CHAN-DT

CHAN-DT
Vancouver, British Columbia; Canada;
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF); Virtual: 8;
Branding	Global BC (general); Global News (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: Global
Ownership
Owner	Corus Entertainment; (Corus Television Limited Partnership);
Sister stations	TV: Global News: BC 1, CHBC-DT; Radio: CKNW, CKGO, CFOX-FM, CFMI-FM;
History
First air date	October 31, 1960
Former call signs	CHAN-TV (1960–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analogue: 8 (VHF, 1960–2011)
Former affiliations	Independent (1960–1961); CTV (1961–2001);
Call sign meaning	"Channel"
Technical information
Licensing authority	CRTC
ERP	40 kW
HAAT	656 m (2,152 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	49°21′26″N 122°57′13″W
Translator(s)	see § Transmitters
Links
Website	globalnews.ca/bc

CHAN-DT (channel 8), branded Global British Columbia or Global BC (formerly British Columbia Television or BCTV), is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station has studios on Enterprise Street (across from the Lake City Way SkyTrain station) in the suburban city of Burnaby, which also houses Global's national news headquarters. Its transmitter is located atop Mount Seymour in the district municipality of North Vancouver.

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