A News (TV program)
| A News | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | News |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Southern Ontario Victoria, British Columbia |
| Original release | |
| Network | A |
| Related | |
| A Morning | |
A News (formerly A-Channel News) is the name of local newscasts on the A television system in Canada. A News programming is produced in markets which are not directly served by a local CTV News service.
The Cable-only A Atlantic service in Atlantic Canada does not produce its own A News programming, but instead airs newscasts from CTV Atlantic, although the station does produce a local morning show, Breakfast Television. The A station in Ottawa no longer airs any A News programming, although it continues to produce a local morning show, A Morning.
As the A network will be re-launched as CTV Two starting in the fall of 2011, newscasts on the stations will concurrently be re-branded as CTV News and will no longer have a seperate identity.[1]
Atlantic
As a holdover from the ASN era, A Atlantic simulcasts news programs from CTV Atlantic, and it is the only A station that does not air any A News-branded programs. It also airs a local version of Breakfast Television, a holdover from when it was owned by CHUM Limited.
Barrie
A News on CKVR-TV in Barrie is anchored by Tony Grace and Jayne Pritchard weekdays at 6 p.m., by Jayne Pritchard weekdays at 11 p.m., and anchored by Chris Lesage on weekends at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.
A News This Week, a newscast that generally focused on the week's top local news stories formerly aired Saturday nights at 11 p.m. Ontario News This Week, a newscast that generally focused on the week's top provincial-related as well as national and international news stories also formerly aired Sunday nights at 11 p.m.
Both A News This Week and Ontario News This Week were cancelled along with the A Morning shows produced in Barrie, London and Vancouver Island in early March 2009.
Ottawa
A News on CHRO-TV in Ottawa was anchored by Sandra Blaikie weekdays at 6, Tony Grace weeknights at 11 and Annette Goerner on weekends. A spinoff version of A News called A News This Week aired Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m. and recapped the week's news.
These newscasts were cancelled on March 3, 2009, as a result of what CTV called severe financial issues with the A stations, although the Ottawa station continues to broadcast A Morning.[2] CHRO was the only A station (unlike the A station in Wingham which was scheduled to shut down entirely) to have its evening newscasts cancelled; the stations in Barrie, London and Victoria kept their evening newscasts but instead lost their morning shows. Due to a fire destroying CJOH's studio and newsroom, production of CJOH's newscasts was moved to CHRO's studio in February 2010.
London/Windsor
A News on CFPL-TV in London is anchored by Dan MacLellan weekdays at 6, and Tara Overholt at 11. There is a weekend half-hour edition of the program, anchored by Derek Rogers. CHWI-TV in Windsor has a separate weekday newscast anchored by Jim Crichton, but simulcasts the London edition on weekends. A spinoff version of A News called A News This Week airs Sunday nights at 6:30 p.m. and recaps the week's top stories.
When CKNX-TV in Wingham served as a Semi-satellite of CFPL, it simulcasted all of CFPL's newscasts, except for the 11 p.m. weeknight newscast, a separate program also produced at CFPL. Due to financial issues, CKNX was switched to a full-time translator of CFPL and no longer airs a separate newscast as of August 31, 2009.
Vancouver Island
A News on CIVI-TV in Vancouver Island is anchored by Hudson Mack at 5 and 6 p.m., and Cheryl Bloxham at 11 p.m. A spinoff version of A News airs at 6:30pm weeknights, called Vancouver Island Report, a newscast generally focused on news on Vancouver Island.
There is currently a weekend half-hour edition of A News at Six, anchored by Andrew Johnson. There is also a spinoff version of A News which airs Saturday evenings at 7:30pm and Sunday mornings at 8:30am called Island Weekend, a half-hour recap on the news and events happening around Vancouver Island during the week.
References
- ^ "Bell Media's /A\ Network to Become "CTV Two" This Fall". Bell Media Media Centre. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ CTV press release, March 3, 2009