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This is a list of assets currently owned by Bell Media, a subsidiary of BCE Inc.
Note that this list does not include BCE's 28% interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which itself owns a majority interest in the digital specialty channels Leafs Nation Network, NBA TV Canada, and GolTV Canada. This interest is held by BCE through a different subsidiary, not through Bell Media.
This list also does not enumerate the various telecommunications or retail assets owned by BCE. For further information on those properties, refer to the article on Bell Canada.
CTV Inc. is the wholly-owned television broadcasting division of Bell Media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV Television Network; 29 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS; and four pay TV services, including Crave (formerly The Movie Network) and Super Écran. [1]
CTV Inc. owns and operates the following stations, specialty channels, and pay-per-view & video-on-demand services.
Stations are arranged alphabetically by city of licence. Dates when the respective station was purchased by Bell Media or a corporate antecedent (CHUM, Baton, CTVglobemedia) are recognized; this does not include instances of when a station was sold from one antecedent to another, ex., CHRO-TV being sold from Baton to CHUM in 1997.
Call sign | City of licence | TV | RF | Owned since |
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CFCN-DT | Calgary, AB | 4 | 29 | 1996 |
CFRN-DT | Edmonton, AB | 3 | 12 | 1997 |
CJCH-DT | Halifax, NS | 5 | 48 | 1971 |
CKCO-DT | Kitchener, ON | 13 | 13 | 1997 |
CKCW-DT | Moncton, NB | 29 | 29 | 1972 |
CFCF-DT | Montreal, QC | 12 | 12 | 2001 |
CKNY-TV | North Bay, ON | 10 | 12 | 1990 |
CJOH-DT | Ottawa, ON | 13 | 13 | 1987 |
CIPA-TV** | Prince Albert, SK | 9 (analogue) | 1987 | |
CKCK-DT | Regina, SK | 2 | 8 | 1985 |
CKLT-DT | Saint John, NB | 9 | 9 | 1972 |
CFQC-DT | Saskatoon, SK | 8 | 8 | 1972 |
CHBX-TV | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 2 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CICI-TV | Sudbury, ON | 5 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CJCB-TV | Sydney, NS | 4 | 25 | 1971 |
CITO-TV | Timmins, ON | 3 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CFTO-DT** | Toronto, ON | 9 | 8 | 1960 |
CIVT-DT** | Vancouver, BC | 32 | 32 | 1997 |
CKY-DT | Winnipeg, MB | 7 | 7 | 2001 |
CICC-TV | Yorkton, SK | 10 (analogue) | 1986 |
Call sign | City of licence | TV | RF | Owned since |
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CKVR-DT | Barrie, ON | 3 | 10 | 1969 |
CJDC-TV | Dawson Creek, BC | 5 (analogue) | 2013 [lower-greek 1] | |
CFPL-DT | London, ON | 10 | 10 | 1992 |
CHRO-DT-43** | Ottawa, ON | 43 | 7 | 1997 |
CHRO-TV | Pembroke, ON | 5 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CFTK-TV | Terrace, BC | 3 (analogue) | 2013 [lower-greek 1] | |
CIVI-DT** | Victoria, BC | 23 | 23 | 2001 |
CHWI-DT** | Wheatley–Windsor, ON | 16 | 16 | 1993 |
Call sign | City of licence | TV | RF | Owned since |
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CFJP-DT | Montreal, QC | 35 | 35 | 2020 |
CFAP-DT | Quebec City, QC | 2 | 39 | 2020 |
CFRS-DT | Saguenay, QC | 4 | 13 | 2020 |
CFKS-DT | Sherbrooke, QC | 30 | 30 | 2020 |
CFKM-DT | Trois-Rivières, QC | 16 | 34 | 2020 |
CTV Specialty Television Inc. is jointly owned by Bell Media and ESPN Inc., with 70% and 30% voting interests respectively, and approximately 70% and 30% equity interests respectively. ESPN itself is 80% owned by The Walt Disney Company and 20% owned by Hearst Corporation.
Bell Media Radio (branded as iHeartRadio Canada) is the wholly-owned radio broadcasting division of Bell Media. Through iHeartRadio Canada, Bell Media also owns iHeartRadio Canada Sales and operates a localized version of the iHeartRadio online radio platform owned by iHeartMedia. [5]
Bell Media owns the following radio network brands: [2]
City of licence | Call sign | Frequency | Band | Years owned | Current status |
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Calgary, AB | CKMX | 1060 | AM | 2013–2023 [lower-greek 1] | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 [lower-alpha 3] |
Edmonton, AB | CFRN | 1260 | AM | 2013–2023 [lower-greek 1] | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 [lower-alpha 3] |
Edmonton, AB | CHBN-FM** | 91.7 | FM | 2005–2010 | Owned by Rogers Sports & Media |
Hamilton, ON | CHAM | 820 | AM | 2013–2023 [lower-greek 1] | To be sold to an undisclosed third party [9] |
Hamilton, ON | CKOC | 1150 | AM | 2013–2023 [lower-greek 1] | To be sold to an undisclosed third party [9] |
London, ON | CJBK | 1290 | AM | 2013–2023 [lower-greek 1] | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 [lower-alpha 3] |
London, ON | CHST-FM** | 102.3 | FM | 2000–2010 | Owned by Rogers Sports & Media |
Toronto, ON | CFXJ-FM | 97.3 | FM | 2010–2013 | Owned by Stingray Radio |
Vancouver, BC | CKST | 1040 | AM | 2007–2023 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 [lower-alpha 3] |
Vancouver, BC | CFTE | 1410 | AM | 1973–2023 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 [lower-alpha 3] |
Windsor, ON | CKWW | 580 | AM | 1985–2023 | To be sold to an undisclosed third party [9] |
Winnipeg, MB | CFRW | 1290 | AM | 1974–2023 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023 [lower-alpha 3] |
Company type | Public |
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Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2003 ) [12] |
Founder | Jan Kestle |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Nauby Jacob (SVP) [12] |
Services | marketing and analytical |
Website | www |
Environics Analytics is a Canadian marketing and analytical services company, established in 2003, by founder and current President Jan Kestle, owned by Bell Media. [13] The company is based in Toronto, Ontario. Environics Analytics Group Ltd. is owned by Bell Media, separate from Environics Research Group.
All staff report to Nauby Jacob, SVP of Products and Services at Bell Media. [14]
Environics Analytics experts, studies and data are often cited in Canadian news media. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Founder Jan Kestle is one of Canada's leading experts on the use of privacy-friendly data. [24] [25]
Environics Analytics was one of a group of companies to object to the removal of the Canada 2011 Census long form. [26] [27]
The following companies are divisions of Bell Media that are no longer active or been absorbed into another part of the company
CHUM Limited was a Canadian media company based in Toronto, Ontario in operation from 1945 to 2007. The company was founded in 1945 as York Broadcasters Limited when it launched CHUM-AM 1050 but was acquired by salesman Allan Waters in 1954. CHUM had expanded to and owned 33 radio stations across Canada under its CHUM Radio Network division and also owned other radio stations.
CKVR-DT is a television station in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside Toronto-based CTV flagship CFTO-DT, channel 9 ; it is also sister to 24-hour regional news channel CP24. CKVR-DT's studios are located at 33 Beacon Road in Barrie, and its transmitter is located near Essa Road/Highway 27 on the city's southwest side.
CFPL-DT is a television station in London, Ontario, Canada, part of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside Kitchener-based CTV station CKCO-DT, although the two stations maintain separate operations. CFPL-DT's studios and local transmitter are located on Communications Road on the southwestern side of London, and its Wingham-area rebroadcast transmitter is located on Tower Road in South Bruce.
Bell Media Inc. is a Canadian media conglomerate that is the mass media subsidiary of BCE Inc.. Its operations include national television broadcasting and production, radio broadcasting, digital media and Internet properties.
CTV 2 is a Canadian English-language television system owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The system consists of four terrestrial owned-and-operated television stations (O&Os) in Ontario, one in British Columbia and two regional cable television channels, one in Atlantic Canada and the other in Alberta.
Astral Media Inc. was a Canadian media conglomerate. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 84 radio stations in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, with 23 specialty channels and two conventional stations. In addition, Astral had a presence in out-of-home advertising.
CKNX-TV was a television station owned by CTVglobemedia which served mid-western Ontario, Canada. It was part of the A television system. The station's offices, studios, and transmission facilities were located at Carling Terrace corner John Street in Wingham. A bureau in Owen Sound closed down in late 2004.
CHWI-DT is a television station licensed to Wheatley, Ontario, Canada, broadcasting CTV 2 programming to the Windsor area. Owned and operated by Bell Media, the station has studios at the Bell Canada Building in downtown Windsor with a secondary office in Chatham; its transmitter is located on Zion Road in Chatham.
CHRO-TV is a television station licensed to Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, serving the capital city of Ottawa as part of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside CTV outlet CJOH-DT. The two stations share studios with Bell's Ottawa radio properties at the Market Media Mall building on George Street in downtown Ottawa's ByWard Market; CHRO-TV's transmitter is located on TV Tower Road near Pembroke. The station operates a digital-only rebroadcaster in Ottawa, CHRO-DT-43, with transmitter in the city's Herbert Corners section.
CTV Drama Channel is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Bell Media.
Investigation Discovery is a Canadian Discretionary service owned by Bell Media. Based on the U.S cable network of the same name, the channel focuses on true crime programming.
CTV Sci-Fi Channel is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts speculative fiction and related programming.
CFCF-DT is a television station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Noovo flagship CFJP-DT. The two stations share studios at the Bell Media building, at the intersection of Avenue Papineau and Boulevard René-Lévesque Est in downtown Montreal; CFCF-DT's transmitter is located atop Mount Royal.
Oprah Winfrey Network, more commonly shortened to OWN, is a Canadian English language discretionary service channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was launched in September 1, 1999 as Canadian Learning Television (CLT) by Learning and Skills Television of Alberta, Ltd., then held by CHUM Limited. The network's owner, Corus Entertainment, licenses the OWN brand and its American programming from Warner Bros. Discovery.
Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsnet, OLN, localized versions of FX and FXX, the Rogers Radio stations, Frequency Podcast Network, and these properties' associated digital media outlets.
Milestone Radio, Inc. was a radio broadcasting company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the first broadcasting company in Canada that was owned and operated by Black Canadians. The company's president was Denham Jolly.
CFTO-DT is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the CTV Television Network. It is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media alongside Barrie-based CTV 2 flagship CKVR-DT, channel 3. CFTO-DT's studios are located at 9 Channel Nine Court in Agincourt, and its transmitter is located atop the CN Tower in Downtown Toronto. The station shares the Agincourt studio complex with CTV's headquarters, which includes studios for the network's news programming, along with most of Bell Media's specialty channels.
CTV 2 Alberta is a Canadian English language entertainment and former educational television channel in the province of Alberta. Owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc., it operates as a de facto owned-and-operated station of its secondary CTV 2 television system.
Bell Media Radio, G.P., operating as iHeartRadio Canada, is the radio broadcasting and music events subsidiary of Canadian media conglomerate Bell Media. The company owns stations across the country, including in most of Canada's largest radio markets. The company's programming is distributed to other stations across Canada via its syndication division, Orbyt Media, and it is also the local licensee of the Virgin Radio brand.
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