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	CityNews 570	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 Music	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 93.7	CJTW-FM	Faith FM 93.7	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	Bounce 99.5	Classic hits	Bell Media Radio	Kitchener
FM 102.7	CKMS-FM	102.7 Radio Waterloo	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 cities such as Hamilton, Guelph, London, Brantford and Toronto can also be received in some areas of the Waterloo 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. Stations from adjacent markets belonging to CBC, Radio-Canada, and other networks / systems that are not readily available over the air in the market like Citytv and CTV 2, remain 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, the Cambridge Reporter, was published, but has since been merged with the Cambridge Times.

The regional townships are also served by their own local newspapers. The Observer is aimed towards readers in Elmira, Woolwich, and Wellesley, and New Hamburg Independent for New Hamburg and Wilmot. The Ayr News is aimed towards readers in Ayr and the surrounding township of North Dumfries.

Magazines

• A\J: Alternatives Journal, circulation about 5,000, based at the University of Waterloo since 1984, is a bi-monthly national Canadian magazine exploring environmental science, issues, policy and debate. It is the official publication of the Environmental Studies Association of Canada.
• Chinese Canadian Voice, the first Chinese community monthly magazine based in Cambridge, covering community news and events in Southwestern Ontario, published since 2013
• Exchange Magazine for Business, circulation 20,000, is an 8 time a year business magazine and Monday to Friday online business daily that has been publishing in the Waterloo Region since 1983.
• Stare City Guide, a locally owned publication based in Waterloo that promotes noteworthy independent businesses in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, published since 2010.
• Visitor Guide, circulation 100,000, is a 3 time a year tourist magazine that has been published in Waterloo Region since 1978.
• Grand magazine, published by Metroland Media Group and delivered to upscale suburban neighbourhoods.
• The Holistic Parent, a natural health and wellness magazine for families in the Waterloo Region and Wellington County.