Media in Waterloo Region

This is a list of media in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, including Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and the surrounding area.

Radio

Frequency Call sign Branding Format Owner City of license Notes
AM 570 CKGL 570 News News/Talk Rogers Radio Kitchener
FM 88.3 CJIQ-FM 88.3 CJIQ Campus radio, Modern rock Conestoga College Kitchener
FM 89.1 CBLA-FM-2 CBC Radio One Public radio, talk radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Paris Local programming since 2013 from studios in Kitchener.
FM 89.9 CJBC-FM-2 Ici Musique Public radio, variety Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Paris Rebroadcaster of CJBC-FM (Toronto)
FM 90.7 CBL-FM-2 CBC Radio 2 Public radio, Adult contemporary Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Paris Rebroadcaster of CBL-FM (Toronto)
FM 91.5 CKBT-FM 91.5 The Beat Contemporary hit radio Corus Entertainment Kitchener
FM 94.3 CJTW-FM Faith FM 94.3 Christian radio Sound of Faith Broadcasting Kitchener
FM 96.7 CHYM-FM 96.7 CHYM Adult contemporary Rogers Radio Kitchener
FM 98.5 CKWR-FM 98.5 CKWR Community radio, adult standards Wired World, Inc. Kitchener
FM 99.5 CKKW-FM KFUN 99.5 Classic hits Bell Media Radio Kitchener
FM 100.3 CKMS-FM 100.3 Sound FM Community radio Radio Waterloo, Inc. Waterloo Former campus radio station of the University of Waterloo
FM 105.3 CFCA-FM 105.3 Virgin Radio Contemporary hit radio Bell Media Radio Kitchener
FM 106.7 CIKZ-FM Country 106.7 Country music Rogers Radio Kitchener
FM 107.5 CJDV-FM 107.5 Dave FM Mainstream rock Corus Entertainment Kitchener

Waterloo Region is also within the coverage area of the clear-channel station CJBC (AM 860), the Toronto outlet of Ici Radio-Canada Première.

Stations from neighbouring regions such as Hamilton, Guelph and London can also be received in some areas of the region.

Television

The only broadcast television station based in Waterloo Region is CTV owned and operated station CKCO-DT, which is branded on-air as CTV Kitchener. It is located in Kitchener and is owned by Bell Media. The region is also served by Rogers TV, a community channel based in Kitchener available only to Rogers Cable subscribers providing local talk shows, coverage of special events, and local hockey games.

Television stations and rebroadcasters based in the vicinity of Waterloo Region are:

OTA virtual channel (PSIP) OTA channel Rogers Cable Call Sign Network Notes
6.1 17 (UHF) 3 CIII-DT Global Transmitted from Paris; rebroadcaster of CIII-DT-41 (Toronto)
13.1 13 (VHF) 12 CKCO-DT CTV
28.1 28 (UHF) 2 CICO-DT-28 TVOntario Transmitted from Paris; rebroadcaster of CICA-DT (Toronto)
20 Rogers TV Community channel for Rogers Cable subscribers

Waterloo Region previously received CBC Television and Ici Radio-Canada Télé from rebroadcasters of Toronto's CBLT-DT and CBLFT-DT, respectively, before the rebroadcasters were shut down by the CBC in 2012 due to budget cuts.

Although other networks / systems such as City and CTV Two are not readily available over the air, stations from adjacent markets for most such services are available on the basic service of most pay television subscriptions. The incumbent cable television provider in Waterloo Region is Rogers Cable.

Print

Newspapers

The daily newspaper serving Waterloo Region is Metroland Media Group's Waterloo Region Record. In addition to the regional newspaper, Metroland also publishes local newspapers for the individual communities in the region. In Kitchener, it has published Kitchener Post since June 2011. Equivalent local newspapers exist for Waterloo and Cambridge in the form of Waterloo Chronicle and Cambridge Times, respectively. Prior to 2004, a separate local newspaper, Cambridge Reporter, was published, but has since been merged with the Cambridge Times.

The regional townships are also served by their own local newspapers. Elmira Independent and The Observer are aimed towards readers in Elmira and Woolwich, and New Hamburg Independent for New Hamburg and Wilmot.

Magazines

Radio and television forums

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