Media of Winnipeg
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The following is a list of media in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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[edit] Newspapers and magazines
Winnipeg has two daily newspapers. The Winnipeg Free Press is a broadsheet and the Winnipeg Sun is a tabloid. There is one alternative weekly called Uptown that is available free at newsstands. There are several ethnic newspapers as well as regionally- and nationally-based magazines based in the city.
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Daily newspapers
Ethnic media
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Weekly/Monthly newspapers
Magazines
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[edit] 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 through Shaw Communications, or digital television through MTS digital. There are also two satellite services available through Star Choice and Bell ExpressVu. Some homes use grey market satellite dishes to bring in signals from American satellite services.
Additionally, American network affiliates broadcasting from North Dakota are available over-the-air in many parts of Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba. Until the mid-1980s, KXJB and KVLY (then known as KTHI) were available on Winnipeg's cable service. These channels were replaced by WDIV and WJBK from Detroit, later WTOL from Toledo, and then by WCCO and KARE from Minneapolis. WDAZ-TV and KGFE, both from Grand Forks, ND are still available on Winnipeg cable systems. WUHF, the Fox-affiliate from Rochester, New York, has been available on cable since December 1994, despite a nearby Fox station, KNRR, in Pembina, North Dakota that can be viewed over-the-air in Winnipeg.
| OTA Channel | Cable Channel | Digital Channel | Call Sign | Network | Other Notes |
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| 3 | 10 | 51 | CBWFT | SRC | Winnipeg's only OTA French language station |
| 6 | 2 | 27 | CBWT | CBC | |
| 7 | 5 | 46 | CKY | CTV | |
| 9 | 12 | 28 | CKND | Global | |
| 13 | 8 | CHMI | Citytv | ||
| 35 | 11 | CIIT | OMNI |
Locally based national cable television channels
- Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
- DejaView - classic television programming
- Lonestar - western programming
- Fox Sports World Canada - sports
- mentv - men's programming
- CoolTV - Jazz
- X-Treme Sports - sports programming
- Mystery TV - crime and mystery drama
- TVtropolis - classic television series
All of these stations are owned by Global, except for APTN.
[edit] Radio Stations
Winnipeg is home to 25 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 Two broadcast local and national programming. There are several rock and pop oriented stations, one tourist information station and one country station. Two CBC stations broadcast French programming.
[edit] AM Radio
| Frequency | Call sign | Brand name | Format | Owner/Notes | City |
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| 680 AM | CJOB | CJOB 68 | news/talk/sports | Corus Entertainment | Winnipeg |
| 810 AM | CKJS | -- | ethnic | Newcap Broadcasting | Winnipeg |
| 990 AM | CBW | CBC Radio One | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Winnipeg |
| 1050 AM | CKSB | La Première Chaîne | public news/talk (French) | Radio-Canada | Winnipeg |
| 1290 AM | CFRW | 1290 AM CFRW | oldies | CTVglobemedia | Winnipeg |
[edit] FM Radio
[edit] References
- ^ Magazines of Winnipeg: Canadian Dimension, Winnipeg Women, Winnipeg Men, Ciao! Magazine, WHERE Winnipeg
