▁the ▁Rog ers ▁Media ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Rog ers ▁Communic ations , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁tri pl est ick ▁( the ▁only ▁conventional ▁television ▁tri pl est ick ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁company ) ▁with ▁sister ▁Om ni ▁station ▁C J MT - DT ▁( channel ▁ 4 0 ) ▁and ▁City tv ▁flags hip ▁station ▁C ITY - DT ▁( channel ▁ 5 7 ). ▁The ▁three ▁stations ▁share ▁stud ios ▁at ▁ 3 3 ▁D und as ▁Street ▁East ▁on ▁Y on ge - D und as ▁Square ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Toronto ; ▁CF MT - DT ' s ▁transmit ter ▁is ▁located ▁at op ▁the ▁C N ▁Tower , ▁also ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁founded ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁by ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁led ▁by ▁Dan ▁I ann uz zi , ▁Jerry ▁Graf stein , ▁Raymond ▁Mor iy ama , ▁Steve ▁St av ro , ▁Gar th ▁Dra bin sky ▁and ▁Nat ▁Taylor ▁as ▁CF MT - TV , ▁brand ed ▁on ▁air ▁as ▁MTV ▁( Mult iling ual ▁Television ) ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁mult icult ural ▁independent ▁station ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁CF MT ▁became ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁television ▁station ▁to ▁air ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁seven ▁days ▁a ▁week . ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁been ▁owned ▁by ▁Rog ers ▁Communic ations ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁but ▁later ▁used ▁CF MT