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Kamloops & Merritt

Postby The Unknown Copywriter » Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:29 pm

After doing some reading, I'm still unsure of the relationship between Radio NL and the operation in Merritt.

Are they the same company, but different divisions?

Are they separate companies?
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Re: Kamloops & Merritt

Postby jon » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:07 am

I believe that this is the current CRTC Ownership Chart:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/ownership/eng/cht106.pdf

It shows CKMQ-FM Merritt as controlled (51%) by Radio NL with the 49% remainder owned by Elizabeth Laird, who I believe is still Station Manager.

More correctly, CKMQ-FM is 100% owned by Merritt Broadcasting Ltd., which is the entity 51% owned by NL Broadcasting Ltd.

To further confuse matters, Merritt also has CJNL-1230 which is a full time simulcast of CHNL-610 Kamloops. The chart does not mention CJNL, but a 2010 license renewal by the CRTC shows NL Broadcasting Ltd. as the sole owner of CJNL.
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Re: Kamloops & Merritt

Postby jon » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:57 am

Just found this year's license renewal on the CRTC site for CKMQ-FM. It lists the contact person and the street address as Kamloops at Radio NL.

Which would imply that NL still has controlling interest in the station.
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Re: Kamloops & Merritt

Postby skyvalleyradio » Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:05 pm

I can confirm that CJNL 1230 is a full-time simulcast of 610 Kamloops & ID's as "NL Radio"
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