Media in Kamloops

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This is a list of media in Kamloops, British Columbia .

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Radio

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
610 AM CHNL Radio NL - News, Talk, Sports news/talk Newcap Radio English
92.5 FM CFBX-FM The X campus radio Thompson Rivers University
94.1 FM CBYK-FM CBC Radio One news/talk Canadian Broadcasting Corporation English
96.5 FM CBUF-FM-6 Ici Radio-Canada Première news/talk Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French; repeats CBUF-FM Vancouver
97.5 FM CKRV-FM K97.5 classic rock Newcap Radio English
98.3 FM CIFM-FM 98.3 CIFM active rock Jim Pattison Group English
100.1 FM CKBZ-FM B100 adult contemporary Jim Pattison Group English
101.9 FM CBPL-FM WeatherRadioWeather Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (owner)
Weatheradio Canada (operator)
English / French
103.1 FM CJKC-FM New Country 103.1 country Newcap Radio English
105.3 FM CBU-FM-4 CBC Music Public/Music Canadian Broadcasting Corporation English; repeats CBU-FM Vancouver

Television

The incumbent cable television provider is Shaw Communications.

OTA virtual channel (PSIP)OTA channel Shaw Cable Call SignNetworkNotes
4 (VHF)7 CFJC-TV City (affiliate)Former CBC Television affiliate
22.122 (UHF)8 CHKM-DT Global Rebroadcaster of CHAN-DT (Vancouver)

Kamloops is not designated as a mandatory market for digital television conversion. The Kamloops area does not receive CBC Television, Ici Radio-Canada Télé, or CTV over the air.

Print

The city's main daily newspaper was the Kamloops Daily News which ceased publication in 2014. [1] The city is also home to Kamloops This Week , [2] a free newspaper which publishes two times a week.

Digital

The city has three websites covering daily news in the Kamloops market: KamloopsMatters, [3] infoNEWS, [4] and KamloopsBCNow. [5] In 2022 a digital media outlet called The Wren launched. [6]

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References

  1. Kamloops Daily News
  2. Kamloops This Week
  3. KamloopsMatters
  4. KamloopsMatters
  5. KamloopsBCNow
  6. "Help build a strong media ecosystem in Kamloops (Tk'emlúps)". The Wren. Retrieved 2022-10-27.