MusiMax

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MusiMax
MusiMax logo
Launched September 8, 1997
Owned by MusiquePlus Inc.
(Astral Media)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec
Website musimax.com
Availability
Satellite
Bell ExpressVu Channel 142
Star Choice Channel 762
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings

MusiMax is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating out of Montreal, Quebec.

MusiMax is devoted to music and music related programming focusing more on adult contemporary, soft-rock, classic rock and lighter music than its sister station, MusiquePlus. It is considered the French language equivalent to MuchMoreMusic which is owned and operated by CTVglobemedia.

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MusiMax was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in September 1996 by CHUM Limited and Radiomutuel and launched on September 8, 1997 with both companies holding an equal 50% in the service.

In June 1999, Astral Media announced they would make a takeover of Radiomutuel and soon gained control of Radiomutuel's assets including MusiMax shortly thereafter.

In July 2006, CTVglobemedia announced they would make a takeover bid to buy CHUM Limited. Initial plans were to keep MusiquePlus and MusiMax, although shortly CTVgm announced that they would sell MusiMax. On April 11, 2007, Astral announced that they will be acquiring the remaining 50% in MusiMax and MusiquePlus from CHUM Limited. The sale was completed on June 30 2007.

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Astral Media Inc.
Corporate Directors
Normand Beauchamp • Austin Beutel • Paul Bronfman • André Bureau (Chairman) • Jack Cockwell • George Cohon • Paul Godfrey • Stephen Greenberg • Ian Greenberg (President and CEO) • Sidney Greenberg (Vice President) • Sidney Horn • Mila Mulroney • Timothy Price
Broadcast television stations
CFTK (CBC) • CJDC (CBC)
Cable Television/Specialty Channels
Canal D • Canal Indigo • Canal Vie • cinépop • Family • Historia • The Movie Network • Mpix • MusiquePlus • MusiMax • Séries+ • Super Écran • TATV • Teletoon (English • French) • Teletoon Retro • Viewers Choice • VRAK.TV • Ztélé
Radio networks / brands
Radio Stations
(by call-sign)
AM: CFRB • CFRN • CFTK • CHAM • CHOR • CHTK • CIOR • CISL • CJAD • CJBK • CJDC • CJOR • CKCR • CKFR • CKGR • CKHJ • CKMX • CKOC • CKOR • CKSL • CKTB
FM: CFBR • CFEI • CFIX • CFMG • CHBD • CHEY • CHIK • CHOM • CHRD • CHRE • CHRX • CHSU • CHTZ • CHVR • CIBK • CIBX • CICF • CIGB • CIKI • CIKX • CILK • CIMF • CIMO • CIQM • CITE (Montreal) • CITE (Estrie) • CITF • CJAB • CFQX • CFVM • CFXY • CFZZ • CJAT • CJAY • CJBX • CJCJ • CJDM • CJEZ • CJFM • CJFW • CJMM • CJMV • CJOI • CJMG • CKBC • CKFM • CKKC • CKLH • CKMF • CKMM • CKNL • CKQB • CKRX • CKTF • CKTK • CKTO • CKTY • CKX • CKXA • CKXR • CKZZ
Sirius Canada channels
Other Assets
Astral Media Outdoor (AMO)
See also
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Music television channels in Canada
National English cable/satellite networks
National French cable/satellite networks
MusiMax • MusiquePlus
Third language cable/satellite networks
Defunct networks
Languages