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| CHAN ( Global) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Slogan: "Global's got it!" | ||
| Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
| Channel 8 / Cable 11 | ||
| Owner | CanWest Global | |
| Founded | 1960 | |
| Joined Global | 2001 | |
| Signal Radius | 97% of British Columbia | |
| Callsign Meaning | CHANnel | |
| Former Affiliations | 1960- 2001: CTV | |
| Global Network | ||
| CITV ( Edmonton) | CKND ( Winnipeg) | CIII ( Toronto) |
CHAN-TV Vancouver, British Columbia (otherwise known as Global BC) is the Global Television Network's owned-and-operated station in British Columbia, broadcasting from its studios in Burnaby. It broadcasts on OTA channel 8, and on cable channel 11.
CHAN began broadcasting on October 30, 1960, as one of CTV's original affiliates. Soon after launch, the station began installing many relay transmitters, and, according to the station, can reach 97 per cent of British Columbia. In 1963, local entrepreneur Frank Griffiths purchased the station, along with nearby station CHEKCHEK-TV Victoria (on Vancouver Island), British Columbia is a member of the CH television system, owned by CanWest Global, broadcasting on channel 6. CHEK was British Columbia's first private television station, singing on the air as a CBC affilate on Dec TV, based in VictoriaVictoria is a Canadian city, and the provincial capital of British Columbia. Victoria also refers to Greater Victoria including this municipality and those immediately surrounding it. It is also the seat of the Capital Regional District. Location It is ne on Vancouver Island.
In 1975, CHAN took on the name BCTV, which was used as the station's name up until 2001, when it became Global BC (BCTV is still used for its local news programs). In 1982, the station became part of Selkirk subsidiary Western Broadcasting Inc ., and in 1989, was acquired by WIC subsidiary Westcom TV Group .
CHAN's news operation is well respected in the industry. Ever since the station decided to produce a one hour news bulletin in the late 1960s, a major part of the station's cash flow has gone into its news programming, and has garnered high ratings and major awards since then. The station's on-air news style was even used a inspiration for Ted Turner's CNN, as both uses the newsroom as a backdrop during the broadcast.
CHAN was very unfriendly towards CTV, as they believed that the network's Toronto station, CFTO , produced nearly all of CTV's Canadian shows in the late 1960s and early 1970s. CHAN's main goal was to produce a nation-wide national news bulletin from its studios, but CTV didn't like the idea, as Griffiths only owned three CTV affiliates: BCTV, CHEK and, for a short while, Montreal's CFCF.
This lead to CHAN producing its own program for WIC's stations in the mid-nineties: "Canada Tonight". Two versions were produced: one for BC itself, hosted by Bill Good (now at CIVT, CTV's current Vancouver affiliate) and a national version, hosted by Tony Parsons, who also presents their nightly news program, "The Newshour". When CanWest Global purchased CHAN, the stories that were once sourced from CTV's other affiliates throughout the country, were replaced by stories sourced from Global's affiliates.
From 2001, when the station became Global BC, CHAN became home to Global's new national news program, GlobalNational, hosted by former ABC reporter and presenter, Kevin Newman . The program goes live to air from Vancouver at 5.30pm ( Pacific Time ), and is followed by The Newshour .
CHAN's other news programs include: