Rogers Media - History

History

Rogers Media was created in 1994 after the acquisition of Maclean-Hunter properties to manage all television station and specialty channels, radio stations and publishing assets. The division is split into two areas:

  • Broadcasting (television and radio)
  • Publishing (magazines and directories)

Rogers Media holds Rogers Communications' radio and television broadcasting operations, as well as the consumer and trade publishing operations, other television properties and the Toronto Blue Jays and Rogers Centre. Rogers Media also produces content and conducts e-commerce over the Internet relating to many of its individual broadcasting and publishing properties.

The group has 54 radio stations across Canada, (45 FM and 9 AM radio stations, thus making Rogers Media the third-largest radio broadcaster behind Astral Media and Newcap); both the Citytv and OMNI Television networks consisting of 10 television stations. The division also operates specialty channels, including Sportsnet, OLN, G4 Canada, and others, and also owns an interest in the pay-per-view service Viewers Choice. Through Sportsnet, Rogers Media also holds 50% ownership in Dome Productions, a mobile production and distribution joint venture that is a leader in high-definition television (HDTV) production and broadcasting in Canada.

Rogers Media’s Publishing group (“Publishing”) publishes more than 70 consumer magazines and trade and professional publications and directories in Canada.

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