The following media outlets are located in Canada's National Capital Region, serving the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. The two cities, which are adjacent and each receive virtually all television and radio stations operating in either city, are considered a single media market.
Most of the region's FM and TV stations, regardless of which community they are officially licensed to, transmit from Camp Fortune in the Gatineau Hills. Other TV stations transmit from a tower located in Manotick, in the rural south portion of Ottawa. Ryan Tower, the former transmitter tower at Camp Fortune, was taken down on November 4, 2012 and its services and some antenna elements were transferred to a new, nearby tower."Historic local radio/TV transmitter tower taken down". CTV Ottawa, November 4, 2012.
In addition to the market's local media services, Ottawa is also home to several national media operations, including CPAC (Canada's national legislature broadcaster), the digital political newspaper iPolitics, and the parliamentary bureau staff of all of Canada's major newsgathering organizations in television, radio and print. The city is also home to the legal headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, although operational headquarters for English- and French-language services are located in Toronto and Montreal, respectively.
Radio AM stations FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotesAM 580CFRA580 CFRAnews/talkBell Media RadioAlso available on FM 100.3 via HD RadioAM 1200CFGOTSN 1200 OttawasportsBell Media RadioAlso available on FM 100.3 via HD RadioAM 1670CJEURadio Oxygène 1670AMRadio-Enfant-Adochildren's radioFondation Radio-EnfantFrench (Gatineau)
FM stations FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotesFM 88.5CILV-FMLive 88.5alternative rock/modern rockStingray GroupFM 89.1CHUO-FMCHUO FM 89.1campus radioUniversity of OttawaFM 89.9CIHT-FMHot 89.9contemporary hit radioStingray GroupFM 90.7CBOF-FMIci Radio-Canada Premièrenews/talkCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFrenchFM 91.5CBO-FMCBC Radio Onenews/talkCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFM 92.3CJET-FM92.3 Wow FMclassic hitsMy Broadcasting Corporationlicensed to Smiths FallsFM 92.7CJVN-FMChristian radioFiston KalambayFrench (Ottawa)FM 93.1CKCU-FMCKCU FM 93.1campus radioCarleton UniversityFM 93.9CKKL-FMPure Country 94country musicBell Media RadioFM 94.5CJFO-FMUnique FMcommunity radioRadio de la communauté francophone d'OttawaFrench (Ottawa)FM 94.9CIMF-FMRouge FMadult contemporaryBell Media RadioFrench (Gatineau)FM 96.5CFTX-FMBPM Sports 96.5 Gatineausports radioRNC MediaFrench (Gatineau)FM 97.1CHLX-FMRythme FMadult contemporaryRNC MediaFrench (Gatineau)FM 97.5CKVV-FMMoose FMadult hitsVista Broadcast Grouplicensed to KemptvilleFM 97.9CJLL-FMCHIN Ottawamultilingual communityCHIN Radio/TV InternationalFM 98.5CITM-FMMix 98.5hot adult contemporaryTorres MediaFM 99.1CHRI-FMCHRI 99.1Christian musicChristian Hit RadioFM 99.7CJOT-FMboom 99.7classic hitsCorus EntertainmentFM 100.3CJMJ-FMMove 100adult contemporaryBell Media RadioFM 101.1CKBY-FMCountry 101.1country musicRogers Medialicensed to Smiths FallsFM 101.7CIDG-FMRebel 101.7mainstream rockTorres MediaFM 102.5CBOX-FMIci Musiquepublic musicCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFrenchFM 103.3CBOQ-FMCBC Musicpublic musicCanadian Broadcasting CorporationFM 104.1CKTF-FMÉnergiemainstream rockBell Media RadioFrench (Gatineau)FM 104.7CKOF-FM104,7 FMTalk radioCogecoFrench (Gatineau)FM 105.3CISS-FMKiss FMhot adult contemporaryRogers MediaFM 106.1CHEZ-FMChez 106mainstream rockRogers MediaFM 106.9CKQB-FMJump FMcontemporary hit radioCorus EntertainmentFM 107.9CKDJ-FMCKDJ FM 107.9campus radioAlgonquin College
Internet radio stations FrequencyBrandingFormatOwnerNotesInternet onlyMix97FMUrban ContemporaryMix97fmInternet onlyThrowback 97 FMclassic hip hop/R&BMix97fmInternet onlyIci musique AtmosphereAmbientCBCServing in Gatineau marketInternet onlyIci musique ClassiqueClassical radioCBCCan be listened through 90.7 FM-HD2. Serving in Gatineau marketInternet onlyIci musique Hip HopUrban ContemporaryCBCServing in Gatineau marketInternet onlyIci imusique RockRockCBCServing in Gatineau marketInternet onlyQub RadioTalk radioQuebecor MediaBroadcasting from Montreal, Serving in Gatineau marketInternet onlyRadio Alegre CanadaLatin musicRadio Alegre CanadaServing in Ottawa - Gatineau market
Weatheradio FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes162.550 MHzVBE 719Weatheradio Canadaweather alertsMeteorological Service of Canada
Shortwave (SW) FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes3330 kHz7850 kHz 1 14670 kHzCHUtime signalNational Research Council of Canadashortwave radio station. 1On January 1, 2009, CHU moved its signal from 7335 kHz to 7850 kHz.
Other radio stations The following radio stations that can also be heard in the National Capital Region: CHLK-FM 88.1 FM, a community radio station operating out of Perth, Ontario. VEF315 88.7 FM, a community radio station operating out of Vankleek Hill, Ontario. CKS608 91.9 FM, an ultra-low power campus and internet radio station from La Cité collégiale in Ottawa. VF8013 92.3 FM, a very low-power French-language Christian radio station located in Ottawa. Air times of this radio station may vary.Decision CRTC 97-45, New French-language religious FM radio programming undertaking, CRTC, February 6, 1997VF8013-FM, French/Religious, Ottawa Fabrique de la Paroisse du Sacré-Coeur du diocèse d'Ottawa - Canadian Communications FoundationVF8013 - fccdata.org See also: VF8012 on 92.3 FM Gatineau, Quebec.Decision CRTC 97-44, New French-language religious FM radio programming undertaking, CRTC, February 6, 1997VF8012-FM, GatineauFabrique de la Paroisse Saint-Joseph de Hull - Canadian Communications FoundationVF8012 - fccdata.org The Broadcasting status of VF8013 Ottawa and VF8012 Gatineau are currently unknown. CHRC-FM 92.5 FM, a radio station operating out of Clarence-Rockland, Ontario. Radio-Hull 106.5 FM, a special events radio station based in Hull, Quebec. CJRO-FM 107.7 FM, a very low-power community radio station in Carlsbad Springs, Ontario. CJRO-FM is also heard via low-power transmitters on 107.9 FM Vars/Sarsfield and 107.7 FM Embrun/Russell serving south-east rural Ottawa. Some Montreal AM radio stations can also be heard in the area, such as CKGM 690, CKAC 730, and CJAD 800 as well as CKOI-FM in the far eastern parts of Ottawa.
Defunct radio stations AM
540 AM CJSB, a Ottawa-based radio station that launched in 1982 until it left the air in 1994. The station relaunched on FM at 106.9 MHz as CKQB-FM. 970 AM CKCH, ceased operations in 1994. 1310 AM CIWW, a Rogers owned CityNews Radio station that shutdown on October 26, 2023. 1350 AM CIRA-5, a Gatineau-based French language rebroadcaster of CIRA-FM Montreal ceased operations in early 2015. 1350 AM CHFO, a Gatineau-based French language community radio station from 2018 until it left the air in 2019. 1630 AM CHYW, a low-power tourist information radio station that operated from the Macdonald-Cartier International Airport from 2001 Decision CRTC 2001-67, New low-power information service, CRTC, February 14, 2001 but its uncertain when the station left the air. In 2005, 2012 and 2017, applications were submitted to the CRTC to operate new radio stations on 1630 kHz to serve Ottawa and Gatineau. Those applications were either denied or withdrawn.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2017-227, Findings regarding market capacity and the appropriateness of issuing a call for radio applications to serve the Ottawa-Gatineau radio market, CRTC, June 30, 2017
FM Mix FM, was an unlicensed radio station in the Ottawa area that operated on various frequencies, mostly 91.9 FM in 2009, until it was shut down in 2010. 96.5 CFDT-FM (east side) and 99.9 CFDT-FM-1 (west side), very low-power tourist information radio stations that served motorists along Highway 417. It is uncertain when or if these stations were ever in operation.New Canadian FM and technical changes since 18th Edition FM Atlas (under "deleted" section)Former Ottawa Valley Radio Stations, Canadian Communications Foundation (see former stations) 96.5 FM was also used in 2002 for a special event radio programming at 96.5 MHz in Gatineau with the call sign CIRC.Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2002-71 Special event radio programming undertaking, Fondation radio enfant (du Canada), CRTC, March 14, 2002 CIIO-FM, operated over various frequencies on 104.7 FM,Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2005-256, Low-power English-language tourist information service in Ottawa, CRTC, June 23, 2005 99.7 FM and 97.5, a tourist information station owned by Instant Information Services has been off the air since 2011.CIIO-FM - Canadian Communications Foundation Instant Information Services also operated CIIF-FM 97.5, also a former french-language tourist information station in Ottawa. 95.7 FM CKAV-FM-9, the local outlet of the Aboriginal Voices radio network; off the air since late 2014. 95.7 FM CFPO-FM, it broadcast music and talk programming targeting the First Nations community. It ceased operations on September 1, 2025. CKO (CKO-1) 106.9 FM was the Ottawa affiliate of the national CKO all-news network which ceased operations in 1989.
Television Despite being one of Canada's largest metropolitan areas, many of the "local" stations serving Ottawa–Gatineau are, in fact, based in the Greater Toronto Area. Notably, the country's #2 and #3 private-sector broadcast networks, Global and Citytv, respectively, rely on repeaters of their Toronto-based stations, not originating stations, to serve Ottawa viewers. Despite this, however, Ottawa–Gatineau is unique among Canadian television markets, as the only market in all of Canada which has terrestrial access to virtually the entire range of Canadian broadcast networks and systems in both English and French — the larger Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver media markets each lack over-the-air access to some of the services in their market's minority language. The sole exception is aboriginal network APTN, which only has broadcast coverage in the North, but is carried on cable in Ottawa and indeed throughout the country.
Of the fourteen stations available over the air, only six actually originate from the area and provide local news. These six stations are currently owned by only three companies, with two stations apiece: the CBC (with stations for its English and French networks), RNC Media (which owns the local affiliates of the two private French-language networks, TVA and Noovo), and Bell Media (which owns stations associated with its CTV and CTV 2 networks).
Both of the CBC stations carry local evening newscasts in their respective languages. The two Bell Media-owned stations, while nominally maintaining separate news operations, do not currently compete against each other for local news; CTV airs local newscasts at midday and in the evening, while CTV 2 only broadcasts a morning newscast. As for the RNC Media stations, the TVA affiliate carries a local evening newscast, whereas the Noovo affiliate only airs short local news updates.