MCP

Broadcast Media MCP Server

Television, radio, channels, programs, transcripts, broadcast journalism, and audiovisual news coverage.

MCP Version: 1.0.0 4 MCP Tools Authentication

Base URL

https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp

Authentication

MCP calls also use Bearer tokens over JSON-RPC 2.0 requests.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

headlines

Get broadcast headlines

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
keywords_text	`string`	Yes	Search terms or keywords
channel	`string`	No	Channel ID to filter by
country_code	`string`	No	Filter by country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
lang_code	`string`	No	Filter by language code (ISO 639-1)
count	`integer`	No	Number of results to return

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" -H "x-subscription-id: YOUR_SUB_ID" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "headlines",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}'

import requests, json

payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "headlines",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"}
response = requests.post("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "headlines",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
};

fetch("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"},
  body: JSON.stringify(payload)
})
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(console.log);

briefs

Get broadcast briefs (headline + description)

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
keywords_text	`string`	Yes	Search terms or keywords
channel	`string`	No	Channel ID to filter by
count	`integer`	No	Number of results to return

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" -H "x-subscription-id: YOUR_SUB_ID" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "briefs",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}'

import requests, json

payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "briefs",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"}
response = requests.post("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "briefs",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
};

fetch("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"},
  body: JSON.stringify(payload)
})
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(console.log);

headlines

Get translated broadcast headlines

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
keywords_text	`string`	Yes	Search terms or keywords
target_lang_code	`string`	Yes	Target language code for translation (ISO 639-1)
channel	`string`	No	Channel ID to filter by
count	`integer`	No	Number of results to return

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" -H "x-subscription-id: YOUR_SUB_ID" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "headlines",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE",
      "target_lang_code": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}'

import requests, json

payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "headlines",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE",
      "target_lang_code": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"}
response = requests.post("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "headlines",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE",
      "target_lang_code": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
};

fetch("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"},
  body: JSON.stringify(payload)
})
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(console.log);

briefs

Get translated broadcast briefs

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
keywords_text	`string`	Yes	Search terms or keywords
target_lang_code	`string`	Yes	Target language code for translation (ISO 639-1)
channel	`string`	No	Channel ID to filter by
count	`integer`	No	Number of results to return

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" -H "x-subscription-id: YOUR_SUB_ID" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "briefs",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE",
      "target_lang_code": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}'

import requests, json

payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "briefs",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE",
      "target_lang_code": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"}
response = requests.post("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const payload = {
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "briefs",
    "arguments": {
      "keywords_text": "VALUE",
      "target_lang_code": "VALUE"
    }
  },
  "id": 1
};

fetch("https://mcp.pressmonitor.ca/mcp", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "x-subscription-id": "YOUR_SUB_ID"},
  body: JSON.stringify(payload)
})
  .then(r => r.json())
  .then(console.log);