Media in Hamilton, Ontario

The following is a list of media outlets for Hamilton, Ontario:

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Radio

Hamilton has seven FM stations and three AM radio stations. Two of the stations are operated by local post-secondary institutions and one is news only.

On September 19, 2007, the CBC organized a meeting in Hamilton at the Convention Centre to discuss the idea of bringing a new radio station to the city, citing that "Hamilton was the largest, and most underrepresented city in the country in terms of media coverage." [1]

Most of Toronto's radio stations also cover Hamilton.

To see a list of defunct radio stations in Hamilton, see Canadian Communications Foundation. [2]

Television

Hamilton is part of the Toronto television market. Stations based there include:

CBC, Radio-Canada and TVOntario service are received directly from the networks' Toronto transmitters; Global service is received from CIII's re-broadcaster in Paris; CTV service may be received either from CFTO-TV Toronto or CKCO-TV Kitchener (both stations are normally available on local cable systems).

In addition, most of the Buffalo, New York stations easily reach Hamilton.

Cable service in Hamilton is divided up by three different cable systems: Cogeco, Shaw Communications and Source Cable. Each company holds a monopoly in a specific part of Hamilton.

Print

Newspapers

Other publications

Web

Local web sites include:

References

  1. ^ "Hamilton at the top of CBC's list". (www.raisethehammer.org). http://www.raisethehammer.org/blog.asp?id=762. Retrieved 2008-01-25. 
  2. ^ Former Hamilton/Niagara Area Radio Stations - Canadian Communications Foundation.
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