CHAN-DT

CHAN-DT
Channels
Branding
Programming
Affiliations8.1: Global
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 31, 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-10-31)
Former call signs
CHAN-TV (1960–2011)
Former channel number(s)
Analogue: 8 (VHF, 1960–2011)
Call sign meaning
"Channel"
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRTC
ERP40 kW
HAAT656 m (2,152 ft)
Transmitter coordinates49°21′26″N 122°57′13″W / 49.35722°N 122.95361°W / 49.35722; -122.95361
Translator(s)see § Transmitters
Links
Websiteglobalnews.ca/bc

CHAN-DT (channel 8), branded Global British Columbia or Global BC (formerly British Columbia Television or BCTV),[2] is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station has studios on Enterprise Street (across from the Lake City Way SkyTrain station) in the suburban city of Burnaby, which also houses Global's national news headquarters. Its transmitter is located atop Mount Seymour in the district municipality of North Vancouver.

  1. ^ "Ownership Chart 32H – CORUS – TV & Discretionary Services" (PDF).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cotter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).