Bell Media Radio

Bell Media Radio, G.P.
iHeartRadio Canada
FormerlyCHUM Radio (1945–2011)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRadio broadcasting
PredecessorCHUM Limited
Founded1945 (1945) (as CHUM Limited)
2011 (2011) (Bell Media Radio)
2016 (2016) (iHeartRadio Canada)
Headquarters250 Richmond Street West, ,
Canada
Key people
Randy Lennox (president of broadcasting)[1]
ParentBell Media
DivisionsOrbyt Media (formerly CHUM Radio Network)
Websitebellmedia.ca

Bell Media Radio, G.P. (formerly CHUM Radio), operating as iHeartRadio Canada, is the radio broadcasting and music events subsidiary of Canadian media conglomerate Bell Media, a division of BCE Inc.. The company owns stations across the country, including in most of Canada's largest radio markets. The company's programming is distributed to other stations across Canada via its syndication division, Orbyt Media, and it is also the local licensee of the Virgin Radio brand.

iHeartRadio Canada's originated in 1945 as CHUM Radio which was then acquired by CTVglobemedia in 2007 and expanded upon the acquisition of Astral Media in 2013. Today the company operates over 71 radio stations across the country.

  1. ^ "Executive Directory – Bell Media".

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