Acadia Broadcasting Explained

Acadia Broadcasting Limited
Type:Private
Country:Canada
Area:New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwestern Ontario
Headquarters:58 King Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Language:English, French
Owner:Ocean Capital Investments
Key People:John K F Irving (president)
Launch Date:1928 (New Brunswick Broadcasting Company), 1947 (Acadia Broadcasting Co. Limited)
Replaced:New Brunswick Broadcasting Company, Acadia Broadcasting Co. Limited
Radio Stations:CKBW-FM, CHSJ-FM, +13 others

Acadia Broadcasting Limited is a Canadian radio broadcasting network that operates 5 FM radio stations in Northwestern Ontario and 10 in the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It is owned by Ocean Capital Investments which is considered a part of the Irving Group of Companies. It is headquartered at 58 King Street in Saint John, New Brunswick.[1] The company was formed by a 2001 operations merger between the Saint John based New Brunswick Broadcasting Company and the Bridgewater, Nova Scotia based Acadia Broadcasting Co. Limited. In 2003, the merged companies began operating under the simpler shared name, Acadia Broadcasting Limited. Since the merger, Acadia Broadcasting has launched new stations and acquired several stations owned and operated by other broadcasters throughout the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario.[2] Acadia Broadcasting radio stations attract a monthly average of over 400,000 listeners, and their websites see 5.3 million pageviews over the same period. Their markets are reached by an average of 8,400 advertising clients.[3]

History

In 1928, CFBO was launched by C.A. Monro Limited.[4] 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 newspaper publishing shareholders in Saint John, New Brunswick- 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 callsign 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 radio station CHSJ 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.

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

In 2003, New Brunswick Broadcasting was folded into 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.[5]

In January 2010, Acadia acquired CJUK-FM and CKTG-FM in Thunder Bay, Ontario from Newcap Radio. On July 22, 2010, Acadia Broadcasting launched CJHK-FM in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.

In March 2014, Acadia Broadcasting acquired CKNI-FM in Moncton, New Brunswick from Rogers Media.

In April 2016, Acadia acquired CJLS-FM in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia from Ray Zinck and Chris Perry.[6]

On July 13, 2020, Evanov Radio Group announced its intent to sell CKHZ-FM and CKHY-FM in Halifax to Acadia.[7]

In July 2023, Acadia Broadcasting shut down Huddle, an online business publication based in Saint John, New Brunswick which it had purchased in 2019.[8] [9]

Stations operated by Acadia Broadcasting

Radio stations owned and operated by Acadia Broadcasting Limited as of November 26, 2021!Call sign!Frequency!On-air branding!City of licence!Province!First air date!Format!Website
CKBW-FM98.1 FMCKBWBridgewaterNova ScotiaDecember 27, 1947 (AM)
2001 (FM)
Classic hitshttps://www.ckbw.ca/
CJHK-FM100.7 FMCountry 100.7BridgewaterNova ScotiaJuly 22, 2010Countryhttps://www.cjhk.ca/
CKHZ-FM103.5 FMHot Country 103.5HalifaxNova ScotiaJune 28, 2006Countryhttps://hotcountry1035.com/
CKHY-FM105.1 FMSurge 105DartmouthNova ScotiaOctober 1, 2010Active rockhttps://surge105.ca/
CIGO-FM101.5 FM101.5 The HawkPort HawkesburyNova ScotiaOctober 29, 1975Contemporary hit radiohttps://www.1015thehawk.com/
CJLS-FM95.5 FMY95YarmouthNova ScotiaApril 1, 1934Adult contemporaryhttp://cjls.com/
CKNI-FM91.9 FM91.9 The BendMonctonNew BrunswickOctober 11, 2005Adult contemporaryhttps://www.919thebend.ca/
CHSJ-FM94.1 FMCountry 94Saint JohnNew BrunswickMarch 1928 (AM)
1998 (FM)
Countryhttp://country94.ca/
CHWV-FM97.3 FM97.3 The WaveSaint JohnNew BrunswickFebruary 19, 2001Hot adult contemporaryhttp://www.thewave.ca/
CHTD-FM98.1 FM98.1 Charlotte FMSt. StephenNew BrunswickMay 28, 2001Classic hitshttp://www.charlottefm.ca/
CKTG-FM105.3 FMCountry 105Thunder BayOntarioSeptember 3, 1944 (AM)
1996 (FM)
Countryhttp://country1053.ca/
CJUK-FM99.9 FM99.9 The BayThunder BayOntarioAugust 2001Classic hitshttp://www.999thebay.ca/
CKDR-FM92.7 FMCKDRDrydenOntarioAugust 1963Adult contemporaryhttp://www.ckdr.net/
CFOB-FM93.1 FM93.1 The BorderFort FrancesOntario1944 (AM)
2002 (FM)
Adult contemporaryhttps://www.931theborder.ca/
CJRL-FM89.5 FM89.5 The LakeKenoraOntario1938 (AM)
November 2004 (FM)
Adult contemporaryhttps://www.895thelake.ca/

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acadia Broadcasting - Contact Us. live. November 26, 2021. Acadia Broadcasting. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102120706/https://acadiabroadcasting.ca/contact-us/ . 2021-11-02 .
  2. Web site: Acadia Broadcasting / A Historic Overview. live. November 26, 2021. Ocean Capital Investments. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013185307/http://www.oceancapitalinvestments.ca:80/business/acadia-broadcasting . 2016-10-13 .
  3. Web site: Acadia Broadcasting - Advertising. live. November 26, 2021. Acadia Broadcasting. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102093853/https://acadiabroadcasting.ca/advertising/ . 2021-11-02 .
  4. Web site: Acadia Broadcasting - Our Culture . Acadia Broadcasting . 28 February 2024.
  5. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2008/db2008-295.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-295
  6. http://www.thevanguard.ca/Business/2015-11-16/article-4345037/Long-time-Yarmouth-radio-broadcasters-retiring,-announce-sale-of-CJLS/1 Long-time Yarmouth radio broadcasters retiring, announce sale of CJLS
  7. Web site: Evanov sells Halifax stations to ACADIA Broadcasting – Evanov Radio Group . evanovradio.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200714211004/http://evanovradio.com/evanov-sells-his-halifax-stations-to-acadia/ . 2020-07-14.
  8. News: Telegraph-Journal . Andrew Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter . Online business publication Huddle shut down . 9 September 2023 . Penticton Herald . 26 July 2023 . en.
  9. News: MacArthur . Steve . Maritime business news website "Huddle" closes . 9 September 2023 . 91.9 The Bend . en.