CHUM Limited was a Canadian media company based in Toronto, Ontario in operation from 1945 to 2007.
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14 Facts About CHUM Limited
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CHUM Limited was founded in 1945 as York Broadcasters Limited when it launched CHUM-AM 1050 but was acquired by salesman Allan Waters in 1954.
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CHUM Limited had expanded to and owned 33 radio stations across Canada under its CHUM Limited Radio Network division and owned other radio stations.
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In July 2006, one year after the death of Waters, CHUM Limited agreed to merge with CTVglobemedia, owner of the CTV Television Network.
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CHUM Limited itself was renamed CTV Limited and continues as a subsidiary of Bell Media.
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The headquarters were located at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, the famous CHUM Limited-City Building, which currently serves as Bell Media's headquarters.
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CHUM Limited began operations when CHUM-AM was founded in 1945 by four Toronto businessmen, including Al Leary, a former sportscaster, who had been the station manager at CKCL for 14 years.
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CHUM Limited received its licence in late November 1944 to operate a station with 1000 watts.
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When CHUM Limited was about to debut, Leary told the press that the new station would be known for community service and in-depth news, in addition to live talent and the most popular phonograph records.
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The CHUM Limited studios were moved from 250 Adelaide Street West to 1331 Yonge Street, Toronto, where their iconic neon sign was erected for the first time.
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In 1987, CITY and the other CHUM Limited-owned television stations moved to the CHUM Limited-City Building at 299 Queen Street West, which became one of the most recognizable landmarks in the city.
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Experiment was successful enough that CHUM Limited replicated CKVR's format on several stations it had acquired from Baton Broadcasting in 1997, including CHRO in Pembroke, CFPL in London, CKNX in Wingham, and CHWI in Windsor.
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Immediately following the announcement, CHUM Limited separately announced 281 layoffs, primarily at its local stations in western Canada; local newscasts at all Citytv stations in the region were immediately pulled.
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CHUM Limited eventually acquired CFXJ-FM from Milestone Radio that same year since the sale to CTVgm.
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