Media in Erie, Pennsylvania

Situated between three major United States cities and on the border with Canada, there are many sources of media in Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie is home to five major television broadcast networks, one daily newspaper, a city-regional magazine, several radio stations and one major blogging website.

Television stations

Erie's unique position along the shores of Lake Erie can offer a wide variety of over-the-air television stations. Canada's CityTV (from its Woodstock, Ontario transmitter CITY-TV-2), A (via CFPL-TV) and CBC Television (via CBLT-TV's repeater, CBLN) from London, Ontario can be viewed in portions of downtown Erie and areas north of Interstate 90. Additionally, select areas of the Erie region can receive broadcast channels from Buffalo, N.Y., Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa. The region itself, however, is served by five major television stations based in Erie. Erie is ranked as Designated Market Area #144 by the Nielsen Company.^[1]

• WICU, NBC affiliate
• WJET, ABC affiliate
• WSEE, CBS affiliate
• WQLN, PBS affiliate
• WFXP, Fox affiliate

Erie has an affiliate station of The CW called WSEE-DT2, which is broadcast digitally over the air on WSEE's digital subchannel 35-2, and on local cable systems; Cleveland's WBNX-TV (Channel 55) is also seen in several portions of the market. WLEP-LD, which signed on in 2009, is affiliated with the Retro Television Network on channel 9.1 and Tuff TV on channel 9.2 in 2011; the station is currently only available over the air. Erie does not have a My Network TV affiliate, but some cable providers in the region offer MNTV signals from either Cleveland (WUAB, Channel 43), Buffalo (WNYO-TV, Channel 49) or distantly from New York City (WWOR-TV, Channel 9).^{[citation needed]}

Radio stations

The Erie region has a large list of AM and FM stations, with all major genres covered. Many of Erie's radio channels can be heard in Southern Ontario, Canada. Likewise, some London area, channels and radio stations can be picked up in various parts of the Erie shoreline.

FM

Stations with transmitters located within 30 miles (48 km) of Erie:^[2]

Callsign	Frequency	Power	Format	Owner	City of license
WEFR	88.1 MHz	630 watts	Christian	Family Stations, Inc	Erie
WMCE	88.5 MHz	750 watts	Jazz	Mercyhurst College	Erie
WFSE	88.9 MHz	3,000 watts	Alternative rock	Edinboro University of Pennsylvania	Edinboro
WERG	90.5 MHz	2,750 watts	College	Gannon University	Erie
WQLN	91.3 MHz	35,000 watts	Public	Public Broadcasting of Northwest Pennsylvania, Inc	Erie
WXCS-LP	92.9 MHz	90 watts	Community	Cambridge Community Radio Association	Cambridge Springs
WTWF	93.9 MHz	6,000 watts	Country	Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC	Fairview
WXBB	94.7 MHz	1,700 watts	Adult hits	Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC	Erie
WXNM-LP	95.9 MHz	35 watts	Christian	Erie Christian Broadcasting, Inc	Erie
WXTA	97.9 MHz	10,000 watts	Country	Citadel Broadcasting	Edinboro
WYNP-LP	98.7 MHz	100 watts	Traffic	New York State Thruway	Ripley, New York
W254AJ	98.7 MHz	10 watts	Christian	Family Life Network	Erie
WXKC	99.9 MHz	50,000 watts	Adult comtemporary	Citadel Broadcasting	Erie
WRKT	100.9 MHz	4,200 watts	Rock	Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC	North East
WQHZ	102.3 MHz	1,700 watts	Classic rock	Citadel Broadcasting	Erie
WRTS	103.7 MHz	27 watts	Top 40	Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC	Erie
WHMJ	104.5 MHz	2,550 watts	Adult hits	Forever Broadcasting, LLC	Cambridge Springs
WGOJ	105.5 MHz	6,000 watts	Christian	Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc	Conneaut, Ohio
WCTL	106.3 MHz	3,400 watts	Contemporary Christian	Inspiration Time, Inc	Union City
KEC58	162.400 MHz	750 watts	NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (Weather radio)	National Weather Service / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Erie

AM

Stations with transmitters located within 30 miles (48 km) of Erie:^[3]

Callsign	Frequency	Power	Format	Owner	City of license
WRIE	1260 kHz	5,000 watts	Sports	Citadel Broadcasting	Erie
WFNN	1330 kHz	5,000 watts	Sports	Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC	Erie
WWOW	1360 kHz	5,000 watts (daytime) 35 watts (nighttime)	Christian	Walking on Water Radio	Conneaut, Ohio
WHYP	1370 kHz	1,000 watts (daytime) 500 watts (nighttime)	Oldies	Corry Communications Corporation	Corry
WJET	1400 kHz	1,000 watts	News talk	Connoisseur Media of Erie, LLC	Erie
WPSE	1450 kHz	1,000 watts (daytime) 826 watts (nighttime)	Business news	Pennsylvania State University	Erie
WYNE	1530 kHz	1,000 watts (daytime) 250 watts (critical hours)	Oldies	Mercyhurst College	North East

Print

As newspaper megers occurred throughout the 20th Century, Erie was left with one regional daily newspaper. Few community newspapers exist in the Erie region. Erie has seen alternative magazines come and go as well.

Daily

• Erie Times-News
• The Meadville Tribune
• The Corry Journal

Weekly

• North East News-Journal
• West County News-Journal
• The Albion News
• The Edinboro News
• The Marketplace Gazette

Monthly

• Erie Gay News
• Great Lakes Life Magazine
• Lake Erie Lifestyle Magazine

References

1. ^ "Local Television Market Universe Estimates" (PDF). Nielsen Company. 2010. p. 4. http://en-us.nielsen.com/content/dam/nielsen/en_us/documents/pdf/Misc/2010-2011%20DMA%20Ranks.pdf. Retrieved October 17, 2010. 
2. ^ "FM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=&call=&city=&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=1&dist=48&dlat2=42&mlat2=7&slat2=45&NS=N&dlon2=80&mlon2=5&slon2=6&EW=W&size=9. Retrieved October 17, 2010. 
3. ^ "AM Query Results". Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=&call=&arn=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&list=1&dist=48&dlat2=42&mlat2=7&slat2=45&NS=N&dlon2=80&mlon2=5&slon2=6&EW=W&size=9. Retrieved October 17, 2010. 

External links

• GoErie.com, Erie Times-News
• Erieblogs.com
• WICU
• YourErie.com, WJET / WXFP
• WSEE