Media in Winnipeg

The following is a list of media in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Newspapers and magazines

Daily newspapers

Ethnic media

Weekly/monthly newspapers

Neighborhood newspapers

Defunct

Magazines

Television stations

There are five English-language stations and one French-language station based in Winnipeg that supply free programming to the city. Most homes subscribe to cable television through Shaw Communications, or IPTV through MTS. There are also two satellite services available through Shaw Direct and Bell TV. Some homes use grey market satellite dishes to bring in signals from American satellite services.

OTA virtual channel
(PSIP)
OTA channel Shaw Cable Call Sign Network Notes
3.1 51 (UHF) 10 CBWFT-DT Ici Radio-Canada Télé
6.1 27 (UHF) 2 CBWT-DT CBC Television
7.1 7 (VHF) 5 CKY-DT CTV
9.1 40 (UHF) 12 CKND-DT Global
13.1 13 (VHF) 8 CHMI-DT City
35.1 35 (UHF) 11 CIIT-DT Independent Formerly Joytv 11

Additionally, American network affiliates broadcasting from Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota are available over-the-air in many parts of Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba. Until the mid-1980s, KRDK-TV (then known as KXJB) and KVLY-TV (then known as KTHI) from Fargo were available on Winnipeg's cable service. These channels were replaced by WDIV-TV and WJBK from Detroit, later WTOL from Toledo. Currently, WCCO-TV and KARE from Minneapolis, Minnesota are available to Winnipeg via cable. WDAZ-TV from Grand Forks is still available on Winnipeg cable TV systems.

For decades, the Fargo/Grand Forks stations depended heavily on advertising in Winnipeg, as Winnipeg has more than double the population of the Fargo/Grand Forks market. WUHF, the Fox-affiliate from Rochester, New York, has been available on cable since December 1994. Fargo Fox affiliate KVRR operates a repeater, KNRR, in border town Pembina, North Dakota; it reaches Winnipeg over-the-air. However, its weak signal requires either a rooftop VHF antenna aimed south or being located on a high floor of a tall building.

KNRR was intended to target Winnipeg, but is not carried on any Winnipeg-area systems due to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission concerns that Winnipeg businesses will advertise on KNRR rather than Winnipeg stations. Ironically, some Winnipeg businesses advertise on WDAZ, which is carried on cable TV in Winnipeg, as many Winnipeg residents shop in Grand Forks (and Fargo) to take advantage of lower taxes. However this is sometimes ineffective due to simultaneous substitution. This practice requires cable systems to replace WDAZ's signal with that of a Winnipeg station (usually either CKY or CKND) whenever the same program and episode air simultaneously.

The PBS member network for North Dakota, Prairie Public Television, has been carried on Winnipeg cable systems for over four decades by way of its Grand Forks outlet, KGFE. Winnipeg is almost as large as the entire American population of Prairie Public's footprint, and has long been a significant supporter of the network.

Locally based national cable television channels

Former locally based national cable television channels

Radio

Winnipeg is home to 24 AM and FM radio stations. The most popular station for many years has been CJOB, a talk-oriented station famous for its coverage of major storms and floods. After an absence of many years, Winnipeg is now home to two English-language and one French-language campus radio stations. NCI is devoted to Aboriginal programming, and CKJS is devoted to ethnic programming. CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2 broadcast local and national programming, and two Radio-Canada stations also broadcast French programming. There are several rock and pop oriented stations, two country stations, and one tourist information station.

FrequencyCall signBrand nameFormatOwnerCityNotes
580 AMCJMLspecial events(unknown)WinnipegSince 2005, this low-power special events radio station has been used from time to time
on CKY's former AM frequency at 580 kHz.[10][11]
680 AMCJOBCJOB 68news/talk/sportsCorus EntertainmentWinnipeg
810 AMCKJS--ethnicEvanov CommunicationsWinnipeg
990 AMCBWCBC Radio Onepublic news/talkCanadian Broadcasting CorporationWinnipeg
1290 AMCFRWTSN Radiosports radioBell Media RadioWinnipeg
88.1 FMCKSB-10-FMIci Radio-Canada Premièrepublic news/talk (French)Société Radio-CanadaWinnipeg
89.9 FMCKSB-FMIci Musiquepublic music (French)Société Radio-CanadaWinnipeg
91.1 FMCKXLEnvol 91community radio (French)La Radio communautaire du Manitoba inc.Winnipeg
92.1 FMCITI92 Citi FMclassic rockRogers CommunicationsWinnipeg
93.7 FMCJNUpop standardsNostalgia Broadcasting CooperativeWinnipeg
94.3 FMCHIQ94.3 The Driveclassic hitsJim Pattison GroupWinnipeg
95.1 FMCHVNCHVN 95.1FMcontemporary Christian musicGolden West BroadcastingWinnipeg
95.9 FMCKUWCKUW 95.9campus radioUniversity of WinnipegWinnipeg
96.7 FMCILTMix 96.7adult contemporaryGolden West BroadcastingSteinbach
97.5 FMCJKR97.5 Big FMclassic rockCorus EntertainmentWinnipeg
98.3 FMCBWCBC Radio 2public musicCanadian Broadcasting CorporationWinnipeg
99.1 FMCJGV Fresh FM hot adult contemporaryCorus EntertainmentWinnipeg
99.9 FMCFWMBob FMadult hitsBell Media RadioWinnipeg
100.7 FMCFJLJewel 101 FMsoft adult contemporaryEvanov CommunicationsWinnipeg
101.5 FMCJUMUMFMcampus radioUniversity of ManitobaWinnipeg
102.3 FMCKY102.3 KiSS FMadult contemporaryRogers CommunicationsWinnipeg
103.1 FMCKMMVirgin RadioCHRBell Media RadioWinnipeg
104.1 FMCFQXQX 104countryJim Pattison GroupSelkirk
104.7 FMCIUR Rhythm 104.7rhythmic CHRNative CommunicationsWinnipeg
105.5 FMCICYNCIcountryNCISelkirk
106.1 FMCHWEEnergy 106CHREvanov CommunicationsWinnipeg
107.1 FMCKCLClassic 107Classical and JazzGolden West BroadcastingWinnipeg

Defunct

FrequencyCall signBrand nameFormatOwner/NotesCity
107.9 FMCJWV"Flava 107.9"urbanHarmony Broadcasting LtdWinnipeg
92.9 FMCKICKICK FMcampus radioRed River CollegeWinnipeg

Notes

In 1922, George Melrose Bell of Calgary was licensed to launch a radio station in Winnipeg known as CKZC-AM but this station never made it to the airwaves as he was too busy putting stations on the air in Calgary and Regina, and the license expired.[12] Another defunct station, CKZC was launched by Lynn V. Salton in 1922. It is currently unknown of what happened to CKZC.[13]

On January 23, 2012, the CRTC ruled that campus radio stations in Canada could no longer use students as on-air DJs, and instead would follow the definition of a community radio station. This move meant that CKIC was to be the first station forced off the air due to such a decision.[14] On July 4, 2012, at 4 PM, the station indeed shut down its operation as an over-the-air broadcaster and turned in the corresponding license to the CRTC.[15] Starting in the Fall of 2012, it plans to return to the air as an internet-only radio station.

Internet media

Podcasts

References

  1. "History". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. "Daily Newspaper Circulation Statement for the 12 Month Period Ended December 2011". Toronto: Canadian Circulations Audit Board. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  3. "About Us". Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. "The Uniter". Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  5. "A farewell - and thanks". Uptown Magazine. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  6. "About Us". Border Crossings Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  7. "About Canadian Dimension". Canadian Dimension.
  8. "Frequently Asked Questions". Herizons. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  9. "About Outwords Magazine". Outwords Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  10. Radio News in April 2005 DXing.info
  11. hard-core-dx.com CJML 580 Winnipeg back for a fortnight
  12. CHCF-AM, Winnipeg (1922) "The station that never made it on the airwaves", Canadian Communications Foundation.
  13. CKZC-AM Winnipeg (1922) at Canadian Communications Foundation
  14. Message from Radio Insight's Twitter feed (January 23, 2012)
  15. "92.9 KICK-FM Sign Off". Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  16. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/couch-surfin/id637017988?mt=2
  17. http://uniter.ca/view/the-podcast
  18. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/siteseeing-279389592.html
  19. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/media-nerds-podcast/id705456923?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
  20. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-sender/id363390349?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
  21. https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-supporting-act-podcast/id675137908?mt=2
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