Bell Media’s iHeartRadio Canada, in partnership with Corus Entertainment, on Wednesday announced all of Corus’s 39 radio stations have been added to the iHeartRadio Canada platform.
Encompassing Corus Radio’s full portfolio of AM and FM stations, the partnership includes rock stations Q107 in Toronto and CFOX in Vancouver, country stations CISN 103.9 in Edmonton and Country 105 in Calgary, pop station 91.5 The Beat in Kitchener, Ont., and news and talk formats 980 CKNW in British Columbia, 630 CHED in Alberta, 680 CJOB in Manitoba, 640 Toronto and 980 CFPL London.
A full list of Corus Radio stations now streaming via iHeart.com and the iHeartRadio Canada app is available here.
Bell Media’s partnership with Corus “adds more of Canada’s biggest radio stations to iHeartRadio Canada’s extensive library, which includes thousands of radio stations, playlists, and podcasts,” a Bell Media press release says.
“Making our radio stations available to our listeners wherever they are is paramount to Corus Radio. We are thrilled to be able to reach new listeners through this strategic partnership with iHeartRadio Canada,” said Chris “Dunner” Duncombe, Corus’s director of streaming and podcasting, in the press release. “Our award winning programming is exemplified across our 39 Canadian stations — from pop, country, rock, and news talk — led by some of the most talented on-air personalities in the country.”
“The addition of Corus Radio stations to the iHeartRadio Canada platform delivers expanded choice for listeners, making their experience bigger and better than ever before,” said Sarah Cummings, director of radio content for iHeartRadio, Bell Media and Orbyt Media. “iHeartRadio Canada offers a best-in-class audio experience through the app and website, allowing listeners to choose the audio content they want, whenever they want it.”
Wednesday’s announcement comes three months after Bell Media’s decision to sell off 45 of its 103 radio stations. At that time, Bell said it was its intention that the divested stations would remain part of iHeartRadio Canada.
