Media in Regina, Saskatchewan explained

This is a list of media in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Newspapers

The Regina Leader was founded by Nicholas Flood Davin in 1883 and was the first Regina newspaper of record. Published weekly by the mercurial Davin, it came to national prominence during the trial of Louis Riel when Davin published several scoops and the Leaders articles were picked up by the national press.[1] It merged with another local paper, the Regina Evening Post, and continued to publish daily editions of both before consolidating them under the title The Leader-Post. Other newspapers absorbed by The Leader-Post include the Regina Daily Star and The Province. It is now owned by Postmedia Network.[2] The Regina Sun is published by the Leader-Post and distributed free of charge.

Prairie Dog is a free newspaper produced by a Saskatchewan worker co-operative. It was launched in February 1993 as a monthly and has appeared every two weeks since October 1999. Prairie Dog is similar to alternative weeklies in other Canadian centres, such as Now (Toronto) and The Georgia Straight (Vancouver). In 2008, the Prairie Dog started a blog to get into web media.

L'eau vive is a weekly newspaper established in 1971. The only French language newspaper in Saskatchewan, its offices are located in Regina; it serves the entire province's francophone community.[3]

Metro was a commuter newspaper that started distribution in Regina on April 2, 2012, but which ceased operations from November 26, 2014.

Radio

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
AM 620CKRM620 CKRMcountry musicHarvard Broadcasting
AM 980CJMENews/Talk 980news/talkRawlco Communications
FM 88.9CKSB-FM-1Ici Musiquepublic musicCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFrench
rebroadcasts CKSB-FM Winnipeg
FM 90.3CJLR-FM-4MBC RadioFirst Nations community radioMissinipi Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcaster of CJLR-FM (La Ronge)
FM 91.3CJTR-FM91.3 CJTRcommunity radioRadius Communications
FM 92.1CHMX-FMPlay 92rhythmic classic hitsHarvard Broadcasting
FM 92.7CHBD-FMPure Country 92.7country musicBell Media Radio
FM 94.5CKCK-FMJack FMadult hitsRawlco Communications
FM 96.9CBK-FMCBC Musicpublic musicCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
FM 97.7CBKF-FMIci Radio-Canada Premièrenews/talkCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFrench
FM 98.9CIZL-FMZ99hot adult contemporaryRawlco Communications
FM 102.5CBKR-FMCBC Radio Onenews/talkCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcasts CBK
FM 104.9CFWF-FM104.9 The Wolfactive rockHarvard Broadcasting

Television

OTA virtual channel (PSIP)OTA actual channelAccess CableCall signNetworkNotes
2.18 (VHF)6CKCK-DTCTV
9.19 (VHF)4CBKT-DTCBC Television
11.111 (VHF)5CFRE-DTGlobal
13.113 (VHF)3CBKFT-DT
 -  - 12CityFormer provincial public broadcaster; airs educational television and cultural programming from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
 -  - 7 - Access7Community channel for Access Cable subscribers

Satellite and cable systems available in Regina provide access to a wide range of specialty networks and American broadcast stations.

Now-defunct broadcasters that once served Regina included CPN, a network of specialty cable channels (including HBO) that served Saskatchewan in the late 1970s, and Teletheatre, a pay network that aired movies and original programming in the 1980s (later bought out by what would eventually become Movie Central).

Internet

Regina had the largest free civic wireless internet program in Canada.[4] The Downtown, Warehouse, 13th Avenue and University regions have government-sponsored wireless internet called Saskatchewan! Connected, which is also available in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Moose Jaw.

Regina Saskatchewan! Connected was closed in September 2013 [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/regina/central/downtown_business/downtown_cora_rpl_h_2.html People at the Leader Building
  2. http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/index.html Regina Leader-Post website.
  3. http://www.leauvive.net/ L'eau vive website.
  4. http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=d239a8dc-5b00-48a5-83ba-a1c6bb637582 Government of Saskatchewan press release
  5. Web site: About SaskTel | Saskatchewan! Connected network to be discontinued | SaskTel . 2015-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112817/https://www.sasktel.com/wps/wcm/connect/content/home/about-sasktel/news/2013/saskatchewan-connected-network-to-be-discontinued . 2016-03-04 . Retrieved 26 October 2015