Media in Erie, Pennsylvania

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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.

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Television stations

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.

Radio stations

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.

FM

Stations with transmitters located within 30 miles (48 km) of Erie: [2]

Callsign Frequency Power FormatOwner City of license
WEFR 88.1  MHz 630  watts Christian Family Stations, Inc Erie
WMCE 88.5  MHz 750  watts Classic hits Mercyhurst University Erie
WFSE 88.9  MHz 3,000  watts Alternative rock Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro
WCGV 89.9  MHz 25,000  watts Christian Family Life Network Cambridge Springs
WERG 90.5  MHz 2,750  watts College Gannon University Erie
WQLN 91.3  MHz 35,000  watts Public Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc Erie
WICU-FM 92.7  MHz 6,000  watts Top 40 SJL Broadcasting (SJL) of Pennsylvania, Inc) Lawrence Park
WXCS-LP 92.9  MHz 90  watts Community Cambridge Community Radio Association Cambridge Springs
WTWF 93.9  MHz 6,000  watts Country iHeartMedia, Fairview
WXBB 94.7  MHz 1,700  watts Adult hits iHeartMedia, Erie
WBIT-LP 95.9  MHz 35  watts Christian Erie Christian Broadcasting, Inc Erie
WEBG 95.9 MHz 820 watts Sports (simulcast with WFNN) iHeartMedia, Mina New York
WXTA 97.9  MHz 10,000  watts Country Cumulus Media Edinboro
WXKC 99.9  MHz 50,000  watts Adult contemporary Cumulus Media Erie
WQHZ 102.3  MHz 1,700  watts Classic rock Cumulus Media Erie
WRTS 103.7  MHz 50,000  watts Top 40 iHeartMedia, Erie
WXKC HD2104.3  MHz 173  watts Classic hip hop Cumulus Media Erie
WXMJ 104.5  MHz 2,550  watts Adult hits Forever Broadcasting, LLC Cambridge Springs
WRKT 104.9  MHz 4,200  watts Rock iHeartMedia, Erie
WGOJ105.5  MHz 6,000  watts Christian Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc Conneaut, Ohio
WCTL 106.3  MHz 3,400  watts Contemporary Christian Inspiration Time, Inc Union City
KEC58162.400  MHz 750  watts NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (Weather radio) National Weather Service / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Erie

AM

Stations with transmitters located within 30 miles (48 km) of Erie: [3]

Callsign Frequency Power FormatOwner 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

Print

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Local Television Market Universe Estimates" (PDF). Nielsen Company. 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ "FM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "AM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved October 17, 2010.
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