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Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with radio station
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
s in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty
Specialty channel

A specialty channel is a television channel which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic.The number of specialty channels has greatly increased during the 1990s and 2000s while the previously common concept of countries having just a few TV stations addressing all interest groups and demogra...
 television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 in Canada, including The Movie Network
The Movie Network

The Movie Network is a Canadian English language premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories....
, Viewers Choice
Viewers Choice

Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view and Video on demand service that is designated to operate east of the Manitoba-Ontario border, excluding the territories....
, Family, Teletoon and more.

History
Astral Media's roots lie with Angreen Photo, a Canadian company founded in 1961. It was created when Montreal's Greenberg brothers founded it to operate the photography
Photography

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 concession in Miracle Mart, a department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
 chain.






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Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with radio station
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
s in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty
Specialty channel

A specialty channel is a television channel which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic.The number of specialty channels has greatly increased during the 1990s and 2000s while the previously common concept of countries having just a few TV stations addressing all interest groups and demogra...
 television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 in Canada, including The Movie Network
The Movie Network

The Movie Network is a Canadian English language premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories....
, Viewers Choice
Viewers Choice

Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view and Video on demand service that is designated to operate east of the Manitoba-Ontario border, excluding the territories....
, Family, Teletoon and more.

History


Astral Media's roots lie with Angreen Photo, a Canadian company founded in 1961. It was created when Montreal's Greenberg brothers founded it to operate the photography
Photography

Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an ....
 concession in Miracle Mart, a department store
Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant Merchandise#Product_line....
 chain. Its acquisition in 1968 of a photographic store eventually grew into a 125-store chain, Astral Photo, the remnants of which are now owned by the Black's Photography chain. The store grew quickly into motion picture
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 processing after acquiring the Pathé-Humphries motion picture lab. The name was changed to Bellevue Pathé and later to AstralTech.

Astral, in its present day form, was constituted in 1973 under the name Astral Bellevue Pathé Limited. Astral eventually undertook videocassette duplication and video wholesaling
Wholesale

Wholesaling, historically called jobbing, is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services....
. Astral also produced
Film producer

A film producer is someone who creates the conditions for making film. The producer initiates, co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as fund-raising, hiring key personnel and arranging for distributors....
 or executive produced
Executive producer

The title of executive producer , or executive in charge of production, typically describes a film producer, television producer, radio producer, record producer, or similar Stakeholder who doesn't participate in the technical operations of the production process, but who is still responsible for the success of a project....
 over 100 feature film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
s and television program
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
s and television miniseries
Miniseries

A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes....
.

In 1983, the Greenbergs acquired complete control of two pay television networks, First Choice (now known as The Movie Network) and Premier Choix TVEC (now Super Écran
Super Écran

Super ?cran is a Canadian Canadian French premium television that broadcasts nationally via satellite or cable subscribers. The network is owned by Astral Media....
), at which point Astral ceased to be directly involved in film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 and program production. The company would later expand its television operations by launching new networks. Later, it also became involved with the home video market, lasting from the mid-1980s until at least 1996.

In February 2000, Astral Communications changed its name to Astral Media.

In recent years, Astral has expanded into radio, beginning with the 2000 acquisition of Radiomutuel, and the 2002 purchase of most of the radio assets of Telemedia
Telemedia

Telemedia was a Canada media company, which had holdings in radio, television and magazine publishing.The company was launched in 1968 by Philippe de Gasp? Beaubien....
, although those companies' joint radio network Radiomedia was ultimately sold to Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment

Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation....
 for competitive reasons. Radiomutuel also owned a controlling share of outdoor advertising firm Omni Outdoor, now wholly-owned division Astral Media Outdoor, as well as several French-language specialty channels such as Canal Vie
Canal Vie

Canal Vie is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel. Canal Vie offers lifestyle programs targeted mainly towards women such as health, beauty, family life and more in the form of talk shows, documentaries, made-for-TV movies and more....
, Ztélé
Ztélé

Zt?l? is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media. The channel shows programming from the science fiction and technology genres....
, and stakes in MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus

MusiquePlus is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop music, rock music, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax....
 and MusiMax
MusiMax

MusiMax is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating out of Montreal, Quebec.MusiMax is devoted to music and music related programming focusing more on adult contemporary, soft-rock, classic rock and lighter music than its sister station, MusiquePlus....
.

On February 23, 2007, Astral announced that it was negotiating to purchase substantially all the assets of Standard Radio
Standard Broadcasting

Slaight Communications is a Canada radio broadcasting company. The company was first formed as Slaight Broadcasting in 1971, when owner J....
, which would give Astral a significant foothold in English-language radio. The transaction was soon formalized, approved by the CRTC on September 28, and completed on October 29 of the same year.

Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors
Board of directors

A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed persons who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. The body sometimes has a different name, such as board of trustees, board of governors, board of managers, or executive board....
 of Astral Media are: Normand Beauchamp, Austin Beutel, Paul Bronfman, André Bureau
André Bureau

Andr? Bureau, Order of Canada is a Canada lawyer and communications executive.Born in Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec, he received an LL.B. from Universit? Laval in 1958 and a D.E.A....
 (chairman), George Cohon
George Cohon

George A. Cohon, O.C., O.Ont., B.Sc., J.D., Ph.D., is an United States-born Canada businessman who is the founder and senior chairman of McDonald's of Canada and McDonald's of Russia....
, Paul Godfrey
Paul Godfrey

Paul Victor Godfrey, Order of Canada is a businessman and former Canada politician. During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the Toronto Sun and head of the Toronto Blue Jays....
, Stephen Greenberg, Ian Greenberg
Ian Greenberg

Ian Greenberg has has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Astral Media Inc. since 1996....
, Sidney Greenberg, Sidney Horn, Mila Mulroney
Mila Mulroney

Milica "Mila" Mulroney is the wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. They have one daughter, Caroline, and three sons, Ben Mulroney, Mark, and Nicholas....
, Timothy Price and Gary Slaight.

Radio


Alberta

  • Calgary - CIBK
    CIBK-FM

    CIBK is a contemporary hit radio station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Astral Media outlet operates at 98.5 MHz FM radio with an effective radiated power of 100 kW....
    , CJAY
    CJAY-FM

    CJAY-FM is an active rock radio station in Calgary, Alberta, Alberta that broadcasts on 92.1 Frequency modulation. Owned by Astral Media, CJAY operates repeater transmitters located in Banff, Alberta, Alberta and Invermere, British Columbia, British Columbia ....
    , CKMX
    CKMX (AM)

    CKMX is a Canada radio station in Calgary, Alberta with a classic country music format at AM radio 1060 kHz and is owned by Astral Media.The station dates back to 1921 when it was founded as CFCN....
  • Edmonton - CFBR
    CFBR-FM

    CFBR-FM is a Canada radio station, broadcasting an active rock format at 100.3 on the FM radio dial in Edmonton, Alberta. The station uses the brand name The Bear....
    , CFRN
    CFRN (AM)

    CFRN is a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Astral Media and broadcasting at 1260 AM radio, the station airs a sports format, branded as The Team....
    , CFMG
    CFMG-FM

    CFMG is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at FM radio 104.9 in Edmonton, Alberta. Branded as 104.9 EZ Rock, the station plays a soft adult contemporary format....


New Brunswick

  • Bathurst
    Bathurst, New Brunswick

    Bathurst is a Canada city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....
     - CKBC-FM
    CKBC-FM

    CKBC-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Bathurst, New Brunswick at 104.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 20,000 watts. The station has been broadcasting since April 18, 1955....
  • Fredericton - CFXY-FM
    CFXY-FM

    CFXY is a Canadian radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick branded as 105.3 The Fox. The station, which broadcasts an active rock format, can be found at 105.3 on the FM radio....
    , CIBX-FM
    CIBX-FM

    CIBX is a Canadian radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The station, which broadcasts at 106.9 FM radio, plays an adult contemporary format and is branded as Capital FM....
    , CKHJ
  • Grand Falls
    Grand Falls, New Brunswick

    Grand Falls is a Canada town in Victoria County, New Brunswick and Madawaska County, New Brunswick.Situated on the Saint John River , the town derives its name from a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops 23 metres....
     - CIKX-FM
    CIKX-FM

    CIKX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Grand Falls, New Brunswick at 93.5 MHz. CIKX was originally a repeater of CJCJ-FM in Woodstock, New Brunswick until the early 2000s when the former opened its studios....
  • Woodstock
    Woodstock, New Brunswick

    Woodstock is a Canada town in Carleton County, New Brunswick, New Brunswick The town is located on the west bank of the Saint John River at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River, 72 km west of Fredericton, New Brunswick....
     - CJCJ-FM
    CJCJ-FM

    CJCJ-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting from Woodstock, New Brunswick at 104.1 MHz. The station airs an adult contemporary format and is branded as EZ Rock....


Nova Scotia

  • Truro
    Truro, Nova Scotia

    Truro is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County, Nova Scotia and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay....
     - CKTO-FM
    CKTO-FM

    CKTO-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Truro, Nova Scotia on 100.9 FM radio. It plays a hot adult contemporary and classic rock format and is branded Big Dog 100.9....
    , CKTY-FM
    CKTY-FM

    CKTY-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting from Truro, Nova Scotia on 99.5 FM radio. It plays a country music format and is branded Cat Country 99.5....


British Columbia

  • Dawson Creek
    Dawson Creek, British Columbia

    The City of Dawson Creek is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 11,811 in 2007. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community....
     - CJDC
    CJDC (AM)

    CJDC is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 890 AM radio in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, airs a country music format....
  • Fort Nelson
    Fort Nelson, British Columbia

    Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the seat, and only municipality in the Northern Rockies Regional District, British Columbia....
     - CKRX
    CKRX-FM

    CKRX-FM is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 102.3 FM radio in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as Energy 102.3 and is owned by Astral Media....
  • Fort St. John
    Fort St. John, British Columbia

    The City of Fort St. John is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, the city covers an area of about 22 km? with 17,402 residents ....
     - CHRX
    CHRX-FM

    CHRX-FM is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 98.5 FM radio in Fort St. John, British Columbia, with a rebroadcaster at 95.1 FM in Dawson Creek, British Columbia with the callsign CHRX-FM-1....
    , CKNL
    CKNL-FM

    CKNL-FM is a Canada radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 101.5 FM radio in Fort St. John, British Columbia. The station is branded as 101.5 The Bear and is owned by Astral Media....
  • Golden
    Golden, British Columbia

    Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located 262 kilometres west of Calgary, Alberta and 713 kilometres east of Vancouver....
     - CKGR
    CKXR-FM

    CKXR-FM is a Canada radio station in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The station, operating at 91.5 MHz with 640 watts of power, is owned by Astral Media and airs an adult contemporary format under the EZ Rock on-air brand....
  • Invermere
    Invermere, British Columbia

    Invermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing population of almost 4,000 , it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, British Columbia, and Cranbrook, British Columbia....
     - CKIR
    CKXR-FM

    CKXR-FM is a Canada radio station in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The station, operating at 91.5 MHz with 640 watts of power, is owned by Astral Media and airs an adult contemporary format under the EZ Rock on-air brand....
  • Kelowna
    Kelowna, British Columbia

    Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a native term for "grizzly bear". Kelowna ranks as the 22nd largest List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada in Canada....
     - CHSU
    CHSU-FM

    CHSU is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM radio in Kelowna, British Columbia, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, broadcasts a hot adult contemporary / Contemporary hit radio format branded as 99.9 Sun FM....
    , CILK
    CILK-FM

    CILK-FM is a Canadian radio station located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Broadcasting at 101.5 FM radio, the station airs an adult contemporary format branded as 101.5 Silk FM....
    , CKFR
    CKFR (AM)

    CKFR is a radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Broadcasting at 1150 AM radio, the station airs news/talk and sports formats, and identifies on air as AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports....
  • Kitimat
    Kitimat, British Columbia

    Kitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. The Kitimat Valley, which includes the adjacent community of Terrace, is the most populous urban district in Northwest British Columbia....
     - CKTK
    CKTK-FM

    CKTK is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 97.7 FM radio in Kitimat, British Columbia. The station is branded as The Mix, with ?The Best of the 80?s, 90?s and Now?....
  • Nelson
    Nelson, British Columbia

    Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior of British Columbia, Canada....
     - CKKC
    CKKC-FM

    CKKC-FM is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 106.9 FM radio in Nelson, British Columbia. The station is owned by Astral Media....
  • Osoyoos
    Osoyoos, British Columbia

    Osoyoos ), officially pronounced soy-use?, though also pronounced and is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley near British Columbia's border with Washington state, and neighbouring the reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band....
     - CJOR
    CKOR (AM)

    CKOR is a Canada radio station in Penticton, British Columbia. Astral Media owns the station, which operates at 800 AM with 10,000 watts of transmission power in the daytime and 500 watts at night, and airs an adult contemporary music format under the EZ Rock brand....
  • Penticton
    Penticton, British Columbia

    Penticton is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the British Columbia Interior, Canada between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake. Its 2006 population was 31,909 ....
     - CJMG
    CJMG-FM

    CJMG-FM is a Canada radio station located in Penticton, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media and operating at 97.1 FM with 1800 watts of power, is branded as Sun FM and has a hot adult contemporary format....
    , CKOR
    CKOR (AM)

    CKOR is a Canada radio station in Penticton, British Columbia. Astral Media owns the station, which operates at 800 AM with 10,000 watts of transmission power in the daytime and 500 watts at night, and airs an adult contemporary music format under the EZ Rock brand....
  • Prince Rupert
    Prince Rupert, British Columbia

    Prince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia Coast, and home to some 12,815 people ....
     - CHTK
  • Princeton
    Princeton, British Columbia

    Princeton is a small town in the Similkameen Country region of British Columbia, Canada. It lies just east of the Canadian Cascades, which continue south into Washington, Oregon and California....
     - CIOR
  • Revelstoke
    Revelstoke, British Columbia

    Revelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 641 kilometers east of Vancouver, and 415 kilometers west of Calgary, Alberta....
     - CKCR
    CKXR-FM

    CKXR-FM is a Canada radio station in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The station, operating at 91.5 MHz with 640 watts of power, is owned by Astral Media and airs an adult contemporary format under the EZ Rock on-air brand....
  • Richmond
    Richmond, British Columbia

    Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia to the north, New Westminster, British Columbia to the east, and Delta, British Columbia to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
     - CISL
    CISL (AM)

    CISL is a Canada adult standards radio station, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts on the AM band at 650 kilohertz. It is one of Canada's few remaining successful music stations on the AM broadcasting....
    , CKZZ
    CKZZ-FM

    CKZZ-FM is a Canada radio station in the Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 Hertz on the FM broadcasting band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond, British Columbia....
  • Salmon Arm
    Salmon Arm, British Columbia

    Salmon Arm is a city in the interior of the Canada province of British Columbia that has a population of 16,205 . It is on the shores of Shuswap Lake, where the Salmon River empties into the Salmon Arm reach of the Lake....
     - CKXR
    CKXR-FM

    CKXR-FM is a Canada radio station in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The station, operating at 91.5 MHz with 640 watts of power, is owned by Astral Media and airs an adult contemporary format under the EZ Rock on-air brand....
  • Summerland
    Summerland, British Columbia

    Summerland is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The town is between Peachland, British Columbia to the north and Penticton, British Columbia to the south....
     - CHOR
    CHOR (AM)

    CHOR is a Canada radio station that broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 1450 AM radio in Summerland, British Columbia. The station is owned by Astral Media....
  • Terrace
    Terrace, British Columbia

    Terrace is a service community on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. Tsimshian people have lived in the area for thousands of years. The community has a population of 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 ....
     - CFTK
    CFTK (AM)

    CFTK is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 590 AM radio in Terrace, British Columbia. The station is branded as Mix FM ?The Best of the 80?s, 90?s and Now?....
    , CJFW
    CJFW-FM

    CJFW-FM is a Canada radio station, airing at 103.1 FM in Terrace, British Columbia. It is currently owned by Astral Media, broadcasting a country music format to communities throughout northwestern B.C....
  • Trail
    Trail, British Columbia

    Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the British Columbia Interior of British Columbia, Canada....
     - CJAT
    CJAT-FM

    CJAT-FM is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 95.7 FM radio in Trail, British Columbia and is also heard in Castlegar, British Columbia at 90.3 FM and Grand Forks, British Columbia at 103.3 FM, including other rebroadcasters....
  • Vancouver - CKZZ
    CKZZ-FM

    CKZZ-FM is a Canada radio station in the Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 Hertz on the FM broadcasting band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond, British Columbia....
  • Vernon
    Vernon, British Columbia

    Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892....
     - CICF
    CICF-FM

    CICF-FM is a radio station in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada airing a hot adult contemporary format at 105.7 FM radio, using the on-air branding as Sun-FM....


Manitoba

  • Brandon
    Brandon, Manitoba

    Brandon is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada.The surrounding area is often referred to as "Westman Region, Manitoba".The city started as a major junction on the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Assiniboine River and was then incorporated in 1882....
     - CKX
    CKX-FM

    CKX is the call sign of a Canada radio station operating in Brandon, Manitoba, Manitoba. CKX-FM operates at 96.1 FM radio, broadcasting a mainstream rock format under the brand name KX96....
    , CKXA
    CKXA-FM

    CKXA-FM is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 101.1 FM radio in Brandon, Manitoba. The station broadcasts country music as 101.1 The Farm....
  • Selkirk
    Selkirk, Manitoba

    Selkirk is a city in the western Canada province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River of the North, near ....
     - CFQX
    CFQX-FM

    CFQX is a country music radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Officially city of license to Selkirk, Manitoba, the station currently operates out of studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
  • Winnipeg - CKMM
    CKMM-FM

    CKMM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is known as Hot 103. Hot 103 is owned and operated by Astral Media....


Ontario

  • Hamilton
    Hamilton, Ontario

    Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the James Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....
     - CHAM
    Cham

    Cham may refer to:*Cham , a novel by British writer Jonathan Trigell set in Chamonix Mont Blanc*Cham Albanians, also spelled as ?am, a people originating in northern Greece of Albanian descent...
    , CKLH
    CKLH-FM

    CKLH-FM is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM radio in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as K-Lite FM....
    , CKOC
  • London
    London, Ontario

    London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
     - CIQM
    CIQM-FM

    CIQM-FM is an FM radio radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as 97.5FM EZ Rock. The station plays an adult contemporary format branded as EZ Rock....
    , CJBK, CJBX
    CJBX-FM

    CJBX-FM is a country music radio station in London, Ontario, branded as "BX93". The station is owned by Astral Media and has studios on 743 Wellington Road South, along with CIQM-FM, CJBK and CKSL....
    , CKSL
  • Ottawa
    Ottawa

    Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
     - CKQB
    CKQB-FM

    CKQB-FM is a Canada radio station, which broadcasts an active rock format at 106.9 FM radio in Ottawa and 99.7 FM in Pembroke, Ontario . The station uses the on-air brand name Virgin Radio 106.9....
  • Pembroke
    Pembroke, Ontario

    Pembroke is a city at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada. Pembroke is the seat of Renfrew County....
     - CHVR
    CHVR-FM

    CHVR is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 96.7 FM radio in Pembroke, Ontario. The station airs a country music format branded as Star 96....
  • St. Catharines
    St. Catharines, Ontario

    St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land....
     - CHRE
    CHRE-FM

    CHRE-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Airing at 105.7 FM radio, the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format with the brand name 105.7 EZ Rock....
    , CHTZ
    CHTZ-FM

    CHTZ is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM radio dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ FM....
    , CKTB
  • Toronto - CFRB, CJEZ
    CJEZ-FM

    CJEZ-FM is a radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 97.3 FM radio, and it identifies itself on-air as EZ Rock....
    , CKFM
    CKFM-FM

    CKFM, branded as Virgin Radio 999, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM radio dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media....


Quebec


Énergie
Énergie

?nergie is a network of French language contemporary hit radio outlets broadcasting throughout the province of Quebec and portions of eastern Ontario, in Eastern Canada....
 network
  • CHIK-FM
    CHIK-FM

    CHIK-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 98.9 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 41,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     98.9, Quebec City
    Quebec City

    Qu?bec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Qu?bec City , is the Capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region....
  • CIGB-FM
    CIGB-FM

    CIGB-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 102.3 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 11,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     102.3, Trois-Rivières
    Trois-Rivières

    Trois-Rivi?res may refer to*Trois-Rivi?res, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivi?res, a racetrack in Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec...
     / Mauricie
    Mauricie

    Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location....
  • CIKI-FM
    CIKI-FM

    CIKI-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Rimouski, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 98.7 Megahertz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 41,300 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts ....
     98.7, Rimouski
  • CIMO-FM
    CIMO-FM

    CIMO-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Magog, Quebec, Quebec, near Sherbrooke.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 106.1 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 1,600 watts using an omnidirectional antenna located on the top of Mount Orford....
     106.1, Magog
    Magog, Quebec

    Magog is a small city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about 120 km east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named--with the Rivi?re aux Cerises and the Magog River....
     / Estrie
    Estrie

    The Estrie is an administrative List of Quebec regions of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French name, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
  • CJAB-FM
    CJAB-FM

    CJAB-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.5 Megahertz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 100,000 watts ....
     94.5, Saguenay
    Saguenay, Quebec

    Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.Saguenay is also the name of a Regional county municipality#RCMs as geographical units coextensive with the city of Saguenay, whose geographical code is 941....
  • CJDM-FM
    CJDM-FM

    CJDM-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Drummondville, Quebec, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 92.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     92.1, Drummondville
    Drummondville, Quebec

    Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Qu?bec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-Fran?ois River. Drummondville is the seat of Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec....
  • CJMM-FM
    CJMM-FM

    CJMM is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 99.1 FM radio in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and 92.5 FM in La Sarre, Quebec. The station, branded as ?nergie 99.1, airs a francophone contemporary hit radio format as part of Astral Media's ?nergie network of stations....
     99.1, Rouyn-Noranda
  • CJMV-FM
    CJMV-FM

    CJMV-FM is a Canada radio station, broadcasting at 102.7 FM radio in Val-d'Or, Quebec. The station, branded as ?nergie 102.7, airs a francophone contemporary hit radio format as part of Astral Media's ?nergie network of stations....
     102.7, Val-d'Or
  • CKMF-FM
    CKMF-FM

    CKMF-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.3 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 41,400 watts using an omnidirectional antenna from the Mount Royal candelabra tower....
     94.3, Montreal
    Montreal

    Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
  • CKTF-FM
    CKTF-FM

    CKTF-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 104.1 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 19,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     104.1, Gatineau
    Gatineau

    Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and is located within Canada's National Capital Region ....
     / Outaouais
    Outaouais

    Outaouais is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the cities of Gatineau, Quebec , Montebello, Pontiac, and Maniwaki and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital, Ottawa....

RockDétente
RockDétente

RockD?tente is a network of French language adult contemporary radio stations broadcasting throughout Quebec, Canada. They are owned by Astral Media....
 network
  • CFIX-FM
    CFIX-FM

    CFIX-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 96.9 Megahertz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 100,000 watts....
     96.9, Saguenay
    Saguenay, Quebec

    Saguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.Saguenay is also the name of a Regional county municipality#RCMs as geographical units coextensive with the city of Saguenay, whose geographical code is 941....
  • CFVM-FM
    CFVM-FM

    CFVM-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Amqui, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 99.9 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 23,800 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     99.9, Amqui
  • CHEY-FM
    CHEY-FM

    CHEY-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.7 Megahertz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 20,600 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts ....
     94.7, Trois-Rivières
    Trois-Rivières

    Trois-Rivi?res may refer to*Trois-Rivi?res, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivi?res, a racetrack in Trois-Rivi?res, Quebec...
     / Mauricie
    Mauricie

    Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location....
  • CIMF-FM
    CIMF-FM

    CIMF-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.9 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 84,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     94.9, Gatineau
    Gatineau

    Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is situated on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and is located within Canada's National Capital Region ....
     / Outaouais
    Outaouais

    Outaouais is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the cities of Gatineau, Quebec , Montebello, Pontiac, and Maniwaki and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital, Ottawa....
  • CITE-FM
    CITE-FM

    CITE-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 107.3 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 42,900 watts using an omnidirectional antenna from the Mount Royal candelabra tower....
     107.3, Montreal
    Montreal

    Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
  • CITE-FM-1
    CITE-FM-1

    CITE-FM-1 is a French language Canada radio station located in Sherbrooke, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 102.7 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     102.7, Sherbrooke / Estrie
    Estrie

    The Estrie is an administrative List of Quebec regions of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French name, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
  • CITF-FM
    CITF-FM

    CITF-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 107.5 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 37,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     107.5, Quebec City
    Quebec City

    Qu?bec or Quebec, also Quebec City or Qu?bec City , is the Capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region....
  • CJOI-FM
    CJOI-FM

    CJOI-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Rimouski, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 102.9 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 33,600 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     102.9, Rimouski

Boom FM
Boom FM

Boom FM is a network of French language oldies radio stations broadcasting in various small markets in Quebec, Canada. The network and its stations are operated by Astral Media....
 network
  • CFEI-FM
    CFEI-FM

    CFEI-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Quebec, approximately 40 kilometres east of Montreal.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 106.5 Megahertz with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
     106.5, Saint-Hyacinthe
    Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

    Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. Population 55,823.In 1849 Saint-Hyacinthe was created a village; at the time it had a population of 10,200....
  • CFZZ-FM
    CFZZ-FM

    CFZZ-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Quebec, approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal....
     104.1, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
    Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec

    Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada about southeast of Montreal. It is situated on the west bank of the Richelieu River at the northernmost navigable point of Lake Champlain....
  • CHRD-FM
    CHRD-FM

    CHRD-FM is a French language Canada radio station located in Drummondville, Quebec, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 105.3 Megahertz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 2,900 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 4,750 watts ....
     105.3, Drummondville
    Drummondville, Quebec

    Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Qu?bec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-Fran?ois River. Drummondville is the seat of Drummond Regional County Municipality, Quebec....

Other stations
  • Montreal
    Montreal

    Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
     - CHOM
    CHOM-FM

    CHOM-FM is an English language Canada radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 97.7 megahertz from the Mount Royal candelabra tower, with an effective radiated power of 41,200 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
    , CJAD, CJFM
    CJFM-FM

    CJFM-FM is an English language Canada radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 95.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 41,200 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....


Saskatchewan

  • Regina
    Regina, Saskatchewan

    Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city is the second largest in the province , and is a cultural and commercial metropole for both southern Saskatchewan and adjacent areas in the neighbouring American states of North Dakota and Montana....
     - CHBD
    CHBD-FM

    CHBD, branded as Big Dog 92.7, is a Canada radio station, airing a country music format at 92.7 FM radio in Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan....


Satellite radio


Astral also programs two channels for broadcast on Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada

Sirius Canada is a Canadian partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada....
:
  • Rock Velours, based on the RockDétente format, airs on Sirius channel 192
  • Énergie2, based on the Énergie format, airs on Sirius channel 193.


In addition, Astral partnered with CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited

CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945?2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one provincial educational channel, and 20 branded spec...
 in an application for a terrestrial digital subscription service which was also licensed by the CRTC at the same time as the satellite radio services. The license to launch that service expired on June 16, 2007.

Television


Over-the-air television stations

See also: Great West Television
Great West Television

Great West Television is a television system in regional British Columbia, made up of the following stations*CKPG-TV, Prince George, British Columbia ...
  • Dawson Creek
    Dawson Creek, British Columbia

    The City of Dawson Creek is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 11,811 in 2007. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community....
     - CJDC
    CJDC-TV

    CJDC-TV is a television station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, British Columbia. It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city....
  • Terrace
    Terrace, British Columbia

    Terrace is a service community on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. Tsimshian people have lived in the area for thousands of years. The community has a population of 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 ....
     - CFTK
    CFTK-TV

    CFTK-TV is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, British Columbia, broadcasting on channel 3. It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city....


Specialty & pay television

  • Canal D
    Canal D

    Canal D is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel with programming devoted to Documentary film and drama programming. It is owned by Astral Media and launched on January 1 1995....
  • Canal Vie
    Canal Vie

    Canal Vie is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel. Canal Vie offers lifestyle programs targeted mainly towards women such as health, beauty, family life and more in the form of talk shows, documentaries, made-for-TV movies and more....
  • Cinépop
    Cinépop

    Cin?pop is a Canadian French language Category 2 channels Premium television. It presents classic films from the 1950s to today. It is owned by Astral Media....
  • Family - 1 multiplex channel
  • Historia
    Historia

    Historia is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel which presents informative and entertainment programming related to history in the form of dramas, films, documentaries, human interests programs and more....
     (50%)
  • The Movie Network
    The Movie Network

    The Movie Network is a Canadian English language premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories....
     - 4 multiplex channels
  • Mpix
    Mpix

    Mpix is a Canadian English language premium television service. Mpix is designated to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories....
     - 1 multiplex channel
  • MusiMax
    MusiMax

    MusiMax is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating out of Montreal, Quebec.MusiMax is devoted to music and music related programming focusing more on adult contemporary, soft-rock, classic rock and lighter music than its sister station, MusiquePlus....
  • MusiquePlus
    MusiquePlus

    MusiquePlus is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop music, rock music, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax....
  • Séries+
    Séries+

    S?ries+ is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel devoted to dramatic programming owned by Astral Media and CW Media . In many ways it is considered the French-language equivalent to Showcase ....
     (50%)
  • Super Écran
    Super Écran

    Super ?cran is a Canadian Canadian French premium television that broadcasts nationally via satellite or cable subscribers. The network is owned by Astral Media....
     - 3 multiplex channels
  • Teletoon (English
    Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)

    T?l?toon is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. T?l?toon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment....
     / French
    Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)

    T?l?toon is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. T?l?toon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment....
    ) (both 50%)
  • Teletoon Retro (English
    Teletoon Retro

    Teletoon Retro is a Canada English language Category 2 specialty channel digital cable specialty channel based on the Teletoon programming block Teletoon Retro....
     / French
    Teletoon Retro

    Teletoon Retro is a Canada English language Category 2 specialty channel digital cable specialty channel based on the Teletoon programming block Teletoon Retro....
    ) (both 50%)
  • Viewers Choice
    Viewers Choice

    Viewers Choice is a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view and Video on demand service that is designated to operate east of the Manitoba-Ontario border, excluding the territories....
     (50.1%)
  • VRAK.TV
    VRAK.TV

    VRAK.TV is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel aimed at youth audiences. VRAK.TV is currently owned by Astral Media....
  • Ztélé
    Ztélé

    Zt?l? is a Canada French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media. The channel shows programming from the science fiction and technology genres....


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