Golden West Broadcasting
Golden West Broadcasting is a Canadian radio broadcasting company based in Altona, Manitoba, Canada. It currently owns and operates a number of radio stations in the prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
Through its Golden West Media division, the company also supplies broadcast equipment sales and technical services as well as sound system consultation and installation.
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[edit] Radio stations
[edit] Expansions
- September 1, 2010 brought the first venture into Ontario. Norwesto Communications was sold to Golden West, bringing CKQV-FM in Vermilion Bay into the company's portfolio.
- On September 19, 2011, Golden West applied to operate a new FM radio station in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. If approved, the new station will operate a classic rock format at 106.7 MHz, with 100,000 watts.[1] This application was approved on February 17, 2012. [2]
- On January 10, 2012, the CRTC approved Golden West's application to operate a new English-language FM radio station at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. The new station will operate at 107.9 MHz.[3]
[edit] Other operations
On October 28, 2004, Canadian Satellite Radio announced a partnership with both Golden West Broadcasting and Rawlco Communications that would give the two broadcasting companies the option to acquire an ownership interest in CSR should its satellite radio application be approved by the CRTC.
In a press release for the announcement, Elmer Hildebrand, CEO of Golden West Broadcasting, stated:
- "Satellite radio has the potential to deliver enormous positive impact to Canadians at all levels of this industry - musicians, artists, and listeners alike. I am happy to participate in this application which I believe will have a positive impact on commercial radio, and given this technological development, it is important to license and regulate it in Canada expeditiously." [4]
CSR's application and two others were approved on June 16, 2005; CSR's service, XM Radio Canada, launched on December 1, 2005.
Additionally, Elmer Hildebrand also owns three radio stations in the city of Saskatoon through Saskatoon Media Group — which are separate from Golden West.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2011-595 (item #14)
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-105
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2012-9
- ^ "CANADIAN SATELLITE RADIO". Canadian Satellite Radio. Archived from the original on 2006-02-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20060207114330/http://www.cdnsatrad.com/news10282004.php. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Internet jazz station launches today". The StarPhoenix. http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=b093150e-fc22-4e86-94c1-464f51fcb7c2&sponsor=. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Golden West Radio
- Golden West Media
- Golden West Broadcasting Ltd. at the Canadian Communications Foundation website
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