Media in Calgary
This is a list of media outlets in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Radio
The city of Calgary has 33 terrestrial radio stations in which 8 are on the AM frequency and 25 on the FM frequency.Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
AM 660 | CFFR | 660 News | news | Rogers Media | |
AM 700 | CJLI | AM 700 The Light | Christian music and talk | Touch Canada Broadcasting | |
AM 770 | CHQR | AM 770 | talk radio | Corus Entertainment | |
AM 910 | CKDQ | Q91 | country music | Newcap Broadcasting | broadcasting from Drumheller |
AM 960 | CFAC | Sportsnet Radio Fan 960 | sports | Rogers Media | |
AM 1010 | CBR | CBC Radio One | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
AM 1060 | CKMX | Funny 1060 | comedy | Bell Media | airs a shortwave relay on 6.030 MHz with the call sign CFVP |
AM 1140 | CHRB | AM 1140 | news/sports and community | Golden West Broadcasting | broadcasts from High River |
FM 88.1 | CKAV-FM-3 | Aboriginal Voices | First Nations | Aboriginal Voices Radio | |
FM 88.9 | CJSI-FM | Shine FM | Christian music | Touch Canada Broadcasting | |
FM 89.7 | CBCX-FM | Ici Musique | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French |
FM 90.3 | CKMP-FM | Amp Radio 90.3 | contemporary hit radio | Newcap Broadcasting | |
FM 90.9 | CJSW-FM | CJSW 90.9 | campus radio | University of Calgary | |
FM 92.1 | CJAY-FM | CJAY92 | active rock | Bell Media | |
FM 92.9 | CFEX-FM | X92.9 | modern rock | Harvard Broadcasting | |
FM 93.7 | CKUA-FM-1 | CKUA Radio Network | public broadcasting | CKUA Radio Foundation | Relays CKUA, Edmonton |
FM 94.7 | CHKF-FM | FM 94.7 | Asian Canadian community | Fairchild Media Group | |
FM 95.3 | CHPK-FM | Wild 95.3 | Country | Jim Pattison Group | |
FM 95.9 | CHFM-FM | 95.9 CHFM | adult contemporary | Rogers Media | |
FM 96.9 | CJAQ-FM | Jack FM | adult hits | Rogers Media | |
FM 97.7 | CHUP-FM | Soft rock 97.7 | adult contemporary | Rawlco Communications | |
FM 98.5 | CIBK-FM | Virgin Radio 98.5 | contemporary hit radio | Bell Media | |
FM 99.1 | CBR-1-FM | CBC Radio One | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | simulcasts CBR 1010 AM |
FM 99.7 | CFXO-FM | Sun Country 99.7 | country | Golden West Broadcasting | broadcasting from High River |
FM 100.9 | CKUV-FM | The Eagle | classic rock | Golden West Broadcasting | broadcasting from Okotoks |
FM 101.5 | CKCE-FM | Kool 101.5 | hot adult contemporary | Jim Pattison Group | |
FM 102.1 | CBR-FM | CBC Music | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
FM 103.1 | CFXL-FM | XL103 | classic hits/oldies | Newcap Broadcasting | |
FM 103.5 | C103 | Legacy 103 | campus radio | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | cable FM only |
FM 103.9 | CBRF-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French; relays CHFA Edmonton |
FM 105.1 | CKRY-FM | Country 105 | country music | Corus Entertainment | |
FM 106.1 | CFIT-FM | Air 106.1 | adult contemporary | Golden West Broadcasting | broadcasting from Airdrie |
FM 106.5 | CIRI-FM | Traffic Advisory Radio | traffic information | City of Calgary | |
FM 106.7 | CKYR-FM | Red FM | Multicultural | Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation Inc. | |
FM 107.3 | CFGQ-FM | Q107 | classic rock | Corus Entertainment |
Internet radio
- CoolJamz Radio www.cooljamzradio.com,
- The Drive...Calgary's Classic Rock www.thedriveyyc.com
Television
ceased broadcasting over-the-air in Calgary on August 31, 2011.The incumbent cable television provider in Calgary is Shaw Cable. Network programming from the United States is received on cable via affiliates from Spokane, Washington. While prime time in most of Canada runs from 8 pm to 11 pm, American prime time shows on weekdays run from 9 pm to midnight in Calgary, since Spokane is in the Pacific Time Zone. Although Calgary is in the Mountain Time Zone, many of the American cities closer to Calgary didn't have full network service until the late 1980s. Calgary has more than double the population of the Spokane stations' American coverage area. In particular, Spokane's PBS member station, KSPS-TV, has long relied on viewership in Calgary. Except for PBS, HDTV network programming is from Seattle, not Spokane.
On digital cable, U.S. network programming 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.
Newspapers
Daily (paid purchase)
- Calgary Herald - Broadsheet format. Owned by Postmedia Network.
- Calgary Sun - Tabloid format. Owned by Postmedia Network.
Daily (free)
- Metro News, a Calgary franchise of Metro International
Weekly
- Epoch Times - The general consensus among scholars and professors is that The Epoch Times is a "mouthpiece" of the Falun Gong movement, "heavily biased", and "lacks credibility." It has been called a "known disinformation operation."
- Coffee news - weekly fun news and community business marketing tool displayed primarily in local restaurants and coffee shops.
- Vision Times Calgary - free weekly Chinese newspaper that focus on balanced and in-depth reporting and promote traditional Chinese culture.
- Sing Tao - free weekly Chinese newspaper, pro-communist paper with self-censored news.
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.
- Calgary's Child Magazine - Family friendly focused magazine with parenting tips, news and local advertisers.
Student
- The Gauntlet
- The Journal
- The Reflector
- The Weal.
Defunct
- 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.
- Fast Forward Weekly - free weekly newspaper, published from 1995 to 2015
- 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.