Selkirk Communications

Selkirk Communications was a Canadian radio and television broadcasting company, which operated from 1959 to 1989. Evolving out of Taylor, Pearson & Carson, a local broadcaster in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company grew to own 14 radio stations, six television stations (three wholly owned and three partially-owned) and cable television holdings across Canada, including a 7.5 per cent stake in CANCOM. Fact|date=February 2007

Selkirk was eventually acquired by Maclean-Hunter in 1988. When the sale was finalized the following year, Maclean-Hunter sold almost all of the company's broadcast properties to WIC and Rogers Communications, retaining ownership only of Selkirk's cable holdings and one radio station. Maclean-Hunter was itself acquired by Rogers in 1994.

Holdings as of 1988 sale

Radio

Maclean-Hunter sold all of the Western Canadian stations to Rogers Communications, retaining ownership only of CFNY in Toronto.

* Banff/Canmore - CFHC
* Blairmore - CJPR
* Calgary - CFAC
* Edmonton - CJCA, CJCA-FM
* Grande Prairie - CFGP
* Lethbridge - CJOC, CILA
* Squamish/Whistler - CISQ
* Toronto - CFNY
* Vancouver - CKWX, CKKS
* Vernon - CJIB
* Victoria - CJVI

Television

All of Selkirk's television stations were sold to WIC by Maclean-Hunter; with WIC's subsequent acquisition by Canwest Global, all are now affiliates of Canwest's Global and E! networks.

* Calgary/Lethbridge - CFAC-TV/CFAC-1
* Hamilton - CHCH
* Kelowna - CHBC (co-owner with WIC)
* Vancouver - CHAN (co-owner with WIC)
* Victoria - CHEK (co-owner with WIC)

External links

* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/station_groups/Radio_Television_Groups-Selkirk_Communications.html Selkirk Communications Ltd.] , Radio/Television Group History, Canadian Communications Foundation