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Live at 5 (Canadian TV program)

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Live at 5
Live at 5 opening as of September 27, 2012
GenreNews
StarringVarious anchors
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationToronto
Original release
NetworkCP24
ReleaseJanuary 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)
Related
Live at 5:30
CP24 Breakfast
former open

Live at 5 is a Canadian television news program that airs weekdays on CP24 from 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. It was also simulcast on CTV Toronto in addition to Live at 5:30 between July 2017 and November 2023. The show features breaking news, weather, and traffic. Also a brief look at the Top Stories of the day.

History

Live at 5 premiered on January 14, 2008, as a 15-minute newscast before going to talk shows, the original hosts were, Ann Rohmer and George Lagogianes. On January 19, 2010, the program was expanded to 30-minutes in the wake of budget cuts at Rogers Media's Citytv stations across Canada including the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto which is now followed by its newly launched half-hour newscast, Live at 5:30.

Set

The CP24 studio is located at 9 Channel Nine Court. The set and newsroom is home to Live at 5 and most of the other CP24-produced programming.

See also