This is a list of media in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
Radio stations FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotesFM 91.5CKLQ-FMQ Country 91.5CountryPattison MediaFM 92.7CBWS-FMCBC Musicpublic musicCanadian Broadcasting Corporationrebroadcasts CBW-FM WinnipegFM 94.7CKLF-FMStar FMHot ACPattison MediaFM 96.1CKX-FMBounce 96.1Adult hitsBell MediaFM 97.9CBWV-FMCBC Radio Onenews/informationCanadian Broadcasting Corporationrebroadcasts CBW WinnipegFM 99.5CKSB-8-FMIci Radio-Canada PremièreFrench news/informationCanadian Broadcasting Corporationrebroadcasts CKSB WinnipegFM 101.1CKXA-FMPure Country 101CountryBell MediaAlso broadcasts TSN 1290 feed of Winnipeg Jets gamesFM 106.5CJJJ-FMCJ106campus radioAssiniboine Community College
Brandon University has a closed-circuit campus radio station, which uses the informal call sign "CQBU", but this station does not currently broadcast on terrestrial radio.
Interlake Broadcast Group has an Internet-only radio station based in Brandon, playing an Adult Contemporary format. The station broadcasts 24/7 at channel1radio.com.
Maestro Music also has an internet-only radio station featuring independent artists broadcasting 24/7 at gomaestro.ca
Television All local aerial television in Brandon are analogue rebroadcasters of stations from Winnipeg. The first DTV channel is expected to be CKND-DT-2 in October, 2013:Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2013-282. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
OTA Analogue Channel PSIP (OTA Digital Channel)Westman Cable channelCall signNetworkNotes22.1 (9)9CKND-TV-2Global Transmitter located near Minnedosa. CKND-DT-2 expected to begin transmission in October, 2013.6CBWT-DTCBCNo longer available over-the-air.Shutdown of over-the-air analogue televisiontransmission — July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.47CKYB-TVCTVTransmitter located near Brandon.13CBWFT-10Radio-CanadaNo longer available over-the-air.
Cable television in Brandon is served by Westman Cable, which operates a local community channel, WCGtv, on cable channel 12.
Until 2009, Brandon had only one locally based terrestrial television station, CKX-TV, which originated programming locally. The station was primarily a CBC Television affiliate, but also aired some programming from the A-Channel system owned by CTVglobemedia. CKX-TV closed down on October 2, 2009, after a deal to sell the station to an investor fell through. CBC service in Brandon is still available on Westman Cable channel 6, which was taken over by CBWT, after the closure of CKX-TV.
Maestro Music has programming through television streaming platforms like Roku and Firestick on Maestro TV. Its primary focus is independent artists through music videos and interviews as well as some local programming.
Print Brandon has three regular local newspapers. The Brandon Sun is a daily paper, News in a Minute is a daily coffee shop paper and the Westman Journal is a weekly paper. The Sun also produces two "community" editions that are distributed throughout Westman on Thursdays.
Students at Brandon University are served by the student newspaper The Quill, while Assiniboine Community College students are served by the monthly Student Focus newsletter.
The nominal Winnipeg edition of The Globe and Mail was at one time printed in Brandon.
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