Live at 5:30 is a Canadian television news program that airs weekdays on CP24 from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Starting in July 2017, CTV Toronto started to simulcast the program in addition to the earlier Live at 5.
| Live at 5:30 | |
|---|---|
 Live at 5:30 opening as of September 27, 2012 being simulcasted to CFTO-DT | |
| Genre | News |
| Starring | Stephanie Smyth |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Toronto |
| Original release | |
| Network | CP24 |
| Release | January 19, 2010 |
| Related | |
| Live at 5 CP24 Breakfast | |
History
editLive at 5:30 was created as a result of budget cuts at Rogers Media's Citytv stations across Canada which included the cancellation of their 5 p.m. newscast for Toronto, the program first aired on January 19, 2010.
Set
editThe CP24 studio is located on the second floor of 299 Queen Street West. Large north-facing windows look out towards Queen Street. The set and newsroom is home to Live at 5:30 and most of the other CP24-produced programming.
Current presenters
edit- Host(s): Rotating anchors
- Weather: Chris Potter (meteorologist)
- Traffic: