Media in Toronto
This is a list of television and radio stations along with a list of media outlets in and around Toronto, Ontario including the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Toronto is Canada's largest media market, and the fourth-largest market in North America (behind New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
TV stations
OTA virtual channel (PSIP) | OTA channel | Rogers Cable | Bell Fibe TV | Call Sign | Network | Notes |
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3.1 | 10 (VHF) | 20 | 202 | CKVR-DT | CTV Two | Transmitted from Barrie |
5.1 | 20 (UHF) | 6 | 205 | CBLT-DT | CBC Television | |
9.1 | 9 (VHF) | 8 | 201 | CFTO-DT | CTV | |
11.1 | 15 (UHF) | 11 | 211 | CHCH-DT | Independent | Transmitted from Hamilton |
19.1 | 19 (UHF) | 2 | 209 | CICA-DT | TVOntario | Provincial public educational broadcaster |
25.1 | 25 (UHF) | 12 | 101 | CBLFT-DT | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Toronto's only OTA French language station. |
36.1 | 36 (UHF) | 9 | 651 | CITS-DT | Yes TV | Religious/family entertainment, transmitted from Hamilton |
40.1 | 40 (UHF) | 14 | 207 | CJMT-DT | Omni Television (OMNI 2) | Multicultural (Africa/Asia/Middle East), sister station to CFMT |
41.1 | 41 (UHF) | 3 | 203 | CIII-DT-41 | Global | |
47.1 | 47 (UHF) | 4 | 206 | CFMT-DT | Omni Television (OMNI 1) | Multicultural (America/Caribbean/Europe), sister station to CJMT |
57.1 | 44 (UHF) | 7 | 204 | CITY-DT | City | |
– | – | 10 | – | – | Rogers TV | Community channel for Rogers Cable subscribers |
– | – | 13 | 145 | – | TFO | Provincial Franco-Ontarian public educational broadcaster |
– | – | 24 | 503 | – | CP24 | 24-hour local news channel |
– | – | – | 1 | – | TV1 | Community channel for Bell Fibe TV subscribers |
The incumbent cable provider in the Toronto area is Rogers Cable, which originally secured the cable franchise for most of the pre-amalgamation city of Toronto, and later purchased the systems in surrounding areas. Since 2010, Bell Fibe TV (an IPTV terrestrial service operated by Rogers' rival Bell Canada) has been available in most neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area. Independent IPTV television services such as Vmedia and Zazeen have also become available.
American network affiliates on Toronto cable are piped in from Buffalo, New York, including WGRZ (NBC), WIVB (CBS), WKBW-TV (ABC), WUTV (Fox), and WNED-TV (PBS). Digital cable subscribers can also watch WNYO-TV (MyNetworkTV) and WNLO (The CW). Many of these stations can be seen over the air throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Toronto has seven times the population of the Buffalo market. In particular, WUTV and WNED rely heavily on viewership from Toronto; both have long identified as serving "Buffalo/Toronto," and also have sales offices in the city. More than half of WNED's members live in Toronto.
Most of Canada's cable television networks also have national operations based in Toronto; for more information, see List of Canadian television channels. See Digital television in Canada for information relating to the transition to HDTV in Canada.
Radio
Toronto stations
AM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
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AM 590 | CJCL | Sportsnet 590 The Fan | sports | Rogers Media | |
AM 640 | CFMJ | AM 640 | talk | Corus Entertainment | |
AM 680 | CFTR | 680 News | news | Rogers Media | |
AM 740 | CFZM | Zoomer Radio | pop standards | ZoomerMedia | |
AM 860 | CJBC | Ici Radio-Canada Première | public news/talk | CBC | French |
AM 1010 | CFRB | Newstalk 1010 | news/talk | Bell Media | |
AM 1050 | CHUM | TSN Radio 1050 | sports radio | Bell Media | |
AM 1280 | CJRU | CJRU 1280 The Scope at Ryerson | Campus/Community | Ryerson University | |
AM 1430 | CHKT | Fairchild Radio | multilingual | Fairchild Radio | |
AM 1540 | CHIN | CHIN Radio | multilingual | CHIN Radio/TV International | Rebroadcaster at 91.9 FM. Station created by Johnny Lombardi |
AM 1610 | CHHA | Voces Latinas | Spanish community station | San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre | |
AM 1690 | CHTO | multilingual | Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio |
FM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
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FM 88.1 | CIND-FM | Indie 88 | indie rock | Rock 95 Broadcasting Ltd./Central Ontario Broadcasting | Approved by the CRTC on September 12, 2012, on CKLN-FM's former frequency |
FM 88.9 | CIRV | multilingual | Frank Alvarez | used by Fairchild Radio for FM coverage | |
FM 89.5 | CIUT | University of Toronto Community Radio | campus/community | University of Toronto campus radio | |
FM 90.3 | CJBC | Ici Musique | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French |
FM 91.1 | CJRT | JAZZ-FM91 | jazz/public | CJRT-FM Inc. | |
FM 91.9 | CHIN-1 | CHIN Radio | multilingual | CHIN Radio/TV International | Rebroadcaster of CHIN (AM), not to be confused with CHIN-FM |
FM 92.5 | CKIS | KISS 92.5 | CHR | Rogers Media | |
FM 93.5 | CFXJ | 93.5 The Move | Rhythmic CHR | Newcap Radio | |
FM 94.1 | CBL | CBC Radio 2 | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
FM 95.9 | CJKX-FM-2 | KX96 | country | Durham Radio | Rebroadcaster of CJKX-FM Ajax |
FM 96.3 | CFMZ | Classical 96.3 | classical music | MZ Media Inc. (Moses Znaimer) | |
FM 96.9 | CKHC | Radio Humber | campus radio | Humber College | |
FM 97.3 | CHBM | boom 97.3 | adult hits | Newcap Radio | |
FM 98.1 | CHFI | 98.1 CHFI | adult contemporary | Rogers Media | |
FM 98.7 | CKFG | G98.7 | Urban contemporary/smooth jazz | Intercity Broadcasting | |
FM 99.1 | CBLA | CBC Radio One | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
FM 99.9 | CKFM | 99-9 Virgin Radio | CHR | Bell Media | |
FM 100.7 | CHIN | CHIN Radio | multilingual | CHIN Radio/TV International | |
FM 101.3 | CJSA | Diversity FM | multilingual | Diversity Media Group | |
FM 102.7 | CJRK | EASTFM.CA | multilingual | East FM - 8041393 Canada Inc | |
FM 103.9 | CIRR | 103.9 PROUD FM | LGBT community radio | Evanov Communications | |
FM 104.5 | CHUM | 104.5 CHUM FM | Hot AC | Bell Media | |
FM 105.1 | CHOQ | Radio-Toronto | Franco-Ontarian community | Cooperative Radio-Toronto | French |
FM 105.5 | CHRY | VIBE 105-5 | Urban hip hop/R&B | Board of Directors of CHRY Community Radio, Inc. | |
FM 107.1 | CILQ | Q107 | Active rock | Corus Entertainment |
Other stations
Numerous radio stations licensed to communities outside the City of Toronto are also marketed to the City of Toronto proper, as well as the rest of the Greater Toronto Area. This includes one American station.
AM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Location | Notes |
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AM 530 | CIAO | multilingual | Evanov Communications | Brampton | ||
AM 770 | WTOR | multicultural | Birach Broadcasting Corporation | Youngstown, New York | ||
AM 1250 | CJYE | Joy 1250 | Christian radio | Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | Oakville | |
AM 1320 | CJMR | The Voice of the City | multilingual | Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | Mississauga | |
AM 1580 | CKDO | oldies | Durham Radio | Oshawa | CKDO has a rebroadcaster at 107.7 FM. | |
AM 1650 | CINA | multicultural | Neeti Prakash Ray | Mississauga |
FM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Location | Notes |
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FM 88.5 | CKDX | Jewel 88.5 | adult contemporary | Evanov Communications | Newmarket | |
FM 90.7 | CFU758 | RAV-FM | high school radio/community | Vaughan Secondary School | Thornhill | |
FM 91.9 | CKC455 | CFRE | campus radio | University of Toronto Mississauga | Mississauga | |
FM 95.3 | CING | Fresh 95.3 | hot adult contemporary | Corus Entertainment | Hamilton | |
FM 102.1 | CFNY | 102.1 The Edge | modern rock | Corus Entertainment | Brampton | |
FM 102.9 | CKLH | 102.9 K-Lite | adult contemporary | Bell Media | Hamilton | |
FM 103.5 | CIDC | Z103.5 | CHR | Evanov Communications | Orangeville | |
FM 105.9 | CFMS | The Region | multilingual | Bhupinder Bola (OBCI) | Markham | |
FM 105.9 | CJVF-FM | multilingual | Subanasiri Vaithilingam (OBCI) | Scarborough | ||
FM 107.9 | CJXY | Y108 | active rock | Corus Entertainment | Burlington |
Former stations
Please see former City of Toronto radio stations at the Canadian Communications Foundation.[1]
Newspapers
National dailies
Local dailies
- Ajit Weekly - Punjabi language
- The Contact Weekly - English language
- 24 Hours — owned by Sun Media
- CanIndia News
- El Centro - Spanish
- Corriere Canadese - Italian; appears not to be publishing print editions
- Korea Times - Korean
- Metro — formerly Metro Today, an amalgamation of Metro and GTA Today
- Ming Pao Daily News (明報) - traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Cantonese in transliterations
- Panj Pani - Punjabi
- El Popular - Spanish; appears not to be publishing print editions
- Sing Tao Daily (星島日報) - traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Cantonese in transliterations
- South Asian Observer
- Today Daily news (現代日報) - traditional Chinese characters
- Toronto Standard - appears not to be publishing print editions
- Toronto Star
- Toronto Sun
- The Weekly Voice - Punjabi and Hindi news
- World Journal (世界日報) - traditional Chinese characters, with a heavy preference towards Mandarin, especially as spoken in Taiwan, in transliterations
Alternative
- Exclaim!
- Eye Weekly / The Grid - defunct
- NOW Magazine
- Toronto Special - appears defunct
- Xtra! - last print edition February 2015
Other alternative
- C C Times (加中時報) - simplified and traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Mandarin as spoken in mainland China in transliterations; free weekly
- China Today Wen Wei Po (文匯報) - simplified Chinese characters
- Chinese Canadian Voice (社区報) - traditional Chinese characters; monthly
- Global Chinese Press (環球華報) - traditional Chinese characters; free weekly
- New Star Times (星星生活報) - traditional Chinese characters; free weekly
- Weekly Hankook (주간한국) - Korean; free weekly
Community
- The Bulletin - monthly broadsheet paper mailed in Downtown Toronto, covering the M5A, M5B, M5C, M5E, M5H, M5J, M5K, M5L, M5V, M5X, M4M, M4X and M4Y postal codes
- Metroland Media Group is a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation which publishes the Toronto Star. Metroland publishes a series of neighbourhood papers three times a week. These newspapers cover very local issues not otherwise covered by the large dailies. They are distributed free of charge and have captured a large portion of the neighbourhood flyer market. Some of these newspapers are:
- Beach Mirror
- Bloor West Villager
- City Centre Mirror
- East York Mirror
- Etobicoke Guardian
- North York Mirror
- Parkdale Villager
- Scarborough Mirror
- York Guardian
- Independent community newspapers include the Town Crier and Post City Magazines chains, Beach Metro News, the Annex Gleaner, the Liberty Gleaner and the Marklander.
Ethnic media
- The Caribbean Camera - Canada's largest newspaper on Caribbean affairs
- "Vision Newspaper Canada" - the double award winning Caribbean community newspaper
- Caribbean Weekly - Canada's only Caribbean Entertainment newspaper
- Correio da Manhã - Portuguese language
- Gujarat Abroad - Canada's oldest and largest newspaper for the Gujarati community; weekly; published every Friday since 2002; caters to over 250K population mainly in the greater Toronto area through its print and online e-paper; mainly distributed through major Indian grocery stores and religious places
- Kanadai-Amerikai Magyars - Hungarian language weekly
- Kanadan Sanomat - Finnish language weekly
- Pakistan Post - Canada's largest and oldest Pakistani newspaper; weekly covering community news relevant to the South Asian community, mainly those from Pakistan; includes entertainment, news from abroad, regular columns, fashion and special features
- Pride News Magazine - Canada's African and Caribbean Canadian newspaper
- Russian Express - Russian language
- Salam Toronto - Persian-English weekly paper
- Share - weekly community newspaper which has served the Black and Caribbean community in the greater Toronto area since April 9, 1978
- StarBuzz Weekly- entertainment and lifestyle weekly for South Asians; published in English from Toronto
- Sunday Times - Urdu language weekly
- Thangatheepam - Tamil language weekly
- Thoi Bao - Vietnamese language
- Urdu Khabarnama - Urdu language weekly
Latin media
- CHHA
- LATIDOS
- Latinos Multicultural Magazine
- O Milénio
- Toronto Hispano
- WaveMagazine.ca - "Bringing Brazilians and Canadians Together"
Student newspapers
- Canadian University Press
- The Dialog - George Brown College
- East York Observer - Centennial College
- The Excalibur - York University
- The Eyeopener - Ryerson University
- Humber Et Cetera - Humber College
- The Medium - University of Toronto
- The Newspaper - University of Toronto
- The Ryersonian - Ryerson University
- Senecan - Seneca College
- The Scene - Seneca College
- The Strand - University of Toronto
- The Toronto Observer - Centennial College
- The Underground - University of Toronto
- The Varsity - University of Toronto
- The Woodsworth Howl - University of Toronto
Former newspapers
- For the newspapers of York see York, Upper Canada#Media
- The Globe - 1844 to 1936; merged with The Mail and Empire to form The Globe and Mail
- Grip - 1873 to 1894; satirical newsweekly
- The Leader - 1852 to 1878
- The Mail and Empire - 1895 to 1936; merged with The Globe to form The Globe and Mail
- The News - 1881 to 1919; changed name to The Times in March 1919, which lasted until September of that year
- The Sentinel - newspaper of the Orange Order
- The Star Weekly - 1910 to 1973; Sunday edition of the Toronto Star, later a weekend supplement in the Saturday Toronto Star
- The Telegraph - 1866 to 1872
- The Toronto World - 1880 to 1921; final weekday edition 9 April 1921; assets acquired by the The Mail and Empire[2]
- Toronto Sunday World - absorbed by the Star Weekly in 1924
- Toronto Empire - 1887 to 1895; merged with The Mail to form The Mail and Empire
- The Toronto Mail - 1872 to 1895; merged with The Empire to form The Mail and Empire
- Toronto Telegram - 1876 to 1971; much of the staff then formed the Toronto Sun
Magazines
- Canadian Living
- Canadian Business
- Chatelaine
- Elle
- fab
- Flare
- FutuRéale
- Maclean's - national magazine based in Toronto
- MoneySense
- Novella[3]
- NUVO
- Outlooks
- Saturday Night - no longer in print
- Shameless
- Spacing
- Sportsnet magazine
- This Magazine
- Toronto Life
- The Walrus
- Women's Post
Book publishers
- Coach House Press
- Cormorant Books
- House of Anansi Press
- McClelland and Stewart
- Tundra Books
- University of Toronto Press
References
- ↑ Former radio stations in the City of Toronto Canadian Communications Foundation
- ↑ Jamie Bradburn (17 March 2012). "The World of William Findlay Maclean". Torontoist. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ↑ http://novellamag.com/