Media in Erie, Pennsylvania

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Situated between three major US cities, Erie, Pa., is home to five major television broadcast networks, one daily newspaper, several radio stations and one major Blogging Web site.

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[edit] Television Stations

Erie's unique position along the shores of Lake Erie can offer a wide variety of over-the-air television stations. Canada's CityTV (from its Woodstock, Ontario transmitter CITY-TV-2), A-Channel (via CFPL-TV) and CBC Television (via CBLT-TV's repeater, CBLN) from London, Ontario can be viewed in portions of downtown Erie and areas north of Interstate 90. Additionally, select areas of the Erie region can receive broadcast channels from Buffalo, N.Y., Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa. The region itself, however, is served by five major television stations based in Erie, Designated Market Area No. 142 as defined by Nielsen Media Research.

Erie has an affiliate station of The CW called WBEP, which is broadcast digitally over the air on WSEE's digital subchannel 35-2, and on local cable systems; Cleveland's WBNX (Channel 55) is also seen in several portions of the market. Erie does not have a My Network TV affiliate, but some cable providers in the region offer MNTV signals from either Cleveland (WUAB, Channel 43), Buffalo (WNLO, Channel 49) or distantly from New York City (WWOR-TV, Channel 9).[citation needed]

[edit] Radio Stations

The Erie region has a large list of AM and FM stations, with all major genres covered. Many of Erie's radio channels can be heard in Southern Ontario, Canada. Likewise, some London area, channels and radio stations can be picked up in various parts of the Erie shoreline.

[edit] FM

Callsign MHz "Branding" Format Owner City of license
WEFR 88.1 "WEFR 88.1" Religious Family Stations, Inc. Erie, PA
WMCE 88.5 "WMCE 88.5 / 104.9" (Translator W285AI) Classical / Jazz / Variety Mercyhurst College Erie, PA
WERG 90.5 "90.5 WERG" Alternative (Various ethnic music programming on Weekends) Gannon University Erie, PA
WQLN 91.3 "91.3 WQLN" Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc. Erie, PA
WXCS 92.9 "WXCS-LP 92.9" Public Radio / Variety Cambridge Community Radio Association Cambridge Springs, PA
WTWF 93.9 "93-9 The Wolf" Young Country Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC Fairview, PA
WXBB 94.7 "94.7 Bob FM" Variety Hits Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC Erie, PA
WXTA 97.9 "Country 98 WXTA" Country Citadel Broadcasting Edinboro, PA
W254AJ 98.7 "Family Life Network" Religious Family Life Network Erie, Pa.
WXKC 99.9 "Classy 100" Adult Contemporary Citadel Broadcasting Erie, PA
WRKT 100.9 "Rocket 101" Rock Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC North East, PA
WMVL 101.7 "Cool 101.7" Oldies / Variety Hits Vilkie Communications, Inc. Linesville, PA
WQHZ 102.3 "Z102-3" Classic Rock Citadel Broadcasting Erie, PA
WRTS 103.7 "Star 104" Top-40 Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC Erie, PA
WXXO 104.5 "Majic FM" Variety Hits Forever Broadcasting, LLC Cambridge Springs, PA
WGOJ 105.5 "WGOJ 105.5" Religious Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. Conneaut, OH
WCTL 106.3 "WCTL 106.3" Contemporary Christian Inspiration Time, Inc. Union City, PA

Translators for WCTL include 105.9 (Erie), 99.1 (North East), 100.7 (Warren), 98.7 (Jamestown, New York)

[edit] AM

Callsign MHz "Branding" Format Owner City of license
WRIE 1260 "ESPN Radio 1260" Sports Citadel Broadcasting Erie, PA
WFNN 1330 "The Fan 1330" Sports Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC Erie, PA
WWOW 1360 "1360 WWOW" Catholic Talk Cause Plus Marketing, LLC Conneaut, OH
WWCB 1370 "WWCB 1370" Oldies Corry Communications Corporation Corry, PA
WJET 1400 "Jet Radio 1400" News Talk Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC Erie, PA
WPSE 1450 "WP$E AM 1450" Business News Pennsylvania State University Erie, PA
WYNE 1530 "WYNE 1530 AM Stereo" Oldies Mercyhurst College North East, PA

[edit] Print

As newspaper megers occurred throughout the 20th Century, Erie was left with one regional daily newspaper. Few community newspapers exist in the Erie region. Erie has seen alternative magazines come and go as well.

[edit] Daily

[edit] Monthly

  • Erie Gay News

[edit] Former Print Media

  • Brown & Thompson newspapers - weekly publications serving some suburbs of Erie, purchased by the Erie Times-News in the early 21st Century
  • Tangent - montly alternative magazine published by the Erie Times-News from March 2006 through February 2007

[edit] On the Web

Erie's major media outlets have a home on the World Wide Web, but Erie also has a unique blogging site that provides topical information from Northwestern Pennsylvania and the local gay community newsletter has a place on the Web.


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