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CISA-TV
CISA Logo
Lethbridge, Alberta
BrandingGlobal Lethbridge
ChannelsAnalog: 7 (VHF) / Cable 9
TranslatorsSee below
AffiliationsGlobal
OwnerCanwest
(Canwest Media Inc. Lethbridge (ˈlɛθbrɨdʒ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada and the largest city in Southern Alberta. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. For other meanings of the four-letter initialism see CISA CISA-TV is a Canadian Television station serving Lethbridge Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies )
FoundedNovember 20, 1955
Call letters’ meaningCanadian
Independent
Southern
Alberta
Former callsignsCJLH-TV (1955-1972)
CJOC-TV (1972-1976)
CFAC-TV7 (1977-1990)
Former affiliationsCBC (1955-1976)
Independent (1976-2000)
Transmitter Power325 kW
Websiteglobaltv.com/lethbridge
For other meanings of the four-letter initialism, see CISA

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History

CJLH-TV

The station began as CJLH-TV, broadcasting for the first time on November 20, 1955. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) It broadcasted on channel 7 with a power output of 167,000 watts visual, and 33,400 aural from a 638 foot tower located at what was the city limits of Lethbridge.

The station was a joint venture between local radio station CJOC (the CJ in the call sign) and the Lethbridge Herald (the LH). Lethbridge Herald is the leading paper in the Lethbridge, Alberta, area with an average weekday circulation of 18185 in the six-month period ending It was managed by CJOC's owners, Taylor Pearson and Carson, and began life as an affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) television network. Network programs on kinoscope arrived between a few days to a week after they went to air live in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, or the U. Kinescope (ˈkɪnɨskoʊp originally referred to the Cathode ray tube used in Television receivers as named by inventor Vladimir Zworykin in 1929 Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal S. networks.

Three months after CJLH went to air, measurement services showed that the station had a potential audience of 9,400 homes, but within a year, that grew to 19,200, and of those, 16,000 had bought TV sets. At the time, CJLH was the only station in the Lethbridge area.

Local programming at the time included:

These programs (amongst others) earned the station many awards, including seven Liberty Magazine awards in the 1950s and 1960's.

In 1958, the Eastern Time problem the station had in relation to networked programming was eliminated when they were connected to the network and the Calgary time-delay centre. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America The problem still existed for live sports events, such as hockey and football. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in

In 1961, CJLH expanded into the Crowsnest Pass area, by opening a repeater station at Burmis on channel 3. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass please see Crowsnest Pass Alberta Crowsnest Pass (sometimes referred to as Crow's Nest Pass In 1967, The Lethbridge Herald sold its 50% holding to Selkirk Holdings Ltd, the successor to Taylor Pearson & Carson. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Also that year, an application from CFCN-TV Calgary to open a repeater station in Lethbridge was unsuccessful. CFCN-TV (also known as CTV Calgary) is a Canadian Television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta.

However, a year later in 1968, an agreement was reached between CFCN and CJLH to share space on the CJLH tower and building for technical equipment. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On September 3, CFCN went on the air with a repeater station on channel 13. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Also in 1968, the station's first 2" black and white video tape recorder was installed, and a repeater in Brooks was made operational, transmitting on channel 3 at low power. Brooks is a City in Southern Alberta, southeast of Calgary on the Trans-Canada Highway, and the Canadian Pacific

CJOC-TV

In 1970, production was increased significantly when they became a two-camera operation. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two years later, in 1972, CJLH changed its call sign to CJOC-TV, and continued local production with shows such as

In 1974, CJOC went full colour with two colour cameras and three colour 1" VTRs. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. CFCN moved out of the CJOC building and into its own that year.

CFAC-TV

In 1975, CFAC-TV in Calgary, also owned by Selkirk, disaffiliated from the CBC, and became an independent station. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the present-day CHCT in St Andrews New Brunswick, see CHCT-TV. CFAC and CJOC co-operated to protect local advertisers when CFAC was put on local cable services. In 1976, CJOC disaffiliated from the CBC and became a semi-satellite of CFAC, with the calls CFAC-TV-7. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It added a satellite dish to get a news feed from Global Television. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network The station took on the same branding as CFAC Calgary, known as 2&7 Lethbridge Television. In 1979, the station increased its power to 167,000 watts video and 33,400 watts audio. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

Local programming continued to play an important role at the station, with successful shows such as:

CISA-TV

CISA-TV's last independent logo, before gaining the Global affiliation
CISA-TV's last independent logo, before gaining the Global affiliation

In 1989, Maclean Hunter bought Selkirk Communications Ltd. Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Maclean-Hunter was a Canadian communications company which had diversified holdings in Radio, Television, Magazines Newspapers and , and CFAC-TV-7 was purchased by Western International Communications, and joined the Westcom TV Group. "Allarcom" redirects here For the owners of Super Channel, see Allarco Entertainment. A year later, the station became a full-fledged station once again as CISA-TV.

Through the years, CISA's commitment to local programming has continued to reap both industry awards, making it one of the country's most awarded stations, and audience numbers in its local area.

CISA-TV's first Global logo, used from 2000 to 2006
CISA-TV's first Global logo, used from 2000 to 2006

In 1998, the Griffiths family sold WIC to Shaw Communications and Canwest. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Shaw Communications is a Canadian Telecommunications company that provides telephone internet and television services In 1999, agreements were lodged with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to split WIC assets between Canwest, Corus Radio and Shaw. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Corus Entertainment Inc () is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company The CRTC approved the purchase in 2000: WIC Television was sold to Canwest, and CISA-TV became Global Lethbridge on September 4 that year. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself

CISA was the last Global station to have its website integrated into the canada.com network. Canwest Global Communications Corp () operating under the corporate brand Canwest, is one of Canada 's largest International media companies

Programming

The station produces the only live newscasts originating from Lethbridge at 6:00pm (News Hour) and 11:00pm (News Final).

On weekends, the station's newscasts air at 6:00pm (Evening News) and 11:00pm (News Final).

A local community affairs program is also produced by CISA. "Scene and Heard," is hosted by Mark Campbell, and airs at 12:30pm in place of the 2nd half of the Global Calgary Noon News Hour, and at 11:30pm on weekends.

The station also simulcasts the Morning News, the first half of the Noon News Hour, and the Early News from Global Calgary.

Technical information

Alberta transmitters

Montana transmitters

(All transmitters in Montana are owned either by local governments or television associations. )

Cable television carriage in Montana

Via Bresnan Communications:

Former staff

External links


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