Inuvik - Communications

Communications

The town is served by the Inuvik Drum, community newspaper published weekly by Northern News Services.

The CBC has a local CBC Radio One outlet, CHAK AM 860, which relays CFYK Yellowknife, as well as local programs, such as an hour-long lunchtime show Northwind, featuring interviews, weather and country music, as well as Tusaavik, a daily hour-long program in Inuvialuktun.

CKLB-FM Yellowknife, a station catering to the territory's First Nation communities, has a local repeater in Inuvik, VF2082, at 101.9 FM. CKRW-FM, an adult contemporary station from Whitehorse, Yukon, has a license for a local repeater, CKRW-FM-2, at 98.7 FM

The only terrestrial television service available in Inuvik is CH4221 channel 13, which rebroadcasts APTN. Inuvik was previously served by CHAK-TV channel 6, a CBC North television repeater of CFYK-DT Yellowknife; that station closed down on July 31, 2012 due to budget cuts affecting the CBC.

Landline telephone service is provided by Northwestel, and cellular service by Ice Wireless. Cable television is also offered in Inuvik by New North Networks.

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