Mass media in Buffalo, New York

This is a list of mass media in Buffalo, New York, United States.

Radio

AM

FM

Buffalo is noted for having the highest per capita listenership of AM radio in the United States, with a majority of Buffalo radio listeners tuning in at least one AM signal at some point in June 2023.[1]

Radio stations from Toronto can also be heard in some parts of the area. CJED-FM and CFLZ-FM have a city-grade signal of Buffalo and nearby suburbs, while the latter's transmitter is located less than 5 miles away from downtown.[2] Rimshot signals from Rochester are also sometimes audible in Buffalo.

Energy Radio Buffalo previously operated a rimshot signal targeting Buffalo from Little Valley using the signal of WGWE; it continues to operate as a webcast.

Television

Full-power

Low-power

MSG Western New York, a regional sports network, is the only cable network primarily operating from and serving the Buffalo area. Spectrum News 1 Buffalo (formerly YNN and Time Warner Cable News) primarily serves Buffalo from locations throughout New York State. Channels that have previously been headquartered in Buffalo include Pinwheel/Nickelodeon (1979 to 1981), Empire Sports Network (1991 to 2005), Bridges TV (2004 to 2012), and Time Warner Cable SportsNet (later Spectrum Sports, 2007 to 2017).

In addition, Buffalo residents can also pick-up stations from the neighbouring Greater Toronto Area with a suitable aerial antenna or cable subscription. CTV flagship station CFTO/Toronto and CBC flagship CBLT/Toronto have historically been carried on Charter/Spectrum and Atlantic Broadband in the immediate Buffalo/Niagara Falls areas, according to their channel lineups.

Newspapers

  • Am-Pol Eagle (a Polish-American weekly)
  • Artvoice (a weekly alternative newspaper)
  • The Beast (a left-libertarian biweekly)
  • Brainstream Media (an alternative right-libertarian newspaper covering local news and issues, serving most of the Buffalo metropolitan area as a printed newspaper for over one year, now offered only online[3])
  • Buffalo Courier-Express (ceased publication in 1982)
  • The Buffalo Enquirer (1891–1926), a former daily newspaper
  • Buffalo Irish Times (an Irish-American bimonthly)
  • Buffalo Latino Village (Puerto Rican-Latino newspaper published in Buffalo & Erie County) buffalolatinovillage.com
  • The Buffalo News (the region's main paper)
  • The Buffalo Times (daily newspaper published in Buffalo & Erie County from 1921 to 1939)
  • Buffalo Rising began as a monthly publication and is now solely online.
  • Business First of Buffalo (a weekly business publication)
  • Community Papers of Western New York (the region's main community newspaper covering hyper-local news)
  • Erie County Fire Blotter (a website that covers the Buffalo Fire Department and other fire departments in Erie County on a daily basis)
  • The German Citizen (a German-American bimonthly)
  • Loop (a monthly in-print and online publication catering to the region's LGBT community)[4]
  • Outcome Buffalo (a monthly gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender – GLBT – newspaper serving the Buffalo Metro area)
  • PoliticsNY.net (founded and run by Joseph Illuzzi until his death, an Internet and formerly print newsletter; now owned and operated by Republican political operative Michael Caputo)
  • The Public (founded by former employees of Artvoice)
  • The Record (the Buffalo State College student-run newspaper)
  • South Buffalo Online Covering the South Buffalo, West Seneca and Lackawanna area for community news and info
  • The Spectrum (the University at Buffalo student-run newspaper)

Magazines

  • Buffalo, published by The Buffalo News
  • Buffalo Rising [online]
  • Buffalo Spree
  • CannaBuff Magazine
  • Cornelia
  • Loop
  • No Boundaries
  • Peach Mag
  • Welcome 716
  • WNY Heritage, quarterly historical publication

Film industry

Though Buffalo is not a major center of film production, the Buffalo Niagara Film Commission exists to promote and assist with filmmaking in the area. The non-profit Buffalo International Film Festival helps to highlight the work of Buffalonians associated with the film industry. Squeaky Wheel, a non-profit media arts center, provides access for local media artists to video and film equipment, as well as screenings of independent and avant-garde films.

Films set, or filmed, in the Buffalo area

A number films have been set or filmed in the Buffalo area. A more complete list of films related to or based in Buffalo can be found at IMDb.

TV shows set in the Buffalo area

At least 2 episodes of Supernatural have been set in or near Buffalo episode 6.08 and 3.03

References

  1. ↑ "These 10 Markets 'Depend On AM' The Most". Radio & Television Business Report. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ fccdata.org
  3. ↑ Brainstream Media
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Pride - gay gifts, t-shirts, pet gear, flare". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "'Good Deeds Buffalo': Highlighting the good things and good people of Buffalo". April 22, 2021.
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