Media in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

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This is a list of media in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

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Radio

The following stations are those local to Prince Albert, as well as those outside the area that can be tuned in easily.

Call signFrequencyCity of LicenseOwnerFormatCommon NameNotes
CBK 540 AM Watrous, Saskatchewan Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Public News/Talk CBC Radio 1
CKSW 570 AM Swift Current, Saskatchewan Golden West Broadcasting Country
CJWW 600 AM Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Media Group Country
CKRM 620 AM Regina, Saskatchewan Harvard Broadcasting Country
CKOM 650 AM Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Rawlco Radio News/Talk News Talk 650
CKJH 750 AM Melfort, Saskatchewan Radio CJVR Oldies CK 750
CBKF-2 860 AM Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Public News/Talk (French) Ici Radio-Canada Première Re-broadcaster of CBKF-FM
CKBI 900 AMPrince Albert, Saskatchewan Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Country Country 900 CKBI
CJLR-FM-3 88.1 FMPrince Albert, Saskatchewan Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation First Nations Community Radio MBC
CBK-FM-1 89.1 FMPrince Albert, Saskatchewan Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Public MusicCBC Radio 2Re-broadcaster of CBK-FM
CKSF-FM 90.1 FMPrince Albert, SaskatchewanSociété canadienne-française de Prince AlbertPublic News/Talk (French) Ici Radio-Canada Première Re-broadcaster of CBKF-FM
CFMM-FM 99.1 FMPrince Albert, Saskatchewan Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Hot Adult Contemporary Power 99 FM
CIAM-FM-10 100.1 FM Buckland, Saskatchewan CIAM Media & Radio Broadcasting Association Community Christian radio CIAM ("C-I-Am")
CHQX-FM 101.5 FMPrince Albert, Saskatchewan Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Classic hits Beach Radio

Television

Prince Albert was previously served by CKBI-TV channel 5, a private CBC Television outlet; this station would close down in 2002, with its transmitter becoming CBKST-9, a repeater of CBKST Saskatoon, which in turn was a semi-satellite of CBKT Regina. CBKST-9 closed down on July 31, 2012, due to budget cuts handed down by the CBC. [1] [2] CBC broadcasts continue to be received in the city via the network's national feed.

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Internet Access

In February 2007, Prince Albert was selected as one of four cities in Saskatchewan to provide free-of-charge wireless Internet access. The free Internet access, made possible through the Government of Saskatchewan's " The Saskatchewan Connected Initiative", will be available to the City's downtown area, as well as the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) Woodland Campus. [3]

Notes

  1. Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
  2. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-384, July 17, 2012.
  3. "The Saskatchewan Connected Initiative". Province to provide free wireless internet access. Government of Saskatchewan. February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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