Radio
Thunder Bay is home to 11 radio stations, all of which broadcast on the FM band.
There are four commercial radio stations based in the city — Rock 94.3 and CKPR 91.5, owned by Dougall Media, the parent company of Thunder Bay Television and Thunder Bay's Source, and Magic 99.9 and 105.3 The Giant, owned by Acadia Broadcasting Limited. The city receives CBC Radio One as CBQT-FM and CBC Radio 2 as CBQ-FM, at 88.3 FM and 101.7 FM respectively. The French Première Chaîne is available as a repeater of Sudbury-based CBON-FM on 89.3 FM. Lakehead University operates a campus radio station, CILU-FM, at 102.7 FM.
On May 16, 2008, the Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was given approval by the CRTC for a broadcasting licence to operate a specialty low-power FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Pickle Lake and a transmitter in Thunder Bay. The station broadcasts at 96.5 FM in Pickle Lake and has a rebroadcaster at 98.1 FM in Thunder Bay. It airs content in English, Ojibwe, Cree, and Oji-Cree
September 2010, Thunder Bay Information Radio began to broadcast frequent weather reports and community events.CKSI-FM. The station's creater Bob Seed was a former CBC radio broadcaster. The station broadcasts at 90.5 FM from the top of the Thunder Bay Regional Sciences Centre. The station is also Thunder Bay's emergency radio station featuring reports from the MTO, OPP and other various emergency services. In 2012, the station entered into a partnership with Great Expectations Marketing which publishes a number of community newspapers.
| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM 88.3 | CBQT-FM | CBC Radio One | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Rebroadcast throughout Northwestern Ontario |
| FM 89.3 | CBON-FM-20 | Première Chaîne | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French, originating from Sudbury |
| FM 90.5 | CKSI-FM | Thunder Bay Information Radio | Tourist information, weather, emergency information | Information Radio | Broadcasts on a 15-minute loop |
| FM 91.5 | CKPR-FM | CKPR 91.5 | adult contemporary | Dougall Media | Formerly broadcast at AM 580 |
| FM 94.3 | CJSD-FM | Rock 94 | active rock | Dougall Media | |
| FM 95.1 | CJOA-FM | CJOA 95.1 | Christian music | St. Joseph's Care Group | |
| FM 97.1 | CITB-FM | tourist information | Superior Info Radio | ||
| FM 98.1 | CJTL-FM-1 | First Nations and Christian Radio | Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada | Rebroadcast of CJTL-FM Pickle Lake | |
| FM 99.9 | CJUK-FM | Magic 99.9 | hot adult contemporary | Acadia Broadcasting Limited | |
| FM 101.7 | CBQ-FM | CBC Radio 2 | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| FM 102.7 | CILU-FM | LU Radio | campus radio | Lakehead University | |
| FM 105.3 | CKTG-FM | 105.3 The New Giant FM | adult hits | Acadia Broadcasting Limited | Call letters were CJLB until 2005 |
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