Golden West Broadcasting
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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.
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:
CSR's application and two others were approved on June 16, 2005; CSR's service, XM Radio Canada
, launched on December 1, 2005.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcasting company based in Altona, Manitoba
Altona, Manitoba
Altona is a predominantly Mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business. Its...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It currently owns and operates a number of radio stations in the prairie provinces of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, and Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
.
Through its Golden West Media division, the company also supplies broadcast equipment sales and technical services as well as sound system consultation and installation.
Radio stations
| City/Town | Call Sign | Frequency | Format |
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| Airdrie Airdrie, Alberta Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been... |
CFIT CFIT-FM CFIT-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a modern adult contemporary format at 106.1 FM in Airdrie, Alberta and its transmitter 91.5 FM in Cochrane. The station, which officially signed on April 12, 2007, is branded as The Range and is owned by Tiessen Media... |
106.1 FM | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| Altona Altona, Manitoba Altona is a predominantly Mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Rhineland. Much of the surrounding area is devoted to farming and agriculture-based business. Its... |
CFAM | AM 950 | easy listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres... |
| Boissevain Boissevain, Manitoba Boissevain is a town in Manitoba near the North Dakota border. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Morton. It is notable for its proximity to the International Peace Garden, a short drive south on Highway 10. The town also displays a number of wall murals as a tourist attraction... |
CJRB | AM 1220 | easy listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres... |
| Drumheller Drumheller, Alberta Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary... |
CHOO CHOO-FM CHOO-FM is a new Canadian radio station, that will broadcast an adult contemporary format at 99.5 FM in Drumheller, Alberta. The station is branded as 99.5 Drum FM. This is Drumheller's first and only FM radio station.... |
FM 99.5 | adult contemporary |
| Estevan | CJSL | AM 1280 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| CHSN CHSN-FM CHSN-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.3 FM in Estevan, Saskatchewan. The station, owned by Golden West Broadcasting who also owns CJSL in the same locality, airs an easy listening format under the brand name Sun 102.-History:... |
FM 102.3 | soft adult contemporary Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... |
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| CKSE-FM | FM 106.1 | mainstream rock Mainstream rock Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:... |
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| High River High River, Alberta High River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada with a population of 10,716. It is south of the city of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23... /Okotoks Okotoks, Alberta Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary... |
CHRB CHRB (AM) CHRB is a radio station broadcasting a news/sports and community radio format. Licensed to High River, Alberta, it serves southern Alberta. It first began broadcasting in 1977 at 1280 kHz before moving to its current dial position in 1996. The station is currently owned by Golden West... |
AM 1140 | community radio Community radio Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest... |
| CFXO CFXO-FM CFXO-FM is a Canada radio station that broadcasts a country music format at 99.7 FM in High River, Alberta. The station is branded as SUN Country 99.7 and is owned by Golden West Broadcasting.... |
FM 99.7 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
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| CKUV | FM 100.9 | adult hits Adult hits Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist... |
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| Humboldt Humboldt, Saskatchewan Humboldt is a Canadian city located in the province of Saskatchewan, 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 20. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt No... |
CHBO-FM CHBO-FM CHBO-FM is a radio station which broadcasts a adult hits music format on the frequency of 107.5 FM/MHz in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is branded as 107.5 Bolt FM.-History:... |
FM 107.5 | adult hits Adult hits Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist... |
| Kenora | CKQV-FM CKQV-FM CKQV-FM is a radio station in Vermilion Bay, Ontario, Canada. The station's main studio and transmitter are located in Vermilion Bay, with repeaters in Kenora, Dryden and Sioux Lookout. Branded as Q104 after its repeaters, the station was locally owned and operated by Norwesto Communications.The... |
FM 104.5 | contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... |
| Kindersley Kindersley, Saskatchewan Kindersley is a town in west central Saskatchewan, Canada, located at Section 10, Township 29, Range 23, West of the 3rd Meridian, along highway 7, a primary highway linking Calgary, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan... |
CFYM | AM 1210 | classic hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format... |
| CKVX CKVX-FM CKVX-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Kindersley, Saskatchewan, it serves west central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 2005... |
FM 104.9 | adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... |
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| Lethbridge Lethbridge Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's... |
CKVN CKVN-FM CKVN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Lethbridge, Alberta, it serves southern Alberta. It first began broadcasting in 2007. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting.... |
FM 98.1 | Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith... |
| Moose Jaw | CHAB CHAB (AM) CHAB is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. Licensed to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, it serves south-central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 1922 at 1200 kHz as 10AB , before moving to 1220 kHz in 1941 and to its current dial position in 1946. The station is currently... |
AM 800 | oldies Oldies Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day.... |
| CILG CILG-FM CILG-FM is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, it serves south-central Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 2002. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting... |
FM 100.7 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
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| CJAW CJAW-FM CJAW-FM is a Canadian radio station that operates at 103.9 FM in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as Mix 103. The station is owned by Golden West Broadcasting. All three Golden West Broadcasting stations in Moose Jaw share studios at 1704 Main Street North.... |
FM 103.9 | adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... |
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| Portage la Prairie | CFRY | AM 920 FM 93.1 |
country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| CJPG CJPG-FM CJPG-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, it serves the Central Plains region of Manitoba. It's located at 350 River Road, along with CFRY and CFRY-FM.... |
FM 96.5 | classic hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format... |
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| Rosetown Rosetown, Saskatchewan -History:On September 14, 1905, James and Anne Rose migrated from Lancashire, England to an area of Saskatchewan, Canada. They were the first settlers in the area now known as Rosetown. Later, in 1907, a group of people from the area, wanting a post office, made an application for one... |
CJYM | AM 1330 | classic hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format... |
| Shaunavon Shaunavon, Saskatchewan The town of Shaunavon is situated in Southwest Saskatchewan at the junction of Highways 37 and 13. It is 110 kilometres from Swift Current, 163 kilometres from the Alberta border and 74 kilometres from the Montana border. Shaunavon was established in 1913 and settled along a railroad line... |
CJSN | AM 1490 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| Steinbach Steinbach, Manitoba Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M... |
CHSM | AM 1250 | easy listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres... |
| CILT CILT-FM CILT-FM is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format. Licensed to Steinbach, Manitoba, it serves southeastern Manitoba, even to Winnipeg. It first began broadcasting in 1998 with an adult contemporary format as Lite 96.7. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting... |
FM 96.7 | hot adult contemporary | |
| Swift Current | CKSW | AM 570 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| CIMG CIMG-FM CIMG-FM is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, it serves southwestern Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in 1979. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting... |
FM 94.1 | classic hits Classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format... |
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| CKFI CKFI-FM CKFI-FM is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, it serves southwestern Saskatchewan. It first began broadcasting in late 2005 after receiving approval by the CRTC on February 3, 2005... |
FM 97.1 | mainstream rock Mainstream rock Mainstream rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada.-Format background:... |
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| Weyburn | CFSL | AM 1190 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| CKRC CKRC-FM CKRC-FM is a radio station in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada that operates at 103.5 FM branded as Magic 103.5. The station's format consists of a mixture of hot AC music, alongside other classic hit music.... |
FM 103.5 | adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... |
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| Winkler Winkler, Manitoba Winkler is a small city with a population of about 9,900 located in southern Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Stanley... /Morden Morden, Manitoba Morden is a small town with a population of 6571 located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Morden is less than ten minutes west of neighbouring Winkler, and a relatively short distance to Pembina Valley Provincial Park... |
CKMW | AM 1570 | country music Country music Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music... |
| CJEL CJEL-FM CJEL-FM is a radio station broadcasting a soft adult contemporary music format. Licensed to Winkler, Manitoba, it serves the Pembina Valley region of Manitoba.-History:On October 19, 1999, Golden West Broadcasting Ltd... |
FM 93.5 | adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music.... |
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| Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... |
CHVN CHVN-FM CHVN-FM is a radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, it serves southern Manitoba. It first began broadcasting in 2000. The station is currently owned by Golden West Broadcasting.... |
FM 95.1 | Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith... |
| CFEQ CFEQ-FM CFEQ-FM, also known as IGNITE 107, is a Christian radio station based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formerly owned by local broadcaster Kesitah Inc., Golden West Broadcasting received CRTC approval to acquire the station on June 27, 2008.-History:... |
FM 107.1 | Christian alternative rock Christian alternative rock Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre... |
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Expansion
- On September 19, 2011, Golden West applied to operate a new FM radio station in Weyburn, SaskatchewanWeyburn, SaskatchewanWeyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north of the border with the United States. The name is reputedly a corruption of the Scottish "wee burn," referring to a small creek. The city is...
. If approved, the new station will operate a classic rockClassic rockClassic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format on the frequency 106.7 MHz.
Other operations
On October 28, 2004, Canadian Satellite RadioXM Radio Canada
XM Radio Canada was the operating name of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , a Canadian communications and media company, which was incorporated in 2002 to broadcast satellite radio in Canada...
announced a partnership with both Golden West Broadcasting and Rawlco Communications
Rawlco Communications
Rawlco Radio Ltd. is a Canadian media company. The company is the sole proprietor of thirteen radio stations in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the majority partner in Northwestern Radio Partnership, which owns four other stations in Saskatchewan...
that would give the two broadcasting companies the option to acquire an ownership interest in CSR should its satellite radio
Satellite radio
Satellite radio is an analogue or digital radio signal that is relayed through one or more satellites and thus can be received in a much wider geographical area than terrestrial FM radio stations...
application be approved by the CRTC.
In a press release
News release
A press release, news release, media release, press statement or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy...
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."
CSR's application and two others were approved on June 16, 2005; CSR's service, XM Radio Canada
XM Radio Canada
XM Radio Canada was the operating name of Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. , a Canadian communications and media company, which was incorporated in 2002 to broadcast satellite radio in Canada...
, launched on December 1, 2005.