Editing CISA-DT (section)

==History==
===As CJLH-TV===
The station first signed on the air on November 20, 1955, as CJLH-TV, broadcasting on VHF channel 7 from a 167,000-watt transmitter atop a {{convert|638|ft|m|0|adj=on}} tower located at what was the city limits of Lethbridge. The station was a joint venture between local radio station [[CJRX-FM|CJOC]] (the "CJ" in the call sign) and the ''[[Lethbridge Herald]]'' (the "LH"). It was managed by CJOC's owners, Taylor Pearson & Carson, and began life as an affiliate of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s (CBC) [[CBC Television|television network]]. Network programs on [[kinescope]] arrived within a few days to a week after they went to air live in [[Toronto]], [[Montreal]], [[Vancouver]], or the U.S. networks. Three months after CJLH went to air, measurement services showed that the station had a potential audience of 9,400 homes, but within a year, that grew to 19,200, and of those, 16,000 had bought television sets. At the time, CJLH was the only station in the Lethbridge area.

Local programming at the time included local newscasts; ''Channel 7 Spotlight'', showcasing area talent; ''Remember When'', a series of programs hosted by Harry Baalim using slides, pictures and relics to tell the history of [[Southern Alberta]]; and ''Home Gardener'', featuring many experts in the field demonstrating proper horticultural technique. These programs (along with several others) earned the station many awards, including seven awards from ''Liberty'' magazine in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1958, the timeshifting problems the station had with network programming were eliminated when it was able to get a direct microwave link to the CBC network via its Calgary time-delay centre. The problem still existed for live sports events, such as [[NHL]] hockey and [[CFL]] football telecasts. In 1961, CJLH expanded into the [[Crowsnest Pass]] area, by opening a repeater station at [[Burmis, Alberta|Burmis]] on channel 3. An application from [[CFCN-TV]] in Calgary to open a repeater station in Lethbridge was unsuccessful in getting [[CRTC]] approval that year.

However, a year later in 1968, an agreement was reached between CFCN and CJLH to share space on the CJLH tower and building for technical equipment. On September 3, CFCN went on the air with a repeater station on channel 13. That same year, the station's first 2-inch black and white videotape recorder was installed, and a repeater in [[Brooks, Alberta|Brooks]] began operations, transmitting at low power on VHF channel 3.

===As CJOC-TV===
In 1970, program production was increased significantly when CJLH became a two-camera operation. Two years later, the ''Herald'' sold its stake in the station to [[Selkirk Communications]] (as Taylor Pearson & Carson had been renamed in 1959), who changed its call sign to CJOC-TV to match the radio station.  It became a semi-satellite of co-owned CFAC-TV in Calgary (now [[CICT-DT]])<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zW9kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=in0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=2798%2C751649 TV listings, ''Herald Magazine'']; ''[[Calgary Herald]]'', June 2, 1972.</ref> and continued local production with shows such as ''Time Out'', ''Ski Reports'', ''Our Town'', ''Sunday Hour'', ''Thought for the Day'', ''Focus on University'', ''College Campus'' and numerous specials. In 1974, CJOC went full [[color television|colour]] with two colour cameras and three colour 1" VTRs. CFCN moved out of the CJOC building and into its own during that same year.

===As CFAC-TV-7===
On September 1, 1975, CFAC-TV disaffiliated from the CBC and became an [[independent station]] when CBC Television put its own station, [[CBRT-DT|CBRT]] (channel 9), on the air. On the same day, CJOC also disaffiliated from the CBC<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bYxkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D4ANAAAAIBAJ&pg=1793%2C896375 TV listings, the ''Herald'' TV Times]; ''Calgary Herald'', September 12, 1975</ref> as CBRT had set up a rebroadcaster in Lethbridge. In 1976, it changed its callsign to CFAC-TV-7. Despite its rebroadcaster-like callsign, it was still licensed as a full-fledged station. The station took on the same branding as CFAC-TV in Calgary, adopting the moniker "2&7 Lethbridge Television". In 1979, the station increased its transmitter power to 167,000 watts. In 1988, it added a satellite dish to get video news feeds from [[Global Television Network|Global Television]], and also began carrying some of Global's entertainment programming along with its Calgary sister.

Local programming continued to play an important role at the station, with successful shows such as ''Ski West'', which was syndicated to [[CHCH-TV]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[CHAN-DT|BCTV]] in Vancouver and [[CFCF-TV]] in Montreal, and was also judged best [[Television syndication|syndicated]] show in the country at the time; ''We Won't Let Him Die'', which won the CanPro Founders award in 1983; and ''Kids Belong Together'' (1990) and ''Key to Literacy'' (1992), both shows won the [[Canadian Association of Broadcasters]] Gold Ribbon Award for community involvement.

===As CISA-TV===
[[Image:CISA 1990s.svg|120px|thumb|right|CISA-TV's last independent logo, before gaining the [[Global Television Network|Global]] affiliation]]
In 1989, Selkirk Communications merged with CFCN's then-owner, [[Maclean Hunter]], who immediately sold most of Selkirk's television holdings, including CFAC-TV-7, to [[Western International Communications]]. One year later, WIC changed the station's calls to CISA-TV. Through the years, CISA's commitment to local programming has continued to reap both industry awards, making it one of the country's most awarded stations, and audience numbers in its local area.

[[Image:GlobalLethbridge.png|thumb|left|CISA-TV's first Global logo, used from 2000 to 2006]]
In 1998, the Griffiths family sold WIC's assets to [[Shaw Communications]] and [[Canwest]]. In 1999, agreements were lodged with the CRTC to split WIC assets between Canwest, [[Corus Radio]] and Shaw. The CRTC approved the purchase in 2000; Western International Communications was sold to Canwest, and CISA-TV became a full-time Global Television Network station under the brand "Global Lethbridge" on September 4 that year. CISA was the last Global station to have its website integrated into the [[canada.com]] network.