Wikimania 2009/Toronto/media
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Toronto's major media/news sources
Television Both local stations and national stations based out of Toronto, with news programming | ||||
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Name | Language | VHF/UHF | Known Coverage of Wikipedia | Website |
CBC Television (CBLT) | English | 05 (VHF) | Yes | [1] |
CBC Newsworld | English | Basic cable | Yes | [2] |
CTV (CFTO) | English | 09 (VHF) | Yes | [3] |
CTV Newsnet | English | Cable | Yes | [4] |
Citytv Toronto | English | 57 (UHF) | Yes | [5] |
CP24 | English | Basic cable | Yes | [6] |
Global Ontario (CIII) | English | 41 (UHF) | Yes | [7] |
Radio-Canada (CBLFT) | French | 25 (UHF) | Yes | [8] |
OMNI.1 | Multilingual Evening News programs are in Portuguese and Italian |
47 (UHF) | Yes | [9] |
OMNI.2 | Multilingual Evening News programs are in Mandarin, English (South Asian), and Cantonese |
69 (UHF) | Yes | [10] |
TVOntario | English | 19 (UHF) | Yes | [11] |
TFO | French | Basic Cable | Yes | [12] |
ATN NDTV 24x7 | Indian languages | Digital cable | Yes | [13] |
Fairchild TV News | Cantonese | Digital cable | Yes | [14] |
Other stations and programs in Canada that do news reporting in Toronto include the A Channel family, APTN National News (aboriginal), and CHCH. |
Newspapers | ||||
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Name | Language | Known Coverage of Wikipedia | Website | |
Toronto Star (local with national readership) | English | Yes | [15] | |
The Globe and Mail (national) | English | Yes | [16] | |
National Post (national) | English | Yes | [17] | |
Toronto Sun (local) | English | Yes | [18] | |
Sing Tao Daily (local with national readership) | Chinese | Yes | [19] | |
Ming Pao Daily (local with national readership) | Chinese | Yes | [20] | |
24 Hours (free local daily) | English | Yes | [21] | |
Metro (free local daily) | English | Yes | [22] | |
NOW (free alt weekly) | English | Yes | [23] | |
eye weekly (free alt weekly) | English | Yes | [24] | |
Xtra! (free LGBT weekly) | English | Yes | [25] | |
Women's Post (free monthly) | English | unknown | [26] | |
L'Express (free weekly) | French | unknown | [27] | |
Catholic Register (weekly) | English | unknown | [28] |
Radio All-News/Newstalk/UofT Radio Stations based in the Toronto Area | |||||
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Name | Call Sign | Language | AM/FM | Type | Website |
AM640 Toronto Radio | CFMJ | English | 640 AM | Talk | [29] |
680News | CFTR | English | 680 AM | All-News | [30] |
Radio-Canada La Première Chaîne | CJBC | French | 860 AM | News and Information Service | [31] |
Newstalk CFRB 1010 | CFRB | English | 1010 AM | NewsTalk | [32] |
Fairchild Radio | CHKT | Multilingual Primarily Cantonese |
1430 AM | Chinese Language Programs Talk, News, Music |
[33] |
UofT Community Radio | CIUT | English | 89.5 FM | Community Radio Primarily music and spoken-word programming |
[34] |
UofT Mississauga Campus Radio | CFRE | English | 91.9 FM | Community Radio Primarily music programming |
[35] |
CBC Radio One | CBLA | English | 99.1 FM | News and Information Service | [36] |