This is a list of media in the
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumf ...
,
Ontario
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, including
Kitchener,
Waterloo,
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...
and the surrounding area.
Radio
Waterloo Region is also within the coverage area of the
clear-channel station CJBC (AM 860), the Toronto outlet of
Ici Radio-Canada Première
Ici Radio-Canada Première (formerly Première Chaîne) is a Canadian French-language radio network, the news and information service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (known as Société Radio-Canada in French), the public broadcaster of ...
.
Stations from neighbouring cities such as
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilt ...
,
Guelph
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...
,
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
,
Brantford
Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independ ...
and
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
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
CKCO-DT (channel 13) is a television station in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Part of the CTV Television Network, it is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside London-based CTV 2 station CFPL-DT, although the two stations mainta ...
, which is branded on-air as CTV Kitchener. It is located in Kitchener and is owned by
Bell Media
Bell Media Inc. (French: ) is a Canadian company formed by the amalgamation of several companies.
Establishment (2011–13)
On December 9, 2011, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan announced the sale of its majority stake in Maple Leaf Sports ...
. The region is also served by
Rogers TV
Rogers TV (stylized as Rogers tv) is a group of English-language community channels owned by Rogers Communications. Many of these channels share common programs. Rogers TV broadcasts in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and ...
, 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:
Waterloo Region previously received
CBC Television and
Ici Radio-Canada Télé from rebroadcasters of Toronto's
CBLT-DT
CBLT-DT (channel 5) is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the English-language service of CBC Television. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé outlet CBLFT-DT (channel 25). Bo ...
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
CTV 2 is a Canadian English-language television system owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The system consists of four terrestrial owned-and-operated television stations (O&Os) in Ontario, one in British Columbia and two regional cab ...
, remain available on the basic service of most
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
subscriptions. The incumbent
cable television
Cable television is a system of delivering television programming to consumers via radio frequency (RF) signals transmitted through coaxial cables, or in more recent systems, light pulses through fibre-optic cables. This contrasts with bro ...
provider in Waterloo Region is
Rogers Cable.
Print
Newspapers
The daily newspaper serving Waterloo Region is
Metroland Media Group
Metroland Media Group (also known as Community Brands) is a Canadian mass media publisher and distributor which primarily operates in Southern Ontario. A division of the publishing conglomerate Torstar Corporation, Metroland publishes more than 7 ...
's ''
Waterloo Region Record
The ''Waterloo Region Record'' (formerly ''The Record'') is the daily newspaper covering Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, including the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge, as well as the surrounding area. Since December 1998, the ''Re ...
''. 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
The ''Cambridge Times'' is a local newspaper in Southern Ontario, Canada, serving the community of Cambridge. It replaced the ''Cambridge Reporter'' as the local paper in 2003, when the latter was closed by its publisher. The ''Times'' is publi ...
'', respectively. Prior to 2004, a separate local newspaper, the ''
Cambridge Reporter
The ''Cambridge Reporter'' was a local daily newspaper in Southern Ontario serving the community of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
It was founded in 1846 as the ''Galt Reporter'' by Peter Jaffray, a Scottish settler who was originally from Stirli ...
'', 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
Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained thr ...
, and
Wellesley, and ''New Hamburg Independent'' for
New Hamburg and
Wilmot Wilmot may refer to:
Places Australia
*Division of Wilmot, an abolished Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania
* Wilmot, Tasmania, a locality in the North-West Region
Canada
*Wilmot, Nova Scotia, an unincorporated rural community and former t ...
. ''The Ayr News'' is aimed towards readers in
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
and the surrounding township of
North Dumfries
The Township of North Dumfries is a rural township in Ontario, Canada, part of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Communities
North Dumfries includes the following communities: Ayr, Branchton, Clyde (formerly from Beverley Township, Wentwor ...
.
Magazines
* ''
A\J: Alternatives Journal'', circulation about 5,000, based at the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to "Uptown" Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also operates ...
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.
References
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The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumfr ...
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