Media in Red Deer, Alberta explained

This is a list of media in Red Deer, Alberta.

Radio

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
FM 89.9CKTC-FM-Tourist informationRed Deer Visitor and Convention Bureau
FM 90.5CKRD-FMShine FMContemporary Christian musicTouch Canada Broadcasting Limited Partnership
FM 94.1CJUV-FMSunny 94Classic hitsGolden West BroadcastingLicensed in Lacombe, AB
FM 95.5CKGY-FMNew Country 95.5CountryStingray Group
FM 98.9CIZZ-FMZed 98.9Classic rockStingray Group
FM 99.9CBR-FM-1CBC MusicPublic broadcastingCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcaster of CBR-FM (Calgary, AB)
FM 100.7CKEX-FMX100.7Alternative rockHarvard Broadcasting
FM 101.3CKIK-FMPlay 101.3Rhythmic adult contemporaryHarvard Broadcasting
FM 102.1CBRD-FMCBC Radio 1Public broadcastingCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcster of CBR (AM) (Calgary, AB)
FM 103.5CHFA-FM-2Ici Radio-Canada PremièrePublic broadcastingCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcaster of CHFA-FM (Edmonton, AB)
FM 105.5CHUB-FMBIG 105Pattison Media
FM 106.7CFDV-FM106.7 Rewind RadioClassic hitsPattison Media
FM 107.7CKUA-FM-6CKUAPublic radioCKUA Radio FoundationRebroadcaster of CKUA-FM (Edmonton,AB)

Television

Until August 2009, Red Deer was served by a local television station, CHCA-TV channel 6, carrying programming from Canada's E! network. CHCA closed on August 31, 2009 due to economic troubles endured by its parent company, Canwest.[1]

All of the city's other television services are rebroadcasters of stations from Edmonton. Red Deer is not designated as a mandatory market for digital television conversion, although all of the rebroadcasters are now full converted over to Digital Television as of November 2023.

After CHCA dropped its longtime affiliation with CBC Television in 2005, Edmonton's CBXT set up a rebroadcaster in Red Deer. Radio-Canada outlet CBXFT already operated a rebroadcaster there, and both stations had been available for decades on cable in the city. They were shut down with the CBC's other rebroadcasters in 2012, meaning Red Deer residents need cable to watch CBC and Radio-Canada programming.

Cable television in Red Deer is served by Shaw Communications, who operates a local community channel under the "Shaw TV" name. Discounting Shaw TV, Red Deer, with a population approaching 100,000, is one of the largest standalone urban centres in Canada (i.e. one that is not part of a larger metropolitan area) without a local TV station.

Newspapers

Online news media

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2009/07/22/canwest-stations-closed.html "Canwest closing TV stations in Alberta, B.C."
  2. http://www.rdnewsnow.com rdnewsNOW