bc 1 global news bc 1 logo launched march 14 2013 owned by corus entertainment picture format 1080i hdtv 480i sdtv slogan 1 province . 1 channel . 24 hour news . primary we are bc s news country canada language english broadcast area british columbia national via satellite headquarters burnaby british columbia sister channel s tv chan dt radio cknw chmj cfmi fm cfox fm website global news bc1 availability satellite shaw direct channel 1 501 hd cable delta cable channel 694 hd shaw cable bc only channel 111 sd channel 216 hd vancouver only channel 21 sd grand forks & salmon arm only channel 2 sd quesnel only channel 88 sd global news bc 1 often referred to as bc 1 is a canadian english language category b digital cable local news and information specialty channel for the province of british columbia that is owned by corus entertainment and operated alongside the corus owned global television network s vancouver owned and operated television station chan dt global bc . the channel s branding is derived from the global network and its news division global news . it broadcasts from chan dt s studios on 7850 enterprise street in burnaby . 1 contents 1 history 2 format 3 references 4 external links history edit on january 11 2012 shaw media announced its intention to launch a 24 hour local news channel for the province of british columbia the first regional news channel in canada located outside of ontario that would be operated alongside global s vancouver station chan dt 2 with an expected launch date of summer 2012 . the channel was approved by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc on july 20 2012 under the tentative name global news plus bc . it was described as a regional english language specialty category b service that will offer a mix of local and regional news traffic weather business sports and entertainment information devoted to serving residents of british columbia with a special focus on the vancouver victoria extended market as defined by the broadcast bureau of measurement bbm canada . 3 on the same day shaw media announced its revised plan to launch the channel in early 2013 under the new name global news bc 1 . 4 on august 30 2012 global bc posted a statement about global news bc 1 which had expected to be launched in january 2013 claiming it will provide viewers across the province with top local and regional stories and will become an important component of global news digital first objective . 5 the launch would later be delayed to march 14 2013 . 6 the channel soft launched on march 14 at 8 00 a.m. pdt 14 00 utc and officially launched one hour later at 9 00 a.m. pt with the debut of the show am bc . format edit global news bc 1 s screen graphics as seen in 2013 . global news bc 1 contains an l frame display at the bottom and right side of the channel s screen which carries the day s top news headlines weather sports scores and market indices with regular banner ads interspersed . 7 the channel simulcasts existing local news programming from global bc eight hours a day during the week and six hours daily on weekends and runs one hour news wheel reports throughout the day . 8 the channel does not carry any news programs produced by global okanagan another global owned and operated station serving the okanagan region of british columbia although their reporters and anchors fill in and provide stories . an okanagan focused news program at 9 25pm on weekday and 9 30pm on weekends under the name global news on bc 1 with jordan armstrong anchoring from burnaby . in january 2015 bc 1 changed its on screen graphics to white and light blue . on the right of the screen they put traffic cameras live traffic feed . the channel also airs a half hour regional human interest program your bc which is aired on weekends before the simulcast of the weekend editions of global news morning and global national . 7 references edit shaw granted 24 hour all news channel for british columbia globaltvbc.com 2012 07 20 shaw media launching all news network for british columbia newswire press release 2012 01 11 broadcasting decision crtc 2012 394 crtc 2012 07 20 shaw media receives sic crtc approval for bc regional news network shaw media press release 2012 07 20 global bc bc1 . global news bc 1 news channel to launch mid march . broadcaster magazine . retrieved 1 march 2013 . a b sic anchors of global news bc 1 shaw media press release 2013 02 28 global has a gift for metro vancouver news junkies globaltvbc.com 2013 03 08 external links edit official website global bc v t e broadcast television in british columbia vancouver dtv cbut 2.1 cbc chan 8.1 global ckvu 10.1 city civi dt 2 17.1 ctv two cfeg 19 ind analog cbuft 26.1 ici radio canada civt 32.1 ctv chnm 42.1 omni chnu 66.1 ind victoria dtv chek 6.1 ind yes tv chnu dt 1 21.1 ind civi 23.1 ctv two ckvu dt 2 27.1 city chnm dt 1 29.1 omni kamloops dtv cfjc 4 city analog chkm 6.1 global kelowna dtv chbc1 2.1 global chkl1 5.1 global prince george dtv ckpg 2 city analog cifg 12.1 global other areas chetwynd chet 55 ind dawson creek cjdc 5 ctv two terrace cftk 3 ctv two valemount chvc 7 ind cable only coast cable 11 gibsons dctv 4 delta fairchild tv vancouver feed global news bc 1 hansard tv knowledge network2 sportsnet pacific tsn1 shaw tv vancouver shaw multicultural channel talentvision vancouver us stations serving bc bellingham wa dtv kvos 12.1 metv 12.2 movies 12.3 h & i kbcb 24.1 sonlife 24.2 jewelry tv k24ic d 28.1 pbs 28.2 nhk world 28.3 worldview 28.4 tvw see also list of television stations in british columbia northwest washington and seattle tv 1 chbc and chkl carry separate evening newscasts local and provincial respectively but identical programming otherwise . 2 available on over the air retransmitters in certain towns . v t e corus entertainment broadcast television global o & o cfre cfsk chan chbc chnb cict cihf ciii cisa citv ckmi cknd ctv chex chex tv 2 ckws cable television specialty channels english language abc spark action bbc canada cartoon network adult swim cmt cosmopolitan tv crime & investigation dejaview disney channel disney junior disney xd diy network double helix dtour food network fyi global news bc 1 hgtv history h2 ifc lifetime movietime national geographic channel nat geo wild nickelodeon oprah winfrey network showcase slice sundance channel teletoon the edge treehouse w movies w network ytv corus m dia french language disney la cha ne historia s ries t l toon vrak telelatino network 50.5 % euroworld sport mediaset italia sky tg24 telebimbi telelatino teleni os univision canada terrestrial radio by call sign am cfmj cfpl ched chmj chml chqr chqt cjob cjoy cknw fm cfgq cfhk cflg cfmi cfmk cfny cfox cfpl chay cilq cimj cing ciqb cisn cjdv cjgv cjkr cjot cjss cjxy ckbt ckcb ckdk ckng ckqb ckru ckry ckwf ckws other assets kids can press nelvana toon boom animation defunct historical brands and predecessors discovery kids dusk edge tv kidsco encore avenue leonardo world movie central teletoon retro t l toon r tro video italia shaw media alliance atlantis canwest chca tv cooltv dusk e tv system fine living fox sports world canada selkirk communications x treme sports western international communications some of the assets listed above are majority owned wholly owned by corus entertainment or are under license . refer to full asset list for detailed information . v t e television news in canada broadcast news divisions cbc news cbc television national local ctv news ctv ctv two citynews city global news global le t l journal ici radio canada t l tva nouvelles tva omni news omni television specialty channels national english atn ndtv 24x7 atn times now bloomberg tv canada business news network cbc news network cpac english ctv news channel idnr tv the weather network french avis de recherche cpac french ici rdi le canal nouvelles m t om dia third language 5 kanal atn dd news fairchild tv news fairchild tv sky tg24 zee 24 taas regional english cp24 gta global news bc 1 british columbia audio and or text only ami audio canadian press cable service canal m defunct argent cbc parliamentary television network chch dt1 citynews channel ichannel msnbc canada niagara news tv sun news network 1 still on the air but no longer carrying a dedicated news format . foreign aaj tak india abp news india aksyon tv international philippines al arabiya united arab emirates al jazeera english qatar ary news pakistan bbc world news uk cnn usa cnn international usa cnbc usa cctv news china deutsche welle germany euronews france france 24 france india today india hln usa fox news channel usa msnbc usa nasa tv usa ntn 24 colombia phoenix infonews channel hong kong rai news24 italy rt russia sic not cias portugal v t e regional and local television news channels in north america canada cp24 global news bc 1 united states northeast the comcast network fios1 necn news 12 networks news 12 long island news 12 new jersey news 12 connecticut news 12 westchester news 12 hudson valley news 12 the bronx news 12 brooklyn news 12 traffic and weather ocean state networks osn newschannel 8 ny1 ny1 noticias ny1 rail and road pcnc spectrum news spectrum news buffalo spectrum news rochester spectrum news capital region hudson valley spectrum news central new york southern tier southeast bay news 9 news 13 infom s spectrum news north carolina newswatch 15 wsnn ld other areas 6 news lawrence arizona newschannel arizona mas cltv kansas 22 news 9 now news on 6 now news press 3 now northwest cable news noticentro ahora noticias 24 7 oc channel spectrum news austin san antonio defunct idaho s very own 24 71 citynews channel chch dt1 florida s news channel kaut tv1 kmyt tv1 knws tv1 las vegas one lnc5 news 24 houston news 9 san antonio newschannel 5 niagara news tv orange county newschannel onn sann txcn wmtw all news channel wrnn tv1 1 still on the air but no longer carrying a dedicated news format . note this is an incomplete 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