This is a list of media in North Bay, Ontario.
Radio
| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 AM | CKAT | Country 600 | country/news/sports | Rogers Radio | |
| 90.5 FM | CFCH-FM | Country 90.5 | country | Vista Radio | Launched June 15, 2021 |
| 95.1 FM | CBON-FM-17 | Ici Radio-Canada Première | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French, rebroadcasts CBON-FM Sudbury |
| 96.1 FM | CBCN-FM | CBC Radio One | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | rebroadcasts CBCS-FM Sudbury |
| 97.1 FM | CHYQ-FM | Le Loup FM | Hot adult contemporary | Le5 Communications | French; licensed to Sturgeon Falls |
| 99.3 FM | CFSF-FM | Moose FM | adult contemporary | Vista Radio | licensed to Sturgeon Falls |
| 100.5 FM | CHUR-FM | Kiss 100.5 | hot adult contemporary | Rogers Radio | |
| 101.9 FM | CKFX-FM | 101.9 The Fox | active rock | Rogers Radio | |
| 103.5 FM | CJTK-FM | KFM | Christian music | Harvest Ministries Sudbury | rebroadcasts CJTK-FM Sudbury with some local content |
| 106.3 FM | CFXN-FM | Jet FM | classic hits | Vista Radio |
Canadore College operates a cable/internet only radio station, "Panther Radio" with the call sign CRFM.
Weatheradio
| Frequency | Call Sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162.475 MHz | XLJ 893 | Weatheradio Canada | Weather Alerts | Meteorological Service of Canada |
Defunct Radio Stations
| Frequency | Call Sign | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 89.5 FM | CJTK-FM-1 | Former repeater of CJTK-FM Sudbury
Currently located at 103.5 FM with some local programming from a studio in North Bay |
| 92.5 FM | CHIM-FM | Former rebroadcaster of CHIM-FM Timmins |
| 93.5 FM | CFDN-FM | A local non-profit group previously held short-term licenses to broadcast special events programming in both North Bay and Sturgeon Falls on 93.5 FM with the call sign CFDN, but never launched a permanent station. |
| 104.9 FM | CKTR-FM | Defunct tourist information & community radio station |
TV
North Bay is home to one television station which is locally licensed, CKNY-TV. However, that station effectively acts as a satellite of Sudbury's CICI-TV as part of the CTV Northern Ontario system — the station's only direct local production is a brief local news insert which airs as part of regional newscasts produced at the Sudbury station.
The city formerly also had its own CBC Television affiliate, CHNB-TV. However, that station was acquired directly by the CBC in 2002, and became a straight analogue rebroadcaster of CBLT-DT from Toronto; the repeater would close down on July 31, 2012, due to budget cuts.
The North Bay area is not designated as a mandatory market for digital television conversion, so the majority of stations broadcast in analogue.
In 2020, Industry Canada approved applications to convert CKNY-TV and CHCH-TV-6 signals to a digital format. Just after midnight on October 30, 2020, CTV North Bay channel 10 changed its signal frequency from analogue to digital. CHCH's transmission was temporarily off-the-air due to technical difficulties in December 2020, but resumed service to the North Bay community June 9, 2022. The signal remains in analogue.
| OTA channel | OTA virtual channel (PSIP) | Cogeco Cable | Call sign | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 (VHF) | 10.1 | 9 | CKNY-DT | CTV | De facto rebroadcaster of CICI-TV (Sudbury) |
| 15 (UHF) | 2.1 | 3 | CFGC-DT-2 | Global | Rebroadcaster of CIII-DT (Toronto) |
| 32 (UHF) | 32 | 11 | CHCH-TV-6 | Independent | Rebroadcaster of CHCH-DT (Hamilton) |
| – | – | 12 (SD) & 700 (HD) | – | YourTV | Community channel for Cogeco subscibers. |
The city's main newspapers are the North Bay Nugget, a daily, and the weekly North Bay Nipissing News
Outdoor
Canada's largest outdoor advertising company, Pattison Outdoor Advertising, has a local office in North Bay.
Internet
In part due to the news cutbacks at CTV Northern Ontario in the early 2000s, several web media outlets have also emerged to provide local news coverage to North Bay. These include BayToday, North Bay Nipissing News and NBTV, and alternative media outlets such as Solvent Magazine and North Bay Scene.
References
- CRTC Decision 97-253
- "Your North Bay Nipissing online newspaper | Today's stories from newspapers in North Bay Nipissing". Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- BayToday.ca
- "Home". northbaynipissing.com.
- NBTV
- "Home". solventmagazine.com.
- "Home". northbayscene.ca.