Telemedia was a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
media company, which had holdings in radio, television and magazine publishing.
The company was launched in 1968 by
Philippe de Gaspé BeaubienPhilippe de Gaspé Beaubien, OC was a Canadian media proprietor, who was chairman and CEO of Telemedia. He founded the company in 1968, and went on to acquire a number of radio stations in Quebec and Ontario, and launched magazines such as Canadian Living, Harrowsmith and the Canadian editions of...
.
Telemedia was held privately until it became publicly traded in the late 1980's.
Telemedia's magazine assets, including
Canadian LivingCanadian Living is a monthly Canadian lifestyle magazine, which publishes articles relating to food, fashion, crafts, and health and family advice....
,
HarrowsmithHarrowsmith Country Life is a lifestyle magazine geared to countryside or rural living. Originally just called Harrowsmith, it was founded as a back-to-the-land and environmental magazine in the small village of Camden East in 1976 by James M. Lawrence...
and the Canadian editions of
TV GuideTV Guide is a North American weekly magazine about television programming.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews. Some issues have also featured horoscope listings and crossword puzzles.-Annenberg/Triangle era: The...
and
ELLEElle may refer to:*Elle *Ellé, a river in the region of Brittany, France*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle of Sussex, a Saxon king*Elle, an orthographic unit consisting of ll in Spanish orthography...
, were sold to Transcontinental Media in 2000.
Standard BroadcastingSlaight Communications is a Canadian radio broadcasting company. The company was first formed as Slaight Broadcasting in 1971, when owner J. Allan Slaight acquired CFGM in Richmond Hill...
subsequently acquired Telemedia's broadcasting assets in 2002, and sold some of them in turn to
Rogers CommunicationsRogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications and cable television, with additional telecommunications and mass media assets. It is headquartered in the Rogers Building in Toronto, Ontario.The company considers...
and
Newcap BroadcastingNewfoundland Capital Corporation Limited , doing business as Newcap Broadcasting, is a major Canadian broadcasting company. Harold R. Steele is the majority shareholder...
.
Telemedia stations acquired by Standard
With the later sale of Standard's broadcasting assets in 2007, all of these stations are now owned by
Astral MediaAstral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV, Séries+,...
.
Ontario
- Hamilton
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the 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...
- CHAMCham may refer to:*Cham Albanians, also spelled as Çam, a people originating in northern Greece of Albanian descent*Cham people, a people living in Vietnam and Cambodia**Cham language, the language of the Cham people...
, CKLHCKLH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as K-Lite FM....
, CKOC
- London
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 2006 Canadian census....
- CKSL, CJBK, CJBXCJBX-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, CJBK and CKSL. BX-93 broadcasts with 50,000 Watts of power from a site just south of Highway 401 near Mossley.BX93...
, CIQMCIQM-FM is an FM 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. 97.5FM EZ Rock is owned by Astral Media and its sister stations include CJBX, CJBK and CKSL...
- Pembroke
Pembroke is a Canadian city in the Eastern portion of Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
- CHVRCHVR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 96.7 FM in Pembroke, Ontario. The station airs a country music format branded as Star 96....
- St. Catharines - CHRE
CHRE-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Airing at 105.7 FM, the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format with the brand name 105.7 EZ Rock.-History:...
, CHTZCHTZ-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ FM.-History:...
, CKTB
- Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America...
- CJEZCJEZ-FM is a radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 97.3 FM, and it identifies itself on-air as EZ Rock. It is the flagship of the EZ Rock stations owned by Astral Media...
, CKFMCKFM-FM, branded as Virgin Radio 999, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media...
, CFRB
British Columbia
- Dawson Creek - CJDC
CJDC is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 890 AM in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, airs a country music format....
, CJDC-TVCJDC-TV is a television station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city...
- Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly-formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the...
- CKRXCKRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 102.3 FM in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as Energy 102.3 and is owned by Astral Media....
- Fort St. John
The City of Fort St. John is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 17,402 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is the second largest city along the Alaska Highway, after...
- CKNLCKNL-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a mainstream rock format at 101.5 FM in Fort St. John, British Columbia. The station is branded as 101.5 The Bear and is owned by Astral Media...
, CHRXCHRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 98.5 FM in Fort St. John, British Columbia, with a rebroadcaster at 95.1 FM in Dawson Creek with the callsign CHRX-FM-1. The station is branded as Energy 98.5 and owned by Astral Media.The station began...
- Golden
Golden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located 262 kilometres of highway west from Calgary, Alberta and 713 kilometres east of Vancouver.-History:...
- CKGR
- Kelowna
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"...
- CKBL, CHSUCHSU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, broadcasts a hot adult contemporary / CHR format branded as 99.9 Sun FM....
- Kitimat
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...
- CKTKCKTK-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 97.7 FM in Kitimat, British Columbia. The station is branded as The Mix, with “The Best of the 80’s, 90’s and Now”...
- Nelson
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada...
- CKKCCKKC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 106.9 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station is owned by Astral Media. The station's programming is produced partly from its own studios, and partly from its sister station CJAT in Trail.The station was...
- Osoyoos
Osoyoos Osoyoos Osoyoos (officially , but also historically is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley near British Columbia's border with Washington state, and neighbouring the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band...
- CJOR
- Penticton - CJMG
CJMG-FM is a Canadian 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.-External links:**...
, CKOR
- Prince Rupert
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's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...
- CHTK
- Princeton
Princeton is a small town in the Similkameen region of British Columbia, Canada. It lies just east of the Cascade Mountains, which continue south into Washington, Oregon and California. The Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers converge here...
- CIOR
- Revelstoke
Revelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located 641 kilometers east of Vancouver, and 415 kilometers west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River...
- CKCRCKXR-FM is a Canadian 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.-History:...
- Salmon Arm
Salmon Arm is a city in the Southern Interior of the Canadian 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. It is a tourist town in the summer, with many beaches, as well as...
- CKXRCKXR-FM is a Canadian 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.-History:...
- Summerland
Summerland is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The town is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south...
- CHOR
- Terrace
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 population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and regional of 18,581 . The community...
- CFTKCFTK is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 590 AM in Terrace, British Columbia. The station is branded as Mix FM “The Best of the 80’s, 90’s and Now”. The station is owned by Astral Media....
, CFTK-TVCFTK-TV is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, broadcasting on channel 3. It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city. The station also has a repeater in Prince Rupert, broadcasting on Channel 6....
, CJFWCJFW-FM is a Canadian 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 is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of 34.78 km². The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located...
- CJATCJAT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 95.7 FM in Trail, British Columbia and is also heard in Castlegar at 90.3 FM and Grand Forks at 103.3 FM, including other rebroadcasters. The station is owned by Astral Media.-External links:**...
- Vernon
Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...
- CICFCICF-FM is a radio station in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada airing a hot adult contemporary format at 105.7 FM, using the on-air branding as Sun-FM.The station began broadcasting on October 23, 1978 on the AM band at 1050 kHz as CKAL...
Telemedia stations acquired by Rogers
All of the stations that were acquired by Rogers are located in Ontario. Two of the stations have since been sold to other companies.
- North Bay
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:The area was first explored by Samuel de Champlain...
- CHURCHUR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 100.5 FM in North Bay, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand EZ Rock....
, CKAT, CKFXCKFX-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 101.9 FM in North Bay, Ontario. The station airs a classic rock format under the brand name 102 FM The Fox...
- Orillia - CICX
CICX-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 105.9 FM in Orillia, Ontario. The station airs a country format under the KICX-FM brand.-History:...
- Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. Residents of the city are called Saultites...
- CHASCHAS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. The station, owned by Rogers Media, uses the on-air brand EZ Rock...
, CJQMCJQM-FM is a Canadian radio station at 104.3 FM in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The station broadcasts a country music format under the slogan and branding, "Today's Country, Q104." Despite the "Today's Country" branding, the format is actually a mix of current and classic country hits, with the...
- Sudbury - CIGM, CJMX
CJMX-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 105.3 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand EZ Rock. The station is owned by Rogers Media.-History:...
, CJRQCJRQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Sudbury, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand Q92, and airs at 92.7 MHz on the FM band. The station airs a mainstream rock format....
- Timmins - CJQQ
CJQQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 92.1 FM in Timmins, Ontario. The station broadcasts a classic rock format as Q92.The station was originally launched in 1948 by Roy Thomson as CKGB-FM, a simulcast of AM sister station CKGB's CBC Trans-Canada Network programming...
, CKGBCKGB-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 99.3 FM in Timmins, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand EZ Rock and is owned by Rogers Media....
- Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America...
- CJCL
Telemedia stations acquired by Newcap
Although Newcap acquired the majority interest in these stations, all of which are in
AlbertaAlberta is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S. state of Montana to the south....
, Standard Broadcasting retained a 23.66% share. All are now wholly owned by Newcap.
- Athabasca
The town of Athabasca is located in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County.Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing....
- CKBA
- Blairmore
Blairmore is a town in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains of southern Alberta, Canada. Formerly an independent town, it is now the principal commercial centre of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass .-History:...
- CJPRCJPR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 94.9 FM in Blairmore, Alberta. The station is owned by Newcap Broadcasting.CJPR originally began broadcasting at 1490 AM in 1972, until it moved to 94.9 FM in 2002....
- Brooks
Brooks is a small city in south-east Alberta, Canada south-east of Calgary, and north-west of Medicine Hat. The city is located in the County of Newell, along the Trans Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway.-History:...
- CIBQ
- Calgary
Calgary is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada.The Calgary census metropolitan area is the third most diverse in Canada in terms of visible minorities after Toronto and Vancouver when considering only CMAs with population greater than 200,000...
- CIQXCKUV-FM is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. Licensed to High River, Alberta, it serves the Foothills region of Alberta. It first began broadcasting in 2003. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting.The station held the call sign CFXL-FM until June 2008, when it...
1
- Drumheller
Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the Badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary.-History:...
- CKDQ
- Edson
Edson is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Yellowhead County, west of Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead Highway and Highway 47.-History:...
- CFXECFXE-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts classic hits in Edson, Alberta and is owned by Newcap Broadcasting....
- Grand Centre
Grand Centre was a town in Alberta, Canada.It was amalgamated with Cold Lake and Medley, a community on CFB Cold Lake, to form the new city of Cold Lake in 1996.-References:...
- CJCMCJXK-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on 95.3 FM in Cold Lake, Alberta. Owned by Newcap Broadcasting, the station broadcasts a classic rock format branded as 95.3 K-Rock....
- High Prairie
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- CKVH
- Hinton
Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Yellowhead County, northeast of Jasper and about west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River valley.-History:...
- CIYR
- St. Paul
St. Paul, Alberta is a small town in East-Central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called Saint-Paul-des-Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people....
- CHLW
- Slave Lake
Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River. It is located on the South-east shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 88....
- CKWACHSL-FM is a classic hits radio station in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada. It started out as an AM oldies station. The station's ownership would change countless times over the years. Some of the station's owners included OK Radio Group, Nornet, OSG, and Telemedia...
- Stettler
Stettler is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located east of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 56. The town is located in the eastern region of central Alberta and nicknamed "The Heart of Alberta."-History:...
- CKSQ
- Wainwright
Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.It is located on the north side of the CN railroad, with CFB Wainwright located on the south-west side. The town lies south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail. Highway 14 also...
- CKKY
- Westlock
Westlock is a town in central Alberta located 85 km north-northwest of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 44 and Highway 18. It is surrounded by Westlock County within Census Division 13.-History:...
- CFOK
- Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin is a small city in the province of Alberta, Canada . The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word wītaskīwin-ispatinaw , meaning "the hills where peace was made"....
- CKJR
NOTES:
1 Telemedia held the license for this station, which had not yet launched at the time of its acquisition.