List of assets owned by Bell Media
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.
CTV Inc., the wholly owned television broadcasting division of Bell Media.
CTV Inc. owns and operates the following stations, specialty channels, & pay-per-view & video-on-demand services:
Conventional television
CTV
- Calgary, Alberta - CFCN
- Edmonton, Alberta - CFRN
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - CJCH
- Kitchener, Ontario - CKCO
- Moncton, New Brunswick - CKCW
- Montreal, Quebec - CFCF
- North Bay, Ontario - CKNY
- Ottawa, Ontario - CJOH
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, CIPA
- Regina, Saskatchewan - CKCK
- Saint John, New Brunswick - CKLT
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - CFQC
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario - CHBX
- Sudbury, Ontario - CICI
- Sydney, Nova Scotia - CJCB
- Timmins, Ontario - CITO
- Toronto, Ontario - CFTO
- Vancouver, British Columbia - CIVT
- Winnipeg, Manitoba - CKY
- Yorkton, Saskatchewan - CICC
V
- Montreal, Quebec - CFJP
- Quebec City, Quebec - CFAP
- Saguenay, Quebec - CFKS
- Sherbrooke, Quebec - CFKS
- Trois-Rivières, Quebec - CFKS
Other
Specialty channels
CTV 2
CTV Entertainment
CTV News
- BNN Bloomberg (licensed by Bloomberg L.P.)
- CTV News Channel
- CP24
CTV Specialty
CTV Specialty Television Inc. is jointly owned by Bell Media and ESPN Inc., with 80% and 20% 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.
Any percentages below refer to the portion of each channel owned by CTV Specialty, with the balance in each case being owned by additional partners such as Discovery Inc.
- Discovery (joint venture with Discovery Inc.)
- Animal Planet (joint venture with Discovery Inc. and BBC Studios)
- Discovery Science (joint venture with Discovery Inc.)
- Discovery Velocity (joint venture with Discovery Inc.)
- ESPN Classic
- Réseau des sports (RDS)
- The Sports Network (TSN)
Premium and PPV
- Cinépop
- Crave
- Starz
- Starz 1
- Starz 2
- Super Écran
- Vu!
- Venus
Other English-language
- BookTelevision
- E! (licensed by NBCUniversal)
- Fashion Television
- Investigation Discovery (licensed by Discovery Inc.)
- MTV (licensed by ViacomCBS)
- MTV2 (licensed by ViacomCBS)
- Much
Other French-language
Other assets
- Dome Productions (production facilities) (via CTV Specialty Television Inc., which owns 50% total)
- Exploration Production Inc. and Exploration Distribution Inc. (Discovery Channel Canada's in-house production and distribution companies; 56.06% owned by Bell Media)
- Movie Entertainment (magazine run by Crave)
iHeartRadio Canada
iHeartRadio Canada (formerly Bell Media Radio), 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.[1]
Bell Media Radio owns and operates the following stations:
| City | Call Sign | Frequency | Branding/Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amqui | CFVM | FM 99.9 | "99,9 Rouge FM" adult contemporary |
| Bathurst | CKBC | FM 104.9 | "MAX 104.9" adult contemporary (French/English) |
| Brandon | CKX | FM 96.1 | "96.1 BOB FM" adult hits |
| CKXA | FM 101.1 | "101.1 The Farm" country music | |
| Brockville | CJPT | FM 103.7 | "Bob FM" adult hits |
| CFJR | FM 104.9 | "JR FM" adult contemporary | |
| Calgary | CKMX | AM 1060 | "Funny 1060" comedy |
| CIBK | FM 98.5 | "98.5 Virgin Radio" Top 40 | |
| CJAY | FM 92.1 | "CJAY 92" mainstream rock | |
| Dawson Creek | CJDC | AM 890 | "Pure Country 890" country music |
| Drummondville | CHRD | FM 105.3 | "105,3 Rouge FM" adult contemporary |
| CJDM | FM 92.1 | "Énergie Drummondville 92.1" contemporary hit radio | |
| Edmonton | CFRN | AM 1260 | "TSN 1260" sports radio |
| CFBR | FM 100.3 | "100.3 The Bear" active rock | |
| CFMG | FM 104.9 | "104.9 Virgin Radio" contemporary hit radio | |
| Fort Nelson | CKRX | FM 102.3 | "102.3 The Bear" active rock |
| Fort St. John | CHRX | FM 98.5 | "Sun FM" hot adult contemporary |
| CKNL | FM 101.5 | "101.5 The Bear" mainstream rock | |
| Fredericton | CKHJ | AM 1260 | "Pure Country 103.5" country music |
| CFXY | FM 105.3 | "105.3 The Fox" Active rock | |
| CIBX | FM 106.9 | "106.9 Capital FM" contemporary hit radio | |
| Gatineau | CIMF | FM 94.9 | "94,9 Rouge FM" adult contemporary |
| CKTF | FM 104.1 | "Énergie Gatineau-Ottawa 104,1" contemporary hit radio | |
| Golden | CKGR | FM 106.3 | "106.3 EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| Grand Falls | CIKX | FM 93.5 | "K93" hot adult contemporary |
| Halifax | CJCH | FM 101.3 | "101.3 Virgin Radio" contemporary hit radio |
| CIOO | FM 100.1 | "C100" hot adult contemporary | |
| Hamilton | CKOC | AM 1150 | "TSN 1150" sports radio |
| CHAM | AM 820 | "Funny 820" comedy | |
| CKLH | FM 102.9 | "102.9 K-Lite FM" adult contemporary | |
| Kawartha Lakes | CKLY | FM 91.9 | "91.9 Bob FM" adult hits |
| Kelowna | CKFR | AM 1150 | "AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports" news/talk |
| CHSU | FM 99.9 | "99.9 Virgin Radio" contemporary hit radio | |
| CILK | FM 101.5 | "101.5 EZ Rock" adult contemporary | |
| Kingston | CFLY | FM 98.3 | "FLY-FM" hot adult contemporary |
| CKLC | FM 98.9 | "Pure Country 99" country music | |
| Kitimat | CKTK | FM 97.7 | "EZ Rock" hot adult contemporary |
| London | CJBK | AM 1290 | "NewsTalk 1290 CJBK" "news/talk/sports" |
| CIQM | FM 97.5 | "97.5 Virgin Radio" contemporary Hit Radio | |
| CJBX | FM 92.7 | "Pure Country 93" country music | |
| Magog | CIMO | FM 106.1 | "Énergie Estrie 106.1" contemporary hit radio |
| Midland | CICZ | FM 104.1 | "104.1 The Dock" classic rock |
| Montreal | CKGM | AM 690 | "TSN 690" sports radio |
| CJAD | AM 800 | "CJAD 800" news/talk | |
| CHOM | FM 97.7 | "CHOM 977" mainstream rock | |
| CJFM | FM 95.9 | "95.9 Virgin Radio" hot adult contemporary | |
| CKMF | FM 94.3 | "Énergie Montréal 94,3" contemporary hit radio | |
| CITE | FM 107.3 | "107,3 Rouge FM" adult contemporary | |
| Nelson | CKKC | FM 106.9 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| Orillia | CICX | FM 105.9 | "KICX 106" country music |
| Osoyoos | CJOR | AM 1240 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| Ottawa | CFRA | AM 580 | "580 CFRA" news/talk |
| CFGO | AM 1200 | "TSN 1200" sports | |
| CKKL | FM 93.9 | "Pure Country 94" country music | |
| CJMJ | FM 100.3 | "Majic 100.3" adult contemporary | |
| Owen Sound | CJOS | FM 92.3 | "92.3 The Dock" classic hits |
| Pembroke | CHVR | FM 96.7 | "Star 96.7" country music |
| Penticton | CKOR | AM 800 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| CJMG | FM 97.1 | "97.1 Sun FM" contemporary hit radio | |
| Peterborough | CKPT | FM 99.7 | "Energy 99.7" hot adult contemporary |
| CKQM | FM 105.1 | "Pure Country 105" country music | |
| Prince Rupert | CHTK | FM 99.1 | "EZ Rock" hot adult contemporary |
| Quebec City | CHIK | FM 98.9 | "Énergie Québec 98,9" contemporary hit radio |
| CITF | FM 107.5 | "107,5 Rouge FM" adult contemporary | |
| Regina | CHBD | FM 92.7 | "Pure Country 92.7" country music |
| Revelstoke | CKCR | FM 106.1 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| Rimouski | CIKI | FM 98.7 | "Énergie Est du Québec 98,7" contemporary hit radio |
| CJOI | FM 102.9 | "102,9 Rouge FM" adult contemporary | |
| Rouyn-Noranda | CJMM | FM 99.1 | "Énergie Rouyn-Noranda 99,1" contemporary hit radio |
| Saguenay | CFIX | FM 96.9 | "96,9 Rouge FM" adult contemporary |
| CJAB | FM 94.5 | "Énergie Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean 94,5" contemporary hit radio | |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | CFEI | FM 106.5 | "106,5 Boom FM" oldies |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | CFZZ | FM 104.1 | "104,1 Boom FM" oldies |
| Salmon Arm | CKXR | FM 91.5 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| Sherbrooke | CITE-1 | FM 102.7 | "102,7 Rouge FM" adult contemporary |
| St. Catharines | CKTB | AM 610 | "Newstalk 610 CKTB" news/talk |
| CHRE | FM 105.7 | "105.7 EZ Rock" adult contemporary | |
| CHTZ | FM 97.7 | "CHTZ - 97.7 HTZ-FM" active rock | |
| Sudbury | CICS | FM 91.7 | "KICX 91.7" country music |
| Summerland | CHOR | FM 98.5 | "EZ Rock" soft adult contemporary |
| Terrace | CFTK | AM 590 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| CJFW | FM 103.1 | "CJFW-FM" country music | |
| Toronto | CFRB | AM 1010 | "Newstalk 1010" news/talk |
| CHUM | AM 1050 | "TSN 1050" sports radio | |
| CHUM | FM 104.5 | "104.5 CHUM-FM" hot adult contemporary | |
| CKFM | FM 99.9 | "99.9 Virgin Radio" Top 40 | |
| Trail | CJAT | FM 95.7 | "EZ Rock" adult contemporary |
| Trois-Rivières | CHEY | FM 94.7 | "94,7 Rouge FM" adult contemporary |
| CIGB | FM 102.3 | "Énergie Mauricie 102,3" contemporary hit radio | |
| Truro | CKTO | FM 100.9 | "Big Dog 100.9" Hot adult contemporary |
| CKTY | FM 99.5 | "Pure Country 99.5" country music | |
| Val-d'Or | CJMV | FM 102.7 | "Énergie Val-d'Or 102.7" contemporary hit radio |
| Vancouver | CKST | AM 1040 | "TSN 1040" sports |
| CFTE | AM 1410 | "BNN Bloomberg Radio 1410" news/talk | |
| CFBT | FM 94.5 | "94.5 Virgin Radio" Top 40 | |
| CHQM | FM 103.5 | "103.5 QM/FM" adult contemporary | |
| Vernon | CICF | FM 105.7 | "105.7 Sun FM" adult contemporary |
| Victoria | CFAX | AM 1070 | "CFAX 1070" news/talk |
| CHBE | FM 107.3 | "107.3 Virgin Radio" hot adult contemporary | |
| Waterloo | CKKW | FM 99.5 | "KFUN 99.5" oldies/classic hits |
| CFCA | FM 105.3 | "105.3 Virgin Radio" contemporary hit radio | |
| Windsor | CKWW | AM 580 | "580 Memories" oldies |
| CKLW | AM 800 | news/talk | |
| CIDR | FM 93.9 | "939 The River" adult album alternative | |
| CIMX | FM 88.7 | "89X" alternative rock | |
| Winnipeg | CFRW | AM 1290 | "TSN 1290" sports radio |
| CFWM | FM 99.9 | "Bob FM" adult hits | |
| CKMM | FM 103.1 | "103.1 Virgin Radio" contemporary hit radio | |
| Woodstock | CJCJ | FM 104.1 | "CJ-104 FM" hot adult contemporary |
On February 14, 2018, the CRTC approved an Bell Media Inc. (Bell Media's) application to acquire from Larche Communications Inc. the assets of the four English-language commercial radio stations CICZ-FM Midland, CICX-FM Orillia, CJOS-FM Owen Sound and CICS-FM Sudbury, Ontario.[2]
Other assets
- Agincourt Productions Inc. (Bell Media's in-house production company)
- Autohound (unknown equity interest)
- CTV Music (music publishing)
- TheLoop.ca
- Sympatico.ca (French-language version of TheLoop.ca)
- Megawheels Technologies Inc. (4%)
- Astral Out-of-Home
- Bell Media Original Production (division used to produce original programming for Bell Media-owned networks)
Dormant or Shuttered businesses
The following companies are divisions of Bell Media that are no longer active or been absorbed into another part of the company
- Craig Media (1948-2004)
- CHUM Limited (1945-2007)
- CKX-TV (1955-2009)
- CKNX-TV (1955-2009)
- Astral Media (1961-2013)
- WTSN (2001-2003)
- Telegram Corporation (1960-1971)
- Access Media Group (1994-2008)
- Mid-Canada Communications (1980-1990)
- Baton Broadcast System (1994-1998)
- CTVglobemedia (2001-2011)
- Baton Broadcasting (1971-1998)
- NHL Network Canada - 21.42% and managing partner
- BravoFACT[3]
- MuchFACT[4]
See also
References
- "iHeartRadio joins Canada's streaming market through partnership with Bell". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2018-57, CICZ-FM Midland, CICX-FM Orillia, CJOS-FM Owen Sound and CICS-FM Sudbury – Acquisition of assets, CRTC, February 14, 2018
- "Bell Media ends BravoFACT, MuchFACT". Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- "Bell Media ends BravoFACT, MuchFACT". Retrieved 2018-02-14.
External links
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