Global Television Network

Global
Type	Broadcast television network
Country	Canada
Availability	National, northern U.S. (terrestrial), parts of U.S. and Bermuda (via [digital cable]])
Slogan	Come home to Global
Owner	Corus Entertainment
Key people	Doug Murphy; (President and CEO of Corus Entertainment); Troy Reeb; (Vice President of News)
Launch date	January 6, 1974; (launch of CKGN-TV; now CIII-DT); 1989; (as the CanWest Global System); August 18, 1997; (national launch of Global brand)
Former names	CanWest Global System (used in the 1989 on non-Global branded Canwest stations)
Sister channels	Global News: Global 1; Global (TV channel); Food Network; Showcase; HGTV; History; DIY Network
Official website	Global Television Network

Global Television Network (mainly called Global or Global TV) is a Canadian television network. Along with CBC and CTV, it is one of the countries major networks. It is Canada's number-two television network.

The network started in a television station of the same name, in South Ontario. The national entity was known as CanWest Global System until getting the Ontario station's branding

History

In Late 2009, Shaw took over CanWest's broadcast rights as of October 27, 2010. Global is a part of Shaw Media currently.^[1]

Television listings

In television listings such as TV Guide, it is shown as GLO, GLB or GTV.

Global Television Network programs

Global Stations

Owned-and-operated stations

Notes:

1) Two boldface asterisks appearing following a station's call letters (**) indicate a flagship station of the Global Television Network;

2) Two boldface plus signs appearing following a station's call letters (++) indicate a station that was part of the Canwest Global System until it was merged with the Global Television Network brand in 1997;

City of licence	Station	Channel TV (RF)	Year of affiliation	Owned since	Notes
Calgary, Alberta	CICT-DT	2.1 (41)	1988^[a]	2000	Master control hub for all owned-and-operated stations until August 29, 2022
Edmonton, Alberta	CITV-DT	13.1 (13)	1988^[a]	2000
Halifax, Nova Scotia	CIHF-DT	8.1 (8)	1988	1994
Kelowna, British Columbia	CHBC-DT	2.1 (27)	2009	2000
Kingston, Ontario	CKWS-DT	11.1 (11)	2016^[b]	2016
Lethbridge, Alberta	CISA-DT	7.1 (7)	1988^[a]	2000
Montreal, Quebec	CKMI-DT++	20.1 (20)	1997^[c]	1997
Oshawa, Ontario	CHEX-DT-2	22.1 (29)	2016^[b]	2016
Peterborough, Ontario	CHEX-DT	12.1 (12)	2016^[b]	2016
Regina, Saskatchewan	CFRE-DT++	11.1 (11)	1990	1987
Saint John, New Brunswick	CHNB-DT	12.1 (12)	1988	1994
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	CFSK-DT++	4.1 (42)	1990	1987
Toronto, Ontario	CIII-DT**	6.1 (6)	1974	1974	Master control hub for all owned-and-operated stations since August 29, 2022
Vancouver, British Columbia	CHAN-DT**	8.1 (22)	2001	2000	Studio facilities based in Burnaby, British Columbia
Winnipeg, Manitoba	CKND-DT++	9.1 (40)	1975	1985

Most of these stations serve their entire province or region through a network of relay stations as a part of the key station's licence, although some of their transmitters may air separate advertising targeted to their local community.

Affiliates and secondary carriers

City of licence	Station	Channel TV (RF)	Year of affiliation	Owner	Notes
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	CJON-DT^[d]	21.1 (21)	2002	Stirling Communications International	Sometimes considered a Global affiliate. It will sometimes will air CTV specials, as well as national newscasts from both networks.
Thunder Bay, Ontario	CHFD-DT	4.1 (4)	2010	Dougall Media	Uses on-air brand "Global Thunder Bay", despite not being an O&O.

Former stations

Owned-and-operated

City of licence	Station	Year of affiliation	Year of disaffiliation	Notes
Vancouver, British Columbia	CKVU-DT	1997	2001	Had to be divested to own CHAN-DT in Vancouver and CHEK-DT in Victoria.
Kenora, Ontario	CJBN-TV	2011	2017	Station's licence not renewed. Closed on January 27, 2017.
Lloydminster, Alberta	CKSA-DT	2016	2021	Affiliated with CBC Television until 2016, then with Global until 2021; closed on May 13, 2025 due to financial difficulty.

Secondary affiliates

City of licence	Station	Year of affiliation	Year of disaffiliation	Current affiliation	Notes
Burlington, Vermont/Plattsburgh, New York	WVNY	1987	1990	ABC	Provided coverage of Montreal for the Canadian Football Network, as the Global system did not have any affiliates in Quebec at the time.

Global HD

In October 2004, a HD version started airing, at the time, you had to have digital cable.

Slogans

1974-1975: "Your New Point of View"
1975-2006: "Global's got it!"
2006–: "on Global"

Global Television Network Media

The second logo (1997–2006) of Global, which debuted with its formal rebranding as a national network. The crescent motif was also used on the logos of other Canwest properties such as CH, Prime, and Mystery TV, and is still featured on DejaView's logo.
Global HD logo