Media in Toronto
{{Short description|Television, radio and media outlets in Toronto, Canada}}
File:City tv control room Doors Open Toronto 2012 (1).jpg in Toronto's Rogers Studios for City and Omni Television. Both are subsidiaries of Rogers Media.]]
The media in Toronto encompasses a wide range of television and radio stations, as well as digital and print media outlets. These media platforms either service the entire city or are cater to a specific neighbourhood or community within Toronto. Additionally, several media outlets from Toronto extend their services to cover the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe region. While most media outlets in Toronto cater to local or regional audiences, there are also several national media outlets based in the city that distribute their services across Canada and caters to a national audience.
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
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!OTA virtual channel (PSIP) !OTA channel !Rogers Cable !Bell Fibe TV !Call Sign !Network !Notes |
5.1
|20 (UHF) |6 |205 | |
9.1
|9 (VHF) |8 |201 |CTV | |
19.1
|19 (UHF) |2 |209 |Provincial public educational broadcaster |
25.1
|25 (UHF) |12 |101 |Toronto's only OTA French language station. |
40.1
|26 (UHF) |14 |207 |Omni Television (OMNI 2) |Multicultural (Africa/Asia/Middle East), sister station to CFMT |
41.1
|17 (UHF) |3 |203 | |
47.1
|30 (UHF) |4 |206 |Omni Television (OMNI 1) |Multicultural (America/Caribbean/Europe), sister station to CJMT |
57.1
|18 (UHF) |7 |204 | |
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|– |24 |503 |– |CP24 |24-hour local news channel |
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|– |– |1 |– |TV1 |Community channel for Bell Fibe TV subscribers |
File:CanadianBroadcastingCentre2.JPG in Toronto is the English-language broadcasting headquarters for the CBC's radio and television service.]]
The incumbent cable provider in the Toronto area is Rogers Cable, which originally secured the cable franchise for most of the pre-amalgamation city of Toronto, and later purchased the systems in surrounding areas. Since 2010, Bell Fibe TV (an IPTV terrestrial service operated by Rogers' rival Bell Canada) has been available in most neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area. Independent IPTV television services such as Vmedia and Zazeen have also become available.
American network affiliates on Toronto cable are piped in from Buffalo, New York, including WGRZ (NBC), WIVB-TV (CBS), WKBW-TV (ABC), WUTV (Fox), and WNED-TV (PBS). For additional fees cable subscribers can also watch WNYO-TV (MyNetworkTV) and WNLO (The CW). Many of these stations can be seen over the air throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
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.
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Radio
=Toronto stations=
==AM==
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!Frequency !Call sign !Branding !Format !Owner !Notes |
AM 590
|CJCL |Sportsnet 590 The Fan | |
AM 640
|CFMJ |Global News Radio 640 Toronto |talk | |
AM 680
|CFTR |CityNews 680 |news | |
AM 740
|CFZM | Zoomer Radio | |
AM 860
|CJBC |
AM 960
|CKNT |960 CKNT |talk | | |
AM 1010
|CFRB |Newstalk 1010 |CFRB also has a 1 kW shortwave repeater, CFRX at 6070 kHz (6.07 MHz) |
AM 1050
|CHUM |TSN Radio 1050 | |
AM 1280
|CJRU |CJRU.ca | |
AM 1430
|CHKT |Fairchild Radio | |
AM 1540
|CHIN |CHIN Radio |Rebroadcaster at 91.9 FM. Station created by Johnny Lombardi |
AM 1610
|CHHA |Voces Latinas |San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre | |
AM 1690
|CHTO | |Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio | |
==FM==
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!Frequency !Call sign !Branding !Format !Owner !Notes |
FM 88.1
|Indie88 |Approved by the CRTC on September 12, 2012, on CKLN-FM's former frequency |
FM 88.9
|CIRV | |Frank Alvarez | used by Fairchild Radio for FM coverage |
FM 89.5
|CIUT |University of Toronto Community Radio |University of Toronto campus radio | |
FM 90.3
|CJBC |public music |
FM 91.1
|CJRT |JAZZ.FM 91 |CJRT-FM Inc. | |
FM 91.9
|CHIN Radio |CHIN Radio/TV International |Rebroadcaster of CHIN (AM), not to be confused with CHIN-FM |
FM 92.5
|CKIS |Kiss 92.5 |CHR | |
FM 93.5
|CFXJ |New Country 93.5 | |
FM 94.1
|CBL |public music |Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |formerly CBC Radio 2 |
FM 95.9
|KX96 |Rebroadcaster of CJKX-FM Ajax |
FM 96.3
|CFMZ |Classical 96.3 | |
FM 96.9
|CKHC |Radio Humber | |
FM 97.3
|CHBM |Boom 97.3 | |
FM 98.1
|CHFI |98.1 CHFI | |
FM 98.7
|CKFG |Flow 98.7 |CINA Media Group | |
FM 99.1
|CBLA |Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
FM 99.9
|CKFM |Virgin Radio 99.9 |CHR | |
FM 100.7
|CHIN |CHIN Radio | |
FM 101.3
|CJSA |Diversity FM |Diversity Media Group | |
FM 102.7
|CJRK | East FM 102.7 |East FM - 8041393 Canada Inc | |
FM 103.9
|CIRR |103.9 Proud FM |LGBT community/adult top 40 |Last air date: August 31, 2023 |
FM 104.5
|CHUM |CHUM 104.5 | |
FM 105.1
|CHOQ |Radio-Toronto |Cooperative Radio-Toronto |
FM 105.3
|CKSC | |International Harvesters for Christ Evangelistic Associations Inc. (Scarborough) |(NEW approved April 28, 2021. Airdate To be announced)[https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2021/2021-142.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-142], New specialty (Christian music) FM radio station in Scarborough, CRTC, April 28, 2021 |
FM 105.5
|CHRY |Vibe 105–5 |Board of Directors of CHRY Community Radio, Inc. | |
FM 106.5
|106.5 Elmnt FM |indigenous community/adult top 40 | |
FM 107.1
|CILQ |Q107 | |
=Other stations=
Numerous radio stations licensed to communities outside the City of Toronto are also marketed to the City of Toronto proper, as well as the rest of the Greater Toronto Area. This includes one American station.
==AM==
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!Frequency !Call sign !Branding !Format !Owner !Location !Notes |
AM 530
|CHLO | |Formerly CIAO from 1987 to 2019 |
AM 770
|WTOR | |Birach Broadcasting Corporation | |
AM 1250
|CJYE |Joy 1250 |Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | |
AM 1320
|CJMR |The Voice of the City |Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | |
AM 1350
|CIRF | |multilingual/Ethnic - South Asian |Radio Humsafar | |
AM 1580
|CKDO | |Durham Radio |CKDO has a rebroadcaster at 107.7 FM. |
AM 1650
|CINA | |multicultural |Neeti Prakash Ray | |
==FM==
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!Frequency !Call sign !Branding !Format !Owner !Location !Notes |
FM 88.5
|CKDX |Hot Country 88.5 | |
FM 90.7
|RAV-FM |Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School | |
FM 91.9
|CFRE |University of Toronto Mississauga | |
FM 94.9
| 94.9 The Rock |rock |Durham Radio | |
FM 95.3
|CING |Energy 95.3 | |
FM 102.1
|CFNY |102.1 The Edge |licensed for Brampton; transmitter and studios are in downtown Toronto | |
FM 102.9
|CKLH |Bounce 102.9 | |
FM 103.5
|CIDC |Z103.5 |CHR | |
FM 105.9
|CFMS |The Region |multilingual |Bhupinder Bola (OBCI) | |
FM 107.9
|CJXY |Y108 | |
=Former stations=
Please see former City of Toronto radio stations at the Canadian Communications Foundation.[http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A//www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/listings.php%3Fpt%3D132%26r%3D343%26ac%3D%26former%3Dy Former radio stations in the City of Toronto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043007/http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/index3.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broadcasting-history.ca%2Flistings_and_histories%2Fradio%2Flistings.php%3Fpt%3D132%26r%3D343%26ac%3D%26former%3Dy |date=2016-03-04 }} Canadian Communications Foundation
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=Newspapers=
==National dailies==
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==Local dailies==
File:One Yonge Street August 2017.jpg from the Toronto Harbour. The building serves as the headquarters for the Toronto Star, the highest-circulating local newspaper in Canada.]]
- Corriere Canadese – Italian
- Toronto Guardian – English language
- Korea Times – Korean (not to be confused with Korea Times)
- StarMetro (newspaper) – formerly Metro, Metro Today, GTA Today
- Ming Pao Daily News (明報) – traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Cantonese in transliterations
- El Popular – Spanish
- Sing Tao Daily (星島日報) – traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Cantonese in transliterations
- South Asian Observer CLOSED
- Today Daily news (現代日報) – traditional Chinese characters
- Toronto Star
- Toronto Sun
- World Journal (世界日報) – traditional Chinese characters, with a heavy preference towards Mandarin, especially as spoken in Taiwan, 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 Town Crier and the Post City Magazines chain of monthly neighbourhood magazines, Beach Metro News, the Annex Gleaner, the Liberty Gleaner, West End Phoenix and the Marklander in the far west of Toronto.
Monthly broadsheet The Bulletin converted into an online-only outlet, now defunct.
L'Express and Le Métropolitain are French-language weekly newspapers.
==Ethnic and multicultural newspapers==
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- 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
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===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===
- C C Times (加中時報) - simplified and traditional Chinese characters, with a moderate preference towards Mandarin as spoken in mainland China in transliterations; free weekly
- China Today Wen Wei Po (文匯報) - simplified Chinese characters
- Chinese Canadian Voice (社区報) - traditional Chinese characters; monthly
- Global Chinese Press (環球華報) - traditional Chinese characters; free weekly
- New Star Times (星星生活報) - traditional Chinese characters; free weekly
===Latin media===
- Latinos Multicultural Magazine - Bilingual (English/Spanish) Monthly Printed publication
- El Centro - Spanish weekly
- Toronto Hispano
==Student newspapers==
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- 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
- Senecan - 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==
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File:That Mail Building, Toronto 2.PNG newspaper, which operated from 1872 to 1895, when it merged with Toronto Empire to form The Mail and Empire.]]
- Eye Weekly / The Grid - defunct
- 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{{cite web|author1=Jamie Bradburn|title=The World of William Findlay Maclean|url=http://torontoist.com/2012/03/historicist-the-world-of-william-findlay-maclean/|publisher=Torontoist|access-date=11 December 2014|date=17 March 2012}}
- 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
- Toronto Special - appears defunct
- 24 Hours — ceased publishing November 27, 2017
- Xtra! - last print edition February 2015
=Magazines=
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- Canadian Living
- Canadian Business
- Chatelaine
- Elle
- Exclaim!
- fab
- FASHION
- Foodism Toronto (magazine){{cite web|author1=Chris Powell|title=Foodism Toronto Launching Print Edition in September|url=http://marketingmag.ca/media/foodism-toronto-launching-print-edition-in-september-170231/|work=Marketing magazine|access-date=9 November 2021|date=15 March 2016}}
- 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
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Online-only
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- Best of Toronto
- BlogTO
- Curiocity
- Dailyhive
- Flare - formerly in print.
- Gent's Post
- Narcity Media
- Streets of Toronto - formerly known as Post City Magazines
- Toronto.com
- WanderEater magazine
- View the Vibe - also syndicated onto the TTC media portal "Tconnect".{{cite web|author1=Steven Branco|title=Stamina Group Inc. and BAI Communications Partner to Provide Syndicated Content for the TCONNECT TTC Wi-Fi Captive Portal|url=https://havestamina.com/stamina-group-inc-bai-communications-tconnect-ttc-wi-fi-captive-portal/|publisher=Stamina Group|access-date=9 November 2021|date=8 July 2021}}
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Book publishers
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- Coach House Press
- Cormorant Books
- House of Anansi Press
- McClelland and Stewart
- Tundra Books
- University of Toronto Press
- ECW Press
- Optimum Publishing International
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References
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