Media in Vancouver

This is an overview of media in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Major newspapers

Vancouver has two major English-language daily newspapers, The Vancouver Sun (a broadsheet) and The Province (a tabloid). Both are published by Postmedia Network. There are also two national newspapers distributed in the city: The Globe and Mail, which began distribution of a "national edition" into B.C. in 1983, and in more recent years launched a three-page B.C. news section in an effort to increase its readership in the city. The National Post, also owned by Postmedia, entered city markets only in the last few years but has very little British Columbia content.

Vancouver has four Chinese-language daily newspapers, Ming Pao, Sing Tao, World Journal and The Epoch Times. Ming Pao and Sing Tao cater to a Cantonese-speaking readership whereas World Journal and The Epoch Times target Mandarin speakers.

Vancouver business publications include the following:

BC Business Mag (monthly)
Business Edge Vancouver (weekly)
Business in Vancouver (weekly)
Journal of Commerce BC (daily)
Make It Business (monthly)
Western Investor (monthly)

One free daily newspaper, Metro is published in the city from Monday to Friday. It contains a small number of local news stories.

The Georgia Straight is a weekly "alternative" newspaper, though in addition to left-leaning news and opinion it also features upscale advertising for products such as condominiums and has lifestyle articles on topics such as health and style. Its most extensive sections are focused on entertainment and music features and listings. The Georgia Straight began as a counterculture newspaper in the 1960s, full of controversial politics and occasional "obscene" cartoons and pictures, including the hippie classic comic Harold Hedd. During this period the Straight's owner and publisher, Dan MacLeod, was repeatedly harassed by the city and its anti-hippie mayor Tom Campbell. During the 1970s MacLeod converted the publication to a much more entertainment-oriented publication, avoiding political content until the mid-1980s.

The Post Group Multimedia publishes 3 weekly newspapers: The Asian Pacific Post (Chinese), South Asian Post (Indo-Canadian), and The Filipino Post, for the three largest immigrant communities in the Lower Mainland.

The Express is the title used for an occasional union-published newspaper published by the press unions when they are on strike.

Neighbourhood newspapers

Newspaper	Language	Publication frequency
24H (Vancouver edition)	English	Ceased publication 2017
The Indo-Canadian Voice	English	Weekly, free, English
The Awaaz Newspaper	English	Weekly, free, Punjabi
The Canadian Immigrant	English	Monthly, free
Discorder	English	Monthly, free
Filipino Post	English	Weekly, free, Filipino
The Georgia Straight	English	Weekly, free
Good News Weekly	English	Weekly, free
Jornal Brasil Vancouver	Portuguese	Daily, free, Metro Vancouver
La Source / The Source	French and English	Bi-weekly, free, bilingual
L'Express du Pacifique	French	Bi-weekly; ceased publication 2011
Ming Pao (Vancouver edition)	Chinese	Daily
Metro (Vancouver edition)	English	Ceased publication 2019
North Shore News	English	Weekly, free, North & West Vancouver
The Peak	English	Weekly free Simon Fraser University student newspaper
The Province	English	Daily, except Saturday
The Republic	English	Ceased publication 2009. Formerly bi-weekly, free
Sing Tao (Vancouver edition)	Chinese	Daily
South Asian Post	English	Weekly, free, Indo-Canadian / Pakistani
The Epoch Times (Vancouver edition)	Chinese	Daily, free
The Ubyssey	English	Biweekly free University of British Columbia student newspaper
Vancouver Courier	English	Ceased publication September 2020^[1]
Vancouver Sun	English	Daily, except Sunday
Voice	Chinese	Weekly, free, and online
WestEnder	English	Weekly, free, ceased publication 2017
World Journal (Vancouver edition)	Chinese	Daily

Radio

There are three main news radio stations in Vancouver: CBC Radio One, CKNW and NEWS 1130. There are several other talk, information, and sports stations, primarily on the AM band, and a variety of music stations, mostly on FM.

In addition, there are four campus and community licensed radio stations in the Vancouver market. CJSF-FM (SFU's Burnaby campus), CITR-FM (UBC's main campus), and CFML (BCIT's Burnaby campus) are staffed by students from their respective schools. CFRO (Vancouver Coop Radio) is located in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. CJSF, CITR, and CFRO are members of the National Campus and Community Radio Association.

Frequency	Call sign	Branding	Format	Owner	Notes
AM 650	CISL	Sportsnet 650	Sports	Rogers Media	Licensed to Richmond
AM 690	CBU	CBC Radio One	News/talk	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
AM 730	CKGO	AM 730	All-traffic	Corus Entertainment
AM 980	CKNW	980 CKNW	News/talk	Corus Entertainment	Licensed to New Westminster
AM 1040	CKST	Funny 1040	Comedy	Bell Media	Signed off the air permanently June 14, 2023^{[citation needed]}
AM 1130	CKWX	CityNews 1130	All-news	Rogers Media
AM 1200	CJRJ	Spice Radio	Multicultural	IT Productions
AM 1320	CHMB	AM1320 CHMB	Multicultural	Mainstream Broadcasting Corporation
AM 1410	CFTE	BNN Bloomberg Radio 1410	Business news	Bell Media	Signed off the air permanently June 14, 2023^{[citation needed]}
AM 1470	CJVB	Fairchild Radio	Multicultural	Fairchild Radio
AM 1550	KRPI	Sher E Punjab	Multicultural	BBC Broadcasting	Licensed to Ferndale, Washington, United States, studios are in Richmond
AM 1600	KVRI	Radio India	Multicultural	Multicultural Broadcasting	Licensed to Blaine, Washington, United States, studios are in Surrey
FM 88.1	CBU-2-FM	CBC Radio One	News/talk	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	FM translator for CBU 690 AM
FM 88.7	VE7NWR	CHNW	Emergency information		Licensed to New Westminster
FM 88.9	VF2521		Tourist information	Cameron Bell Consultancy	Licensed to Surrey
FM 89.3	CFVT-FM	Vancouver Tourist Radio	Tourist information	Paul Sander
FM 90.1	CJSF-FM	CJSF 90.1 FM	Campus radio	Simon Fraser University
FM 90.9	CBUX-FM	Ici Musique	Public music	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	French
FM 93.1	CKYE-FM	Red FM	Multicultural	South Asian Broadcasting Corporation
FM 93.7	CJJR-FM	JRfm	Country music	Jim Pattison Group
FM 94.5	CFBT-FM	94.5 Virgin Radio	Contemporary hit radio	Bell Media
FM 95.3	CKZZ-FM	Z95.3	Hot adult contemporary	Newcap Radio
FM 96.1	CHKG-FM	Fairchild Radio	Multicultural	Fairchild Radio
FM 96.9	CJAX-FM	Jack 96.9	Adult hits	Rogers Media
FM 97.7	CBUF-FM	Ici Radio-Canada Première	News/talk	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	French
FM 98.3	CIWV-FM	Wave 98.3	Smooth jazz/rhythmic AC	Durham Radio	Serves Vancouver
FM 98.7	CKPM-FM	CKPM 98.7	Adult album alternative	McBride Communications & Media	Serves Tri-Cities
FM 99.3	CFOX-FM	The World Famous CFOX	Active rock	Corus Entertainment
FM 100.5	CFRO-FM	Co-op Radio	Community radio	Vancouver Cooperative Radio
FM 101.1	CFMI-FM	Rock 101	Mainstream rock	Corus Entertainment	Licensed to New Westminster
FM 101.9	CITR-FM	CITR 101.9	Campus radio	University of British Columbia
FM 102.7	CKPK-FM	102.7 Now Radio	Hot adult contemporary	Jim Pattison Group
FM 103.5	CHQM-FM	Move 103.5	Adult contemporary	Bell Media
FM 104.3	CHLG-FM	The Breeze	Soft adult contemporary	Newcap Radio
FM 104.9	CKKS-FM-2	Sonic Radio	Modern rock	Rogers Media
FM 105.7	CBU-FM	CBC Music	Public music	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
FM 107.7	CISF-FM	107.7 Pulse FM	Adult contemporary	South Fraser Broadcasting	Serves Surrey
FM 107.9	CFML-FM	Evolution 107.9	Campus radio	British Columbia Institute of Technology

In addition, both KARI from Blaine, Washington (AM 550) and KWPZ from Lynden, Washington (FM 106.5) are usually considered part of the Vancouver radio market; KARI and KWPZ both maintain offices in Vancouver.

Internet radio

LG73 www.lg73.ca, (classic soul, contemporary hits, and eclectic mix)
CBC Radio 3 is primarily broadcast from Vancouver

Television

Vancouver is the third-largest television market in Canada, and the largest in western Canada.^[2] It is also the second-largest television production centre in North America after Los Angeles.^[3]

Global BC is the most popular evening newscast in the city, though CTV Vancouver, currently second in the ratings, has aggressively been trying to increase its market share — including the purchasing of a news helicopter known as 'Chopper 9'. In 2006, Global BC launched the Global One traffic helicopter for live traffic updates and breaking news. CBC also has local newscasts though they are far back in the ratings.^{[citation needed]}

OTA virtual channel (PSIP)	OTA channel	Shaw Cable	Delta Cable	Call sign	Network	Notes
2.1	43 (UHF)	3	3	CBUT-DT	CBC Television
6.1	49 (UHF)	6	6	CHEK-DT	Independent/Yes TV	Transmitted from Victoria
8.1	22 (UHF)	11	11	CHAN-DT	Global
10.1	33 (UHF)	13	13	CKVU-DT	Citytv
12.1	35 (UHF)	–	–	KVOS-TV	Univision	KVOS-TV and its subchannels are transmitted from Bellingham, Washington; station is targeted at Canadian audiences and maintains sales office in Vancouver; subchannel 12.3 is a simulcast of KFFV in Seattle
12.2		–	–		Movies!
12.3		30	52		MeTV
12.4		–	–		Catchy Comedy
12.5		–	–		Start TV
12.6		–	–		MeTV Plus
12.7		–	–		Story Television
12.8		–	–		Heroes & Icons
12.9		–	–		MeTV Toons
17.1	17 (UHF)	12	12	CIVI-DT-2	CTV 2	Rebroadcaster of CIVI-DT (Victoria)
24.1	19 (UHF)	–	–	KBCB	TCT	Transmitted from Bellingham, Washington
24.2		–	–		Sonlife Broadcasting Network
24.3		–	–		Newsmax TV
24.4		–	–		Shop LC
26.1	26 (UHF)	7	7	CBUFT-DT	Ici Radio-Canada Télé	Vancouver's only French language station
28.1	18 (UHF)	–	–	K24IC-D	PBS	Transmitted from Seattle, Washington
28.2		–	–		NHK World-Japan
28.3		–	–		FNX
28.4		–	–		TVW
32.1	32 (UHF)	9	9	CIVT-DT	CTV
42.1	20 (UHF)	8	8	CHNM-DT	Omni Television
66.1	47 (UHF)	10	4	CHNU-DT	Independent/Yes TV
–	–	5	5	–	Knowledge Network	Provincial educational broadcaster
–	–	21	694	–	Global News: BC 1
–	–	517	940	–	Fairchild TV
–	–	520	941	–	Talentvision
–	–	4	–	–	Shaw Multicultural Channel	Multicultural community channel for Shaw Cable subscribers
–	–	541	–	–	New Tang Dynasty
–	–	2828	–	–	WOWtv
–	–	–	10	–	Delta TV	Community channel for Delta Cable subscribers

Vancouver (and London, Ontario) were the first two cities in Canada to be served by cable television, in 1952.

Vancouver and most of the Lower Mainland are served by Shaw Cable and by Delta Cable. Delta Cable is subsidiary of the Halifax-based telecommunications company EastLink. Telus TV also offers satellite television and IPTV service throughout most of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

Other over-the-air television stations licensed to Bellingham that are available terrestrially in Vancouver but not carried on cable are KBCB (channel 24), a Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) owned-and-operated station on channel 24.1 along with the Sonlife Broadcasting Network on subchannel 24.2; and K24IC-D (channel 28.1), a rebroadcaster of PBS station KBTC-TV Tacoma.

American network affiliates on Vancouver cable are from Seattle, Washington, including KOMO (ABC), KING (NBC), KIRO (CBS), KCTS (PBS), KCPQ (Fox), KZJO (MyNetworkTV) and KUNS (The CW) along with independent stations KSTW and KONG.

Magazines

Boulevard Magazine, a west coast luxury lifestyle magazine serving the Chinese-speaking communities of Metro Vancouver,^[4] published monthly in English and in Chinese.
Business in Vancouver (BIV) is a weekly business news journal
HUSH Magazine, a bi-monthly social commentary and lifestyle magazine for 25- to 40-year-olds, distributed to Downtown Vancouver
Kinesis, a 1974 to 2001 magazine
Megaphone Magazine, sharing stories that explore social justice, culture, politics, and independent arts in Vancouver and Victoria.
MONTECRISTO Magazine, a lifestyle quarterly for discerning Vancouverites, published four times a year
Resource World Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine distributed in 46 countries that reports on the business of mining and green technologies
Vancouver Magazine, a lifestyle magazine with some news features, published 10 times a year
What's in Magazine, a Chinese lifestyle magazine for new trends in the Asian community, published once a month
WestCoast Families, a family lifestyle magazine, published 6 times a year, plus specialty issues.

Online media

BC Buzz with Dave Michael Garg, online TV & magazine outlet focused on the environment
Cambie Report, local politics podcast
Daily Hive (formerly Vancity Buzz), local news and lifestyle outlet
HUSH Magazine, an editorial platform for lifestyle, social commentary and entertainment
LifeVancouver, Japanese news and events site
Jornal Brasil Vancouver, Brazilian community newspaper, events, classified ads and directory website
PolitiCoast, provincial politics podcast
Taiyangbao, a Chinese-language news website produced in association with The Vancouver Sun newspaper
The Tyee, alternative news site
Vancouver Desi, a South Asian news portal produced in association with The Province newspaper
The Vancouver Observer, alternative local news site
Vancouver Weekly, alternative news weekly site
VIES Magazine, independent entertainment magazine in Vancouver, B.C. with focus on music, sports, food and beverage
The West End Journal, independent online community website serving Vancouver's West End / Coal Harbour neighbourhoods

Media ownership

Vancouver has some of the most concentrated media ownership in all of Canada. The Vancouver Sun, The Province, the National Post, and 12 community newspapers are all owned by Postmedia Network. Partly in response to that concentration, a group of journalists — many of them ex-Sun employees — started up an online news publication, The Tyee, that posts news and opinion pieces on a nearly daily basis.

Ethnic media

As of the 2000s there were various formats of media catering to ethnic minorities. They included 80 newspapers, 24 magazines, 15 television stations, 15 radio stations, and 10 printed business directories and online publications. Daniel Ahadi and Catherine A. Murray, the authors of "Urban Mediascapes and Multicultural Flows: Assessing Vancouver’s Communication Infrastructure," wrote that publication turnover, or the creation and failure and publications, was very high.^[5]