CTV 2 Alberta

"Access TV" redirects here. For the American infomercial channel, see Access Television Network.
CTV 2 Alberta
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaAlberta
NetworkCTV 2
Former affiliations: Independent (1973–2011) (see below)
HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta
Programming
Picture format480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerBell Media
Sister channelsCFRN-DT, CFCN-DT
History
LaunchedJune 30, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-06-30)
Former namesAccess (1973–2011)
CTV Two Alberta
(2011–2018)
Links
WebsiteCTV 2 Alberta
CJAL-TV
Channels
BrandingAccess
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
Owner
  • Bell Media
  • (Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Limited)
CFRN-TV, CFCN-TV
History
First air date
December 1, 1986 (1986-12-01)
Last air date
August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
(24 years, 273 days)
(transmitters terminated)
Independent (1986–2011)
Call sign meaning
Alberta
Technical information
ERP15 kW
HAAT168.1 m (552 ft)
Transmitter coordinates53°24′19″N 113°20′42″W / 53.40528°N 113.34500°W / 53.40528; -113.34500 (CJAL-TV)
CIAN-TV
Channels
BrandingAccess
Programming
AffiliationsDefunct
Ownership
Owner
  • Bell Media
  • (Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Limited)
CFRN-TV, CFCN-TV
History
First air date
January 9, 1984 (1984-01-09)
Last air date
August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
(27 years, 234 days)
(transmitters terminated)
Independent (1984–2011)
Call sign meaning
Access Network
Technical information
ERP9.9 kW
HAAT246.3 m (808 ft)
Transmitter coordinates51°3′53″N 114°12′51″W / 51.06472°N 114.21417°W / 51.06472; -114.21417 (CIAN-TV)

CTV 2 Alberta is a Canadian English language entertainment and former educational television channel in the province of Alberta. Owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc., it operates as a de facto owned-and-operated station of its secondary CTV 2 television system.

The channel was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as an educational programming service for Alberta, and was formerly a public broadcaster owned by the Alberta provincial government. Following its privatization in 1995, its licence continued to require at least 60 hours of non-commercial educational programming per week along with entertainment programming more favourable to advertisers and adult viewers. In 2017, the channel officially relinquished its status as an educational broadcaster and dropped all its previous educational programming except the newsmagazine Alberta Primetime.[1][2]

CTV 2 Alberta is also designated as a "satellite-to-cable undertaking"[3] serving the entirety of Alberta, and is therefore carried throughout the province on cable and licensed IPTV services on each service's basic tier. It is also available on both national satellite services.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lic renewal decision was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "About Alberta Primetime and CTV Two". CTV News Alberta. 3 November 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-175, June 6, 2003