Media in Toronto
The media in Toronto encompasses a wide range of
Toronto is largest mass media market in Canada, and the fourth-largest market in North America, behind New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago. As a result, several Canadian media companies and conglomerates are based in Toronto.
TV stations
OTA virtual channel (PSIP) | OTA channel | Rogers Cable | Bell Fibe TV | Call Sign | Network | Notes |
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5.1 | 20 (UHF) | 6 | 205 | CBLT-DT | CBC Television | |
9.1 | 9 (VHF) | 8 | 201 | CFTO-DT | CTV | |
19.1 | 19 (UHF) | 2 | 209 | CICA-DT
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TVOntario
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Provincial public educational broadcaster |
25.1 | 25 (UHF) | 12 | 101 | CBLFT-DT | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Toronto's only OTA French language station. |
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 | 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 | Citytv | |
– | – | 24 | 503 | – | CP24 | 24-hour local news channel |
– | – | – | 1 | – | TV1
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Community channel for Bell Fibe TV subscribers
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The incumbent cable provider in the Toronto area is
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 over-the-air and cable television networks also have national operations based in Toronto; for more information, see List of Canadian television channels.
Radio
Toronto stations
AM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
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AM 590
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CJCL | Sportsnet 590 The Fan | sports | Rogers Media
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AM 640 | CFMJ
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Global News Radio 640 Toronto | talk | Corus Entertainment | |
AM 680 | CFTR | CityNews 680 | news
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Rogers Media
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AM 740 | CFZM | Zoomer Radio | pop standards
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ZoomerMedia | |
AM 860 | CJBC | Ici Radio-Canada Première | news/talk
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French |
AM 960 | CKNT | 960 CKNT | talk | ||
AM 1010 | CFRB | Newstalk 1010 | news/talk
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Bell Media | CFRB also has a 1 kw CFRX at 6070 kHz (6.07 MHz)
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AM 1050 | CHUM | TSN Radio 1050 | sports radio | Bell Media | |
AM 1280 | CJRU
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CJRU.ca | campus/community | Ryerson University | |
AM 1430 | CHKT | Fairchild Radio | multilingual
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Fairchild Radio
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AM 1540 | CHIN | CHIN Radio | multilingual
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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
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Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio |
FM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
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FM 88.1
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CIND-FM | Indie88 | indie rock | Central Ontario Broadcasting | Approved by the CRTC on September 12, 2012, on CKLN-FM's former frequency |
FM 88.9
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CIRV | multilingual
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Frank Alvarez | used by Fairchild Radio for FM coverage
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FM 89.5 | CIUT | University of Toronto Community Radio | campus/community | University of Toronto campus radio | |
FM 90.3 | CJBC | Ici Musique
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public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French |
FM 91.1 | CJRT | JAZZ.FM 91 | public
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CJRT-FM Inc. | |
FM 91.9 | CHIN-1 | CHIN Radio | multilingual
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CHIN Radio/TV International | |
FM 92.5 | CKIS | Kiss 92.5 | CHR | Rogers Media
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FM 93.5 | CFXJ | 93.5 Today Radio | Adult hits | Stingray Radio | |
FM 94.1 | CBL | CBC Music | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | formerly CBC Radio 2 |
FM 95.9 | CJKX-FM-2 | KX96 | country | Durham Radio | Rebroadcaster of CJKX-FM Ajax |
FM 96.3 | CFMZ | Classical 96.3 | classical music
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ZoomerMedia | |
FM 96.9 | CKHC | Radio Humber | campus radio | Humber College | |
FM 97.3 | CHBM | Boom 97.3 | adult hits | Stingray Radio
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FM 98.1 | CHFI | 98.1 CHFI | adult contemporary
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Rogers Media
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FM 98.7 | CKFG | Flow 98.7 | hip-hop/R&B/World music
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CINA Media Group | |
FM 99.1 | CBLA | CBC Radio One | news/talk
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
FM 99.9 | CKFM | Virgin Radio 99.9 | CHR | Bell Media | |
FM 100.7 | CHIN | CHIN Radio | multilingual
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CHIN Radio/TV International | |
FM 101.3 | CJSA | Diversity FM | multilingual
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Diversity Media Group | |
FM 102.7 | CJRK | East FM 102.7 | multilingual
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East FM - 8041393 Canada Inc | |
FM 103.9 | CIRR | 103.9 Proud FM | adult top 40
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Evanov Communications | Last air date: August 31, 2023 |
FM 104.5 | CHUM | CHUM 104.5 | hot AC
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Bell Media | |
FM 105.1 | CHOQ | Radio-Toronto | Franco-Ontarian community
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Cooperative Radio-Toronto | French |
FM 105.3 | CKSC | Christian Radio
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International Harvesters for Christ Evangelistic Associations Inc. (Scarborough) | (NEW approved April 28, 2021. Airdate To be announced)[1] | |
FM 105.5 | CHRY | Vibe 105-5 | urban contemporary
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Board of Directors of CHRY Community Radio, Inc. | |
FM 106.5 | CFPT-FM | 106.5 Elmnt FM | adult top 40
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First Peoples Radio | |
FM 107.1 | CILQ | Q107 | mainstream rock | Corus Entertainment |
Other stations
Numerous radio stations licensed to communities outside the
AM
Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Location | Notes |
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AM 530 | CHLO | multilingual
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Evanov Communications | Brampton | Formerly CIAO from 1987 to 2019 | |
AM 770 | WTOR | multicultural
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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
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Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | Mississauga | |
AM 1350 | CIRF | multilingual /Ethnic - South Asian
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Radio Humsafar | Brampton | ||
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 | Hot Country 88.5 | country | Evanov Communications | Newmarket | |
FM 90.7 | CFU758 | RAV-FM | high school radio/community | Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School | Thornhill | |
FM 91.9 | CKC455 | CFRE | campus radio | University of Toronto Mississauga | Mississauga | |
FM 94.9 | CKGE-FM | 94.9 The Rock | rock | Durham Radio | Oshawa | |
FM 95.3 | CING | Energy 95.3 | hot adult contemporary
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Corus Entertainment | Hamilton | |
FM 102.1 | CFNY | 102.1 The Edge | modern rock | Corus Entertainment | licensed for Brampton; transmitter and studios are in downtown Toronto | |
FM 102.9 | CKLH | Bounce 102.9 | adult hits | 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 107.9 | CJXY | Y108 | active rock | Corus Entertainment | Burlington |
Former stations
Please see former City of Toronto radio stations at the Canadian Communications Foundation.[2]
Newspapers
National dailies
Local dailies
- Corriere Canadese – Italian
- Toronto Guardian – English language
- Korea Times – Korea Times)
- StarMetro (newspaper) – formerly Metro, Metro Today, GTA Today
- traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Cantonesein transliterations
- El Popular – Spanish
- traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Cantonesein transliterations
- South Asian Observer CLOSED
- traditional Chinese characters
- Toronto Star
- Toronto Sun
- , in transliterations
Alternative
- NOW Magazine — entertainment weekly
Community and weekly newspapers
Metroland Media Group is a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation which publishes the Toronto Star. Metroland publishes a series of weekly neighbourhood papers, some of which previously printed two or three times a week. They are distributed free of charge and have captured a large portion of the neighbourhood advertising flyer market. These newspapers are: Bloor West Villager, City Centre Mirror, East York/Beach Mirror, Etobicoke Guardian, North York Mirror, Parkdale-Liberty Villager, Scarborough Mirror and York Guardian.
Several independent community newspapers include the
Monthly broadsheet The Bulletin converted into an online-only outlet, now defunct.
Ethnic and multicultural newspapers
- Ajit Weekly - Punjabi language
- CanIndia News - English language weekly
- The Contact Weekly - English language
- Correio da Manhã Canadá - Portuguese language twice-weekly
- Culture Magazin - Vietnamese and English language
- das Journal - German language, every two weeks
- Gazeta - Polish language weekly
- Gujarat Abroad - Canada's oldest and largest newspaper for the Gujarati community; weekly; published Fridays since 2002; caters to over 250K population mainly in the greater Toronto area through print and online e-paper; mainly distributed to major Indian grocery stores and religious places
- India Journal - English language
- Kanadai-Amerikai Magyars - Hungarian language weekly
- Kanadan Sanomat - Finnish language weekly
- Milénio Stadium - Portuguese 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
- Russian Express - Russian language
- Salam Toronto - Persian-English weekly paper
- Sol Português/Portuguese Sun - Portuguese language, weekly
- StarBuzz Weekly- entertainment and lifestyle weekly for South Asians; published in English from Toronto CLOSED
- Sunday Times - Urdu language weekly
- Thangatheepam - Tamil language weekly
- The Weekly Voice - Punjabi and Hindi news
- Thời Báo - Vietnamese language
- Thời Mới - Vietnamese language
- Urdu Khabarnama - Urdu language weekly
- Weekly Hankook - Korean language
- Wiadomości - Polish language weekly
Caribbean media
- Toronto Caribbean Newspaper - Toronto's Largest Caribbean Newspaper
- The Caribbean Camera - Canada's largest newspaper on Caribbean affairs
- Caribbean Weekly - Canada's only Caribbean Entertainment newspaper
- Pride News Magazine - Canada's African and Caribbean Canadian newspaper
- Share - weekly community newspaper which has served the Black and Caribbean community in the greater Toronto area since April 9, 1978
- Vision Newspaper Canada - the double award-winning Caribbean community newspaper
Chinese media
- traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Mandarin as spoken in mainland Chinain transliterations; free weekly
- simplified Chinese characters
- traditional Chinese characters; monthly
- traditional Chinese characters; free weekly
- traditional Chinese characters; free weekly
Latin media
- Latinos Multicultural Magazine - Bilingual (English/Spanish) Monthly Printed publication
- El Centro - Spanish weekly
- Toronto Hispano
Student newspapers
- Canadian University Press
- The Dialog - George Brown College
- East York Observer - Centennial College
- The Excalibur- York University
- The Eyeopener - Toronto Metropolitan University
- Humber Et Cetera - Humber College
- The Medium - University of Toronto
- The Newspaper - University of Toronto
- On the Record - Toronto Metropolitan University
- 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
- 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 - 1877 to 1896; 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 Mail and Empire[3]
- 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
- Eye Weekly / The Grid - defunct
- Toronto Special - appears defunct
- Xtra!- last print edition February 2015
- 24 Hours — ceased publishing November 27, 2017
Magazines
- Canadian Living
- Canadian Business
- Chatelaine
- Elle
- Exclaim!
- fab
- FASHION
- Foodism Toronto (magazine)[4]
- FutuRéale
- Maclean's - national magazine based in Toronto
- MoneySense
- Outlooks
- Saturday Night - no longer in print
- Shameless
- Spacing
- Sportsnet magazine
- This Magazine
- Toronto Life
- The Walrus
- Weddingbells
- Women's Post
Online-only
- BlogTO
- Curiocity
- Narcity Media
- View the Vibe - also syndicated onto the TTC media portal "Tconnect".[5]
- TRNTO - formerly known as Post City Magazines
- Dailyhive
- Best of Toronto
- Toronto.com
- Flare - formerly in print.
- WanderEater magazine
- Gent's Post
Book publishers
- Coach House Press
- Cormorant Books
- House of Anansi Press
- McClelland and Stewart
- Tundra Books
- University of Toronto Press
- ECW Press
- Optimum Publishing International
References
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-142, New specialty (Christian music) FM radio station in Scarborough, CRTC, April 28, 2021
- ^ Former radio stations in the City of Toronto Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Communications Foundation
- ^ Jamie Bradburn (17 March 2012). "The World of William Findlay Maclean". Torontoist. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Chris Powell (15 March 2016). "Foodism Toronto Launching Print Edition in September". Marketing magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Steven Branco (8 July 2021). "Stamina Group Inc. and BAI Communications Partner to Provide Syndicated Content for the TCONNECT TTC Wi-Fi Captive Portal". Stamina Group. Retrieved 9 November 2021.