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    Hello from Canada.

    Rogers owns half the news, the entertainment, the telecommunications, the internet, and the cable.

    Bell owns the other half.

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        OK. CBC has. An hour of local news. With some entertainment. And one news channel. They don’t control the wires. Or the phones. Or the networks. Or banks, or sports teams.

        But, you know.samesees

        Here’s what CBC controls:

        CBC

        Here’s what ROGERS controls

        Rogers Cable Division

        Rogers Cable — both a cable television and internet service provider with about 2.25 million television customers, and over 930,000 internet subscribers, primarily in Southern & Eastern Ontario, New Brunswick (except in Sackville), and Newfoundland and Labrador.
            Rogers TV — English-language network of community-oriented channels.
            TV Rogers — French-language network of community-oriented channels.
        Source Cable — cable service in Hamilton, Ontario
        Sportsnet PPV — Pay-per-view service
        CPAC (66.75%) — specialty channel
        

        Rogers Internet Division

        Rogers Hi-Speed Internet
        Rogers Telecom
            Rogers Home Phone Service
        

        Rogers Wireless Division

        Rogers Wireless
            Rogers Hotspots — WiFi hotspot service installed in venues across Canada
        Fido Solutions
        Chatr
        

        Conventional television

        Citytv
            CITY - Toronto, Ontario (First aired 1972)
            CKVU - Vancouver, British Columbia (owned & operated since 2002)
            CKAL - Calgary, Alberta (O&O since 2005)
            CKEM - Edmonton, Alberta (O&O since 2005)
            CHMI - Winnipeg, Manitoba (O&O since 2005)
            Citytv Saskatchewan - Regina & Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (O&O since 2012)
            CJNT - Montreal, Quebec (O&O since 2012)
        OMNI Television
            CFMT - Toronto, Ontario (First aired 1979)
            CJMT - Toronto, Ontario (O&O since 2002)
            CHNM - Vancouver, British Columbia (O&O since 2008)
            CJCO - Calgary, Alberta (O&O since 2008)
            CJEO - Edmonton, Alberta (O&O since 2008)
        Hockey Night in Canada – Rogers-produced part-time television network airing on CBC Television stations
        

        Specialty and Pay TV

        Bravo
        Discovery Channel (starting January 1, 2025)
        Food Network (starting January 1, 2025)
        FX Canada (66.64%)
        FXX Canada (66.64%)
        HGTV (starting January 1, 2025)
        Investigation Discovery (starting January 1, 2025)
        Magnolia Network (starting January 1, 2025)
        Sportsnet
            Sportsnet 360
            Sportsnet One
            Sportsnet World
        TSC
        WWE Network (Distribution only)
        

        Television production

        Dome Productions (50%)
        

        Groupe TVA

        Rogers Communications owns 0.03% stake of Groupe TVA

        TVA
            CFTM-DT - Montreal
            CFCM-DT - Quebec City
            CFER-DT - Rimouski
            CHLT-DT - Sherbrooke
            CHEM-DT - Trois-Rivières
            CJPM-DT - Saguenay
        addikTV — film and television series
        Évasion — travel and adventure
        Canal Indigo — PPV movie service
        Le Canal Nouvelles — 24 hour news
        CASA — lifestyle and real estate
        Moi et Ce — lifestyle and entertainment
        Prise 2 — retro film and television series
        TVA Sports — sports
        Zeste — food-related entertainment and lifestyle programming
        

        Radio

        Main article: Rogers Radio City Call Sign Frequency Branding/Format Abbotsford CKQC-FM FM 107.1 107.1 Country Banff/Canmore CHMN-FM FM 106.5 106.5 Mountain FM (adult contemporary) Calgary CFAC AM 960 Sportsnet 960 The Fan CFFR AM 660 660 NewsRadio Calgary CHFM-FM FM 95.9 Star 95.9 (adult contemporary) CFLT-FM FM 96.9 Jack 96.9 (adult hits) Chilliwack CKKS-FM FM 107.5 Sonic Radio (alternative) CKSR-FM FM 98.3 Star 98.3 (adult contemporary) Dartmouth CFDR-FM FM 92.9 Jack 92.9 (adult hits) Edmonton CHBN-FM FM 91.7 Kiss 91.7 (contemporary hits) CHDI-FM FM 102.9 Sonic 102.9 (alternative) CKER-FM FM 101.7 101.7 World FM (multilingual) Fort McMurray CKYX-FM FM 97.9 97.9 Rock CJOK-FM FM 93.3 93.3 Country Grande Prairie CFGP-FM FM 97.7 97.7 Rock Halifax CJNI-FM FM 95.7 95.7 NewsRadio Halifax Kingston CIKR-FM FM 105.7 K Rock 105.7 CKXC-FM FM 93.5 93.5 Country Kitchener CHYM-FM FM 96.7 CHYM 96.7 (adult contemporary) CIKZ-FM FM 106.7 106.7 Country CKGL AM 570 570 NewsRadio Kitchener Lethbridge CFRV-FM FM 107.7 Kiss 107.7 (contemporary hits) CJRX-FM FM 106.7 106.7 Rock London CHST-FM FM 102.3 Jack 102.3 (adult hits) Medicine Hat CKMH-FM FM 105.3 105.3 Rock CJCY-FM FM 102.1 Jack 102.1 (adult hits) North Bay CHUR-FM FM 100.5 Kiss 100.5 (contemporary hits) CKAT AM 600 600 Country CKFX-FM FM 101.9 101.9 The Fox (rock) Ottawa CHEZ-FM FM 106 CHEZ 106 (rock) CISS-FM FM 105.3 Kiss 105.3 (contemporary hits) Sault Ste. Marie CHAS-FM FM 100.5 Kiss 100.5 CJQM-FM FM 104.3 104.3 Country Smiths Falls CJET-FM FM 92.3 Jack 92.3 (adult hits) CKBY-FM FM 101.1 101.1 Country Squamish CISQ-FM FM 107.1 107.1 Mountain FM (adult contemporary) Sudbury CJRQ-FM FM 92.7 Q92 (rock) CJMX-FM FM 105.3 Kiss 105.3 Tillsonburg CJDL-FM FM 107.3 107.3 Country CKOT-FM FM 101.3 Easy 101.3 (adult contemporary) Timmins CJQQ-FM FM 92.1 Q92 (rock) CKGB-FM FM 99.3 Kiss 99.3 (contemporary hits) Toronto CFTR AM 680 680 NewsRadio Toronto CHFI-FM FM 98.1 98.1 CHFI (adult contemporary) CKIS-FM FM 92.5 Kiss 92.5 (contemporary hits) CJCL AM 590 Sportsnet 590 The Fan Vancouver CISL AM 650 Sportsnet 650 Vancouver CJAX-FM FM 96.9 Jack 96.9 (adult hits) CKWX AM 1130 1130 NewsRadio Vancouver Victoria CHTT-FM FM 103.1 Jack 103.1 (adult hits) CIOC-FM FM 98.5 Ocean 98.5 (adult contemporary) Whistler CISW-FM FM 102.1 102.1 Mountain FM (adult contemporary) Winnipeg CITI-FM FM 92.1 92.1 CITI (rock) CKY-FM FM 102.3 Kiss 102.3

        Rogers Bank
        Rogers Smart Home Monitoring
        

        Sports Teams

        Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (37.5%)[2]
            Toronto Maple Leafs
            Toronto Raptors
            Toronto FC
            Toronto Argonauts
            Toronto Marlies
            Raptors 905
            Toronto FC II
            TFC Academy
        Toronto Blue Jays[2]
        

        Stadiums

        Rogers Centre[2]
        Rogers Arena (naming rights only; the building itself is owned by Canucks Sports & Entertainment)
        Rogers Place (naming rights only; the building itself is owned by City of Edmonton and operated by Oilers Entertainment Group)