Acadia Broadcasting

Acadia Broadcasting
Acadia Broadcasting Limited
Type Private
Industry radio broadcasting
Founded 1928
Headquarters Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Website Acadia Broadcasting

Acadia Broadcasting Limited is a commercial radio broadcasting company with its headquarters located on historic King Street in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Its owner is Ocean Capital Investments, New Brunswick Limited. The focus is providing local radio for the communities it serves, live-to-air streaming on the internet and podcasts. Acadia Broadcasting operates three radio stations in New Brunswick and two in Nova Scotia under the Acadia Broadcasting name. In 2007, Acadia Broadcasting added a subsidiary, Northwoods Broadcasting Limited, through the acquisition of Fawcett Broadcasting with its three northern Ontario radio stations. In January 2010 Northwoods acquired two more stations in Thunder Bay, ON.

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History

In 1928 CFBO was launched by C.A. Monro Limited. Mr. Monro had obtained a private commercial broadcasting license from the Department of Marine and Fisheries of the Dominion of Canada in Ottawa, dated April 1, 1928, for the purpose of setting up and operating an AM radio station of only 50 watts in Saint John, New Brunswick. This was radio license No. 23 issued in Canada.

In 1934 four Saint John, New Brunswick newspaper-publishing shareholders - Howard P. Robinson, J.D. McKenna, T.F. Drummie and L.W. Bewick - purchased the station CFBO from C.A. Monro. Overnight the station's new call letters became CHSJ, and it broadcast out of a new modern studio with new experienced management. Operated by Saint John Publishing Co. Limited, CHSJ soon became an affiliate of CBC Radio's Trans-Canada Network, an important link in the development of the national network.

In 1944 Kenneth C. Irving purchased Saint John Publishing Company Limited from its principal shareholder, Howard P. Robinson. With this purchase, Irving acquired both the CHSJ radio station and the two local newspapers. Later that year the company name was changed to New Brunswick Publishing Company Limited and its subsidiary New Brunswick Broadcasting was responsible for CHSJ radio.

In 1989 New Brunswick Broadcasting purchased Acadia Broadcasting, CKBW in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia from the retiring shareholders. The new ownership kept the station name, Acadia Broadcasting.

In 2001 New Brunswick Broadcasting launched two new radio stations in New Brunswick, CHWV-FM in Saint John, NB and CHTD-FM in St. Stephen, NB.

In 2003, the names New Brunswick Broadcasting and Acadia Broadcasting were replaced by a single new name, Acadia Broadcasting.

In May 2007 Acadia Broadcasting Limited acquired three radio stations in northern Ontario: CKDR-FM in Dryden, CJRL-FM in Kenora and CFOB-FM in Fort Frances. Through a series of repeaters, CKDR-FM in Dryden also serves six other northern communities: Sioux Lookout, Hudson, Ear Falls, Red Lake, Atikokan and Ignace. These stations are now known as Northwoods Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Acadia Broadcasting.[1]

In January 2010 Acadia/Northwoods acquired CJUK-FM and CKTG-FM in Thunder Bay, Ontario from Newcap Broadcasting. On July 22 Acadia Broadcasting launched CJHK-FM, also known as HANK-FM, in Bridgewater, NS.

Stations operated by Acadia Broadcasting

Stations operated by Northwoods Broadcasting

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