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CablePulse 24 (CP24)
CountryCanada
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Ownership
OwnerCTVglobemedia
CTV Limited

CablePulse 24 (commonly known as CP24) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty news channel owned and operated by CTVglobemedia. Based in Toronto, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario, although it also covers national and international news. It is distributed through cable in southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite nationally.

History

Old Version of the CP24 logo. Although this logo no longer appears on-air, it is still present on several CP24 News vehicles.

The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as Pulse 24 in 1996 (as a connection to the former name of CITY-TV's newscasts, CityPulse)[1] and was launched as CablePulse 24 (CP24) on March 30, 1998, under the ownership of CHUM Limited and minority partner Sun Media, owner of the Toronto Sun daily newspaper. Sun writers and commentators were featured regularly on the channel.

On December 1, 2004 CHUM Limited acquired the remaining interest in CP24 (giving it 100% of its shares), when the Sun's owners sold their 29.9% share in CP24 after acquiring its independent broadcast station CKXT, the same day when CHUM Limited took control of Craig Media and its assets.

On June 22, 2007, CTVglobemedia took control of CP24 as a result of a buyout of CHUM Limited.

On December 10 2008, CP24 replaced its simulcast of CityNews programming with a simulcast of CTV News in anticipation of the CRTC approval of an application by Rogers to launch a 24-hour news channel for the GTA called "CityNews Toronto" which would eventually see CityNews programming being transferred to that channel.[2]

Format

File:CP24's New newsroom.jpg
The Newsroom of CP24 as of November 2008‎

As of November, 2008, CP24's newsroom has windows facing Queen Street West. Unlike CTV-owned MuchMusic (which is based on the first floor facing Queen Street West), CP24's newsroom is based on the second floor of 299 Queen Street West, making it unlikely for passers-by to appear on camera. Previously, CP24 shared the newsroom on the first floor with Citytv Toronto, which is now owned by Rogers Communications. [3] [4]

CP24 also shares news resources with other CTV-owned outlets, such as entertainment news anchored by Star!'s Husein Madhavji, and traffic coverage with the newsrooms of CTVglobemedia's CHUM Radio stations (CHUM and CHUM-FM) in the city.

CP24's visual format is a window using about two-thirds of the screen, where news and information programs are broadcast; the surrounding space contains weather and traffic information, along with scrolling news headlines and other details. This format has been described as more closely resembling a website than a conventional television channel.

Carriage

Most cable companies that carry the channel, air it on cable channel 24. The station does not air on any analogue cable system outside of Central or Southern Ontario, although CP24 is available on direct broadcast satellite and IPTV television provider MTS in some markets. The channel is available across Canada on Bell TV, on which the station is part of the service's "News" package. It is also available in the "FYI" package provided to Star Choice customers. There have been at least tentative plans to launch localized versions of CP24 for other markets on the same channel, such as Vancouver, Ottawa and Barrie, and the other cities where the Citytv and A-Channel (now A) stations exist.

Ratings

On average, the news station draws in an average of 10,000 viewers at any given point during the day. The highest ratings CP24 has ever achieved came on August 10, 2008 when 2 million viewers tuned into the station after a series of propane explosions in Toronto.[5] Two other highly rated days came on December 16, 2007 and March 8, 2008 when 1.9 million and 1.7 million viewers, respectively, tuned into the channel during winter snowstorms in the local area.[6]

Noted programs

Animal Housecalls
hosted by Ann Rohmer. A phone-in show with guests about animals.
Arts & Minds
AutoShop
a phone-in show about automobiles. Hosted by Hugh Burrill
Careers TV
CTV News at Six
The six o clock news anchored by Christine Bentley and Ken Shaw
CTV News at Six Weekend
The six o clock news anchored by Andria Case and Tom Hayes
Fashion Television
a fashion show, hosted by FashionTelevisionChannel's Jeanne Beker
HelpTV!
Home Page
a technology television show. Primarily hosted by Jee-Yun Lee, formerly hosted by David Onley.
Hot Property
a real estate show hosted by Ann Rohmer
Legal Briefs
hosted by Lorne Honickman, a civil litigation lawyer, who was a reporter for CityPulse from 1981-1992.
In Fashion
a fashion newsmagazine, hosted by FashionTelevisionChannel's Glen Baxter.
Live at 5
Toronto's 5:00 p.m. news program with commuter information. Hosted by Ann Rohmer and George Lagogianes
On the Quarter
hosted by Ann Rohmer and TD Waterhouse money expert Patricia Lovett Reid, aired once every three months.
TalkTV
a weekly Monday show with Dr. Karl Kabasele on health matters
The NewMusic
a weekly music and culture television news magazine.
The Mayor
usually hosted by Anne Mroczkowski, with Toronto mayor David Miller; originally Mel Lastman.
Wylde on Health
hosted by homeopath Bryce Wylde, weekly on Thursdays.

Remote camera use

In addition to the Freeway Management System - COMPASS and RESCU cameras, CP24 operates Bell EYES cameras located at:

  • 1 Not a Bell EYES camera, but operated by CTV Toronto, CP24 has used this camera location since January 2008, although this camera location does not appear in CP24's enriched screen traffic box.

Chopper 24

Since January 2008, CP24 has used aerial news footage from the CTV Toronto news chopper under the guise of "Chopper 24".

Personalities

(In alphabetical order.)

References

  1. ^ CRTC Decision 96-609
  2. ^ CP24 broadcasts Toronto's Number One Local 6pm Newscast
  3. ^ CP24.com Exciting times as CP24 launches cutting-edge newsroom
  4. ^ CP24 November 18 press release for new on-air look and new cutting-edge newsroom
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ [2]

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