Media in Montreal

Montreal has a large and well-developed communications system, including several English and French language television stations, newspapers, radio stations, and magazines. It is Canada's second-largest media market, and the centre of francophone Canada's media industry.

The Montreal buildings belonging to CBC/Radio-Canada, TVA, La Presse and Le Journal de Montréal

Television stations

OTA virtual channel (PSIP)	Actual channel	Vidéotron Cable	Call sign	Network	Lang.	Notes
2.1	19 (UHF)	2	CBFT-DT	Ici Radio-Canada Télé	FR
6.1	21 (UHF)	6	CBMT-DT	CBC Television	EN
10.1	10 (VHF)	4	CFTM-DT	TVA	FR
12.1	12 (VHF)	11	CFCF-DT	CTV	EN
15.1	15 (UHF)	8	CKMI-DT	Global	EN
17.1	26 (UHF)	3	CIVM-DT	Télé-Québec	FR
29.1	29 (UHF)	22	CFTU-DT	Educational independent	FR	Branded on-air as "savoir.tv"
35.1	35 (UHF)	5	CFJP-DT	Noovo	FR
47.1	31 (UHF)	16	CFHD-DT	Multicultural independent	Multi	Branded on-air as "ICI Montreal"; secondary affiliate of Omni Television
62.1	17 (UHF)	14	CJNT-DT	Citytv	EN

Canada's major French-language networks are all headquartered within a few blocks of each other on Boulevard René-Lévesque in downtown Montreal.

Network programming from the United States is provided on cable via stations from the Burlington, Vermont/Plattsburgh, New York market; see Template:Champlain Valley TV. Several Burlington/Plattsburgh stations can be received over the air in Montreal, including: WPTZ (NBC), WVNY (ABC), WCAX (CBS), WFFF (FOX), WETK (PBS) and WCFE (PBS). Montreal is ten times larger than the entire American population of the Burlington/Plattsburgh market; indeed, for decades most stations in that market before CRTC regulations and growth in the region itself identified as serving "Burlington/Plattsburgh/Montreal," and depended on advertising in Montreal for their survival.

Daily newspapers

Newsstand in Rosemont, Montreal, 1943.

• Le Devoir (French)
• Montreal Gazette (English)
• Le Journal de Montréal (French)
• La Presse (French)

Free daily newspapers

• 24H (French)
• Métro (French)

Weekly newspapers

Also known as "alternative" or "cultural" weeklies:

• African Reflection (English)
• Avenir de l'est (French)
• Brossard Journal (English, French)
• Cités Nouvelles (French)
• Courrier Ahuntsic & Bordeaux-Cartierville (French)
• Cult MTL (English)
• East End Suburban (English)
• Exclaim! (English) (National: Canadian monthly)
• Guide Montréal-Nord (French)
• Ici (French)
• Journal de Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie (French)
• Journal de St-Michel (French)
• L'Express d'Outremont & Mont-Royal (French)
• L'Informateur de Rivière-des-Prairies (French)
• La Voix Pop (French)
• Le Flambeau de l'Est (French)
• Le Magazine de L'île des Soeurs (French)
• Le Messager Lachine & Dorval (French)
• Le Messager LaSalle (French)
• Le Messager Verdun (French)
• Le Messager Week-End (French, monthly)
• Le Plateau (French)
• Le Québécois Libre (French)
• Matin (French)
• Montréal Express (French, web only)
• Montreal Times (English)
• Nouvelles Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (French)
• Nouvelles Park-Extension News (English, French)
• Nouvelles Saint-Laurent News (French, English)
• Place Publique (English, French)
• Progrès Saint-Léonard (French)
• Progrès Villeray - Parc-Extension (French)
• St-Lambert Journal (English, French)
• The Eastern Door (English)
• The Free Press (English)
• The Montreal Tribune (English)
• The Montrealer (English)
• The Senior Times (English)
• The Suburban (English)
• Voir (French)
• West End Times (English)
• West Island Gazette (English)
• West Island Life (English)
• Westmount Independent (English)
• Westmount Life (English)

Campus newspapers

Student newspapers

• McGill Tribune (English, McGill University)
• The Bull & Bear (English, McGill University)
• The Concordian (English, Concordia University)
• Le Délit français (French, McGill University)
• L'intérêt (French, HEC Montréal)
• The Link (English, Concordia University)
• The McGill Daily (English, McGill University)
• McGill International Review (MIR) (Bilingual, McGill University)
• Montréal Campus (French, Université du Québec à Montréal)
• Le Polyscope (French, Polytechnique Montréal)
• Quartier Libre (French, Université de Montréal)
• The Plant, (English, Dawson College)

University newspapers

• Le Forum (French, Université de Montréal)
• McGill Reporter (English, McGill University)

Ethnic newspapers

• BHMA (Greek)
• Canadian Jewish News (English, Jewish)
• Corriere Italiano (Italian)
• Das Echo (German)
• Golos Obszhini (Russian)
• Hafteh (Persian)^[1]
• Horizon Weekly (Armenian)
• Humsafar Times (English, Punjabi)
• Medad (Afghan And Iranian community) (Persian)^[2]
• Montreal Community Contact (English, Black, Caribbean)
• The Montreal Greek Times (Greek)
• Phoenicia (Arabic, English, French)
• Polski Bulletin (Polish)
• Sada Al-Mashrek (Arabic, English, French)
• Știri de Montreal (Romanian)
• Ta Nea (Greek)

Defunct newspapers

• Hudson Gazette (English)
• The Monitor (English)
• Montreal Mirror (English)
• Montreal Star (English)
• West Island Chronicle (English)
• Westmount Examiner (English)

Magazines (independent from newspapers)

See also magazines published in Montreal.

• Art/iculation (English, French)
• Cult MTL (English)
• Maisonneuve (English)
• mauditsfrancais.ca (French)
• Panoram Italia (English, French, Italian)
• Journaldesvoisins.com (French)

Radio stations

Band	Frequency	Callsign	Station name	Language	Format
FM	88.1 MHz	CHDO-FM [3]		French/English	Trudeau Airport information (Originally on 89.7 FM) [4]
FM	88.5 MHz	CBME-FM	CBC Radio One	English	public news/talk
FM	89.3 MHz	CISM-FM	CISM	French	campus (Université de Montréal)
FM	89.9 MHz	CKKI-FM	89.9 Kic Country Montreal	English/Mohawk	country (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory)
FM	90.3 MHz	CKUT-FM	CKUT	English	campus (McGill)
FM	90.7 MHz	CHIL-FM[5]	Centre communautaire "Bon Courage" de Place Benoît	French	Community radio (borough of Saint-Laurent)
FM	91.3 MHz	CIRA-FM	Radio Ville-Marie	French	religious (Catholic)
FM	91.9 MHz	CKLX-FM	BPM Sports 91.9 Montreal	French	sports talk
FM	92.5 MHz	CKBE-FM	The Beat 92.5	English	rhythmic adult contemporary
FM	93.5 MHz	CBM-FM	CBC Music	English	public music
FM	94.3 MHz	CKMF-FM	Énergie	French	modern rock
FM	95.1 MHz	CBF-FM	Ici Radio-Canada Première	French	public news/talk
FM	95.9 MHz	CJFM-FM	Virgin Radio 95.9	English	contemporary hit radio
FM	96.9 MHz	CKOI-FM	CKOI	French	contemporary hit radio
FM	97.7 MHz	CHOM-FM	CHOM 97.7	English	active rock
FM	98.5 MHz	CHMP-FM	98,5 FM	French	news/talk
FM	99.5 MHz	CJPX-FM	99.5 Montréal	French	news/talk (Qub Radio)
FM	100.1 MHz	CKVL-FM	FM 100,1 Radio LaSalle	French	community radio (LaSalle)
FM	100.7 MHz	CBFX-FM	Ici Musique	French	public music
FM	101.5 MHz	CIBL-FM	CIBL 101,5 Radio-Montréal	French	community radio
FM	102.3 MHz	CINQ-FM	Radio Centre-Ville	English, French, Multiple	community
FM	102.9 MHz	CILO-FM		English, French, Multiple	community (South Asian)
FM	103.3 MHz	CHAA-FM	FM 103,3	French	community radio (Longueuil)
FM	103.7 MHz	CKRK-FM	K103 Radio Kahnawake	English	community radio (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory)
FM	104.5 MHz	CHOU-FM-1	Radio Moyen-Orient	Arabic (several dialects)	repeater of CHOU 1450 AM, serving Montreal on the FM band
FM	104.7 MHz	CBME-FM-1	CBC Radio One	English	repeater of CBME-FM, serving Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
FM	105.1 MHz	CKDG-FM	Mike FM	English, Greek	community radio, classic hits
FM	105.7 MHz	CFGL-FM	Rythme FM 105.7	French	rhythmic adult contemporary
FM	106.3 MHz	CKIN-FM	Radio CINA FM Montréal	Arabic	community radio
FM	107.3 MHz	CITE-FM	107,3 Rouge FM	French	adult contemporary
AM	600 kHz	CFQR		English	Testing, with programming to begin late 2017; to be talk radio[needs update]
AM	690 kHz	CKGM	TSN Radio 690	English	sports
AM	730 kHz	CKAC	Radio Circulation 730	French	traffic info
AM	800 kHz	CJAD	CJAD 800	English	news/talk, sports, oldies
AM	940 kHz	CFNV	AM 940 La Superstation	French
AM	980 kHz	CHRF	AM 980	French	Adult standards (defunct)
AM	1040 kHz	CJMS	1040 AM, L'authentique	French	country (Saint-Constant) (defunct)
AM	1280 kHz	CFMB	CFMB Radio Montreal	Multiple	multilingual
AM	1410 kHz	CJWI	CPAM Radio Union	French (also some Creole)	multilingual
AM	1450 kHz	CHOU	Radio Moyen-Orient	Arabic (several dialects)	community
AM	1570 kHz	CJLV	Radio Laval 1570 AM	French	oldies
AM	1610 kHz	CHRN	Radio Humsafar	English, French, Multiple	South Asian
AM	1650 kHz	CKZW	La Radio Gospel	English, French	Christian programming
AM	1690 kHz	CJLO	1690 CJLO	English	campus (Concordia University)

A number of radio stations from New York and Vermont may be heard in Montreal, most notably WVMT 620 AM, WCHP 760 kHz, WEAV 960 AM, WEZF 92.9 FM, WQLR 94.7 FM, WBTZ 99.9 FM, and WVPS 107.9 FM. WQLR, while based in the United States, is focused on Montreal as a rimshotter. CFRA 580 AM from Ottawa is also clearly available in Montreal, as is CITE-FM-1 102.7 FM from Sherbrooke (a sister station of, but programmed separately from, CITE-FM).

The Greater Montreal area had a number of radio stations that were shut down over the years.^{[which?] [6]}

In 2013, the new local media firm Tietolman-Tétrault-Pancholy Media, whose partners included former Montreal City Councillor Nicolas Tétrault, received licenses to launch three new radio stations on the AM band: a French sports station on AM 850, an English talk radio station on AM 600, and a French talk radio station on AM 940.^[7] As of August 2016, the AM 850 license has lapsed unbuilt, with both of the other licenses due to expire in November if the stations have not launched by then.^{[needs update]}