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. is the wholly-owned television broadcasting division of Bell Media. Bell Media owns 30 local television stations led by CTV Television Network; 29 specialty channels, including TSN and RDS; and four pay TV services, including Crave (formerly The Movie Network) and Super Écran.[1]
CTV Inc. owns and operates the following stations, specialty channels, and pay-per-view & video-on-demand services.
Further information: CTV Television Network, CTV 2, and Noovo |
Stations are arranged alphabetically by city of licence. Dates when the respective station was purchased by Bell Media or a corporate antecedent (CHUM, Baton, CTVglobemedia) are recognized; this does not include instances of when a station was sold from one antecedent to another, ex., CHRO-TV being sold from Baton to CHUM in 1997.
Call sign | City of licence | TV | RF | Owned since |
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CFCN-DT | Calgary, AB | 4 | 29 | 1996 |
CFRN-DT | Edmonton, AB | 3 | 12 | 1997 |
CJCH-DT | Halifax, NS | 5 | 48 | 1971 |
CKCO-DT | Kitchener, ON | 13 | 13 | 1997 |
CKCW-DT | Moncton, NB | 29 | 29 | 1972 |
CFCF-DT | Montreal, QC | 12 | 12 | 2001 |
CKNY-TV | North Bay, ON | 10 | 12 | 1990 |
CJOH-DT | Ottawa, ON | 13 | 13 | 1987 |
CIPA-TV** | Prince Albert, SK | 9 (analogue) | 1987 | |
CKCK-DT | Regina, SK | 2 | 8 | 1985 |
CKLT-DT | Saint John, NB | 9 | 9 | 1972 |
CFQC-DT | Saskatoon, SK | 8 | 8 | 1972 |
CHBX-TV | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 2 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CICI-TV | Sudbury, ON | 5 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CJCB-TV | Sydney, NS | 4 | 25 | 1971 |
CITO-TV | Timmins, ON | 3 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CFTO-DT** | Toronto, ON | 9 | 8 | 1960 |
CIVT-DT** | Vancouver, BC | 32 | 32 | 1997 |
CKY-DT | Winnipeg, MB | 7 | 7 | 2001 |
CICC-TV | Yorkton, SK | 10 (analogue) | 1986 |
Call sign | City of licence | TV | RF | Owned since |
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CKVR-DT | Barrie, ON | 3 | 10 | 1969 |
CJDC-TV | Dawson Creek, BC | 5 (analogue) | 2013[α] | |
CFPL-DT | London, ON | 10 | 10 | 1992 |
CHRO-DT-43** | Ottawa, ON | 43 | 7 | 1997 |
CHRO-TV | Pembroke, ON | 5 (analogue) | 1990 | |
CFTK-TV | Terrace, BC | 3 (analogue) | 2013[α] | |
CIVI-DT** | Victoria, BC | 23 | 23 | 2001 |
CHWI-DT** | Wheatley–Windsor, ON | 16 | 16 | 1993 |
Call sign | City of licence | TV | RF | Owned since |
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CFJP-DT | Montreal, QC | 35 | 35 | 2020 |
CFAP-DT | Quebec City, QC | 2 | 39 | 2020 |
CFRS-DT | Saguenay, QC | 4 | 13 | 2020 |
CFKS-DT | Sherbrooke, QC | 30 | 30 | 2020 |
CFKM-DT | Trois-Rivières, QC | 16 | 34 | 2020 |
CTV Specialty Television Inc. is jointly owned by Bell Media and ESPN Inc., with 70% and 30% 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.
Bell Media Radio (branded as iHeartRadio Canada) is 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.[4]
Bell Media owns the following radio network brands:[2]
City of licence | Call sign | Frequency | Band | Years owned | Current status |
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Calgary, AB | CKMX | 1060 | AM | 2013–2023[α] | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023[c] |
Edmonton, AB | CFRN | 1260 | AM | 2013–2023[α] | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023[c] |
Edmonton, AB | CHBN-FM** | 91.7 | FM | 2005–2010 | Owned by Rogers Sports & Media |
Hamilton, ON | CHAM | 820 | AM | 2013–2023[α] | To be sold to an undisclosed third party[8] |
Hamilton, ON | CKOC | 1150 | AM | 2013–2023[α] | To be sold to an undisclosed third party[8] |
London, ON | CJBK | 1290 | AM | 2013–2023[α] | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023[c] |
London, ON | CHST-FM** | 102.3 | FM | 2000–2010 | Owned by Rogers Sports & Media |
Toronto, ON | CFXJ-FM | 97.3 | FM | 2010–2013 | Owned by Stingray Radio |
Vancouver, BC | CKST | 1040 | AM | 2007–2023 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023[c] |
Vancouver, BC | CFTE | 1410 | AM | 1973–2023 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023[c] |
Windsor, ON | CKWW | 580 | AM | 1985–2023 | To be sold to an undisclosed third party[8] |
Winnipeg, MB | CFRW | 1290 | AM | 1974–2023 | Defunct, ceased operations in 2023[c] |
Type | Public |
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Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2003 ) [11] |
Founder | Jan Kestle |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Nauby Jacob (SVP)[11] |
Services | marketing and analytical |
Website | www |
Environics Analytics is a Canadian marketing and analytical services company, established in 2003, by founder and current President Jan Kestle, owned by Bell Media.[12] The company is based in Toronto, Ontario. Environics Analytics Group Ltd. is owned by Bell Media, separate from Environics Research Group.
All staff report to Nauby Jacob, SVP of Products and Services at Bell Media.[13]
Environics Analytics experts, studies and data are often cited in Canadian news media.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Founder Jan Kestle is one of Canada's leading experts on the use of privacy-friendly data.[23][24]
Environics Analytics was one of a group of companies to object to the removal of the Canada 2011 Census long form.[25][26]
The following companies are divisions of Bell Media that are no longer active or been absorbed into another part of the company