This is a list of media in Kingston, Ontario.
Radio In addition to local outlets, radio and television stations from New York state (particularly the Watertown market) are readily available in Kingston. (See also: Radio stations in Watertown) One such station, WLYK in Cape Vincent, New York, promotes itself as a Kingston station — and operates from studios in Kingston under a local management agreement — despite being officially licensed to an American community. The Queen's University campus station, CFRC Radio, is one of the oldest stations in the world, having been founded in 1922.CFRC aboutCFRC History - cfrc.ca archived This station served as a commercial outlet until the establishment of CKWS-AM (now CKWS-FM) in 1942. Kingston's two legacy AM frequencies, 960 kHz (CKWS) and 1380 kHz (CKLC) are now dark after both stations moved to the FM band in the late 2000s. Article on Kingston Radio Stations, Northeast Radio Watch/Scott Fybush, September 5, 2008
FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotesFM 91.9CKVI-FM91.9 The CaveHigh school radioKingston Collegiate and Vocational InstituteThe station is run by students who are part of the Radio Broadcasting county-wide focus program which is open to any Grade 11, 12, and returning 12th year students in the Limestone District School Board.FM 92.9CBBK-FMCBC MusicAdult contemporary, public radioCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcaster of CBL-FM (Toronto)FM 93.5CKXC-FMCountry 93.5CountryRogers RadioFM 96.3CFMK-FM96.3 Big FMClassic rockCorus EntertainmentFM 98.3CFLY-FMFly 98.3Hot adult contemporaryMy Broadcasting CorporationFM 98.9CKLC-FMKingston's New Country 98.9CountryMy Broadcasting Corporation(formerly on AM 1380; moved to FM in 2007)FM 99.5CJBC-2-FMIci Radio-Canada PremièreTalk radio, public radioCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFrench-language; rebroadcaster of CJBC (Toronto)FM 100.5CKJJ-FM-3UCB RadioChristian radioUnited Christian Broadcasters CanadaRebroadcaster of CKJJ-FM (Belleville)FM 101.3CJAI-FMIsland Radio 101.3 FMCommunity RadioAmherst Island Radio Broadcasting, Inc.Located in Loyalist,_Ontario, its protected contour extends into Kingston.FM 101.9CFRC-FMCFRC 101.9Campus radio, community radioRadio Queen's UniversityOwnership was transferred from Queen’s University to an independent, not-for-profit body known as Radio Queen’s University to comply with CRTC requirements. FM 102.7WLYK-FM102.7 Wow FMClassic hitsBorder International Broadcasting (1234567 Corporation)Studio located in Kingston but transmitter located in Cape Vincent, New YorkFM 104.3CKWS-FM104.3 Fresh RadioHot adult contemporaryCorus Entertainment(formerly on AM 960; moved to FM in 2007)FM 105.7CIKR-FMK-Rock 105.7Active rockRogers RadioFM 106.3CIRJ-FMLocal information and updatesShort-range signal information for visitors and residents. Operated by Information Radio.Information Radio Retrieved March 20, 2017 archived (defunct) FM 107.5CBCK-FMCBC Radio OneTalk radio, public radioCanadian Broadcasting CorporationRebroadcaster of CBO-FM (Ottawa)
Defunct radio stations FM
88.1 FM - VF7138 (Kingston)
Television OTA channel Virtual channel(PSIP) CogecoCall signNetworkNotes 2 (VHF) – 3 CIII-TV-2 Global Rebroadcaster of CIII-DT (Toronto);1 Transmitted from Bancroft 6 (VHF) – 6 CJOH-TV-6 CTV Rebroadcaster of CJOH-DT (Ottawa); Transmitted from Deseronto (analog transmitter shutdown on October 9, 2020 - defunct) 11 (VHF) 11.1 10 CKWS-DT Global – – 13 – TVCogeco Community channel for Cogeco subscribers
1Nearest Global signal to Kingston; much of the city gets only a marginal over-the-air signal from CIII-TV-2.
The incumbent terrestrial cable provider in Kingston is Cogeco.
Defunct analog TV stations in Kingston CKWS-TV - channel 11 CBLFT-TV-14 - channel 32 CICO-TV-38 - channel 38
Print The Heritage The Kingston Chronicle & Gazette (historic) Kingston This Week Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada's oldest daily newspaper, founded in 1834 The Queen's Journal Golden Words
Internet City of Kingston Visit Kingston The Kingston Local, became defunct in 2020 along with 10 other online news outlets.www.thekingstonlocal.com Kingstonistwww.kingstonist.com
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