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
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.

Television listings

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

Global Television Network programs

• Kidstreet Game Show
• Ballooner Landing
• Size Small Island
• The Adventures of Tintin
• Madeline
• Dog City
• The KangaZoo Club
• Sharon Lois & Bram Sing A To Z

Global Stations

• CHAN Vancouver, British Columbia
• CICT Calgary, Alberta
• CITV Edmonton, Alberta
• CFRE Regina, Saskatchewan
• CKND Winnipeg, Manitoba
• CIII Toronto, Ontario

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–present: "on Global"