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Selkirk Communications
Industry	Broadcasting
Predecessor	Taylor, Pearson & Carson
Founded	1959; 66 years ago
Defunct	1989
Fate	TV properties sold to WIC; Most radio properties sold to Rogers Communications; Cable holdings and one radio station retained by Maclean-Hunter;
Owner	Maclean-Hunter (from 1988)

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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 founded in 1934, the company grew to own 14 radio stations, six television stations (three wholly owned and three partially owned) and cable television holdings across Canada and the world.

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.

Holdings as of 1988 sale

Radio

Maclean-Hunter sold all of the Western Canadian stations to Rogers Communications, retaining ownership only of CFNY in Toronto.

Television

All of Selkirk's television stations were sold to Western International Communications by Maclean-Hunter.

City	Station	Current status
Calgary/Lethbridge	CFAC-TV/CFAC-1	Global O&Os
Hamilton	CHCH	Independent station owned by Channel Zero (2190015 Ontario Inc.)
Kelowna	CHBC (co-owner with WIC)	Global O&O
Vancouver	CHAN (co-owner with WIC)	Global O&O
Victoria	CHEK (co-owner with WIC)	Independent station owned by CHEK Media Group (0859291 BC Ltd.)

External links

History of Selkirk Communications Ltd. - Canadian Communications Foundation

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-'''Selkirk Communications''' was a [[Canada|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]]. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
+{{Infobox company
+| founded = {{start date and age|1959}}
+| defunct = {{end date|1989}}
+| predecessor = Taylor, Pearson & Carson
+| owner = [[Maclean-Hunter]] (from 1988)
+| fate = {{ubl|TV properties sold to [[Western International Communications|WIC]]|Most radio properties sold to [[Rogers Communications]]|Cable holdings and one radio station retained by Maclean-Hunter}}
+| industry = [[Broadcasting]]
+}}
+'''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]] founded in 1934, the company grew to own 14 radio stations, six television stations (three wholly owned and three partially owned) and [[cable television]] holdings across Canada and the world.
 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 [[Western International Communications|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.
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 * [[Squamish, British Columbia|Squamish]]/[[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]] - [[CISQ-FM|CISQ]]
 * [[Toronto]] - [[CFNY-FM|CFNY]]
-* [[Vancouver]] - [[CKWX (AM)|CKWX]], [[CKLG-FM|CKKS]]
+* [[Vancouver]] - [[CKWX (AM)|CKWX]], [[CJAX-FM|CKKS]]
 * [[Vernon, British Columbia|Vernon]] - [[CKIZ-FM|CJIB]]
 * [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] - [[CHTT-FM|CJVI]]
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 ===Television===
-All of Selkirk's television stations were sold to WIC by Maclean-Hunter.
+All of Selkirk's television stations were sold to [[Western International Communications]] by Maclean-Hunter.
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/station_groups/Radio_Television_Groups-Selkirk_Communications.html Selkirk Communications Ltd.], Radio/Television Group History, Canadian Communications Foundation
+* [http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/listing_and_histories/selkirk-communications-ltd-1920s-1989 History of Selkirk Communications Ltd.] - [[Canadian Communications Foundation]]
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+[[Category:Defunct radio broadcasting companies of Canada]]
-[[Category:Companies disestablished in 1989]]
+[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1959]]
+[[Category:Mass media companies disestablished in 1989]]
+[[Category:Canadian companies established in 1959]]
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