Media in Peterborough, Ontario

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This is a list of media in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada .

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Radio

In addition to Peterborough's own radio market, some (but not all) radio stations from the Greater Toronto Area can also be heard in the area. Peterborough is in an unusual position in this respect; the city has more radio stations of its own than some larger cities, such as Oshawa or Brampton, which are located in the Toronto market.

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
FM 89.3 CJLF-FM-2 Life 100.3 Christian/talk/Christian Music Trust Communications Rebroadcasts CJLF-FM Barrie.
FM 90.5 CJMB-FM FREQ 90.5 Modern rock My Broadcasting Corporation New in 2013 [1]
FM 92.7 CFFF-FM Trent Radio Community radio Trent Radio
FM 93.3 CKSG-FM 93.3 myFM adult contemporary My Broadcasting Corporation Licensed to Cobourg
FM 96.7 CJWV-FM Oldies 96.7 oldies My Broadcasting Corporation Formerly Magic 96.7 [2]
FM 98.7 CBCP-FM CBC Radio One News/Talk (Public broadcasting) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcasts CBLA-FM Toronto.
FM 99.7 CKPT-FM Move 99.7 adult contemporary Bell Media Radio
FM 100.5 CKRU-FM 100.5 Fresh Radio hot adult contemporary Corus Entertainment Formerly AM 980 CKRU.
FM 101.5 CKWF-FM The Wolf active rock Corus Entertainment
FM 103.1 CFMX-FM Classical 103.1 FM Classical Zoomer Media Licensed to Cobourg
FM 103.9 CBBP-FM CBC Music Music variety Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcasts CBL-FM Toronto
FM 105.1 CKQM-FM Pure Country 105 country music Bell Media Radio
FM 106.3 CJBC-5-FM Ici Radio-Canada Première News/Talk (Public broadcasting) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French, rebroadcasts CJBC Toronto
FM 107.9 CHUC-FM Classic Rock 107.9 classic rock My Broadcasting Corporation Licensed to Cobourg

Internet Radio

Television

Peterborough is home to a local television station, CHEX-DT, a Global O&O owned by Corus Entertainment, and a local cable only station, TV Cogeco, which is owned and operated by Cogeco cable, and provided as a service to local cable subscribers. CHEX is one of the oldest broadcasting television stations in Canada. Founders included writer Robertson Davies and his father William Rupert Davies. The transmitter tower for CHEX Peterborough is on Television Hill on the east side of the city and is used to broadcast both television and radio.

DTV channelCall signNetworkNotes
12 (PSIP 12.1) CHEX-DT Global Local Global outlet, as Global Peterborough
27 (PSIP 27.1) CIII-TV-27 Global Rebroadcaster of CIII-DT Toronto (Global Toronto)
35 (PSIP 54.1) CFTO-DT-54 CTV Rebroadcaster of CFTO-DT Toronto

Newspapers

The Peterborough Examiner is the regional daily newspaper, and one of the area's original local publishers. From 1942 to 1955, it was both owned and edited by renowned Canadian author Robertson Davies, who resided in the city. In the late 1980s, the tabloid-style Peterborough This Week entered the market, taking a large share of advertising away from the Examiner. Peterborough This Week is a free newspaper delivered to most homes in Peterborough County. Alternatively, Arthur and The Absynthe are student newspapers funded and produced by Trent University students. They are distributed at no cost on the university campus and in the downtown area. The first issue of The Wire Megazine was published in 1989. The tabloid continues to publish monthly and is one of the country's oldest independent alternative presses. It is free and available throughout the Kawarthas and enjoys a wide range of advertisers and readers.[ citation needed ]

Websites

Radio Free Peterborough is a 100% Volunteer-run Internet Radio project founded in 2004 in partnership with Trent Radio 92.7 CFFF FM - playing an all-Peterborough catalogue of nearly 13,000 tracks with over 85,000 hours of FM Broadcast time in Peterborough and surrounding area.

Pet Rock Radio is an online alternative radio station based in Peterborough, with a satellite division in Regina, Saskatchewan.

PTBOMEDIA @ptbomedia is an Instagram-based news service featuring National, Provincial and Peterborough Municipal News.

The KnowAboutNetwork is an international online business directory; its Peterborough website provides an opportunity to post local events. [5] Electriccitylive.ca offers information about music events in the Peterborough area.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">CHEX-DT</span> Global station in Peterborough, Ontario

CHEX-DT is a television station in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, part of the Global Television Network. Owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, the station maintains studios on Monaghan Road in the southern portion of Peterborough, and its transmitter is located on Television Hill, just outside the city.

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CJMB-FM is a Canadian radio station branded as Freq 90.5, which is licensed to Peterborough, Ontario. The station is owned by My Broadcasting Corporation and it airs an alternative rock format. The station is a network affiliate of Sportsnet Radio and CBS Sports Radio. Weekdays it carries the Jim Rome Show from CBS Sports Radio, which also supplies late night programming.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">CHEX-DT-2</span> Global station in Oshawa, Ontario

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">CKRU-FM</span> Radio station in Peterborough, Ontario

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References

  1. CRTC Notice of hearing - Application 2013-0786-9 (3 October 2013)
  2. CRTC Decision 2008-98 [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Radio Free Peterborough
  4. Pet Rock Radio
  5. "KnowAboutNetwork". Cybernet Quest. Retrieved 14 January 2014.