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

Montreal has a large and well-developed communications system, including several English and French language television stations, newspapers, radio stations, and magazines.

Television stations

Call sign Broadcast channel Digital PSIP Cable channel Network Notes
CBFT-DT 19 2.1 4 Ici Radio-Canada
CBMT-DT 21 6.1 13 CBC
CFTM-DT 10 10.1 7 TVA
CFCF-DT 12 12.1 11 CTV
CKMI-DT 15 15.1 3 Global
CIVM-DT 26 17.1 8 Télé-Québec
CFTU-DT 29 29.1 26 Canal Savoir non-profit educational station
CFJP-DT 35 35.1 5 V
CFHD-DT 47 47.1 16 ICI (affiliated with Omni) multilingual
CJNT-DT 49 62.1 14 City

Many stations from Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York can also be received in Montreal; see Template:Champlain Valley TV.

Daily newspapers

Free daily newspapers

  • 24H (French)
  • Métro (French)
  • West Island Gazette (English)

Weekly newspapers

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

  • Exclaim! (English) (National: Canadian monthly)
  • Ici (French)
  • The Suburban (English)
  • Voir (French)
  • West Island Chronicle (English)
  • Westmount Examiner (English)
  • East End Suburban (English)
  • The Eastern Door (English)
  • Montreal Times (English)
  • The Montrealer (English)
  • The Senior Times (English)
  • West End Times (English)
  • Westmount Independent (English)
  • Avenir de l'est (French)
  • Cités Nouvelles (French)
  • Corriere Italiano (Italian)
  • Courrier Ahuntsic & Bordeaux-Cartierville (French)
  •  Guide Montréal-Nord (French)
  • Journal de Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie (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)
  • Montréal Express (French, web only)
  •  Nouvelles Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (French)
  •  Nouvelles Saint-Laurent News (French & English)
  • Progrès Saint-Léonard  (French)
  • Progrès Villeray - Parc-Extension (French)

Campus newspapers

Student newspapers
University newspapers

Community newspapers

Independent Magazines

Radio stations

Band Frequency Callsign Station name Language Format
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 89.7 MHz CHDO-FM French/English Trudeau Airport information
FM 89.9 MHz CKKI-FM KKIC RADIO English country (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory)
FM 90.3 MHz CKUT-FM CKUT English campus (McGill)
FM 91.3 MHz CIRA-FM Radio Ville-Marie French religious (Catholic)
FM 91.9 MHz CKLX-FM CHOI Radio X French Talk/Rock/smooth jazz
FM 92.5 MHz CKBE-FM 9-2-5 The Beat English adult contemporary
FM 93.5 MHz CBM-FM CBC Radio 2 English public music
FM 94.3 MHz CKMF-FM NRJ French contemporary hit radio
FM 95.1 MHz CBF-FM Ici Radio-Canada Première French public news/talk
FM 95.9 MHz CJFM-FM Virgin 96 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 Radio-Classique Montreal French classical music
FM 100.7 MHz CBFX-FM Ici Radio-Canada 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 103.7 MHz CKRK-FM K103 Radio Kahnawake English community radio (Kahnawake Mohawk Territory)
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 Skin FM Multilingual community radio
FM 107.3 MHz CITE-FM 107,3 Rouge FM French adult contemporary
AM 600 kHz 600 AM Montreal
(future)
English Future station; to be talk radio
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 850 kHz 850 AM Montreal
(future)
French Future station; to be sports
AM 940 kHz 940 AM Montreal
(future)
French Future station; to be talk radio
AM 980 kHz CHRF (future) Radio Fierté French Future station; to be LGBT-oriented talk and CHR
AM 1040 kHz CJMS CJMS 1040 AM Country French country
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 1650 kHz CJRS Radio Shalom Montreal;
Le son gospel du Quebec
Trilingual Jewish community radio; broadcasts French Christian programming during shabbat and Jewish holidays
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, WEAV 960 AM, WEZF 92.9 FM, WYUL 94.7 FM, WBTZ 99.9 FM, and WVPS 107.9 FM. WYUL, while based in the United States, is focused on Montreal as a rimshotter. CFRA 580 AM from Ottawa is also clearly available in Montreal.

The Greater Montreal area had a number of radio stations that had been shut down over the years.

References

  1. Former Montréal/Laval/Lanaudiére/Laurentides/Montérégie Radio Stations at Canadian Communications Foundation
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