Media in Calgary
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This is a list of media outlets in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.
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[edit] Radio
On November 9, 2011, a number of applications were filed to the CRTC for new radio stations to serve Calgary.[1]
[edit] Television
| OTA channel | DTV channel | Cable channel | Call sign | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 41 | 7 | CICT-TV | Global | |
| 4 | 36 | 3 | CFCN-TV | CTV | |
| 5 | 49 | 8 | CKAL-TV | Citytv | |
| 9 | TBA | 6 | CBRT | CBC | |
| 13 | 51 | 13 | CIAN-TV | Access | Originates from Edmonton |
| 16 | 21 | 9 | CBRFT | Radio-Canada | Relay of CBXFT Edmonton |
| 32 | TBA | 51 | CKCS-TV | CTS | |
| 38 | TBA | 4 | CJCO-TV | Omni Television | News programming originates from Omni Edmonton or Omni Toronto. |
The cable television provider in Calgary is Shaw Cable. Network programming from the United States is received on cable via affiliates from Spokane, Washington, which is in the Pacific Time Zone despite the fact that Calgary is in the Mountain Time Zone. This means American prime time shows on weekdays run from 9 pm to midnight. Also, except for PBS, HDTV network programming is from Seattle, Washington, not Spokane. On digital cable, U.S. network programming (in standard definition) is available from Detroit, Michigan in the Eastern Time Zone. Prime time shows on weekdays run from 6 to 9 pm. Via digital cable, Calgary customers can also receive broadcasts from other CTV and CBC markets across Canada.
See also Shaw TV Calgary.
[edit] Newspapers
[edit] Daily (paid purchase)
- Calgary Herald - Broadsheet format. Owned by CanWest Global Communications.
- Calgary Sun - A division of SUNMEDIA, a Quebecor company. Tabloid format.
[edit] Daily (free)
- 24H - published by SUNMEDIA
- RushHour - published by CanWest Global
- Metro News, a Calgary franchise of Metro International
[edit] Weekly
- FFWD - Weekly alternative news and entertainment paper.
[edit] Monthly
- City Light News - A Christian monthly newspaper.
- BeatRoute- Monthly alternative arts paper.
- Kerby News - a seniors-focused newspaper published out of the Kerby Centre
- The Calgary Journal - Community-focused newspaper with an aim to cover stories that are not covered heavily by other major media outlets.
[edit] Student
The city's four major post-secondary institutions publish student-run newspapers that are circulated throughout Calgary:
- The Gauntlet (University of Calgary)
- The Journal (Mount Royal University)
- The Reflector (Mount Royal University)
- The Weal (SAIT Polytechnic).
[edit] Defunct
The following newspapers served Calgary and area, but are no longer published.
- The Albertan - broadsheet daily which served Calgary from 1901 to 1980, at which point it was replaced by the tabloid-format Calgary Sun.
- North Hill News - community weekly founded in the 1950s; later amalgamated with The Calgary Mirror.
- The Calgary Mirror - community weekly, c.1970s to 2001; published by Sun Media during its final decade.
- The Calgary Straight - alternative news/entertainment weekly published from 1998 to 2002. Short-lived Calgary expansion of B.C.'s The Georgia Straight.
- FYI Calgary In-Print - community weekly published January to May 2001 by Sun Media as successor to the Mirror. Tied into a news website initiative of Sun Media; later, the idea was revived as 24 Hours.
- Dose - free daily newspaper, 2005–2006, published by CanWest. Later became a website. Succeeded by RushHour.
[edit] See also
- List of newspapers in Canada
- List of radio stations in Alberta
- List of television stations in Alberta
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Book: Calgary |
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