Max (Canadian TV channel)
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Astral Media (MusiquePlus Inc.) |
MusiMax is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel owned by Astral Media operating from 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 MuchMore (formerly MuchMoreMusic) which is owned and operated by Bell Media.
History
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 each companies holding 50% of the service.
In June 1999, Astral Media announced it would takeover Radiomutuel and gained control of Radiomutuel's assets including MusiMax shortly thereafter.
In July 2006, CTVglobemedia announced it would acquire CHUM Limited. While the company initially planned to keep MusiquePlus and MusiMax, it instead elected to sell its stakes in the networks. On April 11, 2007, Astral Media announced that it would be acquiring the remaining 50% in MusiMax and MusiquePlus from CHUM Limited, giving it majority ownership. The sale was completed on June 30, 2007.
MusiMax HD
On August 23, 2010 Astral launched a HD feed of MusiMax called MusiMax HD.[1] It is available on Cogeco and Vidéotron.
International distribution
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon - distributed on SPM Telecom systems.
See also
- List of French-language Canadian television series
- List of Quebec musicians
- Music of Quebec
- Culture of Quebec