Media in Peterborough, Ontario explained

This is a list of media in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Radio

In addition to Peterborough's own radio market, some (but not all) radio stations from the Greater Toronto Area can also be heard in the area. Peterborough is in an unusual position in this respect; the city has more radio stations of its own than some larger cities, such as Oshawa or Brampton, which are located in the Toronto market.

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
FM 89.3CJLF-FM-2Life 100.3Christian/talk/Christian MusicTrust CommunicationsRebroadcasts CJLF-FM Barrie.
FM 90.5CJMB-FMFREQ 90.5Modern rockMy Broadcasting CorporationNew in 2013[1]
FM 92.7CFFF-FMTrent RadioCommunity radioTrent Radio
FM 93.3CKSG-FM93.3 myFMMy Broadcasting CorporationLicensed to Cobourg
FM 96.7 CJWV-FMOldies 96.7oldiesMy Broadcasting CorporationFormerly Magic 96.7[2]
FM 98.7CBCP-FMCBC Radio OneNews/Talk (Public broadcasting)Canadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcasts CBLA-FM Toronto.
FM 99.7CKPT-FMMove 99.7adult contemporaryBell Media Radio
FM 100.5CKRU-FM100.5 Fresh Radiohot adult contemporaryCorus EntertainmentFormerly AM 980 CKRU.
FM 101.5CKWF-FMThe Wolfactive rockCorus Entertainment
FM 103.1CFMX-FMClassical 103.1 FMClassicalZoomer MediaLicensed to Cobourg
FM 103.9CBBP-FMCBC MusicMusic varietyCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcasts CBL-FM Toronto
FM 105.1CKQM-FMPure Country 105country musicBell Media Radio
FM 106.3CJBC-5-FMIci Radio-Canada PremièreNews/Talk (Public broadcasting)Canadian Broadcasting CorporationFrench, rebroadcasts CJBC Toronto
FM 107.9CHUC-FMClassic Rock 107.9classic rockMy Broadcasting CorporationLicensed to Cobourg

Internet Radio

Television

Peterborough is home to a local television station, CHEX-DT, a Global O&O owned by Corus Entertainment, and a local cable only station, TV Cogeco, which is owned and operated by Cogeco cable, and provided as a service to local cable subscribers. CHEX is one of the oldest broadcasting television stations in Canada. Founders included writer Robertson Davies and his father William Rupert Davies. The transmitter tower for CHEX Peterborough is on Television Hill on the east side of the city and is used to broadcast both television and radio.

DTV channelCall signNetworkNotes
12 (PSIP 12.1)CHEX-DTGlobalLocal Global outlet, as Global Peterborough
27 (PSIP 27.1)GlobalRebroadcaster of CIII-DT Toronto (Global Toronto)
35 (PSIP 54.1)CTVRebroadcaster of CFTO-DT Toronto

Newspapers

The Peterborough Examiner is the regional daily newspaper, and one of the area's original local publishers. From 1942 to 1955, it was both owned and edited by renowned Canadian author Robertson Davies, who resided in the city. In the late 1980s, the tabloid-style Peterborough This Week entered the market, taking a large share of advertising away from the Examiner. Peterborough This Week is a free newspaper delivered to most homes in Peterborough County. Alternatively, Arthur and The Absynthe are student newspapers funded and produced by Trent University students. They are distributed at no cost on the university campus and in the downtown area. The first issue of The Wire Megazine was published in 1989. The tabloid continues to publish monthly and is one of the country's oldest independent alternative presses. It is free and available throughout the Kawarthas and enjoys a wide range of advertisers and readers.

Websites

Radio Free Peterborough is a 100% Volunteer-run Internet Radio project founded in 2004 in partnership with Trent Radio 92.7 CFFF FM - playing an all-Peterborough catalogue of nearly 13,000 tracks with over 85,000 hours of FM Broadcast time in Peterborough and surrounding area.

Pet Rock Radio is an online alternative radio station based in Peterborough, with a satellite division in Regina, Saskatchewan.

PTBOMEDIA @ptbomedia is an Instagram-based news service featuring National, Provincial and Peterborough Municipal News.

The KnowAboutNetwork is an international online business directory; its Peterborough website provides an opportunity to post local events.[5] Electriccitylive.ca offers information about music events in the Peterborough area.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-360.htm#1 CRTC Notice of hearing - Application 2013-0786-9 (3 October 2013)
  2. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2008/db2008-98.htm CRTC Decision 2008-98
  3. http://radiofreepeterborough.ca/ Radio Free Peterborough
  4. http://www.petrockradio.ca/ Pet Rock Radio
  5. Web site: KnowAboutNetwork . Cybernet Quest . 14 January 2014.