Riding Mountain Broadcasting

Riding Mountain Broadcasting
Consumer cooperative
Founded 1977
Headquarters Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Area served
 Southwestern Manitoba
Key people
 David Baxter (CEO & President)
Don Bernhardt (Chair)
Rob Bazilewich (Director, Technical Operations)
Neil Thomson (Director, Marketing & Sales)
David Thorpe (Chief Financial Officer)
Products Cable provider
Internet provider
2 Radio Stations
$20 million
Number of employees
 125
Parent Westman Communications Group
Website westmancom.com

Riding Mountain Broadcasting Ltd is a communication company based in Brandon, Manitoba. The company runs two radio stations: CKLQ (880 Q Country) and CKLF-FM (94.7 Star FM). Both stations are located at 624 14th Street East, on Brandon's southeast side.

Riding Mountain Broadcasting started in 1977 with CKLQ. The original CKLQ was broadcast on the frequency 1570 AM with a power of 1,000 watts.[1] In 1985, CKLQ switched to the 880 AM frequency and increased its power to 10,000 watts.

In 2000, Riding Mountain Broadcasting created a second radio station, CKLF-FM, on the frequency 94.7 FM with a power of 100,000 watts.

In 2003, Riding Mountain Broadcasting became a subsidiary of Westman Communications Group.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Canadian Communications Foundation - http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listings_and_histories/radio/listings.php?pt=92&r=
  2. ↑ Canadian Radio and Television Commission - http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2003/pb2003-50.htm

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