Selkirk Communications

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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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

[edit] Holdings as of 1988 sale

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 CH 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)