Date Range

1970-1980?

Description Level

Item

Creator

CTV Lethbridge

Physical Description

Betamax tape; digital copy available

History Biographical

In 1958, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the Canadian Government created the Broadcasting Act, which established the Broadcasting Board of Governors, to diversify Canada’s television programming across the country. The Broadcasting Board of Governors became the governing body of Canadian broadcasting, and replaced the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) role as regulator and broadcaster. Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and Edmonton, each received their own television stations under the new legislation. In July 1960, John Bassett, owner of the Toronto television station, formed another television station in Toronto, called the Independent Television Organization; this new organization consisted of eight privately owned stations. The ITO faced opposition from Spencer Caldwell, a former CBC executive and media pioneer. The fall of 1960, Calwell’s privately owned station named the Canadian Television Network, or CTN. The network launched as the CTV Television Network on October 1, 1961. Expansion of the network spread throughout Canada in the 1960s. On May 16, 1968, CFCN, the affiliate of CTV, was granted by the Board of Governors to operate in Lethbridge. The CJLH cooperated with the Calgary CHCT-TV and broadcasted part-time, and the two stations shared a television facility in Lethbridge. The CFCN brought CTV service to the Lethbridge and southern Alberta region. CFCN-TV-5 in Lethbridge opened on September 3, 1968, and continued to operate as CTV Lethbridge. In 1998, the Baton Broadcasting System and Spencer Caldwell, bought the rights to CTV and merged operations into the CTV Network, and the Baton Broadcasting System became known as CTV Inc.

Scope and Content

Video, no audio. People working at the CFCN 13 TV CTV station. An individual is interviewed on set. Crew members decorate a Christmas tree at the TV station. Elisha Rasmussen on set of her show, interviews guests. Elisha Rasmussen working at the TV station. A newscast is filmed on set.

Accession No.

20211095013

Collection

Archive

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