Rogers plans CP24 competitor

GATINEAU – Having taken control of the Citytv network but not the local news cable channel Citytv Toronto fed in Hogtown, CP24, Rogers Media has asked the CRTC for a category 2 digital specialty license for a new channel serving Canada’s most populous city. CTVglobemedia kept ownership of CP24 when it bought former owner CHUM and spun off Citytv to Rogers. “The applicant states that most of its programming will be sourced from its local television – OMNI and Citytv stations - and radio news properties. The programming will consist of a mix of local news, traffic, weather, business, sports...