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This is a list ofmedia in theRegional Municipality of Waterloo,Ontario, includingKitchener,Waterloo,Cambridge and the surrounding area.
Waterloo Region is also within the coverage area of theclear-channel stationCJBC (AM 860), the Toronto outlet ofIci Radio-Canada Première.
Stations from neighbouring cities such asHamilton,Guelph,London,Brantford andToronto can also be received in some areas of the Waterloo Region.[1]
The only broadcast television station based in Waterloo Region isCTV owned-and-operated stationCKCO-DT, which is branded on-air as CTV Kitchener. It is located in Kitchener and is owned byBell Media. The region is also served byRogers TV, acommunity channel based in Kitchener available only toRogers 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:
| OTAvirtual channel (PSIP) | OTA channel | Rogers Cable | Call Sign | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 17 (UHF) | 3 | CIII-DT | Global | Transmitted fromParis; rebroadcaster ofCIII-DT-41 (Toronto) |
| 13.1 | 13 (VHF) | 12 | CKCO-DT | CTV | |
| 28.1 | 28 (UHF) | 2 | CICO-DT-28 | TVOntario | Transmitted fromParis; rebroadcaster of CICA-DT (Toronto) |
| – | – | 20 | – | Rogers TV | Community channel forRogers Cable subscribers |
Waterloo Region previously receivedCBC Television andIci Radio-Canada Télé from rebroadcasters of Toronto'sCBLT-DT andCBLFT-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,Citytv,CTV 2, and other networks / systems that are not readily available over the air remain available on the basic service of mostpay television subscriptions. The incumbentcable television provider in Waterloo Region isRogers Cable.
The daily newspaper serving Waterloo Region isMetroland Media Group'sWaterloo Region Record. In addition to the regional newspaper, Metroland also publishes local newspapers for the individual communities in the region. In Kitchener, it has publishedKitchener Post since June 2011. Equivalent local newspapers exist for Waterloo and Cambridge in the form ofWaterloo Chronicle andCambridge Times, respectively. Prior to 2004, a separate local newspaper, theCambridge Reporter, was published, but has since been merged with theCambridge Times.
The regional townships are also served by their own local newspapers.The Observer is aimed towards readers inElmira,Woolwich, andWellesley, andNew Hamburg Independent forNew Hamburg andWilmot.The Ayr News is aimed towards readers inAyr and the surrounding township ofNorth Dumfries.