Media in Windsor, Ontario
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Windsor, Ontario is the fourth-largest border city media market in Canada, after Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. It is also the only one of those four markets to exist within the shadow of a larger American media market. While Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal are all the dominant media markets in their regions and are adjacent to significantly smaller American markets, Windsor is located directly across the border from Detroit, the 11th largest television market and ninth-largest radio market in the United States. Thus, it is considered part of the Detroit television and radio market for purposes of territorial programming rights. It can also receive radio and television signals from Toledo, Flint, Lansing and even Cleveland.
Since Windsor is considered part of one large American
Windsor has also been exempt from the CRTC's
Radio
In addition to Windsor's own radio stations, virtually all radio stations in the Detroit market are also available in the city, as well as some from Toledo.
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
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580 AM | CKWW | AM 580 | oldies | Bell Media Radio | |
800 AM | CKLW | AM 800 | news/talk | Bell Media Radio | |
1550 AM | CBEF | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Société Radio-Canada
|
French |
88.7 FM | CIMX-FM | Pure Country 89 | country | Bell Media Radio | |
89.9 FM | CBE-FM | CBC Music | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
90.5 FM | CJAH-FM
|
UCB Radio 90.5FM | Christian music | United Christian Broadcasters Canada (UCB) | |
93.9 FM | CIDR-FM | Virgin Radio 93.9 | Top 40 | Bell Media Radio | |
95.9 FM | CJWF-FM | Country 95-9 | country | Blackburn Radio | |
96.7 FM | CHYR-FM | Mix 96.7 | Hot AC
|
Blackburn Radio | Broadcasts from Leamington, Ontario |
97.5 FM | CBEW-FM | CBC Radio One | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
99.1 FM | CJAM-FM | CJAM 99.1 | campus radio | University of Windsor | formerly on 91.5 FM prior to October 7, 2009 |
100.7 FM | CKUE-FM-1 | Cool FM | adult contemporary
|
Blackburn Radio | rebroadcaster of a station from Chatham-Kent
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102.3 FM | CINA-FM | 102.3FM CINA Radio | multilingual
|
Neeti P. Ray | |
103.9 FM | CJBC-FM-2 | Ici Musique
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public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French; rebroadcaster of CJBC-FM Toronto. |
105.5 FM | CBEF-2-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French; LP rebroadcaster of CBEF 1550. |
Television
Windsor is not directly served by Canada's major commercial networks. Any commercial stations operating in Windsor would be required to purchase program rights at Detroit market rates, which are higher than any market in Canada. Additionally, the commercial networks air a large amount of American programming, and would be forced to black most of it out in Windsor to protect the broadcast rights of the Detroit stations. The city is served only by the
Both CTV and Global put only marginal signals into Windsor itself. The nearest CTV rebroadcaster is
Even the CTV 2 station, CHWI-DT, is officially licensed to Wheatley rather than Windsor. While the station's studios and operations are based in Windsor, CHWI only has a low-power UHF repeater in downtown Windsor itself, which broadcasts from a directional antenna specifically designed to minimize the station's reception area in Michigan.
Channel | PSIP
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Call sign | Network | Notes |
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9 | 9.1 | CBET-DT | CBC | |
16 | 16.1 | CHWI-DT | CTV 2 | Main CHWI-DT signal, Stevenson, Ontario
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17 | 26.1 | CHWI-DT-60 | CTV 2 | Windsor repeater of CHWI-DT |
19 | 19.1 | CICO-DT-32
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TVOntario
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Repeater of CICA-DT, Toronto |
33 | 22.1 | CIII-DT-22 | Global | Repeater of CIII-DT, Toronto; broadcasts from Stevenson |
Windsor was previously served by CBEFT, a local Radio-Canada outlet that later became a repeater of CBLFT in Toronto. The transmitter for this station shut down permanently on July 31, 2012, due to budget cuts affecting the CBC.[2][3]
See also TV stations in the Detroit, Toledo, and Cleveland markets.
Out-of-market stations
In addition to the Detroit stations, Windsor and most of
Along with WKYC, WEWS, and WJW, WOIO and WUAB were frequently also listed in the TV Guides for Windsor and area, though all Toledo and Cleveland locals have since been "dropped" from the listings, with only WTOL, WTVG, and WUAB remaining listed. No Cleveland stations (in either analog or digital) push past
While not listed in TV guides, the northern edge of Essex County and most of Windsor were within reception range of
Bally Sports Detroit is not carried in Windsor, although games seen on the network can be viewed via out of market sports packages. Until the 2014-15 season, CBET also chose to prioritize Hockey Night in Canada regional games involving the Detroit Red Wings over the default game for Ontario (typically the Toronto Maple Leafs) if they were playing a Canadian team or were in a playoff series allotted to CBC. This no longer occurs, as HNIC now airs the same game nationally on all CBC stations. Toronto Blue Jays games on CBC were once blacked out in Windsor, but was later lifted (the CBC no longer carries Blue Jays games on the network).
Prior to the 2009
could also be receivable to a degree, as its coverage area reaches the Detroit River. However, both analog channels were adjacent to CBET and WXYZ, respectively, which hindered reception. Since the switchover, WILX's digital signal (VHF 10) remained adjacent to CBET (VHF 9), though WLNS's digital signal moved from VHF 6 to UHF channel 36; however, reception of WLNS would become an issue again for a brief period when CBEFT relocated to UHF channel 35 after the Canadian switchover, the issue becoming moot after that station closed down in 2012.As mentioned above, the city gets a marginal analogue signal from CKCO-TV-3 in Sarnia. It also gets very weak digital signals from CHCH-DT and CFMT-DT's London transmitters.
Windsor and its surrounding area has been served by the Windsor Star since 1888. The regional newspaper is the only daily in Windsor and Essex County and is owned by Postmedia Network. It has attracted the highest readership per capita in its circulation range of any Canadian metropolitan newspaper. Windsorite.ca is an online news publication, featuring up-to-date news stories, arts, culture, food and local event listings. Biz X Magazine is a business/lifestyle monthly print publication serving both Windsor and Detroit.
The city's francophone community is served by the weekly newspaper
Film
The 2000 film Borderline Normal, featuring Robin Dunne, Stephanie Zimbalist, Corbin Bernsen and Michael Ironside, is set in Windsor. Many exterior locations, such as Ouellette Avenue, Dieppe Park and the Ambassador Bridge were featured.
Several scenes in Michael Moore's 2002 film Bowling for Columbine were also filmed in Windsor. Moore later returned to Windsor to film scenes for his 2007 film Sicko.
Windsor was the setting of the television series Across the River to Motor City, a crime drama whose plot incorporated many aspects of Windsor's cross-border relationship with Detroit.
A number of scenes featuring Harrison Ford in the 1990 film Presumed Innocent were filmed in Windsor's Coventry Gardens. The house in the film is located on Riverside Dr. just east of the Hiram Walker Distillery. The scenes of the Renaissance Center in the film were shot from Windsor.
It is featured in the backdrop of Tony Scott's 1993 film True Romance. Windsor can clearly be seen in the background during the Christian Slater/Dennis Hopper trailer scene along the Detroit River.
The 2007 film Baby Blues was shot throughout Windsor.
The studio segments of the 2009 NBC and Global comedy series Howie Do It were taped at Caesars Windsor.
The 2013 film The Bird Men was shot almost entirely in Windsor utilizing Ojibway Park and Ojibway Nature Centre, as well as several house locations around the University of Windsor. The film production crew worked out of the now closed St. Anne's Highschool building in Tecumseh.
Online
In addition to tradition media formats, Windsor is served by a number of online-only news publications.
OurWindsor.ca is an online publication owned by Metroland Media Group.[4]
windsoriteDOTca News, is a locally-owned, online news site covering news, arts and events. It was founded in 2010.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Radio rules waived for Windsor". The Globe and Mail, January 30, 1993.
- ^ Speaking notes for Hubert T. Lacroix regarding measures announced in the context of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-384, July 17, 2012.
- ^ "About Windsor". www.ourwindsor.ca. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "About windsoriteDOTca | windsoriteDOTca News - windsor ontario's neighbourhood newspaper windsoriteDOTca News". Retrieved May 27, 2021.