CTV rolls out the red carpet for the fourth straight year for The 2005 Juno Awards following groundbreaking stops in Edmonton (2004), Ottawa-Gatineau (2003) and St. John's (2002).

With less than eight weeks to go, set designers are constructing models and producers are tinkering with line-ups as production gears up for CTV's broadcast of the 34th Annual Awards telecast, live from Winnipeg's MTS Centre.

Hosted by Canadian television star Brent Butt, The 2005 Juno Awards will be broadcast across Canada on Sunday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. in Atlantic Canada) on CTV.

Last year's Juno awards telecast, hosted by Alanis Morissette in Edmonton, was the most-watched show of the night in Canada with 1.51 million viewers tuning in. In all, more than 5 million viewers watched some part of the star-studded special.

Once again, CTV is enormously proud to be host broadcaster of The 2005 Juno Awards.

"The Juno Awards are about the fans, both at home and in the concert venue," said Susanne Boyce, CTV President of Programming and Chair of the Media Group.

"It's an exercise in nation-building where for one night each year, fans from coast-to-coast join together to celebrate the best that Canada has to offer."

Toronto-based Insight Productions is on board again to take up the challenge of producing the show from Edmonton.

"Once again, we will push the envelope with an innovative stage design and show structure," said executive producer John Brunton.

"Our aim this year as in years past is to make viewers at home feel like they are in the stadium stands, absorbing the electric atmosphere that a live concert generates. With such an incredible line-up of talent booked to perform this year, we are determined to cook up some surprises that will leave people panting in the aisles in the arena and gasping for breath back home."

As with the previous years, CTV promises to utilize its entire slate of cross-promotional resources to support this year's broadcast of The 2005 JUNO Awards.

Below is a snapshot of programming initiatives:

CTV At The JUNOS

A one-hour, red carpet, pre-show extravaganza featuring the biggest names in the Canadian music industry. Hosted by etalk Daily's Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim, CTV At The JUNOS will showcase Canada's musical glitterati as they arrive in front of thousands of cheering fans and an international media contingent.

etalk Daily

Canada's premier entertainment news program, etalk Daily, is front and centre every step of the way with all the breaking news. In the coming weeks, Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim will provide regular updates, profiles and interviews with some of the biggest Canadian musicians involved in the all-star awards broadcast.

On Friday, April 1, etalk Daily will be on location in Winnipeg for a special etalk preview episode on the coming weekend's festivities. In an exclusive post-Junos special, airing Monday, April 4, etalk Daily presents exclusive one-on-one interviews with the presenters, performers and winners just seconds after they step off the Juno stage and into the etalk / Pantene room.

Canada AM

Hosts Beverly Thomson, Seamus O'Regan and Jeff Hutcheson will get up close and personal on the Fourth Annual Canada AM "Road to the Junos" featuring exclusive performances and interviews with Juno nominees in the week leading up to the Sunday night broadcast.

The week will culminate in a special Friday edition featuring AM's Jeff Hutcheson live from Winnipeg. On Monday morning, after the festivities, Canada AM will stay in Winnipeg to bring viewers the highlights of the night - complete with backstage footage and reactions from the winners.

Vicki Gabereau

Viewers of Vicki Gabereau can enter the show's "Night Out at the Junos" contest for a chance to win a trip for two to see The 2005 JUNO Awards live in Winnipeg.

The grand prize includes airfare, three night's accommodation, two tickets to the Juno Cup Charity hockey game, $200 spending money and two VIP tickets to The 2005 JUNO Awards. The contest runs March 7 -18.

In addition, 25 copies of Juno Awards 2005 CD, the 18-track compilation album featuring Juno nominees, will also be awarded.

As well, Vicki will interview some of her favourite nominees in the weeks leading up to the awards broadcast.

CTV News

As usual, all of this year's breaking news from the JUNOS can be seen first on CTV. Viewers can stay up to date with all the news on CTV News With Lloyd Robertson, CTV News with Sandie Rinaldo, CTV Local News and 24-hour news service CTV Newsnet.