- Media in Erie, Pennsylvania
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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.
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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]
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]
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
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- Media in Erie, Pennsylvania
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