KELOWNA – Shaw Media-owned Global Okanagan is reprising its hour-long suppertime news show starting next Monday.
The re-launched CHBC NEWS @ 5, helmed by long-time anchor and producer Rick Webber, will provide Okanagan-Shuswap residents with an extra half-hour of news every weeknight, live from its downtown Kelowna studios starting July 11.
To further extend its reporting footprint across the area, Global Okanagan also announced the return of its live news reporting capability from Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton. It also began transmitting in high definition on Wednesday. Available to Shaw Cable customers on channel 211, the channel will also launch on Shaw Direct on in mid-August.
“The return of the CHBC NEWS @ 5 is the cornerstone of our plan to boost Global Okanagan’s ability to present the news that matters most to our viewers,” said station manager Dennis Gabelhouse, in the announcement. “Our new tools and delivery systems, paired with our new newscasts, will provide a whole new level of local news coverage.”
