Media in Hamilton, Ontario

The following is a list of media outlets for Hamilton, Ontario:

Radio

Hamilton has seven FM stations and three AM radio stations. Two of the stations are operated by local post-secondary institutions, one is news/talk and one airs a comedy format.

On September 19, 2007, the CBC organized a meeting in Hamilton at the Convention Centre to discuss the idea of bringing a new radio station to the city, citing that "Hamilton was the largest, and most underrepresented city in the country in terms of media coverage."[1] In early 2012, the CBC confirmed its final plans for a new local news service in Hamilton; see "web" section below for further details.

Most of Toronto's radio stations also cover Hamilton.

To see a list of defunct radio stations in Hamilton, see Canadian Communications Foundation.[2]

Television

Hamilton is part of the Toronto television market and receives most broadcast television from Toronto. CBC Television (CBLT-DT), Radio-Canada Télé (CBLFT-DT) and TVOntario (CICA-DT) are received directly from the networks' Toronto transmitters on the CN Tower; Global service is received from CIII-DT's Broadcast relay station in Paris; CTV service may be received either from CFTO-DT (Toronto) or CKCO-DT (Kitchener), with both stations available on most local cable systems. CTV Two is provided over-the-air by a local rebroadcaster, due to the distance of the CKVR-DT main transmitter in Barrie from Hamilton.

Television stations based in Hamilton include:

OTA virtual channel (PSIP) OTA actual channel Rogers Cable Cogeco Source Cable Call sign Network Notes
11.1 15 (UHF) 12 12 12 CHCH-DT Independent
35.1 35 (UHF) 71 22 18 CHCJ-DT CTV Two Rebroadcaster of CKVR-DT (Barrie)
36.1 36 (UHF) 19 17 35 CITS-DT Yes TV
– – 14 14 14 – Cable 14 Community channel operated jointly by all Hamilton cable providers

In addition, many of the Buffalo, New York TV stations reach Hamilton over the air and some are carried on local cable.

Cable service in Hamilton is divided up between two different cable companies: Cogeco and Rogers Cable (the former third independent company, Source Cable, is now a Rogers subsidiary).[3] Each system holds a monopoly in a specific part of Hamilton.

Print

Newspapers

Other publications

Web

In 2012, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced its plans for a new local news service in Hamilton.[4] With the Hamilton area already within the broadcast range of CBC Radio and CBC Television's services in Toronto, it was not financially or technically feasible for the public broadcaster to launch new conventional radio or television stations in Hamilton; accordingly, the corporation has developed a new model, with Hamilton as its test project, to launch a local digital service that would be accessible on the Internet and telecommunications devices such as tablets and smartphones.[4] The project, CBC Hamilton, launched in May 2012.[5]

Local websites include:

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton at the top of CBC's list". (www.raisethehammer.org). Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ↑ Former Hamilton/Niagara Area Radio Stations - Canadian Communications Foundation.
  3. ↑ Marr, Lisa (24 October 2014). "Source Cable sold to Rogers in $160M deal". Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "CBC announces location of Hamilton service". Broadcaster, February 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ Dunphy, Bill (2012-05-09). "CBC Hamilton launches digital service". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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