Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

has a large and well-developed communications system, including several

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and

French language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

television station A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth ...

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

radio stations Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio signal, audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-b ...

, and

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

s. It is Canada's second-largest media market, and the centre of francophone Canada's media industry.

Television stations

Canada's major French-language networks are all headquartered within a few blocks of each other on

Boulevard René-Lévesque Boulevard René-Lévesque may refer to: * René Lévesque Boulevard René Lévesque Boulevard (french: Boulevard René-Lévesque), previously named Dorchester Boulevard () is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a main eas ...

in downtown Montreal. Network programming from the United States is provided on cable via stations from the

Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...

Plattsburgh, New York Plattsburgh ( moh, Tsi ietsénhtha) is a city in, and the seat of, Clinton County, New York, United States, situated on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 19,841 at the 2020 census. The population of the surrounding ...

market; see '' :Template:Champlain Valley TV''. Several Burlington/Plattsburgh stations can be received over the air in Montreal, including:

WPTZ WPTZ (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Montpelier, Vermont� ...

(

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...

WVNY-TV WVNY (channel 22) is a television station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, United States, serving the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market as an affiliate of ABC. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting, which maintains a shared servic ...

(

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

WCAX WCAX-TV (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Saranac Lake, New York ...

(

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...

), WFFF (

FOX Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush''). Twelve sp ...

), WETK (

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly fu ...

) and

WCFE WCFE-TV (channel 57) is a PBS member television station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York market. Owned by the Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council, the station mai ...

(

). Montreal is ten times larger than the entire American population of the Burlington/Plattsburgh market; indeed, for decades most stations in that market before CRTC regulations and growth in the region itself identified as serving "Burlington/Plattsburgh/Montreal," and depended on advertising in Montreal for their survival.

Daily newspapers

* ''

Le Devoir ''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. ''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large-c ...

'' (French) * ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'' (English) * ''

Le Journal de Montréal ''Le Journal de Montréal'' is a daily French-language tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Quebec and is also the largest French-language daily newspaper in North America. ...

'' (French) * '' La Presse'' (French)

Free daily newspapers

* '' 24H'' (French) * '' Métro'' (French)

Weekly newspapers

Also known as "alternative" or "cultural" weeklies: * ''African Reflection'' (English) * ''Avenir de l'est'' (French) * ''Brossard Journal'' (English, French) * ''Cités Nouvelles'' (French) * ''Courrier Ahuntsic & Bordeaux-Cartierville'' (French) * ''

Cult MTL ''Cult MTL'' is an English language arts, culture and news website and monthly print publication, based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its first print edition appeared on 7 September 2012. It was created only a few months after Montreal's last Engli ...

'' (English) * '' East End Suburban'' (English) * ''

Exclaim! ''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 ...

'' (English) (National: Canadian monthly) * ''Guide Montréal-Nord'' (French) * '' Ici'' (French) * ''Journal de Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie'' (French) * ''Journal de St-Michel'' (French) * ''L'Express d'Outremont & Mont-Royal'' (French) * ''L'Informateur de Rivière-des-Prairies'' (French) * ''La Voix Pop'' (French) * ''Le Flambeau de l'Est'' (French) * ''Le Magazine de L'île des Soeurs'' (French) * ''Le Messager Lachine & Dorval'' (French) * ''Le Messager LaSalle'' (French) * ''Le Messager Verdun'' (French) * ''Le Messager Week-End'' (French, monthly) * ''Le Plateau'' (French) * ''

Le Québécois Libre ''Le Québécois Libre'' (or ''QL'') was an online libertarian magazine, or webzine published in Quebec, Canada. The ''QL'', owned and published by Martin Masse since February 1998, portrayed a classical liberal point of view on numerous topics, ...

'' (French) * ''Matin'' (French) * ''Montréal Express'' (French, web only) * ''Montreal Times'' (English) * ''Nouvelles Hochelaga-Maisonneuve'' (French) * ''Nouvelles Park-Extension News'' (English, French) * ''Nouvelles Saint-Laurent News'' (French, English) * ''Place Publique'' (English, French) * ''Progrès Saint-Léonard '' (French) * ''Progrès Villeray - Parc-Extension'' (French) * ''St-Lambert Journal'' (English, French) * ''The Eastern Door'' (English) * ''The Free Press'' (English) * ''The Montreal Tribune'' (English) * ''The Montrealer'' (English) * ''The Senior Times'' (English) * ''

The Suburban ''The Suburban'' is the largest English language weekly newspaper in the province of Quebec. It is a community newspaper based in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough which publishes three geographically based editions containing some shared and s ...

'' (English) * ''

Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later on t ...

'' (French) * ''West End Times'' (English) * ''West Island Gazette'' (English) * ''West Island Life'' (English) * ''Westmount Independent'' (English) * ''Westmount Life'' (English)

Campus newspapers

Student newspapers

* ''

McGill Tribune ''The McGill Tribune'' is an independent campus newspaper published by the Tribune Publication Society in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The ''Tribune'' has been entirely student-run since its foundation in 1981, and has a good reputation for unbiased ...

'' (English,

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

) * ''

The Bull & Bear ''The Bull & Bear'' is a student-run magazine at McGill University. Founded in 2003, the magazine was initially conceived as a platform for the voice of students in the Desautels Faculty of Management. In 2012, the magazine widened its scope to ...

'' (English,

) * '' The Concordian'' (English,

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

) * ''

Le Délit français ''Le Délit'', also known as ''Le Délit français'', is the only independent francophone newspaper on the McGill University campus, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Serving McGill University's francophone-student minority, ''Le Délit'' is a sister ...

'' (French,

) * '' L'intérêt'' (French,

HEC Montréal HEC Montréal (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Montréal) is a public Canadian business school located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1907, HEC Montréal is the graduate business school of the Université de Montréa ...

) * '' The Link'' (English,

) * ''

The McGill Daily ''The McGill Daily'' is an independent student newspaper at McGill University and is entirely run by students. Despite its name, the ''Daily'' has reduced its print publication to once a week, normally on Mondays, in addition to producing online-o ...

'' (English,

) * '' McGill International Review'' (MIR) (Bilingual,

) * '' Montréal Campus'' (French,

Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québe ...

) * '' Le Polyscope'' (French,

Polytechnique Montréal Polytechnique Montréal () (previously ''École polytechnique de Montréal''; ) is an engineering school affiliated with the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In English it may occasionally be referred to as "Montreal Polytech ...

) * ''Quartier Libre'' (French,

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...

) * ''The Plant'', (English,

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acre ...

)

University newspapers

* '' Le Forum'' (French,

) * ''

McGill Reporter McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ci ...

'' (English,

)

Ethnic newspapers

* '' BHMA'' (Greek) * ''

Canadian Jewish News The Canadian Jewish News is a non-profit, national, English-language digital-first media organization that serves Canada‘s Jewish community. A national edition of the newspaper was published for 60 years in Toronto. A weekly Montreal edition in ...

'' (English, Jewish) * ''Corriere Italiano'' (Italian) * '' Das Echo'' (German) * '' Golos Obszhini'' (Russian) * ''Hafteh'' (Persian) * ''Horizon Weekly'' (Armenian) * '' Humsafar Times'' (English, Punjabi) * Medad (Afghan And Iranian community) (Persian) * '' Montreal Community Contact'' (English, Black, Caribbean) * ''The Montreal Greek Times'' (Greek) * ''

Phoenicia Phoenicia () was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. The territory of the Phoenician city-states extended and shrank throughout their histor ...

'' (Arabic, English, French) * '' Polski Bulletin'' (Polish) * '' Sada Al-Mashrek'' (Arabic, English, French) * '' Știri de Montreal'' (Romanian) * ''Ta Nea'' (Greek)

Defunct newspapers

* ''Hudson Gazette'' (English) * '' The Monitor'' (English) * ''

Montreal Mirror ''Montreal Mirror'' or just ''Mirror'' was a free English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which was distributed every Thursday. It had a circulation of 70,000 and reached a quarter of a million readers per week. ...

'' (English) * ''

Montreal Star ''The Montreal Star'' was an English-language Canadian newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It closed in 1979 in the wake of an eight-month pressmen's strike. It was Canada's largest newspaper until the 1950s and remained the dominan ...

'' (English) * ''

West Island Chronicle West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

'' (English) * ''

Westmount Examiner The ''Westmount Examiner'' was a weekly English language newspaper serving Westmount, Quebec, Canada. It had a circulation of 11,000, with a policy of covering news only from within Westmount. It had been in print for over 80 years, and accompani ...

'' (English)

Magazines (independent from newspapers)

Radio stations

A number of radio stations from New York and Vermont may be heard in Montreal, most notably

WVMT WVMT (620 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Burlington, Vermont, and serving the Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York. WVMT is simulcast on FM translator station W242BK at 96.3 MHz. The translator's owner, Vox AM/FM, LLC, ope ...

620 AM,

WEAV WEAV (960 AM) is an English-language American radio station in Plattsburgh, New York, with studios in Colchester, Vermont. The station broadcasts a sports format. Owned and operated by Vox AM/FM, the station broadcasts with a power of 5,00 ...

960 AM,

WEZF WEZF (92.9 MHz, "Star 92.9") is a commercial FM radio station located in Burlington, Vermont. The station airs a hot adult contemporary radio format and is owned and operated by Vox AM/FM. WEZF has studios and offices on Hegeman Avenue in Colche ...

92.9 FM, WQLR 94.7 FM,

WBTZ WBTZ (99.9 MHz "99.9 The Buzz") is a commercial FM radio station in Plattsburgh, New York, broadcasting to the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh radio market, heard around the Champlain Valley and into Montreal. The station is owned by Hall Comm ...

99.9 FM, and WVPS 107.9 FM. WQLR, while based in the United States, is focused on Montreal as a rimshotter.

CFRA CFRA is a news/talk formatted radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. The station broadcasts on the assigned frequency of 580 kHz. CFRA's studios are located in the Bell Media Building on George Street in Downtown Ottawa ...

580 AM from

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

is also clearly available in Montreal, as is

CITE-FM-1 CITE-FM-1 is a French-language radio station located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it broadcasts on 102.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 92,000 watts ( class C1) using an omnidirectional antenna on Mou ...

102.7 FM from

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...

(a sister station of, but programmed separately from, CITE-FM). The Greater Montreal area had a number of radio stations that were shut down over the years. In 2013, the new local media firm Tietolman-Tétrault-Pancholy Media, whose partners included former Montreal City Councillor Nicolas Tétrault, received licenses to launch three new radio stations on the AM band: a French sports station on AM 850, an English talk radio station on AM 600, and a French talk radio station on AM 940.Steve Faguy
"A renaissance for AM radio in Montreal"
''

The Gazette The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), formerly known as , is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band, formed in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa in early 2002.''Shoxx'' Vol 106 June 2007 pg 40-45 The band is currently signed to Sony Music Recor ...

'', August 10, 2012. As of August 2016, the AM 850 license has lapsed unbuilt, with both of the other licenses due to expire in November if the stations have not launched by then.

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