From Calgarypedia

Overview

Calgary is the media hub of southern Alberta and is home to a multitude of media outlets. This includes radio and television stations, daily and weekly newspapers, news magazines, and monthly magazines.

History

The first media outlet in Calgary was The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser (later shortened to The Calgary Herald). The Herald’s first issue was published in 1883. With a distribution of 150 copies, the four-page newspaper was printed from a hand press in a tent at the junction of the Bow and Elbow rivers in what is now downtown Calgary. Calgary’s media history continued with the 1927 launch of CKUA, the first public radio station in Canada, which operates from the University of Calgary campus. The first television station in Calgary (and all of Alberta) was CHCT (now CICT-TV, Global Calgary), which first went to air in 1954.

Media Outlets

Newspapers

Calgary Herald - A daily newspaper published by CanWest Global.

Calgary Sun – A daily tabloid-format newspaper published by SUNMEDIA.

24 Hours Calgary - A daily newsmagazine published by SUNMEDIA.

RushHour – A free daily with news, entertainment, lifestyle and sports, published by CanWest Global.

Metro News - The Calgary franchise of Metro International.

FFWD – A weekly alternative news and entertainment paper.

City Light News - A Christian monthly newspaper.

BeatRoute - A monthly alternative arts paper.

Kerby News - A seniors-focused newspaper published out of the Kerby Centre.

The Gauntlet – The weekly student newspaper of the University of Calgary.

The Reflector The monthly student newspaper of Mount Royal College.

The Emery Weal The weekly newspaper of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT).

Magazines

Avenue Calgary – A monthly lifestyle magazine, published by RedPoint Media Group.

WHERE Calgary – A Calgary lifestyle magazine, part of national Where.ca network.

Calgaryinc. – A business magazine for Calgarians.

Alberta Venture – A monthly business magazine.

elemente magazine - Lifestyle/design published in Calgary.

City Style and Living magazine - Digital and print lifestyle magazine: food, fashion and travel; Quarterly publication. Proud to be a green magazine. City Style and Living magazine

Radio stations

The top five radio stations in Calgary (according to BBM market share statistics from Q1 2008) are:

CBR 1010 AM CBC Radio One – the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s flagship radio station, featuring news and information programming.

CKRY 105.1 FM Country 105 – a contemporary country music station, owned by CORUS entertainment.

CIBK 98.5 FM Vibe 98.5 - a contemporary hit music station, including hip-hop, pop, and rock. Owned by Astral Media.

CHFM 95.9 FM Lite 96 – an adult contemporary music station, owned by Rogers Broadcasting.

CJAY 92.1 FM CJAY92 – a modern rock station, owned by Astral Media.

Television stations

Calgary’s top-rated television stations are:

2 (Cable 7) - CICT, Global television Calgary. Featuring news broadcasts and prime time shows from NBC.

4 (Cable 3) - CFCN, CTV – featuring the city’s top-rated evening news show, and primetime and late night programming from FOX and other networks.

5 (Cable 8) - CKAL, Citytv – featuring the Breakfast Television morning show and prime time programming from FOX, as well as first-run syndicated shows, such as Oprah.

9 (Cable 6) - CBRT, CBC TV – the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Calgary station, featuring newscasts and sports broadcasts such as Hockey Night In Canada.