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Compass is a 60-minute local CBC television news program based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.Broadcast weeknights from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. AT on CBCT-DT, it is the only PEI-specific television newscast available in the province.
The flagship local newscast, CBC News: Compass, is anchored by Louise Martin, and enjoys very high ratings throughout Prince Edward Island. As the only PEI-specific newscast in the province, it consistently outdraws CTV's local newscasts in the ratings by a wide margin. The program airs each weeknight from 6 to 7 p.m.
The decision faced criticism for reducing the amount of local coverage of the pandemic's impact—especially in markets where the CBC is the only local source of news programming. The move faced criticism from the Canadian Media Guild, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, and Premier of Prince Edward Island Dennis King.
This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. [1] City of licence Analog ... CBC: Charlottetown: 42 ...
The Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) temporarily suspends local news broadcasts, including Prince Edward Island's CBC News: Compass. The aim is to consolidate all COVID-19 reporting and protect staff. There is an outcry across the country in protest of this move, including a statement from Premier Dennis King, expressing his disappointment.
University of Prince Edward Island: not currently broadcasting FM 91.3 CIOG-FM: Christian radio: International Harvesters for Christ Evangelistic Association FM 93.1 CHLQ-FM: Max 93.1 mainstream rock: Maritime Broadcasting System: FM 95.1 CFCY-FM: 95.1 CFCY country music: Maritime Broadcasting System: FM 96.1 CBCT-FM: CBC Radio One: news/talk
Bruce Rainnie is a broadcaster for CBC Sports and was the host (2003 to 2017) of CBC News: Compass, the supper-hour news program on CBCT in Prince Edward Island. He has been with CBC since 1995. [1] Rainnie began his career at CJLS Radio in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia where he hosted the morning show from 1989 to 1995. He received a Canadian Radio ...
The first CBC newscast was a bilingual radio report on November 2, 1936. The CBC News Service was inaugurated during World War II on January 1, 1941, when Dan McArthur, chief news editor, had Wells Ritchie prepare for the announcer Charles Jennings a national report at 8:00 pm. Previously, CBC relied on The Canadian Press to provide it with wire copy for its news bulletins.