Media in Kingston, Ontario

This is a list of media in Kingston, Ontario.

Radio

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In addition to local outlets, radio and television stations from New York state (particularly the Watertown market) are readily available in Kingston. (See also: Radio stations in Watertown) One such station, WLYK in Cape Vincent, New York, promotes itself as a Kingston station — and operates from studios in Kingston under a local management agreement — despite being officially licensed to an American community. The Queen's University campus station, CFRC-FM, is one of the oldest stations in the world, having been founded in 1922.[1][2] This station served as a commercial outlet until the establishment of CKWS-AM (now CKWS-FM) in 1942. Kingston's two legacy AM frequencies, 960 kHz (CKWS) and 1380 kHz (CKLC) are now dark after both stations moved to the FM band in the late 2000s. [3]

Frequency Call sign Branding Format Owner Notes
FM 91.9 CKVI-FM 91.9 The Cave High school radio Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
FM 92.9 CBBK-FM CBC Music Adult contemporary, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcaster of CBL-FM (Toronto)
FM 93.5 CKXC-FM Country 93.5 Country Rogers Radio
FM 96.3 CFMK-FM 96.3 Big FM Classic rock Corus Entertainment
FM 98.3 CFLY-FM Move 98.3 Hot adult contemporary Bell Media Radio
FM 98.9 CKLC-FM Pure Country 98.9 Country Bell Media Radio (formerly on AM 1380; moved to FM in 2007)
FM 99.5 CJBC-2-FM Ici Radio-Canada Première Talk radio, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French-language; rebroadcaster of CJBC (Toronto)
FM 100.5 CKJJ-FM-3 UCB Radio Christian radio United Christian Broadcasters Canada Rebroadcaster of CKJJ-FM (Belleville)
FM 101.3 CJAI-FM Island Radio 101.3 FM Community Radio Amherst Island Radio Broadcasting, Inc. Located in Loyalist,_Ontario, its protected contour extends into Kingston.
FM 101.9 CFRC-FM CFRC 101.9 Campus radio, community radio Radio Queen's University
FM 102.7 WLYK-FM 102.7 Wow FM Classic hits Border International Broadcasting (1234567 Corporation) Studio located in Kingston but transmitter located in Cape Vincent, New York
FM 104.3 CKWS-FM 104.3 Fresh Radio Hot adult contemporary Corus Entertainment (formerly on AM 960; moved to FM in 2007)
FM 105.7 CIKR-FM K-Rock 105.7 Active rock Rogers Radio
FM 106.3 CIRJ-FM Local information and updates Short-range signal information for visitors and residents. Operated by Information Radio.[4] (defunct)
FM 107.5 CBCK-FM CBC Radio One Talk radio, public radio Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcaster of CBO-FM (Ottawa)

Defunct radio stations

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FM

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  • 88.1 FM - VF7138 (Kingston)

Television

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OTA channel Virtual channel
(PSIP) 		Cogeco Call sign Network Notes
2 (VHF) – 3 CIII-TV-2 Global Rebroadcaster of CIII-DT (Toronto);1 Transmitted from Bancroft
6 (VHF) – 6 CJOH-TV-6 CTV Rebroadcaster of CJOH-DT (Ottawa); Transmitted from Deseronto (analog transmitter shutdown on October 9, 2020 - defunct)
11 (VHF) 11.1 10 CKWS-DT Global
– – 13 – TVCogeco Community channel for Cogeco subscribers

1Nearest Global signal to Kingston; much of the city gets only a marginal over-the-air signal from CIII-TV-2.

The incumbent terrestrial cable provider in Kingston is Cogeco.

Defunct Analog TV Stations in Kingston

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Print

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Internet

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References

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  1. ^ CFRC about
  2. ^ CFRC History - cfrc.ca archived
  3. ^ Article on Kingston Radio Stations, Northeast Radio Watch/Scott Fybush, September 5, 2008
  4. ^ Information Radio Retrieved March 20, 2017 archived
  5. ^ www.thekingstonlocal.com
  6. ^ www.kingstonist.com
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