Montreal has a large and well-developed communications system, including several English and French language television stations, newspapers, radio stations, and magazines. It is Canada's second-largest media market, and the centre of francophone Canada's media industry.
| OTA virtual channel (PSIP) | Actual channel | Vidéotron Cable | Call sign | Network | Lang. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 19 (UHF) | 2 | CBFT-DT | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | FR | |
| 6.1 | 21 (UHF) | 6 | CBMT-DT | CBC Television | EN | |
| 10.1 | 10 (VHF) | 4 | CFTM-DT | TVA | FR | |
| 12.1 | 12 (VHF) | 11 | CFCF-DT | CTV | EN | |
| 15.1 | 15 (UHF) | 8 | CKMI-DT | Global | EN | |
| 17.1 | 26 (UHF) | 3 | CIVM-DT | Télé-Québec | FR | |
| 29.1 | 29 (UHF) | 22 | CFTU-DT | Educational independent | FR | Branded on-air as "savoir.tv" |
| 35.1 | 35 (UHF) | 5 | CFJP-DT | Noovo | FR | |
| 47.1 | 47 (UHF) | 16 | CFHD-DT | Multicultural independent | Multi | Branded on-air as "ICI Montreal"; secondary affiliate of Omni Television |
| 62.1 | 49 (UHF) | 14 | CJNT-DT | Citytv | EN |
Canada's major French-language networks are all headquartered within a few blocks of each other on Boulevard René-Lévesque in downtown Montreal.
Network programming from the United States is provided on cable via stations from the Burlington, Vermont/Plattsburgh, New York market; see Template:Champlain Valley TV . Several Burlington/Plattsburgh stations can be received over the air in Montreal, including: WPTZ (NBC), WVNY (ABC), WCAX (CBS), WFFF (FOX), WETK (PBS) and WCFE (PBS). Montreal is ten times larger than the entire American population of the Burlington/Plattsburgh market; indeed, for decades most stations in that market before CRTC regulations and growth in the region itself identified as serving "Burlington/Plattsburgh/Montreal," and depended on advertising in Montreal for their survival.
Also known as "alternative" or "cultural" weeklies:
See also magazines published in Montreal.
| Band | Frequency | Callsign | Station name | Language | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM | 88.1 MHz | CHDO-FM [3] | French/English | Trudeau Airport information (Originally on 89.7 FM) [4] | |
| FM | 88.5 MHz | CBME-FM | CBC Radio One | English | public news/talk |
| FM | 89.3 MHz | CISM-FM | CISM | French | campus (Université de Montréal) |
| FM | 89.9 MHz | CKKI-FM | 89.9 Kic Country Montreal | English/Mohawk | country (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory) |
| FM | 90.3 MHz | CKUT-FM | CKUT | English | campus (McGill) |
| FM | 90.7 MHz | CHIL-FM [5] | Centre communautaire "Bon Courage" de Place Benoît | French | Community radio (borough of Saint-Laurent) |
| FM | 91.3 MHz | CIRA-FM | Radio Ville-Marie | French | religious (Catholic) |
| FM | 91.9 MHz | CKLX-FM | BPM Sports 91.9 Montreal | French | sports talk |
| FM | 92.5 MHz | CKBE-FM | The Beat 92.5 | English | rhythmic adult contemporary |
| FM | 93.5 MHz | CBM-FM | CBC Music | English | public music |
| FM | 94.3 MHz | CKMF-FM | Énergie | French | modern rock |
| FM | 95.1 MHz | CBF-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | French | public news/talk |
| FM | 95.9 MHz | CJFM-FM | Virgin Radio 95.9 | English | contemporary hit radio |
| FM | 96.9 MHz | CKOI-FM | CKOI | French | contemporary hit radio |
| FM | 97.7 MHz | CHOM-FM | CHOM 97.7 | English | active rock |
| FM | 98.5 MHz | CHMP-FM | 98,5 FM | French | news/talk |
| FM | 99.5 MHz | CJPX-FM | 99.5 Montréal | French | news/talk (Qub Radio) |
| FM | 100.1 MHz | CKVL-FM | FM 100,1 Radio LaSalle | French | community radio (LaSalle) |
| FM | 100.7 MHz | CBFX-FM | Ici Musique | French | public music |
| FM | 101.5 MHz | CIBL-FM | CIBL 101,5 Radio-Montréal | French | community radio |
| FM | 102.3 MHz | CINQ-FM | Radio Centre-Ville | English, French, Multiple | community |
| FM | 102.9 MHz | CILO-FM | English, French, Multiple | community (South Asian) | |
| FM | 103.3 MHz | CHAA-FM | FM 103,3 | French | community radio (Longueuil) |
| FM | 103.7 MHz | CKRK-FM | K103 Radio Kahnawake | English | community radio (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory) |
| FM | 104.5 MHz | CHOU-FM-1 | Radio Moyen-Orient | Arabic (several dialects) | repeater of CHOU 1450 AM, serving Montreal on the FM band |
| FM | 104.7 MHz | CBME-FM-1 | CBC Radio One | English | repeater of CBME-FM, serving Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| FM | 105.1 MHz | CKDG-FM | Mike FM | English, Greek | community radio, classic hits |
| FM | 105.7 MHz | CFGL-FM | Rythme FM 105.7 | French | rhythmic adult contemporary |
| FM | 106.3 MHz | CKIN-FM | Radio CINA FM Montréal | Arabic | community radio |
| FM | 107.3 MHz | CITE-FM | 107,3 Rouge FM | French | adult contemporary |
| AM | 600 kHz | CFQR | English | Testing, with programming to begin late 2017; to be talk radio [ needs update ] | |
| AM | 690 kHz | CKGM | TSN Radio 690 | English | sports |
| AM | 730 kHz | CKAC | Radio Circulation 730 | French | traffic info |
| AM | 800 kHz | CJAD | CJAD 800 | English | news/talk, sports, oldies |
| AM | 940 kHz | CFNV | AM 940 La Superstation | French | |
| AM | 980 kHz | CHRF | AM 980 | French | Adult standards (defunct) |
| AM | 1040 kHz | CJMS | 1040 AM, L'authentique | French | country (Saint-Constant) (defunct) |
| AM | 1280 kHz | CFMB | CFMB Radio Montreal | Multiple | multilingual |
| AM | 1410 kHz | CJWI | CPAM Radio Union | French (also some Creole) | multilingual |
| AM | 1450 kHz | CHOU | Radio Moyen-Orient | Arabic (several dialects) | community |
| AM | 1570 kHz | CJLV | Radio Laval 1570 AM | French | oldies |
| AM | 1610 kHz | CHRN | Radio Humsafar | English, French, Multiple | South Asian |
| AM | 1650 kHz | CKZW | La Radio Gospel | English, French | Christian programming |
| AM | 1690 kHz | CJLO | 1690 CJLO | English | campus (Concordia University) |
A number of radio stations from New York and Vermont may be heard in Montreal, most notably WVMT 620 AM, WEAV 960 AM, WEZF 92.9 FM, WQLR 94.7 FM, WBTZ 99.9 FM, and WVPS 107.9 FM. WQLR, while based in the United States, is focused on Montreal as a rimshotter. CFRA 580 AM from Ottawa is also clearly available in Montreal, as is CITE-FM-1 102.7 FM from Sherbrooke (a sister station of, but programmed separately from, CITE-FM).
The Greater Montreal area had a number of radio stations that were shut down over the years.[ which? ] [6]
In 2013, the new local media firm Tietolman-Tétrault-Pancholy Media, whose partners included former Montreal City Councillor Nicolas Tétrault, received licenses to launch three new radio stations on the AM band: a French sports station on AM 850, an English talk radio station on AM 600, and a French talk radio station on AM 940. [7] As of August 2016, the AM 850 license has lapsed unbuilt, with both of the other licenses due to expire in November if the stations have not launched by then.[ needs update ]
Noovo is a Canadian French-language terrestrial television network owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE Inc. The network has five owned-and-operated and three affiliated stations throughout Quebec. It can also be seen over-the-air in some bordering markets in the provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick, and in some other parts of Canada on cable television or direct broadcast satellite.
The following media outlets are located in Canada's National Capital Region, serving the cities of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. The two cities, which are adjacent and each receive virtually all television and radio stations operating in either city, are considered a single media market.
RNC Media is a Canadian broadcasting group based in Westmount, Quebec, with offices in Gatineau and Rouyn-Noranda. The company operates five television stations and several radio stations, mostly in Quebec.
CKAC is a French-language radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned by Cogeco, the station operates as a commercial traffic information service branded as Radio Circulation 730. Its studios are located at Place Bonaventure in Downtown Montreal, and its transmitter is located in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac.
CKOI-FM is a commercial FM radio station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It airs a French-language CHR/Top 40 radio format and is owned and operated by Cogeco. The studios are in Place Bonaventure at 800 rue de la Gauchetière ouest in Montreal.
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a borough (arrondissement) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Côte-des-Neiges and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, both former towns that were annexed by the city of Montreal in 1910.
CINF was a French language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.
CKGM is an English-language AM radio station in Montreal, Quebec, owned by Bell Media Radio. Formerly an affiliate of sports radio network "The Team," it was one of three stations to retain the sports format after the network folded in 2002 until it switched to the TSN Radio branding in October 2011. CKGM has been an all-sports station since May 2001. Its studios and offices are located on René Lévesque Boulevard East in Downtown Montreal.
CHMP-FM is a French language talk radio station serving the Greater Montreal Area and licensed to the off-Island suburb of Longueuil. Owned and operated by Cogeco, it broadcasts with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts as a Class C1 station, using an omnidirectional antenna atop Mount Royal, at 298.9 metres (981') in height above average terrain (HAAT). CHMP's studios and offices are located at Place Bonaventure in downtown Montreal.
CINW was the final call sign used by an English language AM radio station in Montreal, Quebec, which, along with French-language sister station CINF, ceased operations at 7:00 p.m. ET on January 29, 2010. Owned and operated by Corus Quebec, it broadcast on 940 kHz with a full-time power of 50,000 watts as a clear channel, Class A station, using a slightly directional antenna designed to improve reception in downtown Montreal.
CJLV is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Laval, Quebec, near Montreal. Owned and operated by Radio Humsafar Inc, it broadcasts on 1570 kHz with a power of 10,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna pointing east which has a slightly directional pattern during the day and a much tighter pattern at night, to protect Class-A clear-channel station XERF-AM in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico. The station's nighttime signal has been received by many DXers in Europe and is considered there as one of the "easy" targets for Transatlantic DX.
Corus Québec, until May 2005 Radiomédia, was a French-language Canadian news/talk radio network serving most of Quebec. The network and most of its affiliates were owned by Toronto-based Corus Entertainment.
CJLO is the official campus and community radio station for Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and is operated almost entirely by its volunteer membership. The station broadcasts from the Loyola campus, and it can be heard at 1690 AM in Montreal, iTunes radio in the College/University category, the CJLO mobile app, or on the CJLO website.
CKUT-FM is the official campus community radio station of McGill University. It can be heard at 90.3 FM in Montreal. CKUT's FM signal, broadcast from a tower on the top of Mount Royal, reaches as far as the Eastern Townships and upstate New York.
CHRF was a French language commercial AM radio station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned by Evanov Radio Group, the station broadcast an adult standards radio format, along with some multicultural programming. CHRF's studios were located on Papineau Avenue in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal, while its transmitter is located near Mercier.
CFNV is a French language AM radio station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is owned by TTP Media and was licensed in 2011. CRTC records indicated that the station was not in operation for the majority of the license term. CFNV began test broadcasting in 2016, with a full-time power of 50,000 watts as a clear channel station, and a Francophone talk radio format. Broadcasts started in 2017 with mainly music, rather than talk, using the branding AM 940 La Superstation.
CFQR is an English-language radio station in Montreal, Quebec.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal was part of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Until April 2021, Montreal was the worst affected health region in Canada. Despite being surpassed by Toronto in total number of cases, Montreal still has the highest total death count and the highest death rate in Canada, with the death rate from COVID-19 being two times higher on the island of Montreal than in the city of Toronto due in large part to substantial outbreaks in long-term care homes. Montreal is Canada's second most populous city, the largest city in Quebec, and the eighth most populous city in North America.
The boroughs of Montreal, like the rest of Canada and the world, have been individually impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
