Global News: BC 1
Global News: BC 1 (often referred to as BC 1) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment and operated alongside the Corus-owned Global Television Network's Vancouver owned-and-operated television station CHAN-DT (Global BC). The channel primarily broadcast local news for the province of British Columbia. The channel's branding is derived from the Global network and its news division Global News. It broadcasts from CHAN-DT's studios on 7850 Enterprise Street in Burnaby.[1]
| Global News: BC1 | |
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| Launched | March 14, 2013 |
| Owned by | Corus Entertainment |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Slogan | BC’s only 24hHour news channel (primary) We are BC's news. (secondary) |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | British Columbia National (via satellite) |
| Headquarters | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Sister channel(s) | TV: CHAN-DT, CHBC-DT, certain specialty channels Radio: CKNW, CHMJ, CFMI-FM, CFOX-FM |
| Website | Global News: BC 1 |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Shaw Direct | Channel 1 / 501 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Delta Cable | Channel 694 (HD) |
| Shaw Cable (British Columbia only) | Channel 111 (SD) Channel 216 (HD) Vancouver only: Channel 21 (SD) Grand Forks & Salmon Arm only: Channel 2 (SD) Quesnel only: Channel 88 (SD) |
| IPTV | |
| Optik TV | Channel 845 (HD) |
History
On January 11, 2012, Shaw Media announced its intention to launch a 24-hour local news channel for the province of British Columbia (the first regional news channel in Canada located outside of Ontario), that would be operated alongside Global's Vancouver station CHAN-DT,[2] with an expected launch date of summer 2012.
The channel was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on July 20, 2012 under the tentative name "Global News Plus BC". It was described as "a regional, English-language specialty Category B service that will offer a mix of local and regional news, traffic, weather, business, sports and entertainment information devoted to serving residents of British Columbia, with a special focus on the Vancouver/Victoria Extended Market, as defined by the Broadcast Bureau of Measurement (BBM) Canada."[3] On the same day, Shaw Media announced its revised plan to launch the channel in early 2013 under the new name "Global News: BC 1".[4]
On August 30, 2012, Global BC posted a statement about Global News: BC 1, which had expected to be launched in January 2013, claiming it "will provide viewers across the province with top local and regional stories" and will become an "important component of Global News' Digital First objective."[5] The launch would later be delayed to March 14, 2013.[6] The channel soft launched on March 14 at 8:00 a.m. PDT (14:00 UTC) and officially launched one hour later at 9:00 a.m. PT with the debut of the show AM/BC.
On April 1, 2016, Global News: BC 1's parent company Shaw Media (which also included parent network Global and 18 other specialty channels) was sold to Corus Entertainment. The station also earned 4 radio stations for sister networks.
Format
Global News: BC1 contains an 'L-frame' display at the bottom and right side of the channel's screen, which carries the day's top news headlines, weather, sports scores, and market indices, with regular banner ads interspersed.[7] The channel simulcasts existing local news programming from Global BC—eight hours a day during the week and six hours daily on weekends.[8] The channel does not carry any news programs produced by Global Okanagan—another Global owned-and-operated station serving the Okanagan region of British Columbia, although their reporters and anchors fill in and provide stories. An Okanagan focused news program at 9:25pm on weekday and 9:30pm on weekends, under the name "Global News on BC1", with Jordan Armstrong anchoring from Burnaby.
In January 2015, BC1 changed its on-screen graphics to white and light blue. On the right of the screen they put traffic cameras, live traffic feed.
Programming
BC1 features live programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. or weekends from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The service draws content from Global News in Vancouver and Okanagan (although no newscasts produce from the latter newsroom are aired on BC1). It simulcasts Global News Morning, Global News at Noon, Global News at 5, Global News Hour at 6, Global News at 11 and Global National. Global News at Noon and Global News Hour at 6 are notable to be replayed immediately after the live simulcast. Outside these simulcasts, BC1 primarily uses half-hour "news wheels" updated throughout the day, but pre-recorded programming can be interrupted for coverage of live events and breaking news when needed.
BC1 airs blocks of live news daily from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 2:00 to 2:30 p.m., 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET, which is then incorporated into their "news wheel".
On 2018, the channel began airing its own newscast every weeknight from 10:00 instead of the now defunct Global News at 10. Weekend live coverage is branded as BC 1 News Weekend. During the overnight hours, BC 1 replays Global News Hour at 6, Global National and two of its own newscasts.
References
- Shaw granted 24-hour all-news channel for British Columbia GlobalTVBC.com 2012-07-20
- Shaw Media Launching All-News Network for British Columbia Newswire press release 2012-01-11
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-394 CRTC 2012-07-20
- SHAW MEDIA RECEIVES (sic) CRTC APPROVAL FOR BC REGIONAL NEWS NETWORK Shaw Media press release 2012-07-20
- "Global BC｜BC1". Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- "Global News: BC1 News Channel to Launch Mid-March". Broadcaster Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- (sic) Anchors of Global News: BC1 Shaw Media press release 2013-02-28
- Global has a gift for Metro Vancouver news junkies GlobalTVBC.com 2013-03-08