This is a list of media in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , Canada. For stations licensed to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, see that city's article.
Online news sites such as SooToday.com, HockeyNewsNorth.com, SaultOnline.com and SaultSports.com have emerged in recent years, due in large part to news cutbacks at CTV Northern Ontario and the Sault Star.
The first radio station in Sault Ste. Marie was CJIC which signed on in 1934. It became CFYN in 1977 when the assets of the station were sold to Gilder Broadcasting. CKCY became the Canadian Sault's second radio station, signing on in 1955. Both AM stations shut down in 1992 as part of one of Canada's first local management agreements, entered into by Pelmorex Radio Network, the managing partner in this case, and Telemedia. The market's first FM station was CJIC in 1964, which later became CHAS in 1992. That same year, country station CJQM launched as CHAS' sister station, with both continuing to broadcast to the region. Two different tourist information stations have aired to this market, though neither currently air.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has aired CBC Radio One and Ici Radio-Canada Première to the Sault Ste. Marie market on CBSM-FM and CBON-18 since 1981 and 1982 respectively, while Sault Ste. Marie has had two Christian stations (CHIM-6 from 2001 to 2012 and CJTK-8 since September 2017.) Aside from the Timmins-based CHIM, all are repeated from Sudbury stations.
Sault Ste. Marie hosts one active internet radio station, The Borderline, which airs programming and music primarily devoted to regional musicians. Sault Ste. Marie was also the originating location of the internet rock radio station Energy Rock Radio before it relocated to British Columbia in 2011. In 2014, Village Media launched its own network of six internet radio stations dedicated to Sault Ste. Marie under the banner of VM Radio, though it ceased operations by 2017.
Although Sault Ste. Marie is the second largest city in Northeastern Ontario, it has fewer of its own radio stations than the smaller North Bay or Timmins markets do, because of its location within the broadcast range of the Sault Ste. Marie and Newberry, Michigan radio market. However, many of these Michigan stations broadcast content and advertising geared toward listeners in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, which is by far the largest city in their broadcast range.
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
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FM 88.1 | CBON-FM-18 | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French; repeats CBON-FM, Sudbury |
FM 89.5 | CBSM-FM | CBC Radio One | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Repeats CBCS-FM, Sudbury |
FM 100.5 | CHAS-FM | Kiss 100.5 | hot adult contemporary | Rogers Media | |
FM 104.3 | CJQM-FM | 104.3 The Fox | mainstream rock | Rogers Media | |
FM 106.5 | CJTK-FM-8 | KFM | Christian | Harvest Ministries Sudbury | Repeats CJTK-FM, Sudbury |
Sault Ste. Marie is home to one television station which is locally licensed, CHBX-TV. However, that station effectively acts as a satellite of Sudbury's CICI-TV as part of the CTV Northern Ontario system — the station's only direct local production consists of news reports which air as part of regional newscasts produced at the Sudbury station. The city formerly also had its own CBC Television affiliate, CJIC-TV, and a TVO transmitter at CICO-TV-20. However, CJIC-TV was acquired directly by the CBC in 2002, and became a straight analogue rebroadcaster of CBLT-DT from Toronto; the repeater for both CJIC-TV and CICO-TV-20 would close down on July 31, 2012, due to budget cuts. Sault Ste. Marie is not designated as a mandatory market for digital television conversion.
Sault Ste. Marie also easily receives American network affiliates over the air from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, all of which are rebroadcasters of downstate stations from Traverse City or Cadillac. These include the region's ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC affiliates, plus the specialty subchannels Comet, MeTV, Laff, QVC, and HSN. The religious Three Angels Broadcasting Network is also available over the air from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with more powerful or amplified digital antennas.
OTA channel | OTA virtual channel (PSIP) | Shaw Cable | Call sign | Network | Notes |
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2 (VHF) | – | 11 | CHBX-TV | CTV | De facto rebroadcaster of CICI-TV (Sudbury) |
15 (UHF) | 12.1 | 3 | CIII-DT-12 | Global | Rebroadcaster of CIII-DT-41 (Toronto) |
38 (UHF) | – | 8 | CHCH-TV-5 | Independent | Rebroadcaster of CHCH-DT (Hamilton) |
The cable provider in Sault Ste. Marie is Shaw Cable, which broadcasts CHBX, CIII, and CHCH on basic cable packages in the area, as well as Shaw's own local access channel Shaw Spotlight, which features local programming, news reports, city council meetings and many live Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds games.
Shaw Cable no longer carries any of the local American network feeds, opting instead for satellite delivery (via Shaw Broadcast Services) of network affiliates from Detroit, save for WUHF, the FOX affiliate in Rochester, New York. Prior to the early 2000s, Shaw carried local channels WWUP (CBS) and WTOM (NBC), with ABC programs fed from Flint (WJRT-TV) and PBS programming from Marquette (WNMU).
Other media include the daily broadsheet Sault Star (founded 1912) and weekly tabloid Sault This Week (founded in 1967) and both owned by Postmedia Network).
CTV Northern Ontario, formerly known as MCTV, is a system of four television stations in Northern Ontario, Canada, owned and operated by the CTV Television Network, a division of Bell Media.
CICI-TV is a television station in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. The station is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media, and has studios on Frood Road in Sudbury; its transmitter is located near Huron Street.
CHBX-TV is a television station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on 6 Line East in Sault Ste. Marie.
The Pelmorex Radio Network was a system of Canadian radio stations in Northern Ontario, owned and operated by Pelmorex.
CKNC-TV was a television station in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The station was in operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned rebroadcaster of CBLT in Toronto.
CHNB-TV was a television station in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The station was in operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned rebroadcaster of CBLT in Toronto.
CHAS-FM is a radio station licensed to and serving Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Owned and operated by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media, the station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format branded as Kiss 100.5.
CHUR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format in North Bay, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand KiSS 100.5.
CKGB-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format in Timmins, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand KiSS 99.3 and is owned by Rogers Radio, a division of Rogers Sports & Media.
CJQM-FM is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Owned by Rogers Sports & Media, the station broadcasts a mainstream rock format.
CHIM is a Canadian radio station, which previously broadcast Christian music at 102.3 FM in Timmins, Ontario. The station also currently broadcasts at 1710 AM.
CJIC-TV was a television station in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The station was in operation from 1954 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned rebroadcaster of CBLT in Toronto.
CFYN was a Canadian AM radio station, which broadcast at 1050 kHz in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, from 1977 to 1992. From 1934 to 1977, the station broadcast with the call sign CJIC.
CFCL-TV was a television station in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The station was in operation from 1956 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned rebroadcaster of CBLT in Toronto.
Mid-Canada Communications (Canada) Corp. was a Canadian media company, which operated from 1980 to 1990. The company, a subsidiary of Northern Cable, had television and radio holdings in Northeastern Ontario.
CKCY was a Canadian radio station, which signed on May 25, 1955 and broadcast until August 30, 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
CJWA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 107.1 FM in Wawa, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format under the on-air brand JJAM FM.
WSOO is a radio station in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The station airs a gold-based soft adult contemporary format during daytime hours, featuring music from the 1960s through the 2000s, and features paranormal talk programming in late night timeslots. WSOO has been owned and operated by Sovereign Communications since 2003, and is part of Sovereign's 7-station cluster in the Sault Ste. Marie and Newberry market.
Huron Broadcasting was a Canadian radio and television broadcasting company, active in Sault Ste. Marie from 1976 to 1990.