Media in Kingston, Ontario

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This is a list of media in Kingston, Ontario .

Radio

In addition to local outlets, radio and television stations from New York state (particularly the Watertown market) are readily available in Kingston. (See also: Radio stations in Watertown) One such station, WLYK in Cape Vincent, New York, promotes itself as a Kingston station — and operates from studios in Kingston under a local management agreement — despite being officially licensed to an American community. The Queen's University campus station, CFRC Radio, is one of the oldest stations in the world, having been founded in 1922. [1] [2] This station served as a commercial outlet until the establishment of CKWS-AM (now CKWS-FM) in 1942. Kingston's two legacy AM frequencies, 960 kHz (CKWS) and 1380 kHz (CKLC) are now dark after both stations moved to the FM band in the late 2000s. [3]

Contents

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
FM 91.9 CKVI-FM 91.9 The Cave High school radio Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute The station is run by students who are part of the Radio Broadcasting county-wide focus program which is open to any Grade 11, 12, and returning 12th year students in the Limestone District School Board.
FM 92.9 CBBK-FM CBC Music Adult contemporary, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcaster of CBL-FM (Toronto)
FM 93.5 CKXC-FM Country 93.5 Country Rogers Radio
FM 96.3 CFMK-FM 96.3 Big FM Classic rock Corus Entertainment
FM 98.3 CFLY-FM Fly 98.3 Hot adult contemporary My Broadcasting Corporation
FM 98.9 CKLC-FM Kingston's New Country 98.9 Country My Broadcasting Corporation (formerly on AM 1380; moved to FM in 2007)
FM 99.5 CJBC-2-FM Ici Radio-Canada Première Talk radio, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French-language; rebroadcaster of CJBC (Toronto)
FM 100.5 CKJJ-FM-3 UCB Radio Christian radio United Christian Broadcasters Canada Rebroadcaster of CKJJ-FM (Belleville)
FM 101.3 CJAI-FM Island Radio 101.3 FM Community Radio Amherst Island Radio Broadcasting, Inc.Located in Loyalist,_Ontario, its protected contour extends into Kingston.
FM 101.9 CFRC-FM CFRC 101.9 Campus radio, community radio Radio Queen's UniversityOwnership was transferred from Queen’s University to an independent, not-for-profit [4] body known as Radio Queen’s University to comply with CRTC requirements. [5]
FM 102.7 WLYK-FM 102.7 Wow FM Classic hits Border International Broadcasting (1234567 Corporation)Studio located in Kingston but transmitter located in Cape Vincent, New York
FM 104.3 CKWS-FM 104.3 Fresh Radio Hot adult contemporary Corus Entertainment (formerly on AM 960; moved to FM in 2007)
FM 105.7 CIKR-FM K-Rock 105.7 Active rock Rogers Radio
FM 106.3CIRJ-FMLocal information and updatesShort-range signal information for visitors and residents. Operated by Information Radio. [6] (defunct)
FM 107.5 CBCK-FM CBC Radio One Talk radio, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcaster of CBO-FM (Ottawa)

Defunct radio stations

FM

Television

OTA channel Virtual channel
(PSIP)
Cogeco Call signNetworkNotes
2 (VHF)3 CIII-TV-2 Global Rebroadcaster of CIII-DT (Toronto);1 Transmitted from Bancroft
6 (VHF)6 CJOH-TV-6 CTV Rebroadcaster of CJOH-DT (Ottawa); Transmitted from Deseronto (analog transmitter shutdown on October 9, 2020 - defunct)
11 (VHF)11.110 CKWS-DT Global
13 TVCogeco Community channel for Cogeco subscribers

1Nearest Global signal to Kingston; much of the city gets only a marginal over-the-air signal from CIII-TV-2.

The incumbent terrestrial cable provider in Kingston is Cogeco.

Defunct Analog TV Stations in Kingston

Print

Internet

References

  1. CFRC about
  2. CFRC History - cfrc.ca archived
  3. Article on Kingston Radio Stations, Northeast Radio Watch/Scott Fybush, September 5, 2008
  4. "About CFRC". CFRC. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  5. "CFRC-FM – The History of Canadian Broadcasting" . Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  6. Information Radio Retrieved March 20, 2017 archived
  7. www.thekingstonlocal.com
  8. www.kingstonist.com