- Astral Media
Infobox_Company
company_name =Astral Media
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1961
location=Montreal ,Québec
key_people =
industry =Media
num_employees = 1,759 (2008)cite web |url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;ACM.A&page=quotesearch|title=Company Profile for Astral Media Inc (CA;ACM.A) |accessdate=2008-10-07]
revenue = increaseUS$ 646 million (2007)
net_income = increaseUS$ 131 million (2007)
homepage = [http://www.astral.com astralmedia.com]
:"For the former broadcasting company which owned the above properties, seeStandard Broadcasting ."Astral Media Inc. (tsx|ACM.A/ACM.B) is a
Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster withradio station s in eight provinces, as well as severaltelevision station s that are available across Canada, includingThe Movie Network ,Viewers Choice , Family, Teletoon and more.Astral Media's roots lie with Angreen Photo, a Canadian company founded in 1961. It was created when Montreal's Greenberg brothers founded it to operate the
photography concession in Miracle Mart, adepartment store chain. Its acquisition in 1968 of a photographic store eventually grew into a 125-store chain, Astral Photo, the remnants of which are now owned by theBlack's Photography chain. The store grew quickly into motion picture processing after acquiring the Pathé-Humphries motion picture lab. The name was changed to Bellevue Pathé and later to AstralTech.Astral, in its present day form, was constituted in 1973 under the name Astral Bellevue Pathé Limited. Astral eventually undertook
videocassette duplication and video wholesaling. Astral also produced or executive produced over 100 featurefilm s andtelevision program s and televisionminiseries . In 1983, the Greenbergs acquired complete control of twopay-per-view networks. Astral expanded its television operations by launching new networks. Astral ceased to be directly involved infilm and program production in 1983. Later, it also became involved with the home video market, lasting from the mid-1980s until at least 1996. Astral Media is known for it's sound which is remarkably louder then the running program irritating many people.In February 2000, Astral Communications became Astral Media. For a discussion of The Movie Network/Movie Central
duopoly , seeThe Movie Network .On February 23, 2007, Astral announced that it had signed a letter of intent and had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of substantially all the assets of radio broadcaster, Standard Radio Inc. [ [http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2007/23/c3982.html Astral Media announces signature of letter of intent to acquire Standard Radio] ] The transaction was approved by the CRTC on
September 28 ,2007 and was completed onOctober 29 .Corporate governance
Current members of the
board of directors of Astral Media are:Normand Beauchamp ,Austin Beutel ,Paul Bronfman ,André Bureau (chairman),George Cohon ,Paul Godfrey ,Stephen Greenberg ,Ian Greenberg ,Sidney Greenberg ,Sidney Horn ,Mila Mulroney ,Timothy Price andGary Slaight .Radio
Alberta
* Calgary - CIBK, CJAY, CKMX
* Edmonton - CFBR, CFRN
* St. Albert - CFMGNew Brunswick
*Bathurst -
CKBC-FM
*Fredericton -CFXY-FM ,CIBX-FM ,CKHJ-FM
*Grand Falls -CIKX-FM
*Woodstock -CJCJ-FM Nova Scotia
*Truro -
CKTO-FM ,CKTY-FM British Columbia
* Dawson Creek - CJDC
* Fort Nelson - CKRX
* Fort St. John - CHRX, CKNL
* Golden - CKGR
* Kelowna - CHSU, CILK, CKFR
* Kitimat - CKTK
* Nelson - CKKC
* Osoyoos - CJOR
* Penticton - CJMG, CKOR
* Prince Rupert - CHTK
* Princeton - CIOR
* Revelstoke - CKCR
* Richmond - CISL, CKZZ
* Salmon Arm - CKXR
* Summerland - CHOR
* Terrace - CFTK, CJFW
* Trail - CJAT
* Vancouver - CKZZ
* Vernon - CICFManitoba
* Brandon - CKX, CKXA
* Selkirk - CFQX
* Winnipeg - CKMMOntario
* Hamilton - CHAM, CKLH, CKOC
* London - CIQM, CJBK, CJBX, CKSL
*Ottawa - CKQB
* Pembroke - CHVR
* St. Catharines - CHRE, CHTZ, CKTB
* Toronto - CFRB, CJEZ, CKFMQuebec
Énergie network:*
CKMF-FM 94.3, Montreal:*CHIK-FM 98.9, Quebec City:*CKTF-FM 104.1, Gatineau /Outaouais :*CIMO-FM 106.1, Magog /Estrie :*CIGB-FM 102.3, Trois-Rivières /Mauricie :*CJAB-FM 94.5, Saguenay:*CJMM-FM 99.1, Rouyn-Noranda:*CJMV-FM 102.7, Val-d'Or:*CIKI-FM 98.7, Rimouski:*CJDM-FM 92.1, DrummondvilleRockDétente network:*
CITE-FM 107.3,Montreal :*CITF-FM 107.5,Quebec City :*CIMF-FM 94.9,Gatineau /Outaouais :*CITE-FM-1 102.7, Sherbrooke /Estrie :*CHEY-FM 94.7, Trois-Rivières /Mauricie :*CFIX-FM 96.9, Saguenay:*CJOI-FM 102.9, RimouskiBoom FM network:*
CFEI-FM 106.5, Saint-Hyacinthe:*CFZZ-FM 104.1, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu:*CHRD-FM 105.3, Drummondville:*CFVM-FM 99.9, AmquiOther stations
askatchewan
atellite radio
Astral also programs two channels for broadcast on
Sirius Canada :
* Rock Velours, based on the RockDétente format, airs on Sirius channel 192
* Énergie2, based on the Énergie format, airs on Sirius channel 193.In addition, Astral partnered with
CHUM Limited in an application for a terrestrial digital subscription service which was also licensed by the CRTC at the same time as the satellite radio services. The license to launch that service expired onJune 16 ,2007 .Television
Over-the-air television stations
:"See also:
Great West Television "
* Dawson Creek - CJDC
* Terrace - CFTKpecialty & pay television
*
Canal D
*Canal Vie
*Cinépop
* Family - 1 multiplex channel
*Historia (50%)
*The Movie Network - 4 multiplex channels
*Mpix - 1 multiplex channel
*MusiMax
*MusiquePlus
*Séries+ (50%)
*Super Écran - 3 multiplex channels
* Teletoon (English / French) (both 50%)
* Teletoon Retro (English / French) (both 50%)
*Viewers Choice (50.1%)
*VRAK.TV
*Ztélé References
External links
* [http://www.astralmedia.com/ Official Astral Media website]
* [http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/Cht60.pdf CRTC chart of Astral Media's assets] (PDF)
* [http://www.movieentertainment.ca The Movie Network's program listings Magazine]
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