[Marty_Mcfly]

Actually an interesting comment on the CJON wikipedia page about why they always carried Global and CTV news programming:

In the early 2000s, NTV had claimed that, if the station dropped CTV's newscasts in favour of Global's, the former would immediately apply for a station in Newfoundland. In turn, it says, any program supply agreement with Global would automatically become void, as that network would also apply for its own station in the CRTC's ensuing call for applications. Most likely, one new station (if any) would be approved, and NTV would have to negotiate a new agreement with the remaining network(s). Since July 2009, NTV has aired both CTV National News and Global National.

In much of the province, Global's Edmonton owned-and-operated station CITV-DT has been widely available on analog cable since at least the early 1990s, which assists viewers in the event NTV chooses not to carry a particular Global program. In contrast, no CTV network station is widely available on analog cable in Newfoundland. Many viewers, however, are able to receive out-of-market CTV stations via satellite and digital cable; CTV Two Atlantic, which has simulcast some CTV programming including the 2010 Winter Olympics; and CTV-owned specialty channels such as The Comedy Network, which airs repeats of some of CTV's domestic series, in addition to the American networks which originate many series aired by CTV. Still, some programs, including current-season episodes of Canadian dramas such as Flashpoint, are not always as easily available.

Neither CTV nor Global have indicated any immediate plans to enter the Newfoundland market themselves. However, a 2006 intervention by Global in support of NTV suggests that that company may have been continuing to pursue the station as a possible future acquisition, although the Stirlings have long denied any desire to sell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CJON-DT...22_programming

There's actually a great point in there that I hadn't even considered. Newfoundland is by far the largest market without CTV being broadcast on basic cable, whereas in many places you can get two feeds of Global (Edmonton, and either Halifax or Toronto...can't remember which).