Keith McDonald | CTV News

CTV News Calgary is southern Alberta's trusted source for local breaking news and weather, and our legacy of breaking news and community involvement continues as we celebrate 60 years of broadcasting.

On September 9, 1960, CTV News Calgary (CFCN) went on the air for the first time and became the first independent television station in Canada.

The first broadcast was a 30-minute news program, followed by two films, fulfilling a lifelong dream of then-owner H. Gordon Love.

CFCN became a member of the Canadian Television Network (CTV) in October 1961, and one of the station's longest-running shows, The Buck Shot Show, began in 1967.

CTV News Calgary has made a number of firsts in Canadian television as a local television station owned and operated by CTV News.

• First broadcast of a Canadian Football League game from the prairies for CTV

• Setting up instant replay in Western Canada

• Brought Crime Stoppers to Calgary

• Initiated Child Find from TV

Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada's largest telecommunications company, has owned CTV News Calgary since 2000.

CTV News Calgary's trusted team of top-notch video journalists and producers is dedicated to bringing southern Alberta the best in local news programming online, on air and in the community.

Join us weekdays for CTV Morning Live Calgary, the noon news, the 5 news, the 6 news and the 11:30 news and the weekend news at 6.

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