Global Television Network
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| Global Television Network | |
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| Founded | January 6, 1974 |
| President | Leonard Asper |
| Company | Canwest Television LP |
| Current Popular Series | |
The Global Television Network (known on-air simply as Global) is an English-language Canadian broadcast television network. It is owned and operated by Canwest Television LP, which is a unit of Canwest. It airs a mixture of American shows and movies and original Canadian shows.
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[edit] History
[edit] Global affiliates (including city of licence and date of first sign-on)
[edit] Canwest-owned
| Station | City | First sign-on date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAN-TV | Vancouver, British Columbia | October 31, 1960 | Originally an independent station upon sign-on, then a charter CTV affiliate upon that network's formation on October 1, 1961; disaffiliated from CTV and joined Global on September 1, 2001, taking the Vancouver Global affiliation from CKVU-TV |
| CHBC-TV | Kelowna, British Columbia | September 21, 1957 | Formerly a CBC affiliate until February 26, 2006; joined CH (later E! Canada) the next day; ceased its affiliation with E! and joined Global on August 31, 2009 |
| CICT-TV | Calgary, Alberta | October 8, 1954 | Formerly a CBC affiliate known as CHCT-TV until 1968, then as CFAC-TV; disaffiliated from CBC on September 1, 1975; known as CKKX-TV from March 1990 until September 6, 1993; joined Global on September 4, 2000 |
| CITV-TV | Edmonton, Alberta | September 1, 1974 | Joined Global on September 4, 2000 |
| CISA-TV | Lethbridge, Alberta | December 1954 | Formerly a CBC affiliate known as CJLH-TV until 1972, then as CJOC-TV until September 1976; disaffiliated from CBC in September 1976 and was known as CFAC-TV-7 until March 1990; joined Global on September 4, 2000 |
| CFSK-TV | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | September 6, 1987 | Joined Global on August 18, 1997 |
| CFRE-TV | Regina, Saskatchewan | September 6, 1987 | Joined Global on August 18, 1997 |
| CKND-TV | Winnipeg, Manitoba | August 31, 1975 | Formerly a Pembina, North Dakota station known as KCND-TV until August 31, 1975; joined Global on August 18, 1997 |
| CIII-TV | Toronto, Ontario | January 6, 1974 | Flagship station of Global |
| CKMI-TV | Montreal, Québec | March 17, 1957 | Formerly a CBC affiliate until September 13, 1997; joined Global the next day; licenced to Québec City, CKMI's original main studio location until it joined Global, until 2009 |
| CIHF-TV | Halifax, Nova Scotia | September 5, 1988 | Joined Global on August 18, 1997 |
