List of United States stations available in Canada

This page lists all of the local over-the-air television stations in the United States that are carried in Canada via cable/digital cable or satellite. This list also includes stations that were formerly carried, but have since been dropped.

The stations are organized by market, starting in the east (Maine) and ending in the west (California). Not all stations are available in all areas. A station that has the word "Bumped" next to it means that the station has been replaced by one of the stations from the CANCOM services, most likely either a Buffalo or Detroit local station in the east, or a Spokane or Seattle local station in the west.

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Superstations

These stations are listed as superstations, and are carried on many if not most or all cable and satellite systems in Canada.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Boston, Massachusetts WSBK-TV IND Yes WSBK is a Superstation
New York City, New York WWOR-TV MyNetwork TV Yes WWOR-TV is a Superstation
New York City, New York WPIX-TV The CW Yes WPIX-TV is a Superstation
Chicago, Illinois WGN-TV The CW Yes WGN-TV is a Superstation Also some times shows up on NHL Center ICE.
Chicago, Illinois WGN America IND Yes Depends on the provider, usually only WGN or WGN America are carried, very rarely both
Atlanta, Georgia WPCH-TV IND Yes Carried on most cable/satellite providers, from its earlier days as WTBS-TV. Superstation feed was never carried in Canada. Negotiations are in process between CRTC and cable/satellite providers to carry TBS as a separate cable service
Atlanta, Georgia TBS IND No Not carried yet, has never been authorized in Canada
Denver, Colorado KWGN-TV The CW Not carried yet; authorized by CRTC but has not been added by any Canadian cable company to date.
Los Angeles, California KTLA-TV The CW Yes KTLA is a Superstation

Shaw Broadcast Services / Nationwide coverage

Seattle and Detroit stations are carried via Shaw Broadcast Services, and are available nation-wide to Shaw Direct customers and domestic cable TV operators, as well as to some Northern United States communities.

Bell TV carries Boston and Seattle local stations nationally.

Shaw has announced its intention to drop all Buffalo feeds and coverage of Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK-TV effective end-April 2009.[1]

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Boston, Massachusetts WSBK-TV IND Yes WSBK is a Superstation
New York City, New York WPIX-TV The CW Yes WPIX-TV is a Superstation
Rochester, New York WUHF-TV Fox Yes
Buffalo, New York WGRZ-TV NBC Dropped
Buffalo, New York WIVB-TV CBS Dropped
Buffalo, New York WKBW-TV ABC Dropped
Buffalo, New York WNED-TV PBS Yes
Buffalo, New York WNLO-TV The CW Dropped
Buffalo, New York WUTV-TV Fox Dropped
Buffalo, New York WNYO-TV MyNetwork TV Dropped
Atlanta, Georgia WPCH-TV IND Yes Carried on most cable/satellite providers, from its earlier days as WTBS-TV. Superstation feed was never carried in Canada. Negotiations are in process between CRTC and cable/satellite providers to carry TBS as a separate cable service
Detroit, Michigan WJBK-TV Fox Dropped
Detroit, Michigan WDIV-TV NBC Yes
Detroit, Michigan WXYZ-TV ABC Yes
Detroit, Michigan WMYD MyNetwork TV Yes
Detroit, Michigan WTVS PBS Yes
Detroit, Michigan WKBD-TV The CW Yes
Detroit, Michigan WWJ-TV CBS Yes
Chicago, Illinois WGN America IND Yes Depends on the provider, usually only WGN or WGN America are carried, very rarely both
Spokane, Washington KREM-TV CBS Yes
Spokane, Washington KXLY-TV ABC Yes
Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV NBC Yes
Spokane, Washington KSPS-TV PBS Yes
Spokane, Washington KAYU-TV Fox Yes
Seattle, Washington KOMO-TV ABC Yes
Seattle, Washington KING-TV NBC Yes
Seattle, Washington KIRO-TV CBS Yes
Seattle, Washington KCTS-TV PBS Yes
Tacoma, Washington KSTW-TV The CW Yes
Tacoma, Washington KCPQ-TV Fox Yes
Los Angeles, California KTLA-TV The CW Yes KTLA is a Superstation

Bell TV / Nationwide coverage

Bell TV carries Boston and Seattle local stations nationally.

Seattle and Detroit stations are carried via Shaw Broadcast Services, and are available nation-wide to Shaw Directcustomers and domestic cable TV operators, as well as to some Northern United States communities.

Shaw has announced its intention to drop all Buffalo feeds and coverage of Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK-TV effective end-April 2009.[1]

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Boston, Massachusetts WSBK-TV IND Yes WSBK is a Superstation
Boston, Massachusetts WGBH PBS Yes WGBH had also operated a satellite uplink of all Boston locals on behalf of Bell TV.
Boston, Massachusetts WBZ-TV CBS Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WCVB-TV ABC Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WHDH-TV NBC Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WFXT-TV Fox Yes
Seattle, Washington KOMO-TV ABC Yes
Seattle, Washington KING-TV NBC Yes
Seattle, Washington KIRO-TV CBS Yes
Seattle, Washington KCTS-TV PBS Yes
Tacoma, Washington KSTW-TV The CW Yes
Tacoma, Washington KCPQ-TV Fox Yes

Other stations / Local coverage

These other stations are not carried nationally, and may only be available in a certain region or even a few towns. Some stations are available over-the-air only.

Eastern Canada

These stations are carried in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador, across many cable systems.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Bangor, Maine WLBZ-TV NBC Dropped Bumped in favour of CANCOM's distribution of WDIV-TV
Bangor, Maine WABI-TV CBS/The CW Dropped Bumped
Presque Isle, Maine WAGM CBS/Fox Yes CBS only
Portland, Maine WMTW-TV ABC Dropped Bumped
Portland, Maine WCBB MPBN/PBS Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WGBH PBS Yes WGBH had also operated a satellite uplink of all Boston locals on behalf of Bell TV.
Boston, Massachusetts WBZ-TV CBS Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WCVB-TV ABC Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WHDH-TV NBC Yes
Boston, Massachusetts WFXT-TV Fox Yes

Province of Quebec, Cornwall/Hawkesbury Ontario

Main articles: Montreal TV, Quebec City TV, and Quebec TV

These stations are available to cable and satellite customers in Quebec City, Sherbrooke, and Montreal.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Champlain Valley WCAX-TV CBS Yes Carried on cable in Montreal
Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY WPTZ-TV NBC Yes Carried on cable in Montreal
Burlington, Vermont WVNY-TV ABC Yes Carried on cable in Montreal
Burlington, Vermont WWBI-LP ION Dropped Dropped at CRTC's requests; station ceased operations in 2007
Burlington, Vermont WETK-TV VPT/PBS Yes Carried on cable in Montreal
Burlington, Vermont WFFF-TV Fox/The CW Yes Carried on cable in Montreal (FOX only)
Plattsburgh, New York WCFE-TV PBS Yes Carried on cable in Montreal

Eastern Ontario

Main article: Watertown TV, Ontario TV, and Ottawa-Gatineau TV

These stations are or were carried in the National Capital Region, Pembroke, Ontario, Ottawa, and Kingston, Ontario. This region also includes Peterborough, and towns along the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Watertown, New York WWNY-TV CBS Yes Carried in Kingston-Brockville, where it is easily available over-the-air. Was formerly carried in Ottawa, dropped due to signal quality issues from distance. WNYF/Fox 7.2 digital subchannel OTA-only; Watertown digital subchannels are not on cable and not listed in Kingston local TV listings.
Watertown, New York WPBS-TV PBS Yes Carried in Ottawa and Pembroke (via WNPI-TV), Kingston directly (as WPBS-TV). Digital subchannels (Create/ThinkBright, PBS-HD) not carried by cable operators but readily available over-the-air in Kingston.
Watertown, New York WWTI-TV ABC Yes Carried in Kingston; CW Plus WWTI 50.2 digital subchannel available over-the-air only/not in local TV listings.
Watertown, New York WNYF-CD Fox No Low-power HDTV signal only available with full-size rooftop antenna, but a standard-definition WWNY-DT2 digital subchannel provides solid A-grade coverage over-the-air in Kingston, Ontario. Inexplicably, more-distant Syracuse and (later) Buffalo signals are distributed by Kingston's Cogeco cable instead of the more-local and readily-available Watertown affiliate.
Syracuse, New York WSTM-TV NBC dropped Was carried in Kingston; OTA signal was fringe analogue reception, main channel only. Syracuse locals were dropped in favour of Buffalo NY after 2009's digital transition.[2]
Syracuse, New York WSYR-TV ABC dropped Was carried in Kingston; had been bumped to higher cable converter channels in favour of commonly-owned WWTI-TV, which now occupies the "cable 9" position.
Syracuse, New York WSYT-TV Fox dropped Was carried in Kingston, although over-the-air availability is weak to limited compared to WWNY-DT2. Despite the ready availability of a Watertown-based Fox TV affiliate, the Syracuse locals were dropped in favour of Buffalo NY after 2009's digital transition.[2]
Syracuse, New York WTVH-TV CBS dropped Was carried in Kingston; had been bumped to higher cable converter channels in favour of WWNY-TV.
Syracuse, New York WCNY-TV PBS No Intermittently viewable over-the-air in the Kingston-Watertown, New York market but notable by its absence from cable systems, which instead carry WPBS-TV (for Kingston and Ottawa) or WTVS-TV PBS Detroit (for Brockville, Ontario).
Rochester, New York WXXI-TV PBS Yes Carried on cable systems in Belleville, Cobourg, and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Was never available on cable in the Ottawa area, due to WPBS-TV.
Rochester, New York WROC-TV CBS Yes Carried on cable systems in Belleville, Cobourg, and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Bumped from Ottawa-area cable systems.
Rochester, New York WHAM-TV ABC Yes Carried on cable systems in Belleville, Cobourg, and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Bumped from Ottawa-area cable systems.
Rochester, New York WHEC-TV NBC Yes Carried on cable systems in Belleville, Cobourg, and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Bumped from Ottawa-area cable systems.
Rochester, New York WUHF-TV Fox Yes Carried on cable systems in Belleville, Cobourg, and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Bumped from Ottawa-area cable systems.

Southern Ontario

Main articles: Greater Toronto TV, Ontario TV

These stations are carried throughout the Greater Toronto Area and Golden Horseshoe on a variety of cable systems.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Buffalo, New York WGRZ-TV NBC Yes
Buffalo, New York WIVB-TV CBS Yes
Buffalo, New York WKBW-TV ABC Yes
Buffalo, New York WNED-TV PBS Yes
Buffalo, New York WNLO-TV The CW Yes
Buffalo, New York WUTV-TV Fox Yes
Buffalo, New York WNYO-TV MyNetwork TV Yes Carried on cable systems in Brockville and Cornwall.
Rochester, New York WUHF-TV Fox Yes Carried on cable systems in Belleville, Ontario and along the northern shore of Lake Ontario

London, Ontario

These stations are carried in the London and St. Thomas area.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Detroit, Michigan WJBK-TV Fox Yes Carried in London
Detroit, Michigan WDIV-TV NBC Yes Carried in London
Detroit, Michigan WXYZ-TV ABC Yes Carried in London
Detroit, Michigan WWJ-TV CBS Yes Carried in London
Detroit, Michigan WTVS-TV PBS Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Erie, Pennsylvania WICU-TV NBC No Recently bumped in London (August 18/09)
Erie, Pennsylvania WJET-TV ABC No Recently bumped in London (August 18/09)
Erie, Pennsylvania WQLN-TV PBS Yes Carried in London
Erie, Pennsylvania WSEE-TV CBS No Bumped in London & area years ago
Cleveland, Ohio WOIO-TV CBS Yes Carried in St. Thomas, was briefly available in London on digital cable in 2006
Cleveland, Ohio WUAB-TV MyNetwork TV Yes Carried in London
Atlanta, Georgia WPCH-TV Independent Yes Carried in London
Buffalo, New York WNYO-TV MyNetwork TV Yes Carried in London on digital cable television
Buffalo, New York WNLO-TV The CW Yes Carried in London on digital cable television
Buffalo, New York WNED-TV PBS Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "high-definition" package
Seattle, Washington KIRO-TV CBS Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Seattle, Washington KING-TV NBC Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Seattle, Washington KOMO-TV ABC Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Seattle, Washington KCPQ-TV Fox Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Seattle, Washington KCTS-TV PBS Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
New York, New York WPIX-TV The CW Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Boston, Massachusetts WSBK-TV Independent Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Los Angeles, California KTLA-TV The CW Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package
Chicago, Illinois WGN-TV The CW Yes Carried in London on digital cable television with premium "time-shifting" package

Windsor, Ontario/Chatham, Ontario

Main articles: Detroit TV, Toledo TV, Cleveland TV, Lansing TV

These stations are or were carried in the Windsor, Ontario market, serving Windsor, Essex County, Leamington, Ontario, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Lambton County and even parts of Middlesex County and Elgin County. Also refer to CRTC decisions archive for details on the Windsor/Leamington-area cable listings.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Detroit, Michigan WJBK-TV Fox Yes
Detroit, Michigan WDIV-TV NBC Yes
Detroit, Michigan WDIV-DT 4.2 This TV Partial added on October 17, 2009 (replaces WKYC), not available on cable
Detroit, Michigan WXYZ-TV ABC Yes
Detroit, Michigan WXYZ-DT 7.2 RTN Partial added on October 17, 2009 (replaces WEWS), not available on cable
Detroit, Michigan WMYD MyNetwork TV Yes Carried in Windsor and area, not nationally-carried otherwise
Detroit, Michigan WUDT-CA Daystar No Not listed in local Windsor TV Guides, signal is fair in downtown Windsor.
Mount Clemens, Michigan WADL IND/The Word Network Unknown Not carried in Windsor or Essex County, probably still carried in other parts of Southwestern Ontario, listed in TV Guides
Mount Clemens, Michigan WADL-DT2 Universal Sports Partial added to TV Guides on October 17, 2009 (replaces WNWO-TV), not available on cable
Detroit, Michigan WTVS-TV PBS Yes
Detroit, Michigan WTVS-DT 56.2 PBS (alternate programming) Partial added to TV Guides on October 17, 2009 (replaces WGTE-TV), not available on cable
Detroit, Michigan WTVS-DT 56.3 Create Partial not listed in TV guides, not available on cable
Detroit, Michigan WKBD-TV The CW Yes Carried in Windsor and area, not nationally-carried otherwise
Detroit, Michigan WWJ-TV CBS Yes
Cleveland, Ohio WKYC-TV NBC Dropped Bumped from Shaw Cable when Cogeco took over in 2000. Available to southern Essex County only. Bumped on October 17, 2009 from local TV Guides and replaced with WDIV-DT 4.2.
Cleveland, Ohio WEWS-TV ABC Dropped Bumped from Shaw Cable when Cogeco took over in 2000. Available to southern Essex County only. May be carried in Chatham-Kent, at Cogeco (local cable operator)'s choice. Bumped on October 17, 2009 from local TV Guides and replaced with WXYZ-DT 7.2.
Cleveland, Ohio WJW-TV Fox Dropped Bumped from Shaw Cable when Cogeco took over in 2000. Available to southern Essex County only. May be carried in Leamington and Chatham-Kent, at Cogeco (local cable operator)'s choice. Bumped on October 17, 2009 from local TV Guides and replaced with WTOL-DT 11.2.
Cleveland, Ohio WOIO-TV CBS Yes Listed in local Windsor TV Guides until 1999. May be carried in Chatham-Kent, at Cogeco (local cable operator)'s choice. Carried in St. Thomas, and was briefly available to London-area viewers on digital cable television.
Cleveland, Ohio WUAB-TV MyNetwork TV Yes Still carried in London, Ontario, only Cleveland local still listed in Windsor-area TV Guides.
Toledo, Ohio WTOL-TV CBS Partial Listed in local Windsor TV Guides, reception is fair to poor in downtown Windsor, dropped in early 2009 as part of the Digital Transition in the United States.
Toledo, Ohio WTOL-DT 11.2 CBS Partial Added to Windsor-area TV Guides on October 17, 2009, replaces WJW from Cleveland
Toledo, Ohio WTVG-TV ABC Partial Listed in local Windsor TV Guides, reception is fair to poor in downtown Windsor, dropped in early 2009 as part of the Digital Transition in the United States.
Toledo, Ohio WTVG-DT 13.2 LWHD Partial Added to Windsor-area TV Guides on October 17, 2009, replaces WNWO-TV
Toledo, Ohio WNWO-TV NBC Dropped Cogeco dropped this station in Windsor to make room for Canadian Learning Television. Ironically, WNWO-TV had the strongest signal of the "big three" Toledo locals in the analog era. No longer listed in local Windsor TV Guides. May be carried in Leamington, at Cogeco (local cable operator)'s choice.
Toledo, Ohio WGTE-TV PBS Dropped No longer Listed in local Windsor TV Guides, reception is fair to poor in downtown Windsor. May be carried in Leamington, at Cogeco (local cable operator)'s choice, dropped in Windsor and Leamington in the late 1980s. Replaced with WTVS-DT2
Toledo, Ohio WUPW-TV Fox No Formerly listed in local Windsor TV Guides
Lansing, Michigan WLNS-TV CBS No Listed in local Windsor TV Guides until 1993
Lansing, Michigan WILX-TV NBC No Listed in local Windsor TV Guides until 1993

Northeastern Ontario

Main article: Ontario TV, Northern Michigan TV

These stations are or were carried in Northern Ontario, including Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Alpena WCML-TV PBS dropped Not carried in Sault Ste. Marie; bumped for WNED-TV Buffalo (Sudbury/North Bay/Timmins) or WTVS Detroit (elsewhere)
Buffalo WGRZ-TV NBC dropped Bumped for WDIV Detroit
Buffalo WIVB-TV CBS dropped Bumped for WWTV Traverse City
Buffalo WNED-TV PBS Yes Sudbury/North Bay/Timmins only
Detroit WDIV-TV NBC Yes
Detroit WXYZ-TV ABC Yes
Detroit WWJ-TV CBS Yes
Detroit WTVS PBS Yes except Sudbury/North Bay/Timmins
Flint WJRT-TV ABC dropped Sault Ste. Marie, ON only; bumped for WXYZ Detroit
Marquette WNMU-TV PBS dropped Sault Ste. Marie only; bumped for WTVS Detroit
Rochester WUHF-TV Fox Yes
Rochester WOKR-TV ABC Dropped Sudbury/North Bay/Timmins; bumped for WXYZ Detroit
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan WPBN/WTOM NBC Dropped Sault Ste. Marie, ON only; bumped for WDIV Detroit
Traverse City/Sault Ste. Marie WGTU/WGTQ ABC dropped Bumped for WJRT Flint (Sault Ste. Marie only) or WXYZ Detroit (elsewhere)
Sault Ste. Marie WWTV/WWUP CBS Dropped bumped for WWJ Detroit

Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

These stations are carried throughout cities and towns in Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and in Saskatchewan.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota WCCO-TV CBS Yes
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota KSTP-TV ABC Yes
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota KARE-TV NBC Yes
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota WFTC-TV MyNetworkTV Yes
Fargo, North Dakota KXJB-TV CBS Dropped Bumped
Fargo, North Dakota KVLY-TV NBC Dropped Bumped
Fargo, North Dakota KFME PPTV/PBS Yes 13.1-2 only
Grand Forks, North Dakota WDAZ-TV ABC Yes 8.1 ABC Only
Grand Forks, North Dakota KGFE PPTV/PBS Yes 2.1-2 only
Pembina, North Dakota KNRR Fox Dropped Dropped upon CRTC's request
Williston, North Dakota KXMD CBS Dropped Bumped

Alberta

Main articles: Alberta TV
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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Spokane, Washington KREM-TV CBS Yes
Spokane, Washington KXLY-TV ABC Yes
Spokane, Washington KHQ-TV NBC Yes
Spokane, Washington KSPS-TV PBS Yes
Spokane, Washington KAYU-TV Fox Yes

Lower Mainland of British Columbia

Main articles: British Columbia TV, and Seattle-Bellingham TV

These stations are carried throughout the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, including Vancouver, Victoria, and the Lower Fraser Valley.

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Market/City Call-sign Affiliation Available? Notes
Bellingham, Washington KVOS-TV Me-TV Yes was a secondary CBS until the 1980s
Seattle, Washington KING-TV NBC Yes
Seattle, Washington KIRO-TV CBS Yes
Seattle, Washington KCTS-TV PBS Yes
Tacoma, Washington KSTW-TV The CW Yes
Tacoma, Washington KCPQ-TV Fox Yes
Seattle, Washington KOMO-TV ABC Yes

See also

Canada

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