Bell Media Radio
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| Industry | radio broadcasting |
| Founded |
1945 (as CHUM Limited) 2007 (as CHUM Radio Network under CTVglobemedia ownership) 2011 (current name) |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Key people
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Randy Lennox, President of Broadcasting |
| Owner | BCE Inc. |
| Parent | Bell Media |
| Divisions | Orbyt Media |
| Website | http://www.bellmedia.ca/ |
Bell Media Radio is the Canadian radio broadcasting division of Bell Media which is owned by BCE Inc. The division owns the bulk of the radio properties owned by CHUM Limited until 2007 when it was purchased by CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media) and Astral Media until its purchase by Bell in 2013.
Bell Media Radio currently owns 106 radio stations across Canada, broadcasting in 45 markets, including most of Canada's largest radio markets. The company's programming is also distributed to other stations across Canada via its syndication division Orbyt Media, which prior to the acquisition by Bell was known as the CHUM Radio Network. On legal ID's for its radio stations, the ID's include "A division of Bell Media" after the call letters and city-of-license.
As of August 2009, its head office is currently located at 250 Richmond Street West in Toronto, where the studios of its Toronto flagship stations 104.5 CHUM-FM, 99.9 Virgin Radio, and Newstalk 1010 are located. In July 2008, CTVglobemedia sold its former location 1331 Yonge Street to developer Aspen Ridge Homes for $21.5 million. The stations were expected to move to 250 Richmond Street West, a downtown location near 299 Queen Street West.
The large "Dial 1050 CHUM" neon sign from the Yonge Street building, which is considered a Toronto landmark, has been moved to the new location, and has added "Dial 104.5 CHUM" to the sign.
CHUM Radio also previously operated CHUM Satellite Services, a multimedia division which provided programming and production services for corporate clients. This operation was acquired in 2009 by Stingray Digital, which eventually renamed it Stingray360.
On September 10, 2010, BCE announced plans to re-acquire 100% of CTVglobemedia's broadcasting arm, including CHUM Radio. When the deal was finalized on April 1, 2011, CTVglobemedia became Bell Media, and likewise CHUM Radio became Bell Media Radio. CHUM Radio had been the only division of the company to retain the CHUM name following the acquisition of CHUM Limited by CTVglobemedia in 2007.
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