List of assets owned by Corus Entertainment
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This is a list of assets owned by Corus Entertainment, a Canadian multimedia broadcasting company. Approximately 80% of the voting control in Corus is held by the family of JR Shaw. The same family also owned about 80% of the voting rights in Shaw Communications, for a list of former Shaw assets, see list of assets owned by Shaw Communications.
The company's portfolio of multimedia encompasses 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a global content business, digital assets, live events, children's book publishing, animation software, broadcasting and media services.
Television
[edit]Conventional television
[edit]- Global Television Network
- Global News
- CIII - Toronto, Ontario (First aired 1974 with intentions of starting national network, came under partial Canwest ownership in 1977. Acquired from Shaw Media in 2016)[1]
- CKND - Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canwest owned in 1985, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CFRE - Regina, Saskatchewan (Canwest owned in 1987, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CFSK - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canwest owned in 1987, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CIHF - Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canwest owned in 1994, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CHNB - Saint John, New Brunswick (Canwest owned in 1994, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CKMI - Montreal, Quebec (Canwest owned and Global Network launched in 1997, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CICT - Calgary, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CISA - Lethbridge, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CITV - Edmonton, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CHAN - Vancouver, British Columbia (O&O since 2001, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CHBC - Kelowna, British Columbia (O&O since 2009, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
- CKWS - Kingston, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
- CHEX - Peterborough, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
- CHEX-2 - Oshawa, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
Specialty channels
[edit]News
Lifestyle
- DTOUR
- Slice
- Licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery
- Cooking Channel (80.2%)
- Food Network (80.15%)[2]
- HGTV (80.24%)
- Magnolia Network (80.24%)
Entertainment
- DejaView
- MovieTime
- Showcase[2]
- W Network[2]
- Licensed by Paramount Global
- CMT (90%)
- Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
- ABC Spark
- National Geographic (64%)
- National Geographic Wild (64%)
- Licensed by A&E Networks
- Licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery
Kids and family
- Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
- Teletoon Canada, Inc. (licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery)
- YTV Canada, Inc.
- Nickelodeon (licensed by Paramount Global)
- Treehouse
- YTV
French-language channels
Corus Radio
[edit]| City | Call Sign | Frequency | Branding/Format | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | CHAY | FM 93.1 | Fresh Radio 93.1 | top 40/CHR |
| CIQB | FM 101.1 | Big 101 | classic hits | |
| Brampton | CFNY | FM 102.1 | 102.1 The Edge | modern rock |
| Burlington | CJXY | FM 107.9 | Y108 | active rock |
| Calgary | CFGQ | FM 107.3 | 107.3 The Edge | Classic Alternative |
| CHQR | AM 770 | QR Calgary | news/talk | |
| CKRY | FM 105.1 | Country 105 | country | |
| Collingwood | CKCB | FM 95.1 | The Peak 95.1 FM | adult contemporary |
| Cornwall | CFLG | FM 104.5 | Fresh Radio 104.5 | top 40/CHR |
| CJSS | FM 101.9 | Boom 101.9 | classic hits | |
| Edmonton | CHED | AM 880 | 880 CHED | news/talk |
| CKNG | FM 92.5 | Chuck @ 92.5 | adult hits | |
| CISN | FM 103.9 | 103.9 CISN Country | country | |
| Guelph | CIMJ | FM 106.1 | Magic 106.1 | hot adult contemporary |
| CJOY | AM 1460 | 1460 CJOY | classic hits | |
| Hamilton | CING | FM 95.3 | Energy 95.3 | hot adult contemporary |
| CHML | AM 900 | 900 CHML | silent | |
| Kingston | CFMK | FM 96.3 | Big 96.3 | classic rock |
| CKWS | FM 104.3 | Fresh Radio 104.3 | hot adult contemporary | |
| Kitchener | CJDV | FM 107.5 | 107.5 Dave Rocks | active rock |
| CKBT | FM 91.5 | The Beat 91.5 | top 40/CHR | |
| London | CFPL | AM 980 | 980 CFPL | news/talk |
| CFPL-FM | FM 95.9 | FM 96 | modern rock | |
| Ottawa | CJOT | FM 99.7 | Boom 99.7 | classic hits |
| CKQB | FM 106.9 | Jump 106.9 | top 40/CHR | |
| Peterborough | CKRU | FM 100.5 | Fresh Radio 100.5 | hot adult contemporary |
| CKWF | FM 101.5 | The Wolf 101.5 | active rock | |
| St. Thomas | CFHK | FM 103.1 | Fresh Radio 103.1 | hot adult contemporary |
| Toronto | CFIQ | AM 640 | 640 Toronto | news/talk |
| CILQ | FM 107.1 | Q107 | mainstream rock | |
| Vancouver | CFMI | FM 101.1 | Rock 101 | active rock |
| CFOX | FM 99.3 | The World Famous CFOX | alternative rock | |
| CKGO | AM 730 | 980 CKNW | news/talk (simulcast of CKNW) | |
| CKNW | AM 980 | 980 CKNW | news/talk | |
| Winnipeg | CJKR | FM 97.5 | Power97 | active rock |
| CJOB | AM 680 | 680 CJOB | news/talk | |
| CFPG | FM 99.1 | Country 99 | country | |
| Woodstock | CKDK | FM 103.9 | Country 104 | country |
Other assets
[edit]- B5media (minority stake) — online publisher
- Corus Airtime Sales[3]
Marketing and advertising[2]
- Corus Tempo — a full-service marketing and creative team within the Corus National Sales group.
- Cynch — a self-serve platform for buying TV campaigns online.[4]
- Kin Community Canada — an influencer marketing platform.[2]
- so.da — a full-service digital media agency.
Original content[2]
- Corus Studios — Corus Entertainment's "premium content studio."
- Kids Can Press — the largest Canadian-owned children’s book publishing company.
- Nelvana — a production and distribution company of children's animation programs.
- Redknot — a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery
- Toon Boom Animation — an animation software company.[3]
- Aircraft Pictures Ltd. (majority stake)[5] — film and television entertainment.[6][7]
Streaming[2]
- Curiouscast — podcast network
- Global TV App — a TV Everywhere for Global TV Network subscribers.
- Teletoon+ — streaming service for Cartoon Network content (formerly Nick+, a streaming service for Nickelodeon content)
- STACKTV — a subscription video streaming package offered by Corus through Amazon Prime Video Channels[8][2]
Former assets
[edit]Corus Radio
[edit]- CHQT - Edmonton, Alberta - closed, frequency assumed by CHED
- CIZZ - Red Deer, Alberta — acquired by Newcap Radio
- CKGY - Red Deer, Alberta — acquired by Newcap Radio
- CKDO - Oshawa, Ontario — acquired by Durham Radio Inc
- CKGE - Oshawa, Ontario — acquired by Durham Radio Inc
- Corus Québec — acquired by Cogeco
- CFVM - Amqui, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
- CJDM - Drummondville, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
- CJRC - Gatineau, Quebec
- CFEL - Lévis, Quebec — acquired by Leclerc Communication
- CFQR - Montreal, Quebec
- CKOI - Montreal, Quebec
- CINF - Montreal, Quebec
- CINW - Montreal, Quebec
- CKAC - Montreal, Quebec
- CHRC - Quebec City, Quebec
- CFOM - Quebec City, Quebec
- CJEC - Quebec City, Quebec — acquired by Leclerc Communication
- CIKI - Rimouski, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
- CJOI - Rimouski, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
- CKRS - Saguenay, Quebec — acquired by Attraction Radio
- CIME - Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
- CFZZ - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
- CHLT - Sherbrooke, Quebec
- CKOY - Sherbrooke, Quebec
- CKTS - Sherbrooke, Quebec
- CHLN - Trois Rivières, Quebec
TV
[edit]- Action — replaced by Adult Swim
- CH / E!
- CHCH - Hamilton, Ontario — acquired by Channel Zero
- CJNT - Montreal, Quebec — acquired by Channel Zero - now owned by Rogers Media as Citytv O&O
- CHEK - Victoria, British Columbia — acquired by CHEK Media Group
- CHCA - Red Deer, Alberta — ceased as of August 31, 2009 following shutdown of CH / E!
- BBC Canada (80%) — shut down
- BBC Kids (80%) — acquired by BC's Knowledge Network and shut down
- Cartoon Network (Canada) (original incarnation) — replaced by Boomerang (Canada)
- Discovery Kids — replaced by Nickelodeon (Canada) (on most providers)
- Dusk — replaced by ABC Spark
- Family Channel (50%) — acquired by Astral Media in 2001; now owned by WildBrain
- Score Media (25.93%) — shares sold in 1999
- The Score Television Network — renamed to Sportsnet 360, currently owned by Rogers Media
- Fine Living — replaced by DIY Network (Canada) (on most providers)
- Movie Central — replaced by west feed of Bell Media's The Movie Network
- Encore Avenue — replaced by west feed of Bell Media's The Movie Network Encore
- HBO Canada (west feed) — acquired by Bell Media
- IFC (Canada) — shut down
- CoolTV — shut down
- Edge TV — shut down
- Fox Sports World Canada — shut down
- X-Treme Sports — shut down
- Country Canada — acquired by CBC in 2002; now owned by Blue Ant Media as Cottage Life
- Documentary Channel — acquired by CBC
- KidsCo (43.8%)
- Leonardo World — shut down
- Video Italia — shut down
- Qubo — acquired by Ion Media Networks
- Locomotion — acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment and replaced by Animax.
- Max Trax — now Stingray Music
- Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) — shut down
- Sundance Channel (Canada) — shut down
- Teletoon — replaced by the current incarnation of Cartoon Network (Canada)
- Teletoon Retro — replaced by Disney Channel (Canada) and Cartoon Network (Canada)
- Télétoon Rétro — replaced by La Chaîne Disney
- Cosmopolitan TV (Canada) — shut down
- FYI (Canada) — shut down
- TLN Media Group — acquired by TLN Media Group
- EuroWorld Sport (50.5%)
- Mediaset Italia (50.5%)
- Mediaset TG24 (50.5%)
- Telebimbi (50.5%)
- Telelatino (50.5%)
- TeleNiños (50.5%)
- Univision Canada (50.5%)
Publishing
[edit]- Klutz — now owned by Scholastic
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CIII-DT". Broadcasting History. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Our Brands". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b Ng-See-Quan, Danielle (July 16, 2013). "Changes to Corus leadership, including Corus Kids". KidScreen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Playback Online. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Cynch Canada". Cynch Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ "Corus Entertainment Acquires Majority Stake in Aircraft Pictures". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (2022-02-01). "Canadian Media Giant Corus Entertainment Buys 'The Breadwinner' Producer Aircraft Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ^ Entertainment, Aircraft Pictures; Corus. "CORUS ENTERTAINMENT MAKES MILESTONE INVESTMENT IN AIRCRAFT PICTURES". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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