chum limited

CHUM Limited is a publicly traded media corporation based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It currently has control over eight independent television stations, and 18 branded specialty television channels. In addition, CHUM controls 30 radio stations across Canada. Although CHUM's radio holdings tend to retain traditional formats, their television stations reflect the avant garde philosophy of former senior executive Moses Znaimer, who turned his hip, local style of television broadcasting into an image as perhaps Canada's most flamboyantly visible media titan in the 1980s and 1990s. (Znaimer retired from active management at CHUM in 2003, although he continues to work on projects with the company.) CHUM Limited's headquarters are located at 299 Queen St. W. in Toronto, the famous CHUM-City Building. On December 1, 2004, CHUM purchased Craig Media Inc. for $265 million (CAD). In the deal, CHUM acquired Craig's three A-Channel stations (CKAL in Calgary, Alberta, CKEM in Edmonton, Alberta, and CHMI in Winnipeg, Manitoba), CBC-affiliate CKX in Brandon, Manitoba, and the digital specialty channels MTV Canada, MTV2 and TV Land. The transaction, announced by CHUM on April 12 of that year, was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 19. The A-Channel stations will be rebranded CityTV for the fall season of 2005. Because CHUM already owns two TV stations in the Greater Toronto Area (CITY in Toronto and CKVR in Barrie), it was announced on August 20, 2004 that Craig's Toronto One could not be owned by CHUM and was sold to TVA and Sun Media the day after the purchase of Craig Media, on December 2, 2004, for the purchase price of $46 million (CAD) and Sun's 29.9% share in the Toronto news station CablePulse24, which is now wholly owned by CHUM.

Radio stations

all Sign	Frequency	Format
a href="/encyclopedia/Brockville,-Ontario" title="Brockville, Ontario">Brockville	CHXL	FM 103.7	"Bob FM" hot adult contemporary
\|CFJR \|FM 104.9 \|"JR FM" adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Halifax,-Nova-Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax	CJCH	AM 920	oldies
\|CIOO \|FM 100.1 \|"C100" CHR
a href="/encyclopedia/Kingston,-Ontario" title="Kingston, Ontario">Kingston	CKLC	AM 1380	oldies
\|CFLY \|FM 98.3 \|"FLY-FM" CHR
a href="/encyclopedia/Kitchener,-Ontario" title="Kitchener, Ontario">Kitchener	CKKW	AM 1090	"Oldies 1090"
\|CFCA \|FM 105.3 \|"Kool FM" hot adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Kawartha-Lakes,-Ontario" title="Kawartha Lakes, Ontario">Kawartha Lakes	CKLY	FM 91.9	"Y92" country
a href="/encyclopedia/London,-Ontario" title="London, Ontario">London	CHST	FM 102.3	"Bob FM" hot adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Montreal,-Quebec" title="Montreal, Quebec">Montreal	CKGM	AM 990	"The Team 990" sports
a href="/encyclopedia/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa	CFRA	AM 580	news/talk
\|CFGO \|AM 1200 \|"The Team 1200" sports
\|CKKL \|FM 93.9 \|"Bob FM" hot adult contemporary
\|CJMJ \|FM 100.3 \|"Majic 100" adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Peterborough,-Ontario" title="Peterborough, Ontario">Peterborough	CKPT	AM 1420	"1420 Memories" oldies
\|CKQM \|FM 105.1 \|"Country 105"
a href="/encyclopedia/Toronto,-Ontario" title="Toronto, Ontario">Toronto	CHUM	AM 1050	"1050 CHUM" oldies
\|CHUM-FM \|FM 104.5 \|"CHUM-FM" hot adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Vancouver,-British-Columbia" title="Vancouver, British Columbia">Vancouver	CKST	AM 1040	"The Team 1040" sports
\|CFUN \|AM 1410 \|news/talk
\|CHQM \|FM 103.5 \|"QMFM" adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Victoria,-British-Columbia" title="Victoria, British Columbia">Victoria	CFAX	AM 1070	news/talk
\|CHBE \|FM 107 \|"B107" hot adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Windsor,-Ontario" title="Windsor, Ontario">Windsor	CKWW	AM 580	"580 Memories" oldies
\|CKLW \|AM 800 \|news/talk
\|CIMX \|FM 89 \|"89X" modern rock
\|CIDR \|FM 93.9 \|"Lite Rock 93.9" adult contemporary
a href="/encyclopedia/Winnipeg,-Manitoba" title="Winnipeg, Manitoba">Winnipeg	CFRW	AM 1290	oldies
\|CHIQ \|FM 94.3 \|"Q94 FM" contemporary hit radio
\|CFWM \|FM 99.9 \|"Bob FM" hot adult contemporary