Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Acadia Broadcasting Adds More Stations


From the business file -- the parent company of CKBW is growing again -- Saint John based Acadia Broadcasting has just received approval from the Canadian Radio - Television - and - Telecommunications Commission to purchase two radio stations in Thunder Bay from Newcap Incorporated.
The proposed purchase was first announced back in July of this year -- and -- with the regulatory approval -- the deal will be completed by the end of the month.
Acadia also has radio stations in Saint John and St Stephen in New Brunswick - and - three communities in northwestern Ontario.
The company will be launching a new FM country station here in Bridgewater in the new year.