CFRN-DT - News Operation

News Operation

According to the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement's (BBM) 2009 ratings, CTV News at Six regained its position as the most-watched six o'clock newscast in Northern and Central Alberta to Global Edmonton's News Hour, CBC, Citytv combined. However, the latest fall 2010 BBM ratings reflect that Global Edmonton has returned as the most-watched newscast.

CTV Edmonton produces 38 hours of live local news each week. It also airs separate five-minute news bulletins for Red Deer during CTV News at Six and CTV News at 11:30, available only on the over the air transmitters or through cable companies that pick up the over the air signal. Also produced at CTV Edmonton studios is a one-hour province-wide current affairs program called "Alberta Prime Time," which airs on its sister station, CTV Two.

On September 12, 2011, CTV Edmonton expanded its evening news programming by adding a 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscast.

CFRN-DT initially aired morning bulletins within the network's morning show, Canada AM, while re-running the previous evening's late night news before Canada AM. In March 2009, CTV cancelled all local morning bulletins during Canada AM, including the Edmonton-based bulletins. Viewers received local news, weather and traffic during Canada AM through a graphical ticker at the bottom of the screen. On October 24, 2011, a 3½-hour locally produced weekday morning newscast known as CTV Morning Live was added, running from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

On September 30, 2012, CFRN-DT broadcast its first edition of CTV News at Six in high definition, becoming the second television station in Edmonton to do so (after Global-owned station CITV-DT). However, CTV promoted October 1, 2012 as its official "full day" of HD news broadcasts. CTV Edmonton also became the fourth owned-and-operated CTV station to launch HD newscasts.