Citytv

Citytv is a system of five English language television stations in Canada, owned by the CHUM Limited group.

Programming

Citytv is best known for its unconventional approach to news and local programming. With a lack of a news desk (anchors read the news standing up) and laid-back yet hard-hitting presentation, Citytv's CityNews, formerly known as CityPulse, has developed a large following, and other stations around the world have tried to imitate its format to varying degrees of success.

Related Topics:
News - CityNews

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Citytv (specifically the Toronto station) also produces more local programs than any other television station in Canada, such as Speakers' Corner, CityLine, FashionTelevision and MediaTelevision.

Related Topics:
Speakers' Corner - CityLine - FashionTelevision - MediaTelevision

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The station also attracted attention and controversy by airing "Baby Blue Movies", or soft-core pornography, on Friday nights after midnight. Although this programming strategy was discontinued in the 1980s, it has recently been reinstated.

Related Topics:
Pornography - Friday - Night - Midnight - 1980s

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As well, CITY was one of the first television stations in Canada to implement a diversity policy in hiring its on-air staff. Znaimer originally described the policy as wanting the station to "look like Toronto".

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See also: List of programs broadcast by Citytv

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