CP24
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| Type | Cable television specialty channel |
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| Country | |
| Availability | Southern Ontario (analogue) National (satellite) |
| Owner | CHUM Limited (Pending Sale to CTVglobemedia) |
Launch date | March 30, 1998 |
Official website | www.citynews.ca |
CablePulse 24 (commonly known as CP24) is a 24 hour Canadian cable television specialty news channel. Based in Toronto, it focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area, although it covers national and international news as well. It is distributed through cable in southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite nationally. It was licensed as Pulse 24 in 1996 and launched as CablePulse 24 (CP24) on March 30, 1998.
It is owned by CHUM Limited, and is closely tied to Citytv Toronto, sharing a newsroom, anchors, reporters and other staff with that station's CityNews. News programming airing live on CITY, such as CityNews, Breakfast Television and special coverage, is always simulcast on CP24. The channel further shares resources with other CHUM Limited television properties, and traffic coverage with the newsroom of CHUM's radio stations (CHUM and CHUM-FM) in the city.
The station's visual format is of 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. In overnight periods, the channel broadcasts historical newscasts from the CityNews archive as Rewind, and news from international sources such as Deutsche Welle originated in English, or bearing English dubbing or subtitling, as Daily Planet.
Most cable companies that carry the station air it on cable channel 24. The station does not air on any cable system outside of Central or Southern Ontario, but is available on direct broadcast satellite in some markets. On Bell Expressvu, 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, such as Vancouver and Ottawa.
The channel was originally owned by CHUM Limited with minority partner Sun Media, owner of the Toronto Sun daily newspaper. Sun writers and commentators were featured regularly on the channel. The relationship ended in 2004, when the Sun's owners sold their 29.9% share in CablePulse 24 after acquiring the independent broadcast station CKXT.
Noted programs
- Animal Housecalls
- Hosted by Ann Rohmer. A phone-in show about animals. The show does have guests as well.
- AutoShop
- An phone-in show about automobiles. Hosed by Merella Fernandez
- Backstory
- Hosted by CityNews reporter Kris Reyes. A show devoted to what makes the news.
- Breakfast Television
- The morning news co-anchored by Kevin Frankish and Dina Pugliese
- CityNews At Noon
- The noon news hosted by Dwight Drummond and Laura DiBattista
- CityNews At Six
- The six o'clock news co-anchored by Anne Mroczkowski
- CityNews At Six Weekend
- The six o'clock weekend news co-anchored by Francis D'Souza and Merella Fernandez
- CityNews International
- Anchored by Gord Martineau with frequent reports from Beatrice Politi and Amber MacArthur
- CityNews Tonight
- The eleven o'clock news anchored by Mark Dailey
- CityNews Tonight Weekend
- The eleven o'clock weekend news co-anchored by Francis D'Souza and Merella Fernandez
- CityOnline
- A phone-in show about current topics. Primarily hosted by Ann Rohmer
- HomePage
- A technology television show, hosted by David Onley, with Amber MacArthur as a frequent guest.
- 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.
- On Call
- Hosted monthly by CityNews Health Specialist Laura DiBattista and at one point Dr. Sheela Basrur, then Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health.
- On The Quarter
- Hosted by Ann Rohmer and TD Waterhouse money expert Patricia Lovett Reid, aired once every three months.
- Perfect Fit
- Hosted by CityNews Fitness Specialist Tonya Rouse, weekly on Thursdays.
- Silverman Helps
- Hosted by Ombudsman Peter Silverman.
- TalkTV
- The Chief
- Hosted by CityNews Crime Specialist and noon news co-anchor Dwight Drummond and Toronto police Chief Bill Blair; originally Julian Fantino.
- The Mayor
- Usually hosted by Anne Mroczkowski, with Toronto mayor David Miller; originally Mel Lastman.
- Webnation
- Hosted by Amber MacArthur talking about digital culture and current affairs for a connected audience.
Remote camera use
In addition to the Freeway Management System - COMPASS and RESCU cameras, Citytv Toronto and CP24 operates Bell EYES cameras located at:
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