Bell Media Radio

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Bell Media Radio, G.P.
iHeartRadio Canada
FormerlyCHUM Radio (1945–2011)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Radio broadcasting
Predecessor CHUM Limited
Founded1945;79 years ago (1945) (as CHUM Limited)
2011;13 years ago (2011) (Bell Media Radio)
2016;8 years ago (2016) (iHeartRadio Canada)
Headquarters 250 Richmond Street West, ,
Canada
Key people
Randy Lennox, president of broadcasting [1]
Parent Bell Media
Divisions Orbyt Media (formerly CHUM Radio Network)
Website bellmedia.ca

Bell Media Radio, G.P. (formerly CHUM Radio), operating as iHeartRadio Canada, is the radio broadcasting and music events subsidiary of Canadian media conglomerate Bell Media. The company owns stations across the country, including in most of Canada's largest radio markets. The company's programming is distributed to other stations across Canada via its syndication division, Orbyt Media, and it is also the local licensee of the Virgin Radio brand.

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History

The company has its origins in CHUM Limited, which was acquired by CTVglobemedia in 2006. Through subsequent acquisitions, it also subsumed the radio properties of Astral Media in 2013; many of these were former Standard Radio stations that were acquired by Astral in 2007.

In 2016, Bell Media reached a licensing agreement with U.S. radio conglomerate iHeartMedia to operate a localized version of its internet radio platform iHeartRadio, and organize Canadian versions of its event franchises (such as the Jingle Ball). Since this agreement, Bell has primarily promoted its audio content, including radio stations and podcasts, under the public-facing brand iHeartRadio Canada.

In 2023, Bell Media laid off 6% of its workforce and closed nine of its radio stations and sold three as part of a restructuring plan and consolidated newsrooms across its platforms, resulting in its news/talk stations laying off most of their news staff and relying instead on the local and national newsrooms of CTV News. Stations closed included Winnipeg's Funny 1290, Calgary's Funny 1060, Edmonton's TSN 1260 Radio, Vancouver's BNN Bloomberg Radio 1410 and Funny 1040 and London's NewsTalk 1290 while Hamilton's Bloomberg Radio 1150 and Funny 820 and Windsor's AM 580 were sold [2] to CINA Radio Group for $455,000. [3]

On February 8, 2024, parent company BCE announced a total of cuts across the company, including 4,800 layoffs - with approximately 10% of those jobs being at Bell Media specifically, and the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to Vista Radio, Whiteoaks Communications Group, Durham Radio, My Broadcasting Corporation, ZoomerMedia, Arsenal Media and Maritime Broadcasting, pending approval by the CRTC. [4] Bell executive Robert Malcolmson told Canadian Press that the "significant divestiture" of Bell's radio assets occurred "because it's not a viable business anymore". [5]

Operations

Former CHUM Radio logo Chumradio.png
Former CHUM Radio logo

Its head office is currently located at 250 Richmond Street West in Toronto, where the studios of its Toronto flagship stations CHUM-FM, CKFM-FM, CFRB and CHUM-AM are located. CHUM-AM and CHUM-FM moved from their historic location, 1331 Yonge Street, after the property was sold to Aspen Ridge Homes for $21.5 million. [6] [7] Former Standard Radio stations CFRB and CKFM were previously located at the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West until 2013. [8]

The CHUM neon sign in 2010, relocated to 250 Richmond Street West CHUM radio neon signs Toronto.jpg
The CHUM neon sign in 2010, relocated to 250 Richmond Street West

CHUM Radio also previously operated CHUM Satellite Services, a multimedia division which provided programming and production services for corporate clients. This operation was acquired in 2009 by Stingray Digital, [9] which eventually renamed it Stingray360.

On January 6, 2016, iHeartMedia announced that Bell Media would enter into a licensing deal to launch a Canadian version of its radio streaming service iHeartRadio. Bell will handle Canadian licensing, marketing, and distribution of the service, contribute its content to the venture, and also gain rights to produce iHeartRadio-branded events. The service launched in October 2016. [10]

Since then, Bell has downplayed the branding "Bell Media Radio" in reference to its stations, and has referred to the collective platform, including the terrestrial stations, online outlets (which were all consolidated under iHeartRadio.ca) and podcasts from Bell Media properties that are distributed under the platform, under the name iHeartRadio Canada. The MuchMusic Video Awards were also re-branded as the iHeartRadio MMVAs.

Programming

Bell's stations broadcast under various formats, although hot adult contemporary and adult hits are particularly common. The stations typically air locally produced or voice-tracked programming for the majority of their schedules, although some national network programming also airs. In 2007 and part of 2008, the hot adult contemporary radio stations also aired the national evening program The Sound Lounge . Bell distributes The Breakfast Club , The Bobby Bones Show , Brooke & Jeffrey , On Air with Ryan Seacrest , and the American Top 40 in Canada via Orbyt Media. [11] [12]

As of 2021, the majority of Bell Media's music radio stations operate under standard, networked formats with a mix of local and/or common national programming. [13] [14] These brands include.

Bell's French-language radio stations in Quebec, inherited from Astral Media, have similarly operated using networked formats:

Bell inherited Astral's Boom FM (classic hits) and EZ Rock (adult contemporary) brands during the acquisition as well: presently, Boom FM is used only by two Bell-owned stations, both in Quebec, and the majority of English-language stations using the brand are owned by Stingray Radio (who had acquired the flagship outlet in Toronto, CHBM-FM, as part of divestments during the acquisition). The last remaining EZ Rock-branded stations in Canada were phased out with the launch of the Bounce and Move brands.

Until 2024, Bell also operated three networked brands featuring talk and spoken word programming. Except for TSN Radio (which features a mix of local programming and other acquired sports talk programs and event broadcasts, often syndicated from ESPN Radio and Westwood One), the majority of this programming was automated with little local content:

Following the sale or closure of numerous Bell stations in 2023 and 2024, the BNN Bloomberg and Funny radio brands were no longer in use. Aside from three TSN Radio stations, Bell's remaining news/talk stations carry local programming with some regionally or nationally syndicated shows under the brand of the iHeart Radio Talk Network as well as simulcasts of local and national newscasts and other programming provided by CTV News.

Bell began to introduce in-house evening programming for its news/talk stations in 2017 with The Evan Solomon Show (until Solomon's departure in 2023). [24] In 2020, Bell dropped Coast to Coast AM from its stations and replaced it with The Late Shift with Jason Agnew , [25] later replaced in 2021 by the new overnight show The Late Showgram with Jim Richards . [25] The overnight show was discontinued and Richards, as of 2024, hosts Newstalk Tonight, an early evening show which is syndicated on Bell Media Radio's news/talk stations. [26] As of 2024, shows syndicated across most or all of the iHeart Radio Talk Network included Newstalk Tonight with Jim Richards, The Vassy Kapelos Show, The Richard Crouse Show, The Jerry Agar Show, and CTV National News .

Stations

CityCall SignFrequencyBrandingNetworkFormat
Amqui, Quebec CFVM-FM [note 1] FM 99.999,9 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
Bathurst, New Brunswick CKBC-FM [note 2] FM 104.9Bounce 104.9 Bounce adult hits
Brandon, Manitoba CKX-FM FM 96.1Bounce 96.1 Bounce adult hits
CKXA-FM FM 101.1Pure Country 101 Pure Country country
Brockville, Ontario CJPT-FM [note 3] FM 103.7Bounce 103.7 Bounce adult hits
CFJR-FM [note 3] FM 104.9Move 104.9 Move Radio adult contemporary
Calgary, Alberta CIBK-FM FM 98.598.5 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CJAY-FM FM 92.1CJAY 92 mainstream rock
Dawson Creek, British Columbia CJDC [note 4] AM 890Pure Country 890 Pure Country country
Drummondville, Quebec CHRD-FM [note 1] FM 105.3105,3 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
CJDM-FM [note 1] FM 92.1Énergie 92,1 Énergie mainstream rock
Edmonton, Alberta CFBR-FM FM 100.3100.3 The Bear active rock
CFMG-FM FM 104.9104.9 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
Fort Nelson, British Columbia CKRX-FM [note 4] FM 102.3Bounce 102.3 Bounce adult hits
Fort St. John, British Columbia CHRX-FM [note 4] FM 98.5Move 98.5 Move Radio adult contemporary
CKNL-FM [note 4] FM 101.5Bounce 101.5 Bounce adult hits
Fredericton, New Brunswick CKHJ AM 1260Pure Country 103.5 Pure Country country
CFXY-FM FM 105.3Bounce 105.3 Bounce adult hits
CIBX-FM FM 106.9Move 106.9 Move Radio adult contemporary
Gatineau, Quebec CIMF-FM FM 94.994,9 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
CKTF-FM FM 104.1Énergie 104,1 Énergie mainstream rock
Golden, British Columbia CKGR-FM [note 4] FM 106.3Bounce 106.3 Bounce adult hits
Grand Falls, New Brunswick CIKX-FM [note 2] FM 93.5Bounce 93 Bounce adult hits
Halifax, Nova Scotia CJCH-FM FM 101.3101.3 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CIOO-FM FM 100.1Move 100 Move Radio adult contemporary
Hamilton, Ontario CHAM [note 5] AM 820Funny 820 AMFunny stand-up comedy
CKOC [note 5] AM 1150BNN Bloomberg Radio 1150BNN Bloomberg Radiofinancial news
CKLH-FM [note 6] FM 102.9Bounce 102.9 Bounce adult hits
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario CKLY-FM [note 7] FM 91.9Bounce 91.9 Bounce adult hits
Kelowna, British Columbia CKFR [note 4] AM 1150AM 1150iHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CHSU-FM [note 4] FM 99.999.9 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CILK-FM [note 4] FM 101.5Move 101.5 Move Radio adult contemporary
Kingston, Ontario CFLY-FM [note 3] FM 98.3Move 98.3 Move Radio adult contemporary
CKLC-FM [note 3] FM 98.9Pure Country 99 Pure Country country
Kitimat, British Columbia CKTK-FM [note 4] FM 97.7Bounce 97.7 Bounce adult hits
London, Ontario CIQM-FM FM 97.597.5 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CJBX-FM FM 92.7Pure Country 93 Pure Country country
Magog, Quebec CIMO-FM FM 106.1Énergie 106,1 Énergie mainstream rock
Midland, Ontario CICZ-FM FM 104.1Bounce 104.1 Bounce adult hits
Montreal, Quebec CKGM AM 690TSN 690 TSN Radio sports
CJAD AM 800CJAD 800 AMiHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CHOM-FM FM 97.7CHOM 97.7 mainstream rock
CJFM-FM FM 95.995.9 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CKMF-FM FM 94.3Énergie 94,3 Énergie mainstream rock
CITE-FM FM 107.3107,3 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
Nelson, British Columbia CKKC-FM [note 4] FM 106.9Bounce Radio Bounce adult hits
Orillia, Ontario CICX-FM FM 105.9Pure Country 106 Pure Country country
Osoyoos, British Columbia CJOR [note 4] AM 1240Bounce 1240 Bounce adult hits
Ottawa, Ontario CFRA AM 580580 CFRAiHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CFGO AM 1200TSN 1200 TSN Radio sports
CKKL-FM FM 93.9Pure Country 94 Pure Country country
CJMJ-FM FM 100.3Move 100 Move Radio adult contemporary
Owen Sound, Ontario CJOS-FM [note 8] FM 92.3Bounce 92.3 Bounce adult hits
Pembroke, Ontario CHVR-FM FM 96.7Pure Country 96.7 Pure Country country
Penticton, British Columbia CKOR [note 4] AM 800Bounce 800 Bounce adult hits
CJMG-FM [note 4] FM 97.1Move 97.1 Move Radio adult contemporary
Peterborough, Ontario CKPT-FM [note 7] FM 99.7Move 99.7 Move Radio adult contemporary
CKQM-FM [note 7] FM 105.1Pure Country 105 Pure Country country
Prince Rupert, British Columbia CHTK-FM [note 4] FM 99.1Bounce 99.1 Bounce adult hits
Quebec City, Quebec CHIK-FM FM 98.9Énergie 98,9 Énergie mainstream rock
CITF-FM FM 107.5107,5 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
Regina, Saskatchewan CHBD-FM FM 92.7Pure Country 92.7 Pure Country country
Revelstoke, British Columbia CKCR-FM [note 4] FM 106.1Bounce 106.1 Bounce adult hits
Rimouski, Quebec CIKI-FM [note 1] FM 98.7Énergie 98,7 Énergie mainstream rock
CJOI-FM [note 1] FM 102.9102,9 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec CJMM-FM FM 99.1Énergie 99,1 Énergie mainstream rock
Saguenay, Quebec CFIX-FM FM 96.996,9 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
CJAB-FM FM 94.5Énergie 94,5 Énergie mainstream rock
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec CFEI-FM [note 1] FM 106.5Boom 106,5 Boom FM oldies
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec CFZZ-FM [note 1] FM 104.1Boom 104,1 Boom FM oldies
Salmon Arm, British Columbia CKXR-FM [note 4] FM 91.5Bounce 91.5 Bounce adult hits
Sherbrooke, Quebec CITE-FM-1 FM 102.7102,7 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
St. Catharines, Ontario CKTB [note 6] AM 610Newstalk 610 CKTBiHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CHRE-FM [note 6] FM 105.7Move 105.7 Move Radio adult contemporary
CHTZ-FM [note 6] FM 97.797.7 HTZ-FM active rock
Sudbury, Ontario CICS-FM FM 91.7Pure Country 91.7 Pure Country country
Summerland, British Columbia CHOR-FM [note 4] FM 98.5Bounce 98.5 Bounce adult hits
Terrace, British Columbia CFTK [note 4] AM 590Bounce 590 Bounce adult hits
CJFW-FM [note 4] FM 103.1Pure Country 103.1 Pure Country country
Toronto, Ontario CFRB AM 1010Newstalk 1010iHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CHUM AM 1050TSN 1050 TSN Radio sports
CHUM-FM FM 104.5CHUM 104.5 hot adult contemporary
CKFM-FM FM 99.999.9 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
Trail, British Columbia CJAT-FM [note 4] FM 95.7Bounce Radio Bounce adult hits
Trois-Rivières, Quebec CHEY-FM FM 94.794,7 Rouge Rouge FM adult contemporary
CIGB-FM FM 102.3Énergie 102,3 Énergie mainstream rock
Truro, Nova Scotia CKTO-FM [note 2] FM 100.9Bounce 100.9 Bounce adult hits
CKTY-FM [note 2] FM 99.5Pure Country 99.5 Pure Country country
Val-d'Or, Quebec CJMV-FM FM 102.7Énergie 102,7 Énergie mainstream rock
Vancouver, British Columbia CFBT-FM FM 94.594.5 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CHQM-FM FM 103.5Move 103.5 Move Radio adult contemporary
Vernon, British Columbia CICF-FM [note 4] FM 105.7Pure Country 105.7 Pure Country country
Victoria, British Columbia CFAX AM 1070CFAX 1070iHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CHBE-FM FM 107.3107.3 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
Waterloo, Ontario CKKW-FM FM 99.5Bounce 99.5 Bounce adult hits
CFCA-FM FM 105.3105.3 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
Windsor, Ontario CKLW AM 800AM 800 CKLWiHeart Radio Talk Network news/talk
CKWW [note 5] AM 580AM 580 Greatest Hits oldies
CIDR-FM FM 93.993.9 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
CIMX-FM FM 88.7Pure Country 89 Pure Country country
Winnipeg, Manitoba CFWM-FM FM 99.9Bounce 99.9 Bounce adult hits
CKMM-FM FM 103.1103.1 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio contemporary hit radio
Woodstock, New Brunswick CJCJ-FM [note 2] FM 104.1Pure Country 104 Pure Country country
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sold to Arsenal Media in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sold to Maritime Broadcasting in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sold to My Broadcasting Corporation in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sold to Vista Radio in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.
  5. 1 2 3 Sold to CINA Radio Group in 2023, pending approval of CRTC.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Sold to Whiteoaks Communications Group in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.
  7. 1 2 3 Sold to Durham Radio in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.
  8. Sold to Zoomer Media in 2024, pending approval of CRTC.

Former stations

City of licenceCall signFrequencyBandYears ownedFate
Calgary, AB CKMX 1060AM2013–2023Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
Edmonton, AB CFRN 1260AM2013–2023Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
CHBN-FM 91.7FM2005–2010Sold to Rogers Sports & Media in 2010.
London, ON CJBK 1290AM2013–2023Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
CHST-FM 102.3FM2000–2010Sold to Rogers Sports & Media in 2010
Toronto, ON CFXJ-FM 93.5FM2010–2013Sold to Stingray Radio in 2013.
Vancouver, BC CKST 1040AM1992–2023Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
CFTE 1410AM1973–2023Defunct, ceased operations in 2023
Winnipeg, MB CFRW 1290AM1974–2023Defunct, ceased operations in 2023

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