Montreal has a large and well-developed communications system, including several English and French language television stations, newspapers, radio stations, and magazines. It is Canada's second-largest media market, and the centre of francophone Canada's media industry.
| OTA virtual channel (PSIP) |
Actual channel | Vidéotron Cable | Call sign | Network | Lang. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 19 (UHF) | 2 | CBFT-DT | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | FR | |
| 6.1 | 21 (UHF) | 6 | CBMT-DT | CBC Television | EN | |
| 10.1 | 10 (VHF) | 4 | CFTM-DT | TVA | FR | |
| 12.1 | 12 (VHF) | 11 | CFCF-DT | CTV | EN | |
| 15.1 | 15 (UHF) | 8 | CKMI-DT | Global | EN | |
| 17.1 | 26 (UHF) | 3 | CIVM-DT | Télé-Québec | FR | |
| 29.1 | 29 (UHF) | 22 | CFTU-DT | Educational independent | FR | Branded on-air as "savoir.tv" |
| 35.1 | 35 (UHF) | 5 | CFJP-DT | Noovo | FR | |
| 47.1 | 47 (UHF) | 16 | CFHD-DT | Multicultural independent | Multi | Branded on-air as "ICI Montreal"; secondary affiliate of Omni Television |
| 62.1 | 49 (UHF) | 14 | CJNT-DT | Citytv | EN |
Canada's major French-language networks are all headquartered within a few blocks of each other on Boulevard René-Lévesque in downtown Montreal.
Network programming from the United States is provided on cable via stations from the Burlington, Vermont/Plattsburgh, New York market; see Template:Champlain Valley TV. Several Burlington/Plattsburgh stations can be received over the air in Montreal, including: WPTZ (NBC), WVNY-TV (ABC), WCAX (CBS), WFFF (FOX), WETK (PBS) and WCFE (PBS). Montreal is ten times larger than the entire American population of the Burlington/Plattsburgh market; indeed, for decades most stations in that market before CRTC regulations and growth in the region itself identified as serving "Burlington/Plattsburgh/Montreal," and depended on advertising in Montreal for their survival.
Also known as "alternative" or "cultural" weeklies:
See also magazines published in Montreal.
| Band | Frequency | Callsign | Station name | Language | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM | 88.1 MHz | CHDO-FM [3] | French/English | Trudeau Airport information (Originally on 89.7 FM) [4] | |
| FM | 88.5 MHz | CBME-FM | CBC Radio One | English | public news/talk |
| FM | 89.3 MHz | CISM-FM | CISM | French | campus (Université de Montréal) |
| FM | 89.9 MHz | CKKI-FM | KKIC RADIO | English | country (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory) |
| FM | 90.3 MHz | CKUT-FM | CKUT | English | campus (McGill) |
| FM | 90.7 MHz | CHIL-FM[5] | Centre communautaire "Bon Courage" de Place Benoît | French | Community radio (borough of Saint-Laurent) |
| FM | 91.3 MHz | CIRA-FM | Radio Ville-Marie | French | religious (Catholic) |
| FM | 91.9 MHz | CKLX-FM | BPM Sports 91.9 Montreal | French | sports talk |
| FM | 92.5 MHz | CKBE-FM | 9-2-5 The Beat | English | adult contemporary |
| FM | 93.5 MHz | CBM-FM | CBC Music | English | public music |
| FM | 94.3 MHz | CKMF-FM | Énergie | French | modern rock |
| FM | 95.1 MHz | CBF-FM | Ici Radio-Canada Première | French | public news/talk |
| FM | 95.9 MHz | CJFM-FM | Virgin Radio 95.9 | English | contemporary hit radio |
| FM | 96.9 MHz | CKOI-FM | CKOI | French | contemporary hit radio |
| FM | 97.7 MHz | CHOM-FM | CHOM 97.7 | English | active rock |
| FM | 98.5 MHz | CHMP-FM | 98,5 FM | French | news/talk |
| FM | 99.5 MHz | CJPX-FM | WKND 99,5 | French | adult contemporary |
| FM | 100.1 MHz | CKVL-FM | FM 100,1 Radio LaSalle | French | community radio (LaSalle) |
| FM | 100.7 MHz | CBFX-FM | Ici Musique | French | public music |
| FM | 101.5 MHz | CIBL-FM | CIBL 101,5 Radio-Montréal | French | community radio |
| FM | 102.3 MHz | CINQ-FM | Radio Centre-Ville | English, French, Multiple | community |
| FM | 102.9 MHz | CILO-FM | English, French, Multiple | community (South Asian) | |
| FM | 103.3 MHz | CHAA-FM | FM 103,3 | French | community radio (Longueuil) |
| FM | 103.7 MHz | CKRK-FM | K103 Radio Kahnawake | English | community radio (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory) |
| FM | 104.5 MHz | CHOU-FM-1 | Radio Moyen-Orient | Arabic (several dialects) | repeater of CHOU 1450 AM, serving Montreal on the FM band |
| FM | 104.7 MHz | CBME-FM-1 | CBC Radio One | English | repeater of CBME-FM, serving Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
| FM | 105.1 MHz | CKDG-FM | Mike FM | English, Greek | community radio, classic hits |
| FM | 105.7 MHz | CFGL-FM | Rythme FM 105.7 | French | rhythmic adult contemporary |
| FM | 106.3 MHz | CKIN-FM | Radio CINA FM Montréal | Arabic | community radio |
| FM | 107.3 MHz | CITE-FM | 107,3 Rouge FM | French | adult contemporary |
| AM | 600 kHz | CFQR | English | Testing, with programming to begin late 2017; to be talk radio[needs update] | |
| AM | 690 kHz | CKGM | TSN Radio 690 | English | sports |
| AM | 730 kHz | CKAC | Radio Circulation 730 | French | traffic info |
| AM | 800 kHz | CJAD | CJAD 800 | English | news/talk, sports, oldies |
| AM | 940 kHz | CFNV | French | Testing, with programming to begin early 2017; to be talk radio[needs update] | |
| AM | 980 kHz | CHRF | AM 980 | French | Adult standards (defunct) |
| AM | 1040 kHz | CJMS | 1040 AM, L'authentique | French | country (Saint-Constant) (defunct) |
| AM | 1280 kHz | CFMB | CFMB Radio Montreal | Multiple | multilingual |
| AM | 1410 kHz | CJWI | CPAM Radio Union | French (also some Creole) | multilingual |
| AM | 1450 kHz | CHOU | Radio Moyen-Orient | Arabic (several dialects) | community |
| AM | 1570 kHz | CJLV | Radio Laval 1570 AM | French | oldies |
| AM | 1610 kHz | CHRN | Radio Humsafar | English, French, Multiple | South Asian |
| AM | 1650 kHz | CKZW | La Radio Gospel | English, French | Christian programming |
| AM | 1690 kHz | CJLO | 1690 CJLO | English | campus (Concordia University) |
A number of radio stations from New York and Vermont may be heard in Montreal, most notably WVMT 620 AM, WEAV 960 AM, WEZF 92.9 FM, WQLR 94.7 FM, WBTZ 99.9 FM, and WVPS 107.9 FM. WQLR, while based in the United States, is focused on Montreal as a rimshotter. CFRA 580 AM from Ottawa is also clearly available in Montreal, as is CITE-FM-1 102.7 FM from Sherbrooke (a sister station of, but programmed separately from, CITE-FM).
The Greater Montreal area had a number of radio stations that were shut down over the years.[which?] [6]
In 2013, the new local media firm Tietolman-Tétrault-Pancholy Media, whose partners included former Montreal City Councillor Nicolas Tétrault, received licenses to launch three new radio stations on the AM band: a French sports station on AM 850, an English talk radio station on AM 600, and a French talk radio station on AM 940.[7] As of August 2016, the AM 850 license has lapsed unbuilt, with both of the other licenses due to expire in November if the stations have not launched by then.[needs update]
