Blackburn Radio
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Blackburn Radio is a Canadian
radio broadcasting group, which owns several radio stations in Southwestern Ontario
. Headquartered in London, Ontario
, the company is owned by 2061302 Ontario Limited, which is majority owned by Cogent Investments.
The three Chatham stations were previously owned by Webster and Bea-Ver Communications, which was acquired by Blackburn Radio in April 2005.
In 2006, during CRTC hearings reviewing commercial radio policy in Canada, Blackburn requested that all of its radio stations on or near the U.S. border be permitted to reduce their Canadian content
requirement to 20 per cent. CHUM Limited
's radio stations in Windsor
have been granted this special exemption, due to competition from the Metro Detroit
media market
, and Blackburn has stated that all of its stations in the region face similar competitive challenges.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio broadcasting group, which owns several radio stations in Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...
. Headquartered in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, the company is owned by 2061302 Ontario Limited, which is majority owned by Cogent Investments.
The three Chatham stations were previously owned by Webster and Bea-Ver Communications, which was acquired by Blackburn Radio in April 2005.
In 2006, during CRTC hearings reviewing commercial radio policy in Canada, Blackburn requested that all of its radio stations on or near the U.S. border be permitted to reduce their Canadian content
Canadian content
Canadian content refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from...
requirement to 20 per cent. CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited
CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...
's radio stations in Windsor
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
have been granted this special exemption, due to competition from the Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit
The Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area...
media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
, and Blackburn has stated that all of its stations in the region face similar competitive challenges.
Stations
- ChathamChatham-Kent, OntarioChatham–Kent is a unitary authority in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Mostly rural, its centres of population are Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg. Modern Chatham–Kent was created in 1998 by the merger of Kent County and its municipalities.- History :The former city of...
- CFCOCFCO (AM)CFCO is a news, sports, and country music radio station located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The station, owned by London, Ontario-based Blackburn Radio, features a heavy local news commitment...
, CKSY-FMCKSY-FMCKSY-FM , with the tagline "Chatham-Kent's Best Music", is a mainstream Adult Contemporary radio station located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada...
, CKUE-FMCKUE-FMCKUE-FM is the callsign for a radio station located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, with a booster station in Windsor, and an office in Leamington. Dubbing itself "Canada's Rock Station", the station features an active rock format.-History:... - LeamingtonLeamington, OntarioLeamington is a municipality in Essex County, southern Ontario, Canada, and has a population of 31,113. It includes Point Pelee, the southernmost point of mainland Canada. It has a large H. J. Heinz Company factory and is known as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", with 4 km² of this crop in the...
- CHYR-FMCHYR-FMCHYR-FM is a Canadian radio station, which airs at 96.7 FM in Leamington, Ontario. The station airs a hot adult contemporary format branded as Mix 96.7.-History:...
, CJSP-FMCJSP-FMCJSP-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 92.7 MHz in Leamington, Ontario. Owned by Blackburn Radio, who currently owns CHYR-FM in Leamington.... - LondonLondon, OntarioLondon is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
- CKLO-FM - SarniaSarnia, OntarioSarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
- CHOKChokChok may refer to:*A Singaporean masculine given name:** Goh Chok Tong , second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore** Lionel Chok , Singaporean film-maker and director*Chok, a handwoven cloth from Central Thailand...
, CFGX-FMCFGX-FMCFGX-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 99.9 FM in Sarnia, Ontario. The station broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format with the brand name The Fox.CFGX-FM can be heard in the eastern parts of Michigan...
, CHKS-FMCHKS-FMCHKS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 106.3 FM in Sarnia, Ontario. The station broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name K106.3.CHKS-FM can be received deep down inside parts of Eastern Michigan, as far in as Flint, Michigan... - WindsorWindsor, OntarioWindsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
- CJWF-FMCJWF-FMCJWF-FM, branded as Country 95-9, is a Windsor, Ontario radio station. The station broadcasts a country music format at 95.9 FM.The radio station can be heard in the northern Detroit suburbs as far north as Lapeer County into Michigan....
, CKUE-FM-1CKUE-FMCKUE-FM is the callsign for a radio station located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, with a booster station in Windsor, and an office in Leamington. Dubbing itself "Canada's Rock Station", the station features an active rock format.-History:... - WinghamWingham, OntarioWingham is a community located in the municipality of North Huron, Ontario, Canada, which is located in Huron County...
- CKNXCKNX (AM)CKNX is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 920 AM in Wingham, Ontario. The station broadcasts a country music & News/Talk format.- Launch :...
, CKNX-FMCKNX-FMCKNX-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 101.7 FM in Wingham, Ontario. The station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format as 101.7 The One. The station was formerly known as FM102 before summer 2006....
, CIBU-FMCIBU-FMCIBU-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 94.5 FM in Wingham, Ontario. The station broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name The Bull....
Formerly-owned stations
- CFPL-TVCFPL-TVCFPL-DT is a television station based in London, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Part of the CTV Two television system, the station serves London, Sarnia and much of southwestern Ontario north of London, including Wingham since its former sister station, CKNX-TV which ceased operations and...
, CKNX-TVCKNX-TVCKNX-TV was a television station owned by CTVglobemedia which served mid-western Ontario, Canada. It was part of the A television network. The station was broadcast from Wingham and had offices in Wingham...
(sold to Baton Broadcasting in 1993) - CFPL-AMCFPL (AM)CFPL, or AM980, is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment and based in London, Ontario, Canada that transmits at 10,000 watts at 980 kHz on the AM dial. The station primarily airs news, talk and sports programming.-History:...
, CFPL-FMCFPL-FMCFPL-FM, or FM96, is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment and based in London, Ontario, Canada that transmits at 179,000 watts at 95.9 MHz on the FM dial...
, CFHK-FMCFHK-FMCFHK-FM, or 1031 Fresh FM, is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment and transmitting from St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada that transmits at 16.7 kW on a -high transmitter at 103.1 MHz on the FM dial. The station plays a rhythmic-leaning adult top 40 format. Although licensed to St...
(sold to Corus EntertainmentCorus EntertainmentCorus Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment conglomerate.Corus is a leading Canadian specialty television and radio producer, with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's...
in 1999)