Situated between three major United States cities and on the border with Canada, there are many sources of media in Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie is home to five major television broadcast networks, one daily newspaper, a city-regional magazine, several radio stations and one major social media news website.
Erie's unique position along the shores of Lake Erie can offer a wide variety of over-the-air television stations. Canada's CityTV (from its Woodstock, Ontario transmitter CITY-DT-2), CTV 2 (via CFPL-DT) and CBC Television (via CBLT-DT's repeater, CBLN) from London, Ontario can be viewed in portions of downtown Erie and areas north of Interstate 90. Additionally, select areas of the Erie region can receive broadcast channels from Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The region itself, however, is served by five major television stations based in Erie. Erie is ranked as Designated Market Area #144 by the Nielsen Company.[1]
Major Erie television affiliates include:
Erie has an affiliate station of The CW via The CW Plus called WSEE-DT2, which is broadcast digitally over the air on WSEE's digital subchannel 35-2, and on local cable systems. Erie does not have a MyNetworkTV affiliate, nor are any of the service's neighboring stations are carried on local providers in the area. Digital multicast networks are available on the subchannels of the stations above.
The Erie region has a large list of AM and FM stations, with all major genres covered. Many of Erie's radio channels can be heard in Southern Ontario, Canada. Likewise, some London area, channels and radio stations can be picked up in various parts of the Erie shoreline.
Stations with transmitters located within 30miles of Erie:[2]
Stations with transmitters located within of Erie:[3]
| Frequency | Power | Format | Owner | City of license | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIE | 1260 kHz | 5,000 watts | Sports | Cumulus Media | Erie | |
| WFNN | 1330 kHz | 5,000 watts | Sports | iHeartMedia, | Erie | |
| WWOW | 1360 kHz | 5,000 watts (daytime) 35 watts (nighttime) | Oldies | Boomer Tunes Radio | Conneaut, Ohio | |
| WWCB | 1370 kHz | 1,000 watts (daytime) 500 watts (nighttime) | Oldies | Corry Communications Corporation | Corry | |
| WJET | 1400 kHz | 1,000 watts | News talk | iHeartMedia, | Erie | |
| WPSE | 1450 kHz | 1,000 watts (daytime) 826 watts (nighttime) | Business news | Pennsylvania State University | Erie | |
| WZTE | 1530 kHz | 4,800 watts (daytime) 250 watts (critical hours) | Inspiration Time, Inc. | Union City |
As newspaper mergers occurred throughout the 20th century, Erie was left with one regional daily newspaper. Few community newspapers exist in the region. Erie has seen alternative magazines come and go as well.