Global News BC1 launches: get channel information here

B.C.’s first 24 hour news channel is now on the air.

You haven’t seen it at home but over the past few months, part of our newsroom has been transformed into a command centre for BC1.

For the past few days the crew has been ironing out the kinks.

BC1 signed on at 9 a.m. today with amBC, a current affairs talk show hosted by Jill Krop.

After that, it’s 24 hour news with a focus on our province.

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Channel packaging:

Starting today, BC 1 in SD is included in Digital Basic (Legacy) and in Personal TV lineups across various BC systems (see below).

BC 1 in HD is located on channel 216 and is included in the HD Basic (Legacy) and Personal TV lineups. The HD feed is provided in MPEG 4 format.

The HD version of BC 1 will be available today in Vancouver only and will launch throughout the BC systems listed below on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

The new channels may not appear right away on HD Guide boxes.

Systems that carry the new BC 1 HD/SD channel include:

• Vancouver (Whistler – Squamish)
• Nanaimo (Parksville – Duncan)
• Port Alberni
• Courtenay – Comox
• Campbell River
• Victoria
• Bowen Island
• Chilliwack
• Kamloops
• Kelowna (Penticton, Vernon)
• Salmon Arm (Sorrento)
• Prince George
• Quesnel
• 100 Mile House
• Fort St. John – Dawson Creek
• Grand Forks
• Cranbrook (Kimberley)
• Williams Lake
• Fernie

BC 1 is not yet available on Shaw Direct satellite receivers.

BC 1 is not available on Telus Optik TV.

BC 1 is not available on Bell ExpressVu.