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 social media news 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-DT-2), CTV 2 (via CFPL-DT), and CBC Television (via CBLT-DT'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, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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.
Major Erie television affiliates include:
WICU, NBC, channel 12 WJET, ABC, channel 24 WSEE, CBS, channel 35 WQLN, PBS, channel 54 WFXP, Fox, channel 66
Erie has an affiliate station of The CW (via The CW Plus), which is broadcast digitally over the air on WJET's digital subchannel 24–2, and on local cable systems. Erie does not have a MyNetworkTV affiliate, nor are any of the service's neighboring stations are carried on local providers in the area. Digital multicast networks are available on the subchannels of the stations above.
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 of Erie: 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 Classic hits Mercyhurst University Erie WFSE 88.9 MHz 3,000 watts Alternative rock Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro WCGV 89.9 MHz 25,000 watts Christian Family Life Network Cambridge Springs 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 WICU-FM 92.7 MHz 6,000 watts Top 40 SJL Broadcasting (SJL) of Pennsylvania, Inc) Lawrence Park WXCS-LP 92.9 MHz 90 watts Community Cambridge Community Radio Association Cambridge Springs WTWF 93.9 MHz 6,000 watts Country iHeartMedia, Fairview WXBB 94.7 MHz 1,700 watts Adult hits iHeartMedia, ErieWEBG95.9 MHz820 wattsSports (simulcast with WFNN)iHeartMedia,Mina New York WXTA 97.9 MHz 10,000 watts Country Cumulus Media Edinboro WXKC 99.9 MHz 50,000 watts Adult contemporary Cumulus Media Erie WQHZ 102.3 MHz 1,700 watts Classic rock Cumulus Media Erie WRTS 103.7 MHz 50,000 watts Top 40 iHeartMedia, Erie WXKC HD2 104.3 MHz 173 watts Classic hip hop Cumulus Media Erie WXMJ 104.5 MHz 2,550 watts Adult hits Forever Broadcasting, LLC Cambridge Springs WRKT 104.9 MHz 4,200 watts Rock iHeartMedia, Erie 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 of Erie: Callsign Frequency Power Format Owner City of license WRIE 1260 kHz 5,000 watts Sports Cumulus Media Erie WFNN 1330 kHz 5,000 watts Sports iHeartMedia, Erie WWOW 1360 kHz 5,000 watts (daytime)35 watts (nighttime) Oldies Boomer Tunes Radio Conneaut, Ohio WWCB 1370 kHz 1,000 watts (daytime)500 watts (nighttime) Oldies Corry Communications Corporation Corry WJET 1400 kHz 1,000 watts News talk iHeartMedia, Erie WPSE 1450 kHz 1,000 watts (daytime)826 watts (nighttime) Business news Pennsylvania State University Erie WZTE 1530 kHz 4,800 watts (daytime)250 watts (critical hours) Inspiration Time, Inc. Union City
Print As newspaper mergers occurred throughout the 20th century, Erie was left with one regional daily newspaper. Few community newspapers exist in the region. Erie has seen alternative magazines come and go as well.
Daily The Corry Journal Erie Times-News The Meadville Tribune
Weekly The Albion News The Edinboro News Erie Reader North East News-Journal West County News-Journal
Monthly Erie Gay News Great Lakes Life Magazine Lake Erie Lifestyle Magazine
References
External links GoErie.com Official Erie Times-News website ErieTrends.com Official ErieTrends Social News website ErieReader.com Official Erie Reader website ErieTVNews.com Official WICU/WSEE-TV website YourErie.com Official WJET/WFXP-TV website CWErie.com Official CW Erie website WQLN.org Official WQLN website