver without a CTV station, CTV, Inc. is
likely to convert CIVT into one of their
O&Os. It means that "VTV News"
should still be "VTV News," but during
the rest of the day they would identify
themselves as simply "CTV," with blue
and green and most commonly red silk streamings
flying around the screen, representing news,
sports, and entertainment respectively. If that
is the case, they might also get a new dull logo,
something like this:
That would also
mean they would use the generic CTV news graphics
or even the open.
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