List of assets owned by Corus Entertainment

This is a list of assets owned by Corus Entertainment, a Canadian multimedia broadcasting company. Approximately 80% of the voting control in Corus is held by the family of JR Shaw. The same family also owned about 80% of the voting rights in Shaw Communications, for a list of former Shaw assets, see list of assets owned by Shaw Communications.

The company's portfolio of multimedia encompasses 30 specialty television services, 37 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, a global content business, digital assets, live events, children's book publishing, animation software, broadcasting and media services.

Television

Conventional television

• Global Television Network
  • Global News
  • CIII - Toronto, Ontario (First aired 1974 with intentions of starting national network, came under partial Canwest ownership in 1977. Acquired from Shaw Media in 2016)^[1]
  • CKND - Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canwest owned in 1985, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CFRE - Regina, Saskatchewan (Canwest owned in 1987, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CFSK - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canwest owned in 1987, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CIHF - Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canwest owned in 1994, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CHNB - Saint John, New Brunswick (Canwest owned in 1994, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CKMI - Montreal, Quebec (Canwest owned and Global Network launched in 1997, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CICT - Calgary, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CISA - Lethbridge, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CITV - Edmonton, Alberta (O&O since 2000, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CHAN - Vancouver, British Columbia (O&O since 2001, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CHBC - Kelowna, British Columbia (O&O since 2009, acquired from Shaw in 2016)
  • CKWS - Kingston, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
  • CHEX - Peterborough, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)
  • CHEX-2 - Oshawa, Ontario (O&O since 2018, acquired from Power Broadcasting in 2000)

Specialty channels

News

• Global News: BC 1

Lifestyle

• DTOUR
• Slice
• Flavour Network
• Home Network

Entertainment

• DejaView
• MovieTime
• Showcase^[2]
• W Network^[2]
• Licensed by Paramount Global
  • CMT (90%)
• Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
  • ABC Spark
  • National Geographic (64%)
  • National Geographic Wild (64%)
• Licensed by A&E Networks
  • Crime & Investigation
  • History^[2]
  • History2
  • Lifetime
• Licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Adult Swim^[2]

Kids and family

• Licensed by The Walt Disney Company
  • Disney Channel
  • Disney Jr.
  • Disney XD
• Teletoon Canada, Inc. (licensed by Warner Bros. Discovery)
  • Boomerang
  • Cartoon Network
• YTV Canada, Inc.
  • Nickelodeon (licensed by Paramount Global)
  • Treehouse
  • YTV

French-language channels

• La Chaîne Disney
• Historia
• SériesPlus
• Télétoon
  • Télétoon la nuit

Corus Radio

City	Call Sign	Frequency	Branding/Format	Format
Barrie	CHAY	FM 93.1	Fresh Radio 93.1	top 40/CHR
	CIQB	FM 101.1	Big 101	classic hits
Brampton	CFNY	FM 102.1	102.1 The Edge	modern rock
Burlington	CJXY	FM 107.9	Y108	active rock
Calgary	CFGQ	FM 107.3	107.3 The Edge	Classic Alternative
	CHQR	AM 770	QR Calgary	news/talk
	CKRY	FM 105.1	Country 105	country
Collingwood	CKCB	FM 95.1	The Peak 95.1 FM	adult contemporary
Cornwall	CFLG	FM 104.5	Fresh Radio 104.5	top 40/CHR
	CJSS	FM 101.9	Boom 101.9	classic hits
Edmonton	CHED	AM 880	880 CHED	news/talk
	CKNG	FM 92.5	Chuck @ 92.5	adult hits
	CISN	FM 103.9	103.9 CISN Country	country
Guelph	CIMJ	FM 106.1	Magic 106.1	hot adult contemporary
	CJOY	AM 1460	1460 CJOY	classic hits
Hamilton	CING	FM 95.3	Energy 95.3	hot adult contemporary
	CHML	AM 900	900 CHML	silent
Kingston	CFMK	FM 96.3	Big 96.3	classic rock
	CKWS	FM 104.3	Fresh Radio 104.3	hot adult contemporary
Kitchener	CJDV	FM 107.5	107.5 Dave Rocks	active rock
	CKBT	FM 91.5	The Beat 91.5	top 40/CHR
London	CFPL	AM 980	980 CFPL	news/talk
	CFPL-FM	FM 95.9	FM 96	modern rock
Ottawa	CJOT	FM 99.7	Boom 99.7	classic hits
	CKQB	FM 106.9	Jump 106.9	top 40/CHR
Peterborough	CKRU	FM 100.5	Fresh Radio 100.5	hot adult contemporary
	CKWF	FM 101.5	The Wolf 101.5	active rock
St. Thomas	CFHK	FM 103.1	Fresh Radio 103.1	hot adult contemporary
Toronto	CFIQ	AM 640	640 Toronto	news/talk
	CILQ	FM 107.1	Q107	mainstream rock
Vancouver	CFMI	FM 101.1	Rock 101	active rock
	CFOX	FM 99.3	The World Famous CFOX	alternative rock
	CKGO	AM 730	980 CKNW	news/talk (simulcast of CKNW)
	CKNW	AM 980	980 CKNW	news/talk
Winnipeg	CJKR	FM 97.5	Power97	active rock
	CJOB	AM 680	680 CJOB	news/talk
	CFPG	FM 99.1	Country 99	country
Woodstock	CKDK	FM 103.9	Country 104	country

Other assets

• B5media (minority stake) — online publisher
• Corus Airtime Sales^[3]

Marketing and advertising^[2]

• Corus Tempo — a full-service marketing and creative team within the Corus National Sales group.
• Cynch — a self-serve platform for buying TV campaigns online.^[4]
• Kin Community Canada — an influencer marketing platform.^[2]
• so.da — a full-service digital media agency.

Original content^[2]

• Corus Studios — Corus Entertainment's "premium content studio."
• Kids Can Press — the largest Canadian-owned children’s book publishing company.
• Nelvana — a production and distribution company of children's animation programs.
  • Redknot — a joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery
• Aircraft Pictures Ltd. (majority stake)^[5] — film and television entertainment.^[6][7]

Streaming^[2]

• Curiouscast — podcast network
• Global TV App — a TV Everywhere for Global TV Network subscribers.
• Teletoon+ — streaming service for Cartoon Network content (formerly Nick+, a streaming service for Nickelodeon content)
• STACKTV — a subscription video streaming package offered by Corus through Amazon Prime Video Channels^[8][2]

Former assets

Corus Radio

• CHQT - Edmonton, Alberta - closed, frequency assumed by CHED
• CIZZ - Red Deer, Alberta — acquired by Newcap Radio
• CKGY - Red Deer, Alberta — acquired by Newcap Radio
• CKDO - Oshawa, Ontario — acquired by Durham Radio Inc
• CKGE - Oshawa, Ontario — acquired by Durham Radio Inc
• Corus Québec — acquired by Cogeco
  • CFVM - Amqui, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CJDM - Drummondville, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CJRC - Gatineau, Quebec
  • CFEL - Lévis, Quebec — acquired by Leclerc Communication
  • CFQR - Montreal, Quebec
  • CKOI - Montreal, Quebec
  • CINF - Montreal, Quebec
  • CINW - Montreal, Quebec
  • CKAC - Montreal, Quebec
  • CHRC - Quebec City, Quebec
  • CFOM - Quebec City, Quebec
  • CJEC - Quebec City, Quebec — acquired by Leclerc Communication
  • CIKI - Rimouski, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CJOI - Rimouski, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CKRS - Saguenay, Quebec — acquired by Attraction Radio
  • CIME - Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
  • CFZZ - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec — acquired by Bell Media
  • CHLT - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • CKOY - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • CKTS - Sherbrooke, Quebec
  • CHLN - Trois Rivières, Quebec

TV

• Action — replaced by Adult Swim
• CH / E!
  • CHCH - Hamilton, Ontario — acquired by Channel Zero
  • CJNT - Montreal, Quebec — acquired by Channel Zero - now owned by Rogers Media as Citytv O&O
  • CHEK - Victoria, British Columbia — acquired by CHEK Media Group
  • CHCA - Red Deer, Alberta — ceased as of August 31, 2009 following shutdown of CH / E!
• BBC Canada (80%) — shut down
• BBC Kids (80%) — acquired by BC's Knowledge Network and shut down
• Cartoon Network (Canada) (original incarnation) — replaced by Boomerang (Canada)
• Cooking Channel (Canada) - shut down
• Discovery Kids — replaced by Nickelodeon (Canada) (on most providers)
• Dusk — replaced by ABC Spark
• Family Channel (50%) — acquired by Astral Media in 2001; now owned by WildBrain
• Score Media (25.93%) — shares sold in 1999
  • The Score Television Network — renamed to Sportsnet 360, currently owned by Rogers Media
• Fine Living — replaced by DIY Network (Canada) (on most providers)
• Movie Central — replaced by west feed of Bell Media's The Movie Network
• Encore Avenue — replaced by west feed of Bell Media's The Movie Network Encore
• HBO Canada (west feed) — acquired by Bell Media
• IFC (Canada) — shut down
• CoolTV — shut down
• Edge TV — shut down
• Fox Sports World Canada — shut down
• X-Treme Sports — shut down
• Country Canada — acquired by CBC in 2002; now owned by Blue Ant Media as Cottage Life
• Documentary Channel — acquired by CBC
• KidsCo (43.8%)
• Leonardo World — shut down
• Video Italia — shut down
• Qubo — acquired by Ion Media Networks
• Locomotion — acquired by Sony Pictures Entertainment and replaced by Animax.
• Magnolia Network (Canada) - acquired by Rogers Sports & Media as a new discretionary service
• Max Trax — now Stingray Music
• Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) — shut down
• Sundance Channel (Canada) — shut down
• Teletoon — replaced by the current incarnation of Cartoon Network (Canada)
• Teletoon Retro — replaced by Disney Channel (Canada) and Cartoon Network (Canada)
• Télétoon Rétro — replaced by La Chaîne Disney
• Cosmopolitan TV (Canada) — shut down
• FYI (Canada) — shut down
• TLN Media Group — acquired by TLN Media Group
  • EuroWorld Sport (50.5%)
  • Mediaset Italia (50.5%)
  • Mediaset TG24 (50.5%)
  • Telebimbi (50.5%)
  • Telelatino (50.5%)
  • TeleNiños (50.5%)
  • Univision Canada (50.5%)

Original content

• Toon Boom - acquired by International Media Company

Publishing

• Klutz — now owned by Scholastic

See also

• List of assets owned by Shaw Communications

References

1. "CIII-DT". Broadcasting History. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
2. "Our Brands". Corus Entertainment. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
3. Ng-See-Quan, Danielle (July 16, 2013). "Changes to Corus leadership, including Corus Kids". KidScreen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Playback Online. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
4. "Cynch Canada". Cynch Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
5. "Corus Entertainment Acquires Majority Stake in Aircraft Pictures". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
6. Ravindran, Manori (2022-02-01). "Canadian Media Giant Corus Entertainment Buys 'The Breadwinner' Producer Aircraft Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
7. Entertainment, Aircraft Pictures; Corus. "CORUS ENTERTAINMENT MAKES MILESTONE INVESTMENT IN AIRCRAFT PICTURES". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
8. "Corus launches STACKTV, a multi-channel TV package for Canadian Amazon Prime members - National | Globalnews.ca".