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 Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (born 1928) is a Canadian media proprietor, who was chairman and CEO of Telemedia. He founded the company in 1968, and went on to acquire a number of radio stations in Quebec and Ontario, and launched magazines such as ...

, when he purchased

CKAC CKAC is a French-language radio station located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Owned by Cogeco, the station operates as a commercial traffic information service branded as ''Radio Circulation 730''. Its studios are located at Place Bonaventure in ...

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

from Power Corporation of Canada. CKAC remained the company's radio flagship for its entire existence. Telemedia was held privately until it became publicly traded in the late 1980s. Telemedia's magazine assets, including ''

Canadian Living ''Canadian Living'' is a monthly Canadian lifestyle magazine, which publishes articles relating to food, fashion, crafts, and health and family advice. History and profile The magazine was created by Clem Compton-Smith and his business partner, ...

'', ''

Harrowsmith ''Harrowsmith Country Life'' was a magazine that explored and showcased country living. Originally called ''Harrowsmith'', the magazine was heralded as a back-to-the-land and environmental issues platform. In 1976, founder James M. Lawrence cut ...

'', ''

Homemakers Homemaking is mainly an American and Canadian term for the management of a home, otherwise known as housework, housekeeping, housewifery or household management. It is the act of overseeing the organizational, day-to-day operations of a house ...

'' and the Canadian editions of ''

TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or t ...

'' and '' Elle'', were sold to Transcontinental Media in 2000. Standard Broadcasting subsequently acquired Telemedia's broadcasting assets in 2002, and sold some of them in turn to Rogers Communications and Newcap Broadcasting.

Stations acquired by Standard

Through later transactions, almost all of these stations are now owned by Bell Media.

Ontario

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

- CHAM,

CKLH CKLH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult hits format branded as ''Bounce 102.9''. The station is owned by Bell Media. CKLH's studios are located on Upper Wentworth Street ...

CKOC CKOC (1150 AM) is a radio station in Hamilton, Ontario. Owned by Bell Media, it broadcasts a business news format. CKOC is a 50,000-watt, Class B station operating on a Regional (not clear-channel) broadcast frequency, with transmitters located ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

- CKSL, CJBK, CJBX, CIQM * Pembroke - CHVR *

St. Catharines St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontario ...

- CHRE, CHTZ,

CKTB CKTB is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Broadcasting at 610 AM, the station airs a news/talk format. CKTB is housed in the former mansion of William Hamilton Merritt, the main promoter of the first Welland Canal, located on ...

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

- CHBM,

CKFM CKFM-FM (''99.9 Virgin Radio'') is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting on 99.9 MHz in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Bell Media. The station airs a Top 40/CHR format, and is the flagship of Canada's "Virgin Radio" stations. CKFM's ...

, CFRB

British Columbia

* Dawson Creek -

CJDC CJDC may refer to: * CJDC (AM), a radio station (890 AM) licensed to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada * CJDC-TV, a television station (channel 5) licensed to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada * The Central Jakarta District Court ...

CJDC-TV CJDC-TV ( analogue channel 5) is a television station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada, airing CTV 2 programming. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is part of the Great West Television system. CJDC-TV's studios are located on 102 Av ...

Fort Nelson Fort Nelson may refer to: Canada *Fort Nelson, British Columbia, a town *Fort Nelson River, British Columbia * Fort Nelson (Manitoba) (1670–1713), an early fur trading post at the mouth of the Nelson River and the first headquarters of the Hudson ...

- CKRX * Fort St. John - CKNL, CHRX *

Golden Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ...

- CKGR *

Kelowna Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki� ...

- CKBL, CHSU * Kitimat - CKTK * Nelson - CKKC *

Osoyoos Osoyoos (, ) is the southernmost town in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia between Penticton and Omak. The town is north of the United States border with Washington state and is adjacent to the Osoyoos Indian reserve. The origin of the na ...

- CJOR * Penticton - CJMG, CKOR *

Prince Rupert Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalr ...

- CHTK *

Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...

- CIOR * Revelstoke - CKCR *

Salmon Arm Salmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 17,706 (2016). Salmon Arm was incorporated as a municipal district on May 15, 1905. The ...

- CKXR * Summerland -

CHOR Chor may refer to: People with the name * Chor Chee Heung, Malaysian politician * Chor Hooi Yee, Malaysian badminton player * Chor Lau Heung, fictional character * Chor Yeok Eng, Singaporean politician * Chor Yuen, Chinese film director and acto ...

Terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...

CFTK CFTK may refer to: * CFTK (AM), a radio station (590 AM) licensed to Terrace, British Columbia, Canada * CFTK-TV CFTK-TV ( analogue channel 3) is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, airing CTV 2 programming. Owned and ope ...

CFTK-TV CFTK-TV ( analogue channel 3) is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, airing CTV 2 programming. Owned and operated by Bell Media, it is part of the Great West Television system. CFTK-TV's studios are located on Lazelle Aven ...

, CJFW *

Trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. Th ...

- CJAT * Vernon - CICF

Alberta

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

- CFMG

Stations acquired by Rogers

All of the stations that were acquired by Rogers are located in Ontario. Two of the stations have since been sold to other companies. * North Bay - CHUR, CKAT, CKFX *

Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie is a cross-border region of Canada and the United States located on St. Marys River, which drains Lake Superior into Lake Huron. Founded as a single settlement in 1668, Sault Ste. Marie was divided in 1817 by the establishment of ...

CHAS Chas is a Municipal Corporation in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is often referred to as a suburb of Bokaro Steel City, though it predates the steel plant. Chas is one of the fastest-growing ur ...

, CJQM *

Sudbury Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes) ** Sudbury (electoral district), one of the city's federal e ...

- CJMX,

CJRQ CJRQ-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Sudbury, Ontario. The station uses the on-air brand ''92.7 Rock'', and airs at 92.7 MHz on the FM band. The station airs a mainstream rock format and is owned by Rogers Sports & Medi ...

* Timmins - CJQQ, CKGB *

CJCL CJCL (590 AM, ''Sportsnet 590 The Fan'') is a Canadian sports radio station in Toronto, Ontario. Owned and operated by Rogers Sports & Media since 2002, CJCL's studios are located at the Rogers Building at Bloor and Jarvis in downtown Toron ...

Former stations

Stations formerly owned by Rogers have now since been sold to other companies: *

CIGM CIGM-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts in Sudbury, Ontario. The station airs a CHR/Top 40 format at 93.5 MHz on the FM dial with the branding ''Hot 93.5''. The station is owned and operated by Stingray Group. History The sta ...

Orillia Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is in Simcoe County between Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a single-tier municipality. It is part of the Huronia region of Cent ...

- CICX

Stations acquired by Newcap

Although Newcap acquired the majority interest in these stations, all of which are in

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

, Standard Broadcasting retained a 23.66% share. All are now wholly owned by Newcap. *Athabasca, Alberta, Athabasca - CKBA *Blairmore, Alberta, Blairmore - CJPR-FM, CJPR *Brooks, Alberta, Brooks - CIBQ *Calgary - CFXL-FM, CIQX ¹ *Drumheller - CKDQ *Edson, Alberta, Edson - CFXE-FM, CFXE *Grand Centre, Alberta, Grand Centre - CJXK-FM, CJCM *High Prairie - CKVH *Hinton, Alberta, Hinton - CFXH-FM, CIYR *St. Paul, Alberta, St. Paul - CHLW *Slave Lake, Alberta, Slave Lake - CHSL-FM, CKWA *Stettler, Alberta, Stettler - CKSQ *Wainwright, Alberta, Wainwright - CKKY *Westlock, Alberta, Westlock - CFOK *Wetaskiwin - CKJR NOTES: ¹ Telemedia held the license for this station, which had not yet launched at the time of its acquisition.

Stations in Quebec

All Telemedia stations in Quebec were acquired by Astral Media, although the Radiomédia network of mainly AM stations became a 50/50 joint venture between Astral Media and Standard Broadcasting. Corus Entertainment acquired Radiomédia by 2005 in radio, 2005 in exchange for Corus's smaller FM stations in Quebec. Astral re-entered the AM business in Quebec by 2007 in radio, 2007, when Standard Broadcasting exited the terrestrial broadcasting business as Astral acquired the stations. {{Authority control

External links

Telemedia Communications (1968-2002)
- Canadian Communications Foundation Radio broadcasting companies of Canada Magazine publishing companies of Canada Defunct broadcasting companies of Canada Mass media companies established in 1968 Mass media companies disestablished in 2002 1968 establishments in Quebec 2002 disestablishments in Quebec