Cablecasting Limited
Cablecasting Limited (CL Systems Limited) was Canada's fifth largest cable television company[1] serving cities in western Canada and some small towns in Ontario. The two major shareholders of the company were David R. Graham, who owned 99.1%, and Noel R. Bambrough who owned 0.1%.
They owned cable facilities in the following markets:
- Greater Winnipeg Cablevision
- Calgary Cable TV/FM](served Calgary North)[2]
- Airdrie, Alberta
- Cochrane, Alberta
- Tillsonburg, Ontario
- Thames Cablevision of Strathroy, Ontario
- Allview Cable Service of St. Thomas, Ontario
- Graham Cable serving City of York and parts of Toronto
- Lakeshore Community Television serving Terrace Bay, White River, Red Rock, Nipigon, Marathon, Manitouwadge and Wawa, Ontario.
History
In May, 1980, a U.S. subsidiary of Cable America Inc., Cablecasting Ltd. bought up 80% of a cable company in the state of Dekalb Cablevision Inc., serving 16,000 households in De Kalb, Georgia.[3]
Before SHAW Communications bought up these assets for $307,500,000 in 1992[4], Cablecasting Limited had 320,000 subscribers in the systems listed above. It was the fifth largest cable company in Canada .
CRTC License-related
References
- ^ Partridge, John (November 23, 1989). "Cablecasting putting systems on the market". Globe and Mail. p. B1.
- ^ Nelson, Barry (November 1, 1992). "Two cable systems serve Calgary". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
- ^ "COMPANIES IN THE NEWS CABLECASTING". Globe and Mail. May 17, 1980. p. B2.
- ^ "Western cable-TV firm purchases CL Systems". Toronto Star. March 14, 1992. p. C3.
See also
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