CITL-TV
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CITL-DT is a Canadian
television station, broadcasting in Lloydminster
. It is an affiliate of CTV
. This and CJBN-TV
in Kenora, Ontario are the only two CTV stations not owned and operated by the network itself.
The station is operated as a twinstick
with the city's CBC
affiliate, CKSA
. The stations were acquired by Newcap Broadcasting
in 2005 from their former owner, Midwest Television.
As of spring 2009, CITL now clears the vast majority of the CTV schedule, including all of primetime. However, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
(both from A) air in late night in place of the network lineup, and some other programs, mainly brokered-time religious or charitable programming, replace parts of the CTV daytime schedule. CITL previously carried some Global
programming; however, this was made redundant when Global Edmonton
became available on basic cable in Lloydminster.
CITL has rebroadcast transmitters in Wainwright
, Provost
, Bonnyville
, Meadow Lake
and Alcot Trail.
The station attempted to add a rebroadcaster in Fort McMurray
in 2006, but this was subsequently withdrawn. The application had been surprising since a CTV-owned station, CFRN-TV
, had already served the area with some separate news programming since 1990.
CITL's newscasts air at 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. weekdays, and 6 p.m. on weekends.
CITL has been approved by the CRTC to convert its main transmitter to digital and is required to convert by August 31, 2011. The station has decided to shut its other transmitters, other than Alcot Lake's, on August 31, 2011, though there is no requirement to shut down or convert any of these other transmitters to digital.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television station, broadcasting in Lloydminster
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
. It is an affiliate of CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
. This and CJBN-TV
CJBN-TV
CJBN-TV, channel 13, is a television station based in Kenora, Ontario, Canada and affiliated with the CTV network. It can also be seen on cable TV channel 4 in the Kenora area, as well as on the Bell TV and Shaw Direct satellite services. The station adopted the CJTV brand in the early 2000s, but...
in Kenora, Ontario are the only two CTV stations not owned and operated by the network itself.
The station is operated as a twinstick
Twinstick
A twinstick, in Canadian broadcasting, is a term for two television stations, broadcasting in the same market, which are owned by the same company...
with the city's CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
affiliate, CKSA
CKSA-TV
CKSA-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Lloydminster. It is a private affiliate of CBC Television and, with the exception of local supper-hour newscasts, broadcasts a primarily CBC schedule. The station is part of a twinstick with sister station CITL-TV, the local CTV...
. The stations were acquired by Newcap Broadcasting
Newcap Broadcasting
Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited is a major Canadian broadcasting company, majority-owned by Harold R. Steele. Newfoundland Capital is the parent company of Newcap Inc. . It is currently the number two private-sector radio broadcaster in Canada, just behind Astral Media...
in 2005 from their former owner, Midwest Television.
As of spring 2009, CITL now clears the vast majority of the CTV schedule, including all of primetime. However, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
(both from A) air in late night in place of the network lineup, and some other programs, mainly brokered-time religious or charitable programming, replace parts of the CTV daytime schedule. CITL previously carried some Global
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
programming; however, this was made redundant when Global Edmonton
CITV-TV
CITV-DT is a television station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Known on air as Global Edmonton, the station is owned by Shaw Media, and is an owned-and-operated station of the Global Television Network. It transmits on channel 13 and cable 8 in Edmonton, and is carried on the Bell TV and Shaw...
became available on basic cable in Lloydminster.
CITL has rebroadcast transmitters in Wainwright
Wainwright, Alberta
Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.It is located on the north side of the Canadian National Railway, with CFB Wainwright located on the southwest side. The town lies south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail....
, Provost
Provost, Alberta
Provost is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 13 and Highway 899, west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border....
, Bonnyville
Bonnyville, Alberta
Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No...
, Meadow Lake
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Meadow Lake is a city located in north west Saskatchewan, Canada about north east of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. On November 9, 2009, it officially became Saskatchewan's 14th city....
and Alcot Trail.
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality...
in 2006, but this was subsequently withdrawn. The application had been surprising since a CTV-owned station, CFRN-TV
CFRN-TV
CFRN-DT is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Edmonton, Alberta. It is an owned and operated station of the CTV Television Network....
, had already served the area with some separate news programming since 1990.
CITL's newscasts air at 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. weekdays, and 6 p.m. on weekends.
CITL has been approved by the CRTC to convert its main transmitter to digital and is required to convert by August 31, 2011. The station has decided to shut its other transmitters, other than Alcot Lake's, on August 31, 2011, though there is no requirement to shut down or convert any of these other transmitters to digital.
Transmitters
| Station | City of licence City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
Channel Channel (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies assigned by a government for the operation of a particular radio station, television station or television channel. In common usage, the term also may be used to refer to the station operating on a particular frequency.-See also:*Broadcast... |
ERP Effective radiated power In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains... |
HAAT Height above average terrain Height above average terrain is used extensively in FM radio and television, as it is actually much more important than effective radiated power in determining the range of broadcasts... |
Transmitter Coordinates |
| CITL-TV-10 | Alcot Trail, SK | 58 (UHF Ultra high frequency Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres... ) |
0.01 kW | NA | 53°53′8"N 108°24′35"W |