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.
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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
edit| OTA virtual channel (PSIP) | OTA channel | Rogers Cable | Bell Fibe TV | Call Sign | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 20 (UHF) | 6 | 205 | CBLT-DT | CBC Television | |
| 9.1 | 9 (VHF) | 8 | 201 | CFTO-DT | CTV | |
| 19.1 | 19 (UHF) | 2 | 209 | CICA-DT | TVOntario | Provincial public educational broadcaster |
| 25.1 | 25 (UHF) | 12 | 101 | CBLFT-DT | Ici Radio-Canada Télé | Toronto's only OTA French language station. |
| 40.1 | 40 (UHF) | 14 | 207 | CJMT-DT | Omni Television (OMNI 2) | Multicultural (Africa/Asia/Middle East), sister station to CFMT |
| 41.1 | 41 (UHF) | 3 | 203 | CIII-DT | Global | |
| 47.1 | 47 (UHF) | 4 | 206 | CFMT-DT | Omni Television (OMNI 1) | Multicultural (America/Caribbean/Europe), sister station to CJMT |
| 57.1 | 44 (UHF) | 7 | 204 | CITY-DT | Citytv | |
| – | – | 24 | 503 | – | CP24 | 24-hour local news channel |
| – | – | – | 1 | – | TV1 | Community channel for Bell Fibe TV subscribers |
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.
Radio
editToronto stations
editAM
edit| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM 590 | CJCL | Sportsnet 590 The Fan | sports | Rogers Media | |
| AM 640 | CFMJ | Global News Radio 640 Toronto | talk | Corus Entertainment | |
| AM 680 | CFTR | CityNews 680 | news | Rogers Media | |
| AM 740 | CFZM | Zoomer Radio | pop standards | ZoomerMedia | |
| AM 860 | CJBC | Ici Radio-Canada Première | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French |
| AM 960 | CKNT | 960 CKNT | talk | ||
| AM 1010 | CFRB | Newstalk 1010 | news/talk | Bell Media | CFRB also has a 1 kw shortwave repeater, CFRX at 6070 kHz (6.07 MHz) |
| AM 1050 | CHUM | TSN Radio 1050 | sports radio | Bell Media | |
| AM 1280 | CJRU | CJRU.ca | campus/community | Ryerson University | |
| AM 1430 | CHKT | Fairchild Radio | multilingual | Fairchild Radio | |
| AM 1540 | CHIN | CHIN Radio | multilingual | CHIN Radio/TV International | Rebroadcaster at 91.9 FM. Station created by Johnny Lombardi |
| AM 1610 | CHHA | Voces Latinas | Spanish community station | San Lorenzo Latin American Community Centre | |
| AM 1690 | CHTO | multilingual | Canadian Hellenic Toronto Radio |
FM
edit| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM 88.1 | CIND-FM | Indie88 | indie rock | Central Ontario Broadcasting | Approved by the CRTC on September 12, 2012, on CKLN-FM's former frequency |
| FM 88.9 | CIRV | multilingual | Frank Alvarez | used by Fairchild Radio for FM coverage | |
| FM 89.5 | CIUT | University of Toronto Community Radio | campus/community | University of Toronto campus radio | |
| FM 90.3 | CJBC | Ici Musique | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | French |
| FM 91.1 | CJRT | JAZZ.FM 91 | jazz/public | CJRT-FM Inc. | |
| FM 91.9 | CHIN-1 | CHIN Radio | multilingual | CHIN Radio/TV International | Rebroadcaster of CHIN (AM), not to be confused with CHIN-FM |
| FM 92.5 | CKIS | Kiss 92.5 | CHR | Rogers Media | |
| FM 93.5 | CFXJ | New Country 93.5 | Country | Stingray Radio | |
| FM 94.1 | CBL | CBC Music | public music | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | formerly CBC Radio 2 |
| FM 95.9 | CJKX-FM-2 | KX96 | country | Durham Radio | Rebroadcaster of CJKX-FM Ajax |
| FM 96.3 | CFMZ | Classical 96.3 | classical music | ZoomerMedia | |
| FM 96.9 | CKHC | Radio Humber | campus radio | Humber College | |
| FM 97.3 | CHBM | Boom 97.3 | adult hits | Stingray Radio | |
| FM 98.1 | CHFI | 98.1 CHFI | adult contemporary | Rogers Media | |
| FM 98.7 | CKFG | Flow 98.7 | hip-hop/R&B/World music | CINA Media Group | |
| FM 99.1 | CBLA | CBC Radio One | public news/talk | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| FM 99.9 | CKFM | Virgin Radio 99.9 | CHR | Bell Media | |
| FM 100.7 | CHIN | CHIN Radio | multilingual | CHIN Radio/TV International | |
| FM 101.3 | CJSA | Diversity FM | multilingual | Diversity Media Group | |
| FM 102.7 | CJRK | East FM 102.7 | multilingual | East FM - 8041393 Canada Inc | |
| FM 103.9 | CIRR | 103.9 Proud FM | LGBT community/adult top 40 | Evanov Communications | Last air date: August 31, 2023 |
| FM 104.5 | CHUM | CHUM 104.5 | hot AC | Bell Media | |
| FM 105.1 | CHOQ | Radio-Toronto | Franco-Ontarian community | Cooperative Radio-Toronto | French |
| FM 105.3 | CKSC | Christian Radio | International Harvesters for Christ Evangelistic Associations Inc. (Scarborough) | (NEW approved April 28, 2021. Airdate To be announced)[1] | |
| FM 105.5 | CHRY | Vibe 105-5 | urban contemporary | Board of Directors of CHRY Community Radio, Inc. | |
| FM 106.5 | CFPT-FM | 106.5 Elmnt FM | indigenous community/adult top 40 | First Peoples Radio | |
| FM 107.1 | CILQ | Q107 | mainstream rock | Corus Entertainment |
Other stations
editNumerous 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
edit| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM 530 | CHLO | multilingual | Evanov Communications | Brampton | Formerly CIAO from 1987 to 2019 | |
| AM 770 | WTOR | multicultural | Birach Broadcasting Corporation | Youngstown, New York | ||
| AM 1250 | CJYE | Joy 1250 | Christian radio | Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | Oakville | |
| AM 1320 | CJMR | The Voice of the City | multilingual | Trafalgar Broadcasting Ltd. | Mississauga | |
| AM 1350 | CIRF | multilingual/Ethnic - South Asian | Radio Humsafar | Brampton | ||
| AM 1580 | CKDO | oldies | Durham Radio | Oshawa | CKDO has a rebroadcaster at 107.7 FM. | |
| AM 1650 | CINA | multicultural | Neeti Prakash Ray | Mississauga |
FM
edit| Frequency | Call sign | Branding | Format | Owner | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FM 88.5 | CKDX | Hot Country 88.5 | country | Evanov Communications | Newmarket | |
| FM 90.7 | CFU758 | RAV-FM | high school radio/community | Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School | Thornhill | |
| FM 91.9 | CKC455 | CFRE | campus radio | University of Toronto Mississauga | Mississauga | |
| FM 94.9 | CKGE-FM | 94.9 The Rock | rock | Durham Radio | Oshawa | |
| FM 95.3 | CING | Energy 95.3 | hot adult contemporary | Corus Entertainment | Hamilton | |
| FM 102.1 | CFNY | 102.1 The Edge | modern rock | Corus Entertainment | licensed for Brampton; transmitter and studios are in downtown Toronto | |
| FM 102.9 | CKLH | Bounce 102.9 | adult hits | Bell Media | Hamilton | |
| FM 103.5 | CIDC | Z103.5 | CHR | Evanov Communications | Orangeville | |
| FM 105.9 | CFMS | The Region | multilingual | Bhupinder Bola (OBCI) | Markham | |
| FM 107.9 | CJXY | Y108 | active rock | Corus Entertainment | Burlington |
Former stations
editPlease see former City of Toronto radio stations at the Canadian Communications Foundation.[2]
Newspapers
editNational dailies
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Local dailies
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- 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
edit- NOW Magazine — entertainment weekly
Community and weekly newspapers
editMetroland 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
edit- 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
Caribbean media
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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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- 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[3]
- 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
edit- Canadian Living
- Canadian Business
- Chatelaine
- Elle
- Exclaim!
- fab
- FASHION
- Foodism Toronto (magazine)[4]
- 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
Online-only
edit- 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".[5]
Book publishers
editReferences
edit- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2021-142, New specialty (Christian music) FM radio station in Scarborough, CRTC, April 28, 2021
- ^ Former radio stations in the City of Toronto Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Communications Foundation
- ^ Jamie Bradburn (17 March 2012). "The World of William Findlay Maclean". Torontoist. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Chris Powell (15 March 2016). "Foodism Toronto Launching Print Edition in September". Marketing magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Steven Branco (8 July 2021). "Stamina Group Inc. and BAI Communications Partner to Provide Syndicated Content for the TCONNECT TTC Wi-Fi Captive Portal". Stamina Group. Retrieved 9 November 2021.