Media in Calgary

This is a list of media outlets in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.

Newspapers

• Calgary Herald - The largest newspaper in Calgary. Generally conservative, covers more world news than the Calgary Sun. Owned by CanWest Global Communications.
• Calgary Sun - A division of SUNMEDIA, a Quebecor company. Compact format, focus on local news, sports and entertainment.
• FFWD - Weekly alternative arts paper.

Radio stations

Shortwave

• 6.030 MHz - CFVP - A.M. shortwave service of CKMX. (CFVP = Voice of the Prairies)

AM

• 580 - CKUA - public broadcasting (province-wide frequency)
• 660 - CFFR - all news format
• 770 - CHQR - talk radio
• 910 - CKDQ - country music, broadcasting from Drumheller
• 960 - CFAC - "The Fan" sports
• 1010 - CBR - CBC Radio One
• 1060 - CKMX - classic country music
• 1140 - CHRB - religious programming, broadcasting from High River

FM

• 88.1 - CFWE - Aboriginal Voices
• 88.9 - CJSI - Shine FM Christian music
• 89.7 - CBCX - Espace Musique
• 90.9 - CJSW - University of Calgary
• 91.1 - CKDQ - Q91 country, broadcasting from Drumheller
• 92.1 - CJAY - CJAY92 active rock
• 93.7 - CKUA - public broadcasting
• 94.7 - CHKF - Asian Canadian community
• 95.9 - CHFM - Lite 96 adult contemporary
• 96.9 - CKIS - Jack FM
• 97.5 - CIRI-FM - City of Calgary Traffic detours and closures information station
• 98.5 - CIBK - Vibe 98.5 CHR, including hip-hop, pop, and rock
• 99.1 - CBR - Simulcast of CBC Radio One CBR 1010 AM
• 100.9 - CFXL - The Eagle classic rock, broadcasting out of Okotoks
• 102.1 - CBR - CBC Radio Two
• 103.1 - CIQX - California easy listening/jazz
• 103.9 - CBRF - La Première Chaîne
• 105.1 - CKRY - Country 105
• 107.3 - CFGQ - Q-107 classic rock

New stations

On August 2 2006, the CRTC announced that licences for four new FM radio stations for Calgary, and one for Airdrie, had been approved.

• 90.3 - adult album alternative [1]
• 92.9 - "X92.9" [2] alternative rock [3]
• 100.3 - folk/acoustic specialty station [4]
• 101.5 - Energy FM Hot adult contemporary station owned by CHUM. [5]

[6]

• 106.1 - eclectic adult contemporary, broadcasting out of Airdrie with a transmitter at 95.3 in Cochrane [7]

Television stations

• 2 (Cable 7) - CICT, Global
• 4 (Cable 3) - CFCN, CTV
• 5 (Cable 8) - CKAL, Citytv
• 9 (Cable 6) - CBRT, CBC
• 13 (Cable 13) - CIAN, Access Alberta
• 16 (Cable 11) - CBRFT, SRC

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.