Access Media Group

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Access Media Group (AMG)

Type	Broadcasting/Multimedia
Founded	Edmonton, Alberta (1994)
Headquarters	Edmonton, Alberta
Key people	Ivan Fecan, president and co-CEO
Industry	Media
Products	Media, Broadcasting
Owner	CTVglobemedia
Website	www.accesslearning.com

Access Media Group (AMG) (formerly known as Learning & Skills Television of Alberta Ltd.) is a privately held Canadian broadcasting and multimedia group based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada specializing in learning-based media. It owns four television stations, a multimedia distribution company, and a school for continuing education and personal growth. At the time of the company's founding in 1994, it was 60% owned by CHUM Limited. On February 15, 2005, CHUM Limited, AMG's former owner purchased the remainder of the company and renamed the company Access Media Group. The company is owned by CTVglobemedia as of June 22, 2007.

1 Television stations
2 Distribution
3 Continuing education
4 External links

Television stations

Distribution

Distribution Access

Continuing education

The Learning Annex of Canada (70%)
AMG also organizes ideaCity, an annual conference of forward-thinkers held in Toronto.

External links

• • e CTVglobemedia Inc.
Corporate directors	Geoff Beattie (Chairman) • David Binet • Ronald Close • Ivan Fecan (President and CEO) • Gordon Lackenbauer • James Leech • Robert Prichard • Pamela Wallin
Conventional television	CTV: CTV stations • A-Channel: A-Channel stations • Other: ACCESS (CIAN / CJAL) • ASN • CKX Brandon (CBC affiliate) • TQS (40%): • CFJP Montreal • CFAP Quebec City • CFKS Sherbrooke • CFKM Trois-Rivières • CFRS Saguenay (40% ownership for each station)
Specialty / pay television	Animal Planet • ARTV • BookTelevision • Bravo! • BNN • CP24 • CLT • CourtTV Canada • CTV Newsnet • Discovery Channel • Discovery Civilization Channel • Discovery HD • Drive-In Classics • ESPN Classic • FashionTelevisionChannel • MTV • MuchMusic • MuchLOUD • MuchMoreMusic • MuchMoreRetro • MuchVibe • NHL Network • OLN • PunchMuch • Razer • RDS • RIS • SexTV: The Channel • SPACE • Star! • The Comedy Network • TSN • travel + escape • TV Land Canada • Viewers Choice
Radio stations	AM: CFAX • CFGO • CFRA • CFRW • CFUN • CHUM • CJCH • CKGM • CKKL • CKKW • CKLC • CKLW • CKST • CKWW • FM: CFBT • CFCA • CFJR • CFLY • CFWM • CHBN • CHBE • CHIQ • CHQM • CHST • CHUM • CIDR • CIMX • CIOO • CJMJ • CJPT • CKCE • CKLY • CKPT • CKQM • CKUL
Print	The Globe and Mail • Report on Business Magazine
Other assets	Access Media Group • Agincourt Productions • CHUM-City Building • Masonic Temple • CHUM Radio Sales • CHUM Satellite Services (master Canadian affiliate of Muzak) • CTV Music • Dome Productions • Exploration Distributions • Exploration Productions • Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Associated foundation	VideoFACT
Predecessors and historic brands	Telegram Corporation • Baton Broadcasting • CHUM Limited • MCTV • ONT, STN and BBS • WTSN
Shareholders of CTVglobemedia	The Woodbridge Company, 40% • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, 25% • Torstar Corporation, 20% • BCE Inc., 15%
Many of the assets listed above are only partially owned by CTVglobemedia. Refer to full asset list for detailed information.