channel ctv news channel logo launched september 30 1997 owned by bell media picture format 1080i hdtv 2012 present 480i sdtv 16 9 letterbox 1997 present has aired in 16 9 letterbox since 2012 slogan ctv news s 24 hour cable channel country canada broadcast area national headquarters toronto ontario formerly called ctv news 1 1997 1999 ctv newsnet 1999 2009 sister channel s ctv ctv two cp24 business news network website ctv news channel availability satellite bell tv channel 501 sd channel 1562 hd shaw direct channel 391 sd channel 94 hd cable available on most canadian cable systems check local listings channels may vary iptv bell aliant channel 235 sd channel 422 hd bell fibe tv channel 501 sd channel 1501 hd mts channel 141 sd channel 1141 hd optik tv channel 9801 sd channel 801 hd sasktel channel 16 sd channel 316 hd vmedia channel 62 hd zazeen channel 47 hd ctv news channel is a canadian english language category c specialty channel that is owned by bell media a wholly owned subsidiary of bell canada . the 24 hour channel broadcasts national and international news headlines breaking news and information . ctv news channel is headquartered at 9 channel nine court in the agincourt neighbourhood of scarborough in the city of toronto . contents 1 revenue 2 history 3 programs 3.1 current programming 3.2 notable current on air staff 3.2.1 anchors 3.2.2 reporters 3.2.3 foreign correspondents 3.3 notable former on air staff 4 ctv news channel hd 5 references 6 external links revenue edit according to the canadian communication s monitoring report broadcasting system 2014 there were 8.4 million subscribers to the channel and revenue of 26 million . 1 history edit first logo used from 1997 to 1999 . in september 1996 ctv television network ltd. a division of ctv was granted a broadcast licence by the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc for ctv n1 a national english language specialty television service that would broadcast news weather and sports reports as well as business consumer and lifestyle information 2 in a headline news format on a 15 minute news wheel . 2 the channel was launched on september 30 1997 as ctv news 1 . under the terms of this licence the channel broadcast news and information on a 15 minute wheel beginning a new cycle every 15 minutes using a pre recorded server hosted configuration . not long after its launch however it began covering more breaking news . ctv news 1 used news segments from ctv national news and local ctv and bbs affiliates . the channel began with its news anchors sitting at a desk which would periodically while the anchor was not speaking spin in a circle to change the background in front of which the anchor sat . this gimmick was criticized and soon abandoned . the channel included a large on screen news ticker that provided news updates weather sports scores stock trading data among other information . second logo used from 1999 to 2009 . on september 8 1999 the channel was renamed ctv newsnet 3 after the launch of then sister channel ctv sportsnet . ctv sought amendments to the channel s condition of licence that had restricted it to a 15 minute news wheel in order to allow greater coverage of breaking news longer form news oriented discussion and other programming . these requests were met with mixed decisions from the crtc . on april 7 2005 the crtc removed the condition mandating a 15 minute news cycle substituting new but much more liberal conditions including the allowance of a small percentage of airtime devoted to long form discussion programming . 4 third logo used from 2009 to 2011 . on august 22 2005 ctv newsnet unveiled a new full screen format with a considerably smaller news ticker broadcasting only news headlines and revamped its late afternoon and primetime programming with increases to its anchor reporting and production teams and a greater emphasis on general news from the main anchor desk eliminating sports and business coverage . the network hoped to capitalize in part on the lockout which had nearly eliminated news programming on cbc television outside quebec and cbc newsworld . before the 2005 format change sports segments were co branded with tsn and business news with report on business television now business news network . these channels are owned by the same companies as ctv and newsnet . earlier in the network s history weather reports were provided by the weather network which is independently owned and sports segments were once co branded with headline sports and then later by ctv sportsnet which ctv owned before it acquired tsn . ctv newsnet was renamed ctv news channel on may 26 2009 at the time no channel format or schedule change had occurred . 5 on september 10 2010 bell canada a minority shareholder in ctvglobemedia announced that it planned to acquire 100 % interest in ctvglobemedia for a total debt and equity transaction cost of 3.2 billion cad . 6 the deal which acquired crtc approval was approved on march 7 2011 7 and closed on april of that year ctvglobemedia was renamed bell media on april 1 2011 . on october 3 2011 ctv news channel unveiled a new weekday programming lineup which added three new news segments to the schedule direct express and national affairs and introduced four new news anchors . 8 on december 19 2011 ctv news channel underwent a major overhaul which consisted of a new logo new on air presentation designed by troika design group and a newly renovated studio set as the channel began production in high definition for the first time . an hd feed was launched on the channel s co owned bell fibe tv service in february 2012 . 9 the set still consists of the traditional ctv newsroom background . for many years the network has aired the ctv national news at 10 pm eastern or 11 pm atlantic when the newscast begins its nightly run across the network it airs at 11 pm local time over the air . it is repeated every hour until 2 am eastern or 11 pm pacific . programs edit current programming edit power play canadian public affairs television show hosted by don martin airs weekdays ctv national news anchored by lisa laflamme weekday evenings and sandie rinaldo weekend evenings question period interview and panel discussion show on canadian politics which airs at 5 pm daily hosted by robert fife notable current on air staff edit anchors edit jennifer burke merella fernandez brad giffen todd van der heyden jeff hutcheson marci ien lisa laflamme scott laurie marcia macmillan don martin kevin newman craig oliver sandie rinaldo sarika sehgal beverly thomson jennifer ward reporters edit peter akman toronto correspondent todd battis halifax bureau chief genevi ve beauchemin montreal bureau chief janet dirks calgary bureau chief avis favaro medical specialist merella fernandez toronto correspondent vanessa lee montreal correspondent jill macyshon winnipeg bureau chief richard madan ottawa correspondent victor malarek toronto correspondent glen mcgregor parliamentary correspondent melanie nagy vancouver bureau chief joyce napier ottawa bureau chief craig oliver chief political correspondent lloyd robertson chief correspondent semi retired ; also the voice over of ctv news channel omar sachedina toronto correspondent katie simpson ottawa correspondent mercedes stephenson ottawa correspondent john vennavally rao toronto correspondent foreign correspondents edit daniele hamamdjian london bureau chief janis mackey frayer beijing bureau chief joy malbon washington d.c. correspondent martin seemungal middle east bureau chief tom walters los angeles bureau chief paul workman washington d.c. bureau chief notable former on air staff edit steve chao former far east and asia bureau chief tom kennedy former london bureau chief dan matheson roger smith former ottawa bureau chief retired seamus o regan ctv news channel hd edit on december 19 2011 ctv news channel began broadcasting in high definition although a dedicated hd feed was not launched until february 16 2012 . it is available on the co owned bell tv and bell fibe tv service telus optik tv and rogers cable . references edit http www.crtc.gc.ca eng publications reports policymonitoring 2014 cmr4.htm a b decision . crtc . 1996 09 04 . ctv news 1 changes its name to ctv newsnet the record 1999 08 18 crtc 2005 ctv news release 25 may 2009 bell canada 2010 09 10 . bell to acquire 100 % of canada s no. 1 media company ctv . cnw group . retrieved 2010 09 10 . crtc approves bce s purchase of ctvglobemedia ctv news channel invests in new programs anchors ; revamps format starting today ctv news channel unveils new on screen look broadcaster magazine 2011 12 19 external links edit official website ctv news v t e bell media and other broadcasting properties of bce inc. terrestrial tv ctv civt vancouver cfcn calgary cfrn edmonton cfqc saskatoon ckck regina cicc yorkton cipa prince albert cky winnipeg ckco kitchener cfto toronto cjoh ottawa cfcf montreal chbx sault ste. 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