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{{short description|Former Canadian media company}}{{Infobox company

| name = Telemedia Inc.

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| type = Public

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| foundation = 1968

| founder = Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien

| defunct = 2002

| location_city = Montreal, Quebec

| location_country = Canada

| location = 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3333

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| key_people = Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien, CEO

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| industry = Media

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| divisions = Radio broadcasting, Magazine publishing

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| owner = Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien

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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, when he purchased CKAC in Montreal from Power Corporation of Canada.{{Cite web |title=Telemedia Communications (1968-2002) {{!}} History of Canadian Broadcasting |url=https://broadcasting-history.com/listing_and_histories/telemedia-communications-1968-2002 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=broadcasting-history.com}} 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, Harrowsmith, Homemakers and the Canadian editions of TV Guide and Elle, were sold to Transcontinental Media in 2000.{{Cite news |date=2000-01-29 |title=GTC acquires Telemedia's magazines |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/gtc-acquires-telemedias-magazines/article4159630/ |access-date=2023-09-08}} Standard Broadcasting subsequently acquired Telemedia's broadcasting assets in 2002,{{Cite web |title=Standard Radio Acquires 65 Radio Stations from Telemedia |url=https://www.lexpert.ca/big-deals/standard-radio-acquires-65-radio-stations-from-telemedia/343391 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.lexpert.ca |language=en}} 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=

=British Columbia=

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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.

=Former stations=

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

Stations acquired by Newcap

Although Newcap acquired the majority interest in these stations, all of which are in Alberta, Standard Broadcasting retained a 23.66% share. All are now wholly owned by Newcap.

NOTES: 1 Telemedia held the license for this station, which had not yet launched at the time of its acquisition.

Stations in Quebec and Atlantic/ Stations Acquired by Astral Media

All Telemedia stations in Quebec and in the atlantic were acquired by Astral Media,{{Cite news |date=2001-05-17 |title=Astral to buy Telemedia radio stations |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/astral-to-buy-telemedia-radio-stations/article20459583/ |access-date=2023-09-08}} 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 exchange for Corus's smaller FM stations in Quebec. Astral re-entered the AM business in Quebec by 2007, when Standard Broadcasting exited the terrestrial broadcasting business as Astral acquired the stations. Today, All of the stations that were Acquired by Astral Media except for Radiomédia are now owned by Bell Media.

=Atlantic=

=[[Rouge FM|RockDétente]]=

=[[Corus Québec|Radiomédia]]=

=English Radio Station=

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Category:Defunct radio broadcasting companies of Canada

Category:Magazine publishing companies of Canada

Category:Mass media companies established in 1968

Category:Mass media companies disestablished in 2002

Category:1968 establishments in Quebec

Category:2002 disestablishments in Quebec