Media in Hamilton, Ontario

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

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] In early 2012, the CBC confirmed its final plans for a new local news service in Hamilton; see "web" section below for further details.

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-DT Toronto or CKCO-DT 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

In 2012, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced its plans for a new local news service in Hamilton.[3] With the Hamilton area already within the broadcast range of CBC Radio and CBC Television's services in Toronto, it was not financially or technically feasible for the public broadcaster to launch new conventional radio or television stations in Hamilton; accordingly, the corporation has developed a new model, with Hamilton as its test project, to launch a local digital service that would be accessible on the Internet and telecommunications devices such as tablets and smartphones.[3] The project, CBC Hamilton, launched in May 2012.[4]

Local web sites include:

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton at the top of CBC's list". (www.raisethehammer.org). Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ↑ Former Hamilton/Niagara Area Radio Stations - Canadian Communications Foundation.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CBC announces location of Hamilton service". Broadcaster, February 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Dunphy, Bill (2012-05-09). "CBC Hamilton launches digital service". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved 2012-05-09.