Standard Broadcasting
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Slaight Communications is a Canadian
radio
broadcasting company. The company was first formed as Slaight Broadcasting in 1971, when owner J. Allan Slaight acquired CFGM
in Richmond Hill
. Slaight later also acquired CFOX
in Montreal
and CHOK
in Sarnia
, and launched CILQ
in Toronto
.
The company later sold off all of its original assets, and continued to operate its radio holdings through the Standard Broadcasting division after Slaight bought out that company in 1985. As Standard, it remained the largest privately-owned multimedia company in Canada until it sold its radio and TV broadcasting assets to Astral Media
in 2007.
The company continues to operate holdings in non-traditional broadcast platforms such as satellite radio
and Internet radio
. Slaight also continues to hold minority investments in three other small radio station groups.
, but soon became known as Rogers Vacuum Tube Company
and later became the Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited.
Rogers launched what would become radio station
CFRB in 1927 in order to demonstrate a batteryless alternating current
radio transmitter he had invented. The broadcasting division of the company was renamed Standard Radio Limited in 1941 when the Rogers family sold off the assets of Rogers Majestic two years after the death of Edward Rogers. In 1945, Standard Radio was purchased by Argus Corporation and in 1966 Standard Radio Limited was renamed Standard Broadcasting.
Argus was acquired by Conrad Black
and his brother in 1978. Argus subsequently sold Standard to Slaight in 1985.
As Standard, the company under Slaight operated 82 radio stations in English Canada and two television stations in northern British Columbia
. It also owned a significant minority interest in the radio station operators Milestone Radio
, Haliburton Broadcasting Group
and 3937844 Canada Inc. in Canada, and Martz Communications Group
in the US. The company also operated divisions in e-commerce, videotape
and DVD
distribution, retail marketing and audio and video post-production, and was the primary shareholder in the satellite radio
provider Sirius Canada
.
In 2006, the company announced an initial public offering
via an income trust
; these plans were later cancelled due to "market conditions". On February 23, 2007, Astral Media
announced that it had signed a letter of intent and had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of Standard. A formal agreement was later announced, with the proposed transaction being approved by the CRTC on September 28, 2007.
Astral did not acquire Standard's Internet and satellite radio assets, nor its minority interests in various other radio stations. The transaction was finalized on October 29, 2007, and Standard changed its name to Slaight Communications the following day.
in October 2007, Slaight Communications remained the owner and operator of Internet radio
portal Iceberg Radio
, which was subsequently also sold to Astral in a separate transaction. The company is still a partner, along with Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings
, Sirius XM Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
, in Sirius XM Canada
.
The company also retains its minority shares in the Haliburton
, Milestone
and Martz
radio groups, although both Haliburton and Martz have sold off many of their assets in 2008 as well.
Standard's minority share in 3937844 Canada was also not transferred to Astral, but was wholly acquired by its majority owner, Newcap Broadcasting
, in a separate transaction which also took place in 2007.
In 2010, the company invested in Mediazoic, a webcasting software project.
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
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcasting company. The company was first formed as Slaight Broadcasting in 1971, when owner J. Allan Slaight acquired CFGM
CFMJ (AM)
CFMJ is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 640 kHz on the AM dial. It is officially licensed to Richmond Hill, Ontario, but the studio is in the newly-constructed Corus Quay building, located at 125 Queens Quay East in Toronto...
in Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...
. Slaight later also acquired CFOX
CFOX (AM)
CKO/CFOX was an English language Canadian AM radio station located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec from 1960 to 1989. The station's callsign was CFOX from 1960 to 1977 and it later operated as CKO, the Montreal station of the news network of the same name, from 1977 until 1989.-History:With studios based...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and CHOK
CHOK (AM)
CHOK is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 1070 AM in Sarnia, Ontario. The station broadcasts a country music format with the brand name Country CHOK....
in Sarnia
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia 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....
, and launched CILQ
CILQ-FM
CILQ-FM is a radio station, broadcasting at 107.1 FM in Toronto, Ontario. The station broadcasts a classic rock format branded as Q107 and is also available through streaming audio....
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
The company later sold off all of its original assets, and continued to operate its radio holdings through the Standard Broadcasting division after Slaight bought out that company in 1985. As Standard, it remained the largest privately-owned multimedia company in Canada until it sold its radio and TV broadcasting assets to Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
in 2007.
The company continues to operate holdings in non-traditional broadcast platforms such as satellite radio
Satellite radio
Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed through one or more satellites and thus can be received in a much wider geographical area than terrestrial FM radio stations...
and Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
. Slaight also continues to hold minority investments in three other small radio station groups.
Standard Broadcasting
Standard Broadcasting was founded as Standard Radio Manufacturing in 1925 by Edward S. Rogers, Sr.Edward S. Rogers, Sr.
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers is regarded as the founder of Rogers Communications although it was established in 1967, almost three decades after his death.-Life and career:...
, but soon became known as Rogers Vacuum Tube Company
Rogers Vacuum Tube Company
Rogers Vacuum Tube Company was founded as "Standard Radio Manufacturing" in 1925 by Edward S. Rogers, Sr. to sell Rogers "Batteryless" radio using vacuum tube technology. It was later renamed Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited when Rogers merged his company with Majestic Corporation of Chicago...
and later became the Rogers Majestic Corporation Limited.
Rogers launched what would become radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
CFRB in 1927 in order to demonstrate a batteryless alternating current
Alternating current
In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current , the flow of electric charge is only in one direction....
radio transmitter he had invented. The broadcasting division of the company was renamed Standard Radio Limited in 1941 when the Rogers family sold off the assets of Rogers Majestic two years after the death of Edward Rogers. In 1945, Standard Radio was purchased by Argus Corporation and in 1966 Standard Radio Limited was renamed Standard Broadcasting.
Argus was acquired by Conrad Black
Conrad Black
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, OC, KCSG, PC is a Canadian-born member of the British House of Lords, and a historian, columnist and publisher, who was for a time the third largest newspaper magnate in the world. Lord Black controlled Hollinger International, Inc...
and his brother in 1978. Argus subsequently sold Standard to Slaight in 1985.
Merged operations
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It also owned a significant minority interest in the radio station operators Milestone Radio
Milestone Radio
Milestone Radio Incorporated was a Canadian radio broadcasting company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They were the only broadcasting company in Canada that was owned and operated by Black Canadians. The company's president was Denham Jolly....
, Haliburton Broadcasting Group
Haliburton Broadcasting Group
The Haliburton Broadcasting Group is a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario.-History:The company is named for the Haliburton region in Central Ontario, where majority owner and president Christopher Grossman, a longtime radio sales manager, trainer...
and 3937844 Canada Inc. in Canada, and Martz Communications Group
Martz Communications Group
Martz Communications Group is an American radio broadcasting company, which operates three radio stations in the St. Lawrence River area of New York; one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and two in Detroit, Michigan...
in the US. The company also operated divisions in e-commerce, videotape
Videotape
A videotape is a recording of images and sounds on to magnetic tape as opposed to film stock or random access digital media. Videotapes are also used for storing scientific or medical data, such as the data produced by an electrocardiogram...
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
distribution, retail marketing and audio and video post-production, and was the primary shareholder in the satellite radio
Satellite radio
Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed through one or more satellites and thus can be received in a much wider geographical area than terrestrial FM radio stations...
provider Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada
Sirius Canada is a Canadian company, a partnership between Slaight Communications, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Satellite Radio, which was one of three services licensed by the CRTC on June 16, 2005 to introduce satellite radio service to Canada.On November 24, 2010, following...
.
In 2006, the company announced an initial public offering
Initial public offering
An initial public offering or stock market launch, is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. It can be used by either small or large companies to raise expansion capital and become publicly traded enterprises...
via an income trust
Income trust
An income trust is an investment that may hold equities, debt instruments, royalty interests or real properties. The trust can receive interest, royalty or lease payments from an operating entity carrying on a business, as well as dividends and a return of capital.The main attraction of income...
; these plans were later cancelled due to "market conditions". On February 23, 2007, Astral Media
Astral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
announced that it had signed a letter of intent and had entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of Standard. A formal agreement was later announced, with the proposed transaction being approved by the CRTC on September 28, 2007.
Astral did not acquire Standard's Internet and satellite radio assets, nor its minority interests in various other radio stations. The transaction was finalized on October 29, 2007, and Standard changed its name to Slaight Communications the following day.
Current assets
After selling its Standard Radio assets to Astral MediaAstral Media
Astral Media Inc. is a Canadian media corporation. It is Canada's largest radio broadcaster with 83 radio stations in eight provinces, and is a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, including The Movie Network, Super Écran, Family, Teletoon, Canal D, Canal Vie, VRAK.TV,...
in October 2007, Slaight Communications remained the owner and operator of Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
portal Iceberg Radio
Iceberg Radio
Iceberg Radio is a Canadian Internet radio service, which provides more than 100 channels of streaming audio. Founded in 1997 by the late John Walters and DJ Hedley Jones as the Virtual Canadian Broadcast Network, it was one of the first major ventures into large-scale Internet audio broadcasting...
, which was subsequently also sold to Astral in a separate transaction. The company is still a partner, along with Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings
John Bitove
John I. Bitove, is a Canadian-Macedonian businessman and sportsman. He is the major shareholder and chairman of Scott's Real Estate Investment Trust and Sirius XM Canada. While controlling several public and private businesses, he has recently expanded into telecommunications with a company he...
, Sirius XM Radio and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
, in Sirius XM Canada
Sirius XM Canada
Sirius XM Canada is a Canadian radio broadcasting company, which operates as a Canadian affiliate of Sirius XM Radio. The company received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on April 11, 2011 to merge the formerly distinct XM Radio Canada and Sirius Canada...
.
The company also retains its minority shares in the Haliburton
Haliburton Broadcasting Group
The Haliburton Broadcasting Group is a Canadian group of FM radio stations, located primarily in smaller markets in Ontario.-History:The company is named for the Haliburton region in Central Ontario, where majority owner and president Christopher Grossman, a longtime radio sales manager, trainer...
, Milestone
Milestone Radio
Milestone Radio Incorporated was a Canadian radio broadcasting company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They were the only broadcasting company in Canada that was owned and operated by Black Canadians. The company's president was Denham Jolly....
and Martz
Martz Communications Group
Martz Communications Group is an American radio broadcasting company, which operates three radio stations in the St. Lawrence River area of New York; one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and two in Detroit, Michigan...
radio groups, although both Haliburton and Martz have sold off many of their assets in 2008 as well.
Standard's minority share in 3937844 Canada was also not transferred to Astral, but was wholly acquired by its majority owner, Newcap Broadcasting
Newcap Broadcasting
Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited is a major Canadian broadcasting company, majority-owned by Harold R. Steele. Newfoundland Capital is the parent company of Newcap Inc. . It is currently the number two private-sector radio broadcaster in Canada, just behind Astral Media...
, in a separate transaction which also took place in 2007.
In 2010, the company invested in Mediazoic, a webcasting software project.
British Columbia
- Dawson Creek - CJDCCJDC (AM)CJDC is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 890 AM in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, airs a country music format....
, CJDC-TVCJDC-TVCJDC-TV is a television station in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city... - Fort NelsonFort Nelson, British ColumbiaFort Nelson is a town of approximately 5000 residents in British Columbia's northeastern corner. It is the administrative centre of the newly formed Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, a first for BC. The majority of Fort Nelson's economic activities have historically been concentrated in the...
- CKRXCKRX-FMCKRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an active rock format at 102.3 FM in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as 102.3 The Bear and is owned by Astral Media.... - Fort St. JohnFort St. John, British ColumbiaThe City of Fort St. John is a city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Peace River Regional District, the city covers an area of about 22 km² with 22,000 residents . Located at Mile 47, it is one of the largest cities along the Alaska Highway. Originally...
- CHRXCHRX-FMCHRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 98.5 FM in Fort St. John, British Columbia with a rebroadcaster at 95.1 FM in Dawson Creek with the callsign CHRX-FM-1. The station is branded as Sun FM and is owned by Astral Media.The station began broadcasting...
, CKNLCKNL-FMCKNL-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a mainstream rock format at 101.5 FM in Fort St. John, British Columbia. The station is branded as 101.5 The Bear and is owned by Astral Media... - GoldenGolden, British ColumbiaGolden is a town in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located west of Calgary, Alberta and east of Vancouver.-History:Much of the town's history is tied into the Canadian Pacific Railway and the logging industry...
- CKGRCKGR (AM)CKGR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts on 106.3 MHz in Golden, British Columbia.Owned and operated by Astral Media, the station airs an adult contemporary music format under the 106.3 EZ Rock on-air brand.... - KelownaKelownaKelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
- CHSUCHSU-FMCHSU-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media, broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format branded as 99.9 Sun FM....
, CILKCILK-FMCILK-FM is a Canadian radio station located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Broadcasting at 101.5 FM, the station airs an adult contemporary format branded as 101-5 EZ Rock.-History:...
, CKFRCKFR (AM)CKFR is a radio station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Broadcasting at 1150 AM, the station airs news/talk and sports formats, and identifies on air as AM 1150 News, Talk, Sports... - KitimatKitimat, British ColumbiaKitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia, in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine. The Kitimat Valley, which includes the adjacent community of Terrace, is the most populous urban district in Northwest British Columbia...
- CKTKCKTK-FMCKTK-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 97.7 FM in Kitimat, British Columbia. The station is branded as EZ Rock. CKTK is owned by Astral Media.... - NelsonNelson, British ColumbiaNelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush,...
- CKKC-FMCKKC-FMCKKC-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 106.9 FM in Nelson, British Columbia. The station is owned by Astral Media. The station's programming is produced partly from its own studios, and partly from its sister station CJAT in Trail... - OsoyoosOsoyoos, British ColumbiaOsoyoos is a town in the southern part of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia near the border with Washington state. The town is also adjacent to the Indian Reserve of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word suius meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local...
- CJORCJOR (AM)CJOR is a Canadian radio station which broadcasts an adult contemporary format on 1240 AM/KHz in Osoyoos, British Columbia with an FM rebroadcaster on 102.9 FM/MHz as CJOR-FM in Oliver, British Columbia. The station is branded as EZ Rock.-History:... - Penticton - CJMGCJMG-FMCJMG-FM is a Canadian radio station located in Penticton, British Columbia. The station, owned by Astral Media and operating at 97.1 FM with 1800 watts of power, is branded as Sun FM and has a contemporary hit radio format.-External links:*...
, CKOR - Prince RupertPrince Rupert, British ColumbiaPrince Rupert is a port city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the land, air, and water transportation hub of British Columbia's North Coast, and home to some 12,815 people .-History:...
- CHTK - PrincetonPrinceton, British ColumbiaPrinceton is a small town in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia, Canada. It lies just east of the Cascade Mountains, which continue south into Washington, Oregon and California. The Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers converge here...
- CIOR - RevelstokeRevelstoke, British ColumbiaRevelstoke is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just south of the Revelstoke Dam and near its confluence with the Illecillewaet River...
- CKCR - RichmondRichmond, British ColumbiaRichmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...
- CISLCISL (AM)CISL is a Canadian adult standards radio station, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The station broadcasts on the AM band at 650 kilohertz. It is one of Canada's few remaining successful music stations on the AM dial. The calls in its moniker are generally pronounced "C-Isle".-History:CISL...
, CKZZCKZZ-FMCKZZ-FM is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 95.3 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 71,300 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour, and its studios are located in Richmond. The station has had a hot adult... - Salmon ArmSalmon Arm, British Columbia-Climate:- Education :Public schools in Salmon Arm are part of School District 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap; within the city limits, there are currently five elementary schools , one middle school , and a secondary school with two campuses...
- CKXRCKXR-FM-External links:* - CKXR-FM* - CKGR/CKIR* - CKCR-FM* at Canadian Communications Foundation* at Canadian Communications Foundation* at Canadian Communications Foundation* at Canadian Communications Foundation... - SummerlandSummerland, British ColumbiaSummerland is a community on the west side of Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The district is between Peachland to the north and Penticton to the south...
- CHORCHOR (AM)CHOR-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a soft adult contemporary format at 98.5 FM in Summerland, British Columbia. The station is owned by Astral Media and is branded as EZ Rock.... - TerraceTerrace, British ColumbiaTerrace is a city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada. The Kitselas people, a tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, have lived in the Terrace area for thousands of years. The community population fell between 2001 and 2006 from 12,109 with a regional population of 19,980 to 11,320 and...
- CFTKCFTK (AM)CFTK is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 590 AM in Terrace, British Columbia. The station is branded as EZ Rock. The station is owned by Astral Media....
, CJFWCJFW-FMCJFW-FM is a Canadian radio station, airing at 103.1 FM in Terrace, British Columbia. It is currently owned by Astral Media, broadcasting a country music format to communities throughout northwestern B.C....
, CFTK-TVCFTK-TVCFTK-TV is a television station in Terrace, British Columbia, broadcasting on channel 7 , channel 3 , channel 324 , channel 256 . It is owned by Astral Media and is the CBC Television affiliate in that city... - TrailTrail, British ColumbiaTrail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the...
- CJATCJAT-FMCJAT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 95.7 FM in Trail, British Columbia and is also heard in Castlegar at 90.3 FM and Grand Forks at 103.3 FM, including other rebroadcasters.-History:... - VernonVernon, British ColumbiaVernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while...
- CICFCICF-FMCICF-FM is a radio station in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada airing a contemporary hit radio format at 105.7 FM, using the on-air branding as 105.7 Sun FM.The station began broadcasting on October 23, 1978 on the AM band at 1050 kHz as CKAL...
Alberta
- CalgaryCalgaryCalgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
- CIBKCIBK-FMCIBK-FM is a contemporary hit radio station based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Astral Media outlet operates at 98.5 MHz FM with an effective radiated power of 100 kW.-History:...
, CJAYCJAY-FMCJAY-FM is an active rock radio station in Calgary, Alberta that broadcasts on 92.1 FM. Owned by Astral Media, CJAY operates repeater transmitters located in Banff, Alberta and Invermere, British Columbia...
, CKMXCKMX (AM)CKMX is a Canadian radio station in Calgary, Alberta with a classic country music format at AM 1060 kHz and is owned by Astral Media.The station dates back to 1921 when it was founded as CFCN. It was a phantom station affiliate of the Canadian National Railway radio network and later of the... - EdmontonEdmontonEdmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
- CFBRCFBR-FMCFBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting an active rock format at 100.3 on the FM dial in Edmonton, Alberta. The station uses the brand name 100.3 The Bear....
, CFRNCFRN (AM)CFRN is a Canadian clear-channel radio station in Edmonton, Alberta. Owned by Astral Media and broadcasting at 1260 kHz on the AM radio dial, the station airs an all-sports format, branded as The Team 1260... - St. AlbertSt. Albert, AlbertaSt. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...
- CFMGCFMG-FMCFMG-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at FM 104.9 in Edmonton, Alberta. Branded as '1049 Virgin Radio', the station plays a contemporary hit radio format....
Manitoba
- BrandonBrandon, ManitobaBrandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
- CKXCKX-FMCKX-FM is the call sign of a Canadian radio station operating in Brandon, Manitoba. CKX-FM operates at 96.1 FM, broadcasting a mainstream rock format under the brand name KX96.-History:...
, CKXACKXA-FMCKXA-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 101.1 FM in Brandon, Manitoba. The station broadcasts country music as 101.1 The Farm.-History:... - SelkirkSelkirk, ManitobaSelkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....
- CFQXCFQX-FMCFQX-FM is a country music radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Officially licensed to Selkirk, the station currently operates out of studios in downtown Winnipeg, at 177 Lombard Avenue. It shares studios with sister station CKMM-FM.... - WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
- CKMMCKMM-FMCKMM-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting a top 40 format in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is known as Hot 103. Hot 103 is owned and operated by Astral Media...
Ontario
- HamiltonHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
- CHAMChamCham may refer to:*Cham Albanians, also spelled as Çam, a people originating in northern Greece of Albanian descent*Cham , a people living in Vietnam and Cambodia**Cham language, the language of the Cham people...
, CKLHCKLH-FMCKLH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as 102.9 K-Lite FM....
, CKOC - 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...
- CIQMCIQM-FMCIQM-FM is an FM radio station broadcasting at 97.5 FM in London, Ontario, Canada, branded as 97.5FM EZ Rock. The station plays a hot adult contemporary format branded as EZ Rock...
, CJBK, CJBXCJBX-FMCJBX-FM is a country music radio station in London, Ontario, branded as "BX93". The station is owned by Astral Media and has studios on 743 Wellington Road South, along with CIQM, CJBK and CKSL...
, CKSL - OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
- CKQBCKQB-FMCKQB-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts an active rock format at 106.9 FM in Ottawa and 99.9 FM in Pembroke... - PembrokePembroke, OntarioPembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
- CHVRCHVR-FMCHVR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 96.7 FM in Pembroke, Ontario. The station airs a country music format branded as Star 96.... - St. CatharinesSt. Catharines, OntarioSt. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, Canada, with 97.11 square kilometres of land...
- CHRECHRE-FMCHRE-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Airing at 105.7 FM, the station broadcasts an adult contemporary format for the Niagara region, especially for Buffalo, New York with the brand name 105.7 EZ Rock...
, CHTZCHTZ-FMCHTZ-FM is a radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The station airs at 97.7 on the FM dial, and broadcasts an active rock format with the brand name HTZ FM...
, CKTB - TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
- CFRB, CJEZCJEZ-FMCHBM-FM is a radio station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned by Astral Media. It broadcasts an adult hits format at 97.3 FM and is branded as boom 97.3 - 70's, 80's, 90's, and is also the only adult hits station owned by Astral...
, CKFMCKFM-FMCKFM-FM, branded as 99-9 Virgin Radio , is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 99.9 on the FM dial in Toronto, Ontario. The station is owned by Astral Media...