CablePulse 24
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| Type | Cable television specialty channel |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Availability | Ontario |
| Owner | CHUM Limited |
| Launch date | March 30, 1998 |
| Website | citynews.ca |
CablePulse 24 is a 24-hour Canadian cable television channel which broadcasts local and international news for the Toronto, Ontario television market, by cable and direct broadcast satellite in southern Ontario. Licensed in 1996, CP24 launched in March 30, 1998.
It is owned by CHUM Limited, and is closely tied to their Toronto broadcast station, CITY, 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.
[edit] Programming
- CityOnline
- A phone-in show.
- Home Page
- a technology television show, hosted by David Onley
- Hot Property
- Real estate.
- Untitled Pop/Tech Culture series
- To be hosted by Amber MacArthur, the series will start in October.
[edit] External links
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CKVR 3 (A-Channel) - CBLT 5 (CBC) - CFTO 9 (CTV) - CHCH 11 (CH) - Star Ray TV 15 (Pirate) - CICA 19 (TVO) - CHEX-2 22 (CBC) - CBLFT 25 (SRC) - |
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CablePulse 24 - Leafs TV - The Weather Network (GTA version) - Fairchild TV - ShopTV Canada |
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| See also broadcast television in the Buffalo, Barrie, Kitchener, London, and Peterborough markets |
| CHUM Limited |
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Television Assets: Citytv | A-Channel | Access media group | CKX-TV | Access Television | BookTelevision | Bravo! | CablePulse 24 | Canadian Learning Television | CourtTV Canada | Drive-In Classics | FashionTelevisionChannel | MuchMusic | MuchMoreMusic | MuchVibe | MuchLOUD | MuchMoreRetro | MusiquePlus | MusiMax | PunchMuch | Razer | SexTV: The Channel | Space: The Imagination Station | Star! | TV Land (Canada) |
