Media in Brandon, Manitoba explained

This is a list of media in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

Radio stations

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
FM 91.5CKLQ-FMQ Country 91.5Country
FM 92.7CBWS-FMCBC Musicpublic musicCanadian Broadcasting Corporationrebroadcasts CBW-FM Winnipeg
FM 94.7CKLF-FMStar FMHot ACRiding Mountain Broadcasting
FM 96.1CKX-FMBounce 96.1Adult hitsBell Media Radio
FM 97.9CBWV-FMCBC Radio Onenews/informationCanadian Broadcasting Corporationrebroadcasts CBW Winnipeg
FM 99.5CKSB-8-FMIci Radio-Canada PremièreFrench news/informationCanadian Broadcasting Corporationrebroadcasts CKSB Winnipeg
FM 101.1CKXA-FMPure Country 101CountryBell Media RadioAlso broadcasts TSN 1290 feed of Winnipeg Jets games
FM 106.5CJJJ-FMCJ106campus radioAssiniboine Community College

Brandon University has a closed-circuit campus radio station, which uses the informal call sign "CQBU", but this station does not currently broadcast on terrestrial radio.

Interlake Broadcast Group has an Internet-only radio station based in Brandon, playing an Adult Contemporary format. The station broadcasts 24/7 at channel1radio.com.

Television

All local aerial television in Brandon are analogue rebroadcasters of stations from Winnipeg. The first DTV channel is expected to be CKND-DT-2 in October, 2013:[1]

OTA Analogue Channel PSIP (OTA Digital Channel)Westman Cable channelCall signNetworkNotes
22.1 (9)9CKND-TV-2GlobalTransmitter located near Minnedosa. CKND-DT-2 expected to begin transmission in October, 2013.
6CBWT-DTCBCNo longer available over-the-air.[2]
47CKYB-TVCTVTransmitter located near Brandon.
13CBWFT-10Radio-CanadaNo longer available over-the-air.

Cable television in Brandon is served by Westman Cable, which operates a local community channel, WCGtv, on cable channel 12.

Until 2009, Brandon had only one locally based terrestrial television station, CKX-TV, which originated programming locally. The station was primarily a CBC Television affiliate, but also aired some programming from the A-Channel system owned by CTVglobemedia. CKX-TV closed down on October 2, 2009, after a deal to sell the station to an investor fell through. CBC service in Brandon is still available on Westman Cable channel 6, which was taken over by CBWT, after the closure of CKX-TV.

Print

Brandon has three regular local newspapers. The Brandon Sun is a daily paper, News in a Minute is a daily coffee shop paper and the Westman Journal is a weekly paper. The Sun also produces two "community" editions that are distributed throughout Westman on Thursdays.

Students at Brandon University are served by the student newspaper The Quill, while Assiniboine Community College students are served by the monthly Student Focus newsletter.

The nominal Winnipeg edition of The Globe and Mail was at one time printed in Brandon.

Notes and References

  1. http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-282.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-282
  2. http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/explore/strategies/analoguetv/ Shutdown of over-the-air analogue televisiontransmission — July 31, 2012