This is an overview of media in

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Major newspapers

Vancouver has two major

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daily newspapers, ''

The Vancouver Sun The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published si ...

'' (a

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) and ''

The Province ''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they are British Columbia's only ...

'' (a tabloid). Both are published by

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. There are also two national newspapers distributed in the city: ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', which began distribution of a "national edition" into B.C. in 1983, and in more recent years launched a three-page B.C. news section in an effort to increase its readership in the city. The ''

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with ...

'', also owned by Postmedia, entered city markets only in the last few years but has very little British Columbia content. Vancouver has four

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daily newspapers, ''

Ming Pao ''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and colle ...

'', '' Sing Tao'', ''

World Journal ''World Journal'' () is a Pan-Blue Taiwanese broadsheet newspaper published in North America. It is the largest Chinese language newspaper in the United States and one of the largest Chinese language newspapers outside of Greater China, with a ...

'' and ''

The Epoch Times ''The Epoch Times'' is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement. The newspaper, based in New York City, is part of the Epoch Media Group, which also operates New ...

''. ''Ming Pao'' and ''Sing Tao'' cater to a Cantonese-speaking readership whereas ''World Journal'' and ''The Epoch Times'' target Mandarin speakers. Vancouver business publications include the following: *''BC Business Mag'' (monthly) *''Business Edge Vancouver'' (weekly) *''

Business in Vancouver ''Business in Vancouver'' (''BIV'') is a weekly business news journal co-founded in 1989 by Peter Ladner in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Published on Tuesdays it receives about 62,000 readers per week. Its operations include the biv.com ...

'' (weekly) *''Journal of Commerce BC'' (daily) *''Make It Business'' (monthly) *''Western Investor'' (monthly) One free daily newspaper, ''

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'' is published in the city from Monday to Friday. It contains a small number of local news stories. ''

The Georgia Straight ''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, ...

'' is a weekly "alternative" newspaper, though in addition to left-leaning news and opinion it also features upscale advertising for products such as condominiums and has lifestyle articles on topics such as health and style. Its most extensive sections are focused on entertainment and music features and listings. ''The Georgia Straight'' began as a counterculture newspaper in the 1960s, full of controversial politics and occasional "obscene" cartoons and pictures, including the hippie classic comic '' Harold Hedd''. During this period the ''Straight''s owner and publisher, Dan MacLeod, was repeatedly harassed by the city and its anti-hippie mayor Tom Campbell. MacLeod's offices were repeatedly raided and he was beaten by police. During the 1970s MacLeod converted the publication to a much more entertainment-oriented publication, avoiding political content until the mid-1980s. The Post Group Multimedia publishes 3 weekly newspapers: ''The Asian Pacific Post'' (Chinese), ''South Asian Post'' (Indo-Canadian), and ''The Filipino Post'', for the three largest immigrant communities in the Lower Mainland. ''The Express'' is the title used for an occasional union-published newspaper published by the press unions when they are on strike.

Neighbourhood newspapers

Radio

There are three main news radio stations in Vancouver:

CBC Radio One CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial-free and offers local and national programming. It is available on AM and FM to 98 percent of Ca ...

CKNW CKNW is a news/talk formatted radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia, owned by Corus Entertainment. It broadcasts on an assigned frequency of AM 980 kHz, and is unusual in that it is a 50,000-watt, Class A station broadcasting on a region ...

and NEWS 1130. There are several other talk, information, and sports stations, primarily on the AM band, and a variety of music stations, mostly on FM. In addition, there are four campus and community licensed radio stations in the Vancouver market.

CJSF-FM CJSF-FM is a college radio station from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. The station features a wide range of genres, from spoken word politics to heavy metal music shows. Its transmitter is located atop Burnaby Mountain. S ...

( SFU's

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

campus),

CITR-FM CiTR-FM, is a Canadian FM radio station based out of the University of British Columbia's Student Union Building in the University Endowment Lands, just west of the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia. Its transmitter is also located o ...

(

UBC The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top three ...

's main campus), and

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(

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's Burnaby campus) are staffed by students from their respective schools.

CFRO CFRO-FM, licensed and owned by Vancouver Co-operative Radio, is a non-commercial community radio station in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is a legally registered co-operative and is branded as ''Co-op Radio''. The station broadcasts on 100.5 MH ...

(Vancouver Coop Radio) is located in Vancouver's

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. CJSF, CITR, and CFRO are members of the

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. In addition, both

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from Blaine, Washington (AM 550) and KWPZ from

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(FM 106.5) are usually considered part of the Vancouver radio market; KARI and KWPZ both maintain offices in Vancouver.

Internet radio

* LG73 www.lg73.ca, (

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, contemporary hits, and eclectic mix) *

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is primarily broadcast from Vancouver

Television

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Global BC CHAN-DT (channel 8), branded on-air as Global BC (formerly British Columbia Television or BCTV), is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of the Global Television Network. Owned and ope ...

is the most popular evening newscast in the city, though

CTV Vancouver CIVT-DT (channel 32) is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Victoria-based CTV 2 station ...

, currently second in the ratings, has aggressively been trying to increase its market share — including the purchasing of a news helicopter known as 'Chopper 9'. In 2006, Global BC launched the Global One traffic helicopter for live traffic updates and breaking news. CBC also has local newscasts though they are far back in the ratings. Global BC van

Vancouver (and

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) were the first two cities in Canada to be served by cable television, in 1952. Vancouver and most of the Lower Mainland are served by

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and by Delta Cable. Delta Cable is subsidiary of the Halifax-based telecommunications company EastLink.

Telus TV Telus Optik TV is a product of Telus Communications, a subsidiary of Telus Corporation, that provides IPTV service in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. The service offers over 630 digital channels, including more ...

also offers

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and

IPTV Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, ...

service throughout most of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Other over-the-air television stations licensed to Bellingham that are available terrestrially in Vancouver but not carried on cable are

KBCB KBCB (channel 24) is a religious television station in Bellingham, Washington, United States, owned and operated by Tri-State Christian Television (TCT). The station's studios are located on Meridian Street in Bellingham, and its transmitter is ...

(channel 24), an affiliate of

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on subchannels 24.1, in high definition, and 24.2, in standard definition; and K24IC-D (channel 28.1), a

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station

KBTC-TV KBTC-TV (channel 28) is a television station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, United States, serving the Seattle area as a member of PBS. Owned by Bates Technical College. KBTC-TV maintains studios and transmitter facilities separately in Tacom ...

Tacoma. American network affiliates on Vancouver cable are from

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, including KOMO (

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KCTS KCTS-TV (channel 9) is a PBS member television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, owned by Cascade Public Media. Its studios are located at the northeast corner of Seattle Center adjacent to the Space Needle, and its transmitter is ...

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KSTW KSTW (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, United States, serving the Seattle area as an affiliate of The CW. Owned by the CBS News and Stations group, the station maintains studios on East Madison Street in Seat ...

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), and

KCPQ KCPQ (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Tacoma, Washington, United States, broadcasting the Fox network to the Seattle area. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside MyNetworkTV outlet ...

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Magazines

*'' Boulevard Magazine'', a west coast luxury lifestyle magazine serving the Chinese-speaking communities of Metro Vancouver, published monthly in English and in Chinese. *

(BIV) is a weekly business news journal *'' HUSH Magazine'', a bi-monthly social commentary and lifestyle magazine for 25- to 40-year-olds, distributed to Downtown Vancouver *''Megaphone Magazine'', sharing stories that explore social justice, culture, politics, and independent arts in Vancouver and Victoria. *'' MONTECRISTO Magazine'', a lifestyle quarterly for discerning Vancouverites, published four times a year *'' Resource World Magazine'', a bi-monthly magazine distributed in 46 countries that reports on the business of mining and green technologies *''

Vancouver Magazine ''Vancouver Magazine'' is an English-language lifestyle magazine focused on Vancouver, British Columbia and the Lower Mainland. ''Vancouver Magazine'' describes its mission as informing, guiding and entertaining residents of a "dynamic, internati ...

'', a lifestyle magazine with some news features, published 10 times a year *'' What's in Magazine'', a Chinese lifestyle magazine for new trends in the Asian community, published once a month *''WestCoast Families'', a family lifestyle magazine, published 6 times a year, plus specialty issues.

Online media

* ''BC Buzz with Dave Michael Garg'', online TV & magazine outlet focused on the environment * ''Cambie Report'', local politics podcast * ''

Daily Hive ''Daily Hive'', formerly known as ''Vancity Buzz'', is a Canadian online newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It began digital publishing in 2008 and became Western Canada's largest online-only publication by 2016. In September 2022 ...

'' (formerly Vancity Buzz), local news and lifestyle outlet * '' HUSH Magazine'', an editorial platform for lifestyle, social commentary and entertainment * ''LifeVancouver'', Japanese news and events site * ''Jornal Brasil Vancouver'', Brazilian community newspaper, events, classified ads and directory website * ''PolitiCoast'', provincial politics podcast * ''Taiyangbao'', a Chinese-language news website produced in association with ''The Vancouver Sun'' newspaper * ''

The Tyee The Tyee is an independent online daily news source primarily based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in November 2003 as an alternative to "corporate media". Articles in The Tyee focus on politics, culture, and life. The Tyee was f ...

'', alternative news site * ''Vancouver Desi'', a South Asian news portal produced in association with ''The Province'' newspaper * ''

The Vancouver Observer ''The Vancouver Observer'' is an independent online newspaper. The site was founded in 2006 by journalist Linda Solomon as an online platform for Vancouver bloggers, writers, reporters, photographers and filmmakers. Novelist Ruth Ozeki was inv ...

'', alternative local news site * ''Vancouver Weekly'', alternative news weekly site * ''VIES Magazine'', independent entertainment magazine in Vancouver, B.C. with focus on music, sports, food and beverage * ''The West End Journal'', independent online community website serving Vancouver's West End / Coal Harbour neighbourhoods

Media ownership

Vancouver has some of the most concentrated media ownership in all of Canada. ''

'', ''

'', the ''

'', and 12 community newspapers are all owned by Postmedia Network. Partly in response to that concentration, a group of journalists — many of them ex-''Sun'' employees — started up an online news publication, ''

'', that posts news and opinion pieces on a nearly daily basis.

Ethnic media

As of the 2000s there were various formats of media catering to ethnic minorities. They included 80 newspapers, 24 magazines, 15 television stations, 15 radio stations, and 10 printed business directories and online publications. Daniel Ahadi and Catherine A. Murray, the authors of "Urban Mediascapes and Multicultural Flows: Assessing Vancouver’s Communication Infrastructure," wrote that publication turnover, or the creation and failure and publications, was very high.Ahadi, Daniel and Catherine A. Murray (

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).
Urban Mediascapes and Multicultural Flows: Assessing Vancouver’s Communication Infrastructure
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'', Vol 34 (2009) p. 587-611. CITED: p. 596. "The status of many of these ethnic outlets is manifestly precarious. Churn is high."