Media of Thunder Bay
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This is a list of media outlets in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] Television
Thunder Bay is the largest city in Canada (and the only city in Ontario) which receives CTV and CBC service from a locally-owned twinstick operation rather than network-owned stations. Additionally, Thunder Bay does not receive Global network service at all, although the Thunder Bay Television system purchases local rights to some Global programming.
Thunder Bay Television usually uses the on-air branding scheme of Thunder Bay Television, and then the name of the network to which the channel is affiliated, except in cases when the channel is airing programming from a network to which it is not affiliated, when the network name is substituted for the channel's call sign.
WBKP TV channel 5, the CW affiliate in Calumet, Michigan can be received in Thunder Bay with an outdoor roof antenna.
| OTA | DTV | Cable | Call sign | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 49 | 5 | CKPR | CBC | Thunder Bay Television Twin of CHFD; Star Choice 304, Bell ExpressVu 211 |
| 4 | 54 | 6 | CHFD | CTV | Thunder Bay Television Twin of CKPR; Star Choice 314, Bell ExpressVu 222 |
| 9 | 46 | 8 | CICO-9 | TVOntario | |
| 12 | 52 | 3 | CBLFT-18 | SRC |
[edit] Cable television
The cable provider in Thunder Bay is Shaw. The community channel on Shaw Cable is branded as Shaw TV, and airs on cable channel 10.
The local TV Listings channel is maintained by Corus Custom Networks and is broadcast on Shaw Cable channel 2. The channel features a split screen with television listings on the bottom half and local advertising above.
American network affiliates on cable in Thunder Bay come from Detroit (ABC affiliate WXYZ and PBS affiliate WTVS), Minneapolis (CBS affiliate WCCO and NBC affiliate KARE), and Rochester (Fox affiliate WUHF). The only Canadian network affiliate on cable in Thunder Bay is CFTM (TVA) from Montreal.
[edit] Radio
Thunder Bay is home to 10 radio stations, all of which broadcast on the FM band.
There are four commercial radio stations based in the city — Rock 94.3 and CKPR 91.5, owned by Dougall Media, the parent company of Thunder Bay Television and Thunder Bay's Source, and Magic 99.9 and 105.3 The Giant, owned by Newcap Broadcasting. The city receives CBC Radio One as CBQT-FM and CBC Radio 2 as CBQ-FM, at 88.3 FM and 101.7 FM respectively. The French Première Chaîne is available as a repeater of Sudbury-based CBON-FM on 89.3 FM. Lakehead University operates a campus radio station, CILU-FM, at 102.7 FM.
On May 16, 2008, the Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was given approval by the CRTC for a broadcasting licence to operate an English and Aboriginal-language, Specialty low-power FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Pickle Lake and a transmitter in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The station will broadcast at 96.5 FM in Pickle Lake and will have a rebroadcaster at 98.1 FM in Thunder Bay.[1]
| Frequency | Call sign | Station Identity | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM 88.3 | CBQT | CBC Radio One | news and information | Rebroadcast throughout Northwestern Ontario |
| FM 89.3 | CBON-20 | La Première Chaîne | news and information | Broadcasts in French; originating from Sudbury |
| FM 91.5 | CKPR | CKPR 91.5 | news/talk | Formerly broadcast at AM 580[2] |
| FM 94.3 | CJSD | Rock 94 | active rock | |
| FM 95.1 | CJOA | CJOA | Christian music | Rebroadcast at Candy Mountain at FM 93.1 until 2005 |
| FM 97.1 | CITB | tourist information | tourist information | |
| FM 99.9 | CJUK | Magic 99.9 | adult contemporary | |
| FM 101.7 | CBQ | CBC Radio 2 | classical and jazz | |
| FM 102.7 | CILU | LU Radio | Lakehead University campus radio | |
| FM 105.3 | CKTG | 105.3 The Giant | classic rock |
[edit] Out-of-market radio
One station, CFQK, operates outside of Thunder Bay, broadcasting on 103.5 FM in Kaministiquia. The main signal is not widely receivable in Thunder Bay itself, although the station also has a rebroadcaster on 104.5 FM in Shuniah, with the call sign CKED, which can be heard in the northeastern part of Thunder Bay. The station broadcasts a country music format, branded as The Thunder 103.5.
The broadcast of WGLI-FM 98.7, based in Hancock, Michigan, is occasionally receivable in the city and has a small listener base. Since CKPR ended its AM transmission in September 2007, American country station WJMS from Ironwood, Michigan has been receivable during the day.[3]
[edit] Print media
Thunder Bay has one daily newspaper, The Chronicle-Journal, which has a circulation of approximately 28,000[4] and has coverage of all of Northwestern Ontario. There are two weekly newspapers — Thunder Bay's Source, a weekly newspaper operated by Dougall Media, and Canadan Sanomat, a Finnish language weekly newspaper. Lakehead University has a student newspaper called The Argus, which is published weekly during the school year.[5] The Chronicle Journal publishes a free weekly called Spot every Thursday, focusing on entertainment. The city produces a bi-monthly publication to citizens titled yourCity, which is also available online in a PDF format. Netnewsledger is a daily updated website covering news and current events in Thunder Bay, which places emphasis on connecting politicians to their constituents.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-106. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ News, Feb 07 - See Ontario
- ^ Northpine - News Archive for August 2007. See: Ontario (8/6/2007). Retrieved on 22 September 2007.
- ^ Sudbury Star and Sault Star part of media buyout Netnewsledger accessed 8 June 2007
- ^ The Argus Accessed 8 June 2007
- ^ Netnewsledger home page. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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