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

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founded in 1934, the company grew to own 14 radio stations, six television stations (three wholly owned and three partially owned) and

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holdings across Canada and the world. Selkirk was eventually acquired by

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in 1988. When the sale was finalized the following year, Maclean-Hunter sold almost all of the company's broadcast properties to WIC and

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, 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

, retaining ownership only of

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in Toronto. * Banff/ Canmore - CFHC * Blairmore - CJPR * Calgary -

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, CJCA-FM *

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- CFGP * Lethbridge - CJOC, CILA * Squamish/ Whistler -

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, CKKS * Vernon - CJIB *

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- CJVI

Television

All of Selkirk's television stations were sold to

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by Maclean-Hunter.

External links

History of Selkirk Communications Ltd.
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