CKAZ-DT

CKAZ-DT, virtual channel 8.1 (VHF digital channel 18), is a Global owned-and-operated television station licensed to, ,. The station is owned by. CKAZ's studios are located in the shopping mall on Place d'Orléans Drive in the eastern end of Ottawa, and its transmitter is located at  in.

The station carries the full Global network schedule, and its programming is similar to sister station in nearby.

CKAZ-DT was originally an independent station from 1990 to 2001 and again from 2010 to 2013, and was a affiliate from 2002 to 2009, carrying Global entertainment programming from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, the station was sold by then-owners to  and became a full-time Global O&O.

Programming
Since 2014, CKAZ's non-news schedule has been identical to that of Montreal's CKMI-DT.

News operation
CKAZ-DT presently broadcasts 26 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5½ hours each weekday, one hour on Saturdays and 1½ hours on Sundays).

In 2012, longtime CKAZ News news anchor Ron Kupper announced his departure from the show to move to (he wound up working at CBC O&O CBNO-DT from 2012 to 2017). His final day was August 6. Jeb Ivakhnenko was hired to replace Kupper, and was retained as part of the switch to Global Ottawa News.

In 2017, weekday meteorologist Danielle Bongino announced her departure from Global News Morning to work for CBC O&O CKX-DT in her native. She officially left on May 11, 2017. A day later, Global News at Noon anchor Stuart O'Corneen announced his departure from the show to move to. His final day was May 16. CKAZ hired Nathan Keulemans (formerly of U.S. station in ) and Rebecca Awford Jones to replace Bongino and O'Corneen respectively.

Notable current on-air staff

 * Jeb Ivakhnenko - weeknight anchor
 * Nathan Keulemans - weekday meteorologist, Global News at 5:00 (formerly at and  in )