Astral Media
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Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media
corporation. It is Canada
's largest radio broadcaster (by number of stations) with 83 radio station
s 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+
, Ztélé
and more. Astral Media also owns numerous billboards for outdoor advertising through its Astral Media Outdoor division, and is a major competitor to CBS Outdoor
.
's Greenberg brothers, led by Harold Greenberg
, founded it to operate the photography
concession in Miracle Mart, a department store
chain. Its acquisition in 1967 of rights at the Montreal Expo 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
processing after acquiring the Pathé-Humphries motion picture lab. The name was changed to Astral Bellevue Pathé and later to AstralTech. The Astral Photo name disappeared when its Quebec
stores became Black's.
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
. Astral also produced
or executive produced
over 100 feature film
s and television program
s and television miniseries
.
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
), at which point Astral ceased to be directly involved in film
and program production. The company would later expand its television operations by launching new specialty 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
, although those companies' joint AM radio network Radiomedia was ultimately sold to Corus Entertainment
for competitive reasons. Radiomutuel also owned a controlling share of outdoor advertising firm Omni Outdoor, now the wholly owned division Astral Media Outdoor, as well as several French-language specialty channels such as Canal Vie
, Ztélé
, Séries+
, VRAK.TV
, MusiquePlus
and MusiMax
.
On February 23, 2007, Astral Media announced that it had signed a letter of intent and had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of Standard Radio
. A formal agreement was later announced, with the proposed transaction being approved by the CRTC on September 28, and completed on October 29 of the same year. The transaction gave Astral a significant foothold in English-language radio.
In May 2010, Astral Media remodeled its image with the introduction of a new logo. The company now trades simply as "Astral" and all references to the "Media" part were removed from the logo and airwaves. However, the company's official name remains Astral Media. Following this change, Astral relocated its headquarters to a building that was renamed after itself
.
of Astral Media are: Austin Beutel, Paul Bronfman, André Bureau
(chairman), Jack Cockwell, George Cohon
, Paul Godfrey
, Stephen Greenberg, Ian Greenberg
, Sidney Greenberg, Sidney Horn, Mila Mulroney
, Timothy Price, Phyllis Yaffe and Monique Jérôme-Forget.
and Montreal
would not do so, as it would say the same line, except for the callsign. Also, during 2009-May 2010, it used to go "You're listening to an Astral Media radio station." Most of them would air during an hour's second half.
:
In addition, Astral partnered with CHUM Limited
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.
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
corporation. It is Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's largest radio broadcaster (by number of stations) with 83 radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty
Specialty channel
A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, including The Movie Network
The Movie Network
The Movie Network is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories...
, Super Écran
Super Écran
Super Écran is a Canadian French language Category A premium television service that broadcasts nationally via satellite or cable subscribers. The network is owned by Astral Media...
, Family, Teletoon
Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
, Canal D
Canal D
Canal D is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, science, and more.-History:In June...
, Canal Vie
Canal Vie
Canal Vie is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal Vie airs lifestyle and entertainment programs aimed at women in the form of talk shows, documentaries, reality TV series, films, and more...
, VRAK.TV
VRAK.TV
VRAK.TV is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel aimed at youth audiences. VRAK.TV is currently owned by Astral Media.-History:...
, Séries+
Séries+
Séries+ is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel devoted to scripted comedy and dramatic programming. The channel is a joint venture between Astral Media and Shaw Media.-History:...
, Ztélé
Ztélé
Ztélé is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Ztélé focuses on programming primarily from the science fiction, fantasy, and technology genres consisting of dramas, films, documentaries, and more.-History:...
and more. Astral Media also owns numerous billboards for outdoor advertising through its Astral Media Outdoor division, and is a major competitor to CBS Outdoor
CBS Outdoor
CBS Outdoor is the outdoor advertising division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. It is the third largest outdoor media owner in revenue terms...
.
History
Astral's roots lie with Angreen Photo, a Canadian company founded in 1961. It was created when MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's Greenberg brothers, led by Harold Greenberg
Harold Greenberg
Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ was a Canadian film producer.Harold was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1930. Harold was born into a family of three brothers: Ian, Sydney and Harvey . Greenberg began working in a second-hand camera store when he was thirteen...
, founded it to operate the photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
concession in Miracle Mart, a department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
chain. Its acquisition in 1967 of rights at the Montreal Expo 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
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
processing after acquiring the Pathé-Humphries motion picture lab. The name was changed to Astral Bellevue Pathé and later to AstralTech. The Astral Photo name disappeared when its Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
stores became Black's.
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, jobbing, or distributing is defined as 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 oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
or executive produced
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
over 100 feature film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s and television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
s and television miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
.
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 Écran is a Canadian French language Category A premium television service 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
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and program production. The company would later expand its television operations by launching new specialty networks. Later, it also became involved with the home video market, lasting from the mid-1980s until at least 1996.
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 Canadian media company, which had holdings in radio, television and magazine publishing.The company was launched in 1968 by Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien.Telemedia was held privately until it became publicly traded in the late 1980s....
, although those companies' joint AM radio network Radiomedia was ultimately sold to Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.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...
for competitive reasons. Radiomutuel also owned a controlling share of outdoor advertising firm Omni Outdoor, now the 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 Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal Vie airs lifestyle and entertainment programs aimed at women in the form of talk shows, documentaries, reality TV series, films, and more...
, Ztélé
Ztélé
Ztélé is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Ztélé focuses on programming primarily from the science fiction, fantasy, and technology genres consisting of dramas, films, documentaries, and more.-History:...
, Séries+
Séries+
Séries+ is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel devoted to scripted comedy and dramatic programming. The channel is a joint venture between Astral Media and Shaw Media.-History:...
, VRAK.TV
VRAK.TV
VRAK.TV is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel aimed at youth audiences. VRAK.TV is currently owned by Astral Media.-History:...
, MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus
MusiquePlus is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax...
and MusiMax
MusiMax
MusiMax is a Canadian French language Category A 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 Media announced that it had signed a letter of intent and had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of Standard Radio
Standard Broadcasting
Slaight 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...
. A formal agreement was later announced, with the proposed transaction being approved by the CRTC on September 28, and completed on October 29 of the same year. The transaction gave Astral a significant foothold in English-language radio.
In May 2010, Astral Media remodeled its image with the introduction of a new logo. The company now trades simply as "Astral" and all references to the "Media" part were removed from the logo and airwaves. However, the company's official name remains Astral Media. Following this change, Astral relocated its headquarters to a building that was renamed after itself
Maison Astral
Maison Astral is an office building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located at 1800 McGill College Avenue, it was built for the Montreal Trust Company, and shared the name Place Montreal Trust with the adjoining mall. It stands 134 m and 34 storeys tall. It was originally owned by Cadillac Fairview...
.
Corporate governance
Current members of the board of directorsBoard of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of Astral Media are: Austin Beutel, Paul Bronfman, André Bureau
André Bureau
André Bureau, O.C. is a Canadian lawyer and communications executive.Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he received an LL.B. from Université Laval in 1958 and a D.E.A. from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne in 1960. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1959.From 1960 to 1968, he was a...
(chairman), Jack Cockwell, George Cohon
George Cohon
George A. Cohon, is an American-born Canadian 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, CM, OOnt is a businessman and former Canadian 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. He was instrumental in bringing the Toronto Blue Jays to Toronto and has...
, Stephen Greenberg, Ian Greenberg
Ian Greenberg
Ian Greenberg is a Canadian businessman and socialite. He is currently the President and CEO of Astral Media and has been since 1996.In 2001, he was named one of the most influential business personalities in Quebec by Revue Commerce....
, 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, Benedict, Mark, and Nicholas...
, Timothy Price, Phyllis Yaffe and Monique Jérôme-Forget.
Alberta
- CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
- CIBKCIBK-FMCIBK-FM is a contemporary hit radio station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Astral Media outlet operates at 98.5 MHz FM with an effective radiated power of 100 kW.-History:...
, CJAYCJAY-FMCJAY-FM is an active rock radio station in Calgary, Alberta that broadcasts on 92.1 FM. Owned by Astral Media, CJAY operates repeater transmitters located in Banff, Alberta and Invermere, British Columbia...
, CKMX - EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
- CFBRCFBR-FMCFBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting an active rock format at 100.3 on the FM dial in Edmonton, Alberta. The station uses the brand name 100.3 The Bear....
, CFRNCFRN (AM)CFRN is a Canadian clear-channel radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Astral Media and broadcasting at 1260 kHz on the AM radio dial, the station airs an all-sports format, branded as The Team 1260...
, CFMGCFMG-FMCFMG-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 104.9 in Edmonton, Alberta. Branded as '1049 Virgin Radio', the station plays a contemporary hit radio format....
New Brunswick
- BathurstBathurst, New BrunswickBathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, 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-FMCKBC-FMCKBC-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.-History:... - Fredericton - CFXY-FMCFXY-FMCFXY-FM 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 dial. CFXY is owned by Astral Media....
, CIBX-FMCIBX-FMCIBX-FM is a Canadian radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The station, which broadcasts at 106.9 FM, plays an adult contemporary format and is branded as Capital FM....
, CKHJ - Grand FallsGrand Falls, New BrunswickGrand Falls is a Canadian town located in Victoria 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.-Geography:Grand Falls is located in the valley of the St...
- CIKX-FMCIKX-FMCIKX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Grand Falls, New Brunswick at 93.5 MHz and 5,300 watts. CIKX was originally a repeater of CJCJ in Woodstock until the 2000s when the station opened its studios.... - WoodstockWoodstock, New BrunswickWoodstock is a Canadian town in Carleton County, New Brunswick located on the west bank of the Saint John River at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River, 92 km west of Fredericton and close to the Canada – United States border and Houlton, Maine.- History :Woodstock was settled by Loyalists...
- CJCJ-FMCJCJ-FMCJCJ-FM is an hot adult contemporary radio station broadcasting from Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. The station operates at 104.1 MHz/FM.-History:...
British Columbia
- Dawson Creek - CJDCCJDC (AM)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....
- Fort NelsonFort Nelson, British ColumbiaFort 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-FMCKRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 102.3 FM in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as 102.3 The Bear and is owned by Astral Media.... - Fort St. JohnFort St. John, British ColumbiaThe City of Fort St. John is a 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 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally...
- CHRXCHRX-FMCHRX-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 Sun FM and is owned by Astral Media.The station began broadcasting...
, CKNLCKNL-FMCKNL-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... - GoldenGolden, British ColumbiaGolden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located west of Calgary, Alberta and east of Vancouver.-History:Much of the town's history is tied into the Canadian Pacific Railway and the logging industry...
- CKGRCKGR (AM)CKGR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 MHz in Golden, British Columbia.Owned and operated by Astral Media, the station airs an adult contemporary music format under the 106.3 EZ Rock on-air brand.... - InvermereInvermere, British ColumbiaInvermere is a community in eastern British Columbia, Canada, near the border of Alberta. With its growing permanent population of almost 4,000 , swelling to near 40,000 on summer weekends, it is the hub of the Columbia Valley between Golden, and Cranbrook...
- CKIRCKGR (AM)CKGR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 MHz in Golden, British Columbia.Owned and operated by Astral Media, the station airs an adult contemporary music format under the 106.3 EZ Rock on-air brand.... - KelownaKelownaKelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
- CHSUCHSU-FMCHSU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as 99.9 Sun FM....
, CILKCILK-FMCILK-FM is a Canadian radio station located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Broadcasting at 101.5 FM, the station airs an adult contemporary format branded as 101-5 EZ Rock.-History:...
, CKFR - KitimatKitimat, British ColumbiaKitimat 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-FMCKTK-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 EZ Rock. CKTK is owned by Astral Media.... - NelsonNelson, British ColumbiaNelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
- CKKCCKKC-FMCKKC-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... - OsoyoosOsoyoos, British ColumbiaOsoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia near the border with Washington state. The town is also adjacent to the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local...
- CJORCJOR (AM)CJOR is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts an adult contemporary format on 1240 AM/KHz in Osoyoos, British Columbia with an FM rebroadcaster on 102.9 FM/MHz as CJOR-FM in Oliver, British Columbia. The station is branded as EZ Rock.-History:... - Penticton - CJMGCJMG-FMCJMG-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 contemporary hit radio format.-External links:*...
, CKOR - Prince RupertPrince Rupert, British ColumbiaPrince 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 - PrincetonPrinceton, British ColumbiaPrinceton is a small town in the Similkameen region of southern 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 - RevelstokeRevelstoke, British ColumbiaRevelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Vancouver, and 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...
- CKCRCKCR-FMCKCR-FM is a Canadian radio station in Revelstoke, British Columbia. The station operates at 106.1 FM/MHz. CKCR is owned by Astral Media and airs an adult contemporary format under the EZ Rock on-air brand.-History:... - Salmon ArmSalmon Arm, British Columbia-Climate:- Education :Public schools in Salmon Arm are part of School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap; within the city limits, there are currently five elementary schools , one middle school , and a secondary school with two campuses...
- CKXRCKXR-FM-External links:* - CKXR-FM* - CKGR/CKIR* - CKCR-FM* at Canadian Communications Foundation* at Canadian Communications Foundation* at Canadian Communications Foundation* at Canadian Communications Foundation... - SummerlandSummerland, British ColumbiaSummerland is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south...
- CHOR - TerraceTerrace, British ColumbiaTerrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace 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...
- CFTKCFTK (AM)CFTK is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 590 AM in Terrace, British Columbia. The station is branded as EZ Rock. The station is owned by Astral Media....
, CJFWCJFW-FMCJFW-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.... - TrailTrail, British ColumbiaTrail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . 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 between the...
- CJATCJAT-FMCJAT-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.-History:... - VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
- CKZZCKZZ-FMCKZZ-FM is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond. The station has had a hot adult...
, CISLCISL (AM)CISL is a Canadian 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 dial. The calls in its moniker are generally pronounced "C-Isle".-History:CISL... - VernonVernon, British ColumbiaVernon 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-FMCICF-FM is a radio station in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada airing a contemporary hit radio format at 105.7 FM, using the on-air branding as 105.7 Sun FM.The station began broadcasting on October 23, 1978 on the AM band at 1050 kHz as CKAL...
Manitoba
- BrandonBrandon, ManitobaBrandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
- CKXCKX-FMCKX-FM is the call sign of a Canadian radio station operating in Brandon, Manitoba. CKX-FM operates at 96.1 FM, broadcasting a mainstream rock format under the brand name KX96.-History:...
, CKXACKXA-FMCKXA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 101.1 FM in Brandon, Manitoba. The station broadcasts country music as 101.1 The Farm.-History:... - SelkirkSelkirk, ManitobaSelkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....
- CFQXCFQX-FMCFQX-FM is a country music radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Officially licensed to Selkirk, the station currently operates out of studios in downtown Winnipeg, at 177 Lombard Avenue. It shares studios with sister station CKMM-FM.... - WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
- CKMMCKMM-FMCKMM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a top 40 format in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is known as Hot 103. Hot 103 is owned and operated by Astral Media...
Ontario
- HamiltonHamilton, OntarioHamilton 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...
- CHAMChamCham may refer to:*Cham Albanians, also spelled as Çam, a people originating in northern Greece of Albanian descent*Cham , a people living in Vietnam and Cambodia**Cham language, the language of the Cham people...
, CKLHCKLH-FMCKLH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as 102.9 K-Lite FM....
, CKOC - LondonLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
- CIQMCIQM-FMCIQM-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as 97.5FM EZ Rock. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as EZ Rock...
, CJBK, CJBXCJBX-FMCJBX-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...
, CKSL - OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
- CJOT, CKQBCKQB-FMCKQB-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an active rock format at 106.9 FM in Ottawa and 99.9 FM in Pembroke... - PembrokePembroke, OntarioPembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
- CHVRCHVR-FMCHVR-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 - CHRECHRE-FMCHRE-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Airing at 105.7 FM, the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format for the Niagara region, especially for Buffalo, New York with the brand name 105.7 EZ Rock...
, CHTZCHTZ-FMCHTZ-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...
, CKTB - TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
- CFRB, CHBM, CKFMCKFM-FMCKFM-FM, branded as 99-9 Virgin Radio , is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media...
NRJ network
- CHIK-FMCHIK-FMCHIK-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 98.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 41,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
98.9, Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... - CIGB-FMCIGB-FMCIGB-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 102.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 11,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
102.3, Trois-RivièresTrois-RivièresTrois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
/ MauricieMauricieMauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... - CIKI-FMCIKI-FMCIKI-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Rimouski, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 98.7 MHz 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-FMCIMO-FMCIMO-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Magog, Quebec, near Sherbrooke.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 106.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 1,600 watts using an omnidirectional antenna located on the top of Mount Orford...
106.1, MagogMagog, QuebecMagog is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog--after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River...
/ EstrieEstrieThe Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."... - CJAB-FMCJAB-FMCJAB-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec. Its studios are located in the former city of Chicoutimi, with its transmitter atop Mount Valin....
94.5, SaguenaySaguenay, QuebecSaguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... - CJDM-FMCJDM-FMCJDM-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Drummondville, 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 - CJMM-FMCJMM-FMCJMM-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.1 FM in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec and 92.5 FM in La Sarre, Quebec. The station, branded as RadioNRJ Rouyn-Noranda 99.1, airs a francophone contemporary hit radio format as part of Astral Media's NRJ network of stations.The majority of the...
99.1, Rouyn-Noranda - CJMV-FMCJMV-FMCJMV-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.7 FM in Val-d'Or, Quebec. The station, branded as RadioNRJ Val-d'Or 102.7, airs a francophone contemporary hit radio format as part of Astral Media's NRJ network of stations....
102.7, Val-d'Or - CKMF-FMCKMF-FMCKMF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 41,400 watts using an omnidirectional antenna from the Mount Royal candelabra tower.The station has a contemporary hit...
94.3, MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... - CKTF-FMCKTF-FMCKTF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 104.1 MHz with an effective radiated power of 19,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
104.1, GatineauGatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
/ Outaouais
Rouge FM network
- CFIX-FMCFIX-FMCFIX-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Saguenay, Quebec. Its studios are located in the former city of Chicoutimi.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 96.9 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 100,000 watts...
96.9, SaguenaySaguenay, QuebecSaguenay is a city in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, on the Saguenay River, about north of Quebec City.... - CFVM-FMCFVM-FMCFVM-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Amqui, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 99.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 23,800 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
99.9, Amqui - CHEY-FMCHEY-FMCHEY-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.7 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 20,600 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 100,000 watts .The station...
94.7, Trois-RivièresTrois-RivièresTrois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
/ MauricieMauricieMauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... - CHRD-FMCHRD-FMCHRD-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Drummondville, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 105.3 MHz using a directional antenna with an average effective radiated power of 2,900 watts and a peak effective radiated power of 4,750 watts .The station has...
105.3, Drummondville - CIMF-FMCIMF-FMCIMF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 94.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 84,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
94.9, GatineauGatineauGatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
/ Outaouais - CITE-FMCITE-FMCITE-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Montreal, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 107.3 MHz with an effective radiated power of 42,900 watts using an omnidirectional antenna from the Mount Royal candelabra tower.The station has had an adult...
107.3, MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... - CITE-FM-1CITE-FM-1CITE-FM-1 is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Sherbrooke, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 102.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
102.7, Sherbrooke / EstrieEstrieThe Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."... - CITF-FMCITF-FMCITF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Quebec City, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 107.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 37,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna...
107.5, Quebec CityQuebec CityQuebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... - CJOI-FMCJOI-FMCJOI-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Rimouski, Quebec.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 102.9 MHz with an effective radiated power of 33,600 watts using an omnidirectional antenna....
102.9, Rimouski
Boom FM network
- CFEI-FMCFEI-FMCFEI-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, approximately 40 kilometres east of Montreal.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 106.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna.The station has an...
106.5, Saint-HyacintheSaint-Hyacinthe, QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows... - CFZZ-FMCFZZ-FMCFZZ-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Owned and operated by Astral Media, it is part of the Boom FM network. As such, the station has an oldies format....
104.1, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Jingles
Most Astral Media jingles are used by each station, coming in eight variants. However, the ID goes by "(Branding) is (callsign). The (something) member of the Astral family." During 2009-May 2010, it used to go "(Branding) is (callsign). An Astral Media radio station." Some stations not IDing the callsign, particularly the French-language radio stations and radio stations in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
would not do so, as it would say the same line, except for the callsign. Also, during 2009-May 2010, it used to go "You're listening to an Astral Media radio station." Most of them would air during an hour's second half.
- Adult contemporary: Although used primarily on the RockDétenteRockDétenteRouge FM is a network of French-language adult contemporary radio stations broadcasting throughout Quebec, Canada. Established in 1990 as RockDétente, they are owned by Astral Media....
stations of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, the other AC stations used the adult hitsAdult hitsAdult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
jingle. - Hot adult contemporary: Used only on CKFM-FMCKFM-FMCKFM-FM, branded as 99-9 Virgin Radio , is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media...
TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
& CJFM-FMCJFM-FMCJFM-FM is an English language Canadian 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....
MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, CIBX-FMCIBX-FMCIBX-FM is a Canadian radio station in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The station, which broadcasts at 106.9 FM, plays an adult contemporary format and is branded as Capital FM....
Fredericton, New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
& CIKX-FMCIKX-FMCIKX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting in Grand Falls, New Brunswick at 93.5 MHz and 5,300 watts. CIKX was originally a repeater of CJCJ in Woodstock until the 2000s when the station opened its studios....
Grand Falls, New BrunswickGrand Falls, New BrunswickGrand Falls is a Canadian town located in Victoria 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.-Geography:Grand Falls is located in the valley of the St...
, CIQM-FMCIQM-FMCIQM-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as 97.5FM EZ Rock. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as EZ Rock...
London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
as well as contemporary hit radioContemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
station CKMM-FMCKMM-FMCKMM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a top 40 format in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is known as Hot 103. Hot 103 is owned and operated by Astral Media...
WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. CKZZ-FMCKZZ-FMCKZZ-FM is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond. The station has had a hot adult...
VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
used the rock jingles instead for 2009-2010, but now uses the hot AC jingles. Until 2010, CIQM-FMCIQM-FMCIQM-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as 97.5FM EZ Rock. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as EZ Rock...
London, OntarioLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
used the adult hits jingles instead due to the fact the station had an AC format, while the KBS Radio stations in British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
(e.g. CJAT-FMCJAT-FMCJAT-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.-History:...
) use the adult hitsAdult hitsAdult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
jingles instead. Another exception is CHRX-FMCHRX-FMCHRX-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 Sun FM and is owned by Astral Media.The station began broadcasting...
& CKRX-FMCKRX-FMCKRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 102.3 FM in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as 102.3 The Bear and is owned by Astral Media....
, which use the top 40 jingles instead, and most recently, EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
's CFMG-FMCFMG-FMCFMG-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 104.9 in Edmonton, Alberta. Branded as '1049 Virgin Radio', the station plays a contemporary hit radio format....
. - Contemporary hit radioContemporary hit radioContemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
: Used on CIBK-FMCIBK-FMCIBK-FM is a contemporary hit radio station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Astral Media outlet operates at 98.5 MHz FM with an effective radiated power of 100 kW.-History:...
CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and the British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
Sun FM stations (the Sun FM stations were hot AC until 2010, but even though during that time, they used this jingle). However, not all top 40 stations use this jingle. The French-language NRJ stations of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
use Astral's rock jingles, while CKMM-FMCKMM-FMCKMM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a top 40 format in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is known as Hot 103. Hot 103 is owned and operated by Astral Media...
WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
uses Astral's hot AC jingles. Also used on co-owned Family, a television channelTelevision channelA television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
for childChildBiologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
ren, especially on hot AC station CHRX-FMCHRX-FMCHRX-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 Sun FM and is owned by Astral Media.The station began broadcasting...
. - RockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
: One of the most common jingles of the company, used on all Astral rock stations. Also used by the French NRJ stations of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, and until June 2010, on CKZZ-FMCKZZ-FMCKZZ-FM is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond. The station has had a hot adult...
VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, a hot adult contemporary station. - CountryCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
: Used on all country stations owned by the company. - News-talk: Used on all news-talk stations owned by the company.
- Classic hitsClassic hitsClassic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
/oldiesOldiesOldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
: Notable stations using this jingle are CFZZ-FMCFZZ-FMCFZZ-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Owned and operated by Astral Media, it is part of the Boom FM network. As such, the station has an oldies format....
in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
along with sister station CFEI-FMCFEI-FMCFEI-FM is a French language Canadian radio station located in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, approximately 40 kilometres east of Montreal.Owned and operated by Astral Media, it broadcasts on 106.5 MHz with an effective radiated power of 3,000 watts using an omnidirectional antenna.The station has an...
in Saint-Hyacinthe, QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe, QuebecSaint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 55,823. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River which flows...
. Also used on AM oldiesOldiesOldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
stations. - Adult hitsAdult hitsAdult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
: CHBM-FM TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
is the only adult hits station owned by Astral. To date, it is also used by majority of the adult contemporary stations (most of them being EZ RockEZ RockEZ Rock is a brand of adult contemporary music radio stations heard primarily in Canada. The branding was originally created by Telemedia in the mid-1990s for its adult contemporary stations, and based on the call sign of its former Toronto flagship CJEZ .Telemedia was later acquired by Standard...
), as well as majority of the AC stations owned by the company, especially when CHBM-FM was an adult contemporary station as CJEZ-FM until 20092009 in radioThe following events occurred in radio in 2009.- Events :* January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.* January: Michael Smerconish, morning host at talk radio WPHT Philadelphia, begins syndication of his morning show to WHFS in Washington and WOR in New York City.* January 17: Two well...
. It is not used by the RockDétenteRockDétenteRouge FM is a network of French-language adult contemporary radio stations broadcasting throughout Quebec, Canada. Established in 1990 as RockDétente, they are owned by Astral Media....
stations of QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. It is also on hot adult contemporary station KBS Radio.
Satellite radio
Astral also programs two channels for broadcast on Sirius CanadaSirius Canada
Sirius Canada is a Canadian company, a partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada.On November 24, 2010, following...
:
- Rock Velours, based on the RockDétente format, airs on Sirius channel 88 (formerly 192)
- Énergie2, based on the Énergie format, airs on Sirius channel 89 (formerly 193).
In addition, Astral partnered with CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 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...
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.
Over-the-air television stations
- Dawson Creek - CJDCCJDC-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...
- TerraceTerrace, British ColumbiaTerrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace 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...
- CFTKCFTK-TVCFTK-TV is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, broadcasting on channel 7 , channel 3 , channel 324 , channel 256 . It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city...
Specialty & pay television
- Canal DCanal DCanal D is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal D focuses on documentary programming primarily in the form of documentary-style television series that focus on a variety of topics such as crime, biographies, nature, science, and more.-History:In June...
- Canal VieCanal VieCanal Vie is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Canal Vie airs lifestyle and entertainment programs aimed at women in the form of talk shows, documentaries, reality TV series, films, and more...
- CinépopCinépopCinépop is a Canadian French language Category B premium television channel. It presents classic films from the 1950s to today. It is owned by Astral Media....
- Disney Junior
- Disney XDDisney XD (Canada)Disney XD is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. It is wholly owned by Astral Media. The channel launched on June 1, 2011 in both standard and high definition, as well as a video on demand platform....
- Family - 1 multiplex channel
- HistoriaHistoriaHistoria is a Canadian French language Category A 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 NetworkThe Movie NetworkThe Movie Network is a Canadian English language Category A 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 - MpixMpixMpix is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service. Mpix is designated to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories. Mpix is owned by Astral Media...
- 1 multiplex channel - MusiMaxMusiMaxMusiMax is a Canadian French language Category A 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...
- MusiquePlusMusiquePlusMusiquePlus is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from Montreal, Quebec.MusiquePlus is devoted to music and music related programming from various genres including pop, rock, RnB and focuses on a younger demographic than its sister station, MusiMax...
- Séries+Séries+Séries+ is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel devoted to scripted comedy and dramatic programming. The channel is a joint venture between Astral Media and Shaw Media.-History:...
(50%) - Super ÉcranSuper ÉcranSuper Écran is a Canadian French language Category A premium television service that broadcasts nationally via satellite or cable subscribers. The network is owned by Astral Media...
- 3 multiplex channels - Teletoon (EnglishTélétoon (Canadian TV channel)Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
/ FrenchTélétoon (Canadian TV channel)Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
) (50/50 joint venture with Corus EntertainmentCorus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.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...
) - Teletoon Retro (EnglishTeletoon RetroTeletoon Retro is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel based on the Teletoon programming block Teletoon Retro. The service consists of animation series from Canada and around the world, all of which commenced production at least 10 years prior to their exhibition...
/ FrenchTélétoon RétroTélétoon Rétro is a Canadian French language Category B specialty channel. It is based on the Télétoon programming block, Télétoon Rétro. The service consists of animation series from Canada and around the world, all of which commenced production at least 10 years prior to their exhibition...
) (50/50 joint venture with Corus EntertainmentCorus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.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...
) - Viewers ChoiceViewers ChoiceViewers Choice is a Canadian English language regional pay-per-view and Near Video on Demand service that is designated to operate east of the Manitoba-Ontario border, excluding the territories....
(50.1%) - VRAK.TVVRAK.TVVRAK.TV is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel aimed at youth audiences. VRAK.TV is currently owned by Astral Media.-History:...
- ZtéléZtéléZtélé is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media. Ztélé focuses on programming primarily from the science fiction, fantasy, and technology genres consisting of dramas, films, documentaries, and more.-History:...