CITL-DT

CITL-DT

Lloydminster,Alberta–Saskatchewan Canada
Channels	Digital:4 (VHF) Virtual:4
Branding	CITL
Programming
Affiliations	CTV
Ownership
Owner	Stingray Group (Stingray Radio Inc.)
Sister stations	CKSA-FM,CILR-FM,CKSA-DT
History
First air date	July 28, 1976(1976-07-28)
Former call signs	CITL-TV (1976–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analogue:4 (VHF, 1976–2011)
Call signmeaning	Television for Lloydminster
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
ERP	9.1kW
HAAT	220.6 m (724 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	53°23′47″N110°0′30″W
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Website	citltv.ca

CITL-DT(channel 4) is aCTV-affiliatedtelevision stationinLloydminster,a city located on the border of theCanadian provincesofAlbertaandSaskatchewan.It is owned byStingray RadioalongsideCitytvaffiliateCKSA-DT(channel 2). Both stations share studios at 50 Street and 51 Avenue on the Alberta side of Lloydminster, while CITL-DT's transmitter is located nearHighway 17and Township Road 512, near the Saskatchewan provincial line.

History

The station first signed on the air on July 28, 1976, and has been a CTV affiliate since its sign-on. CITL, along with their sister station CKSA, were acquired byNewcap Broadcastingin 2005 from their former owner, Midwest Television.

Prior to the August 31, 2011, digital transition, CITL had rebroadcast transmitters inWainwright,Provost,Bonnyville,Meadow LakeandAlcot Trail.The station's main transmitter was required to participate in the digital transition, but Newcap also decided to shut its other transmitters, other than Alcot Lake's, on the same date, though there was no requirement to shut down or convert any of these other transmitters to digital.

The station had attempted to add a rebroadcaster inFort McMurrayin 2006,but this was subsequently withdrawn. The application had been surprising since a CTV-owned station,CFRN-TV,had already served the area on cable with some separate news programming and commercials since 1990 from CFRN's repeater inAshmont.

CITL along with CKSA are two of the last remaining Canadian stations that continue to sign off overnight, along withOmni Televisionstations and others.

Programming

As of October 18, 2018, CITL clears the vast majority of the CTV schedule, and is currently the only CTV station in Western Canada to air the network's national morning shows (formerlyCanada AM;currentlyYour Morning) on atape delayin the 6–9 a.m. time slot (with all CTVowned-and-operated stationsbetweenVancouverandWinnipegairing localCTV Morning Liveprograms instead). The station carries the entirety of CTV's prime time lineup.Previously, the station preemptedstrippedbroadcasts ofetalkand/or repeats ofThe Big Bang Theoryon certain nights with local programming. Additionally, CITL preempts CTV'sThe Viewin favor of100 Huntley Street,abrokeredreligious programwhich is also commonly aired by Global stations, as well as the weekend's network repeats of the previous night's late edition ofTSN'sSportsCentreforEat Streetandinfomercials,Sunday'sQuestion Periodand the weekday early edition ofCTV National News.CITL also breaks away from the network late-night schedule at about 2:12 a.m. (afterConan) on weeknights, and earlier on weekends, to sign off, as CITL, along with sister CKSA, have the Canadian national anthem "O Canada"played during the sign-off.

Until the mid-to-late 2000s, CITL also carried some Global programming alongside CTV shows; however, this was discontinued at some point afterGlobal Edmontonwas made available on basic cable in Lloydminster. Nonetheless the station sometimes carries various Canadian-made programs from the library of Global's parent companyCorus Entertainment,though this is generally restricted to older programming (or at least older seasons) not currently airing on the Global network schedule.

CITL airsPrime Time Local Newsfrom 5 to 7 p.m., andLate Local Newsat 11:30 p.m. on weeknights; there is no local news on weekends.The 5 p.m. hour ofPrime Time Local Newsis simulcast on CKSA. In addition, unlike CKSA where it simulcasts newscasts from Global Edmonton, CITL does not simulcast any newscasts from CTV Edmonton or any other CTV station. Reruns ofChopped Canadaairs at noon, in place of any local newscast, or the noon hour newscast from CTV Edmonton.

CITL and CKSA previously airedNewcap Newsuntil August 31, 2018.On September 4, 2018, the newscasts were reformatted from a traditional newscast to a news magazine, and was re-branded asPrime Time Local News.

Former transmitters

Until August 31, 2011, CITL-DT also operated the first four transmitters listed below. According to Industry Canada's TV database, as of August 2012, the station no longer has a broadcast licence for the last transmitter noted.Therefore, the station no longer has any rebroadcasting transmitters.

Former Transmitters

Station	City of licence	Channel	ERP	HAAT	Transmitter coordinates
CITL-TV-1	Wainwright, AB	6 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	52°51′11″N110°48′6″W
CITL-TV-2	Provost, AB	5 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	52°22′10″N110°10′19″W
CITL-TV-3	Meadow Lake, SK	3 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	54°7′16″N108°27′53″W
CITL-TV-4	Bonnyville, AB	7 (VHF)	0.01 kW	NA	54°11′54″N110°50′31″W
CITL-TV-10	Alcot Trail, SK	58 (UHF)	0.01 kW	NA	53°53′8″N108°24′35″W

External links

• Official website
• CITL-DTat The History of Canadian Broadcasting by theCanadian Communications Foundation
• CITL-TVin the REC Canadian station database