Rawlco Radio Ltd. is a media company based in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...
,
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. The company is the sole proprietor of seven
radio station
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s in the provinces of
Alberta
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and
Saskatchewan
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.
The Rawlco Radio Corporate Office is just south of
Downtown
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...
, overlooking the South Saskatchewan River, at 715 Saskatchewan Crescent West. This complex also is home to their local stations;
CKOM
CKOM is a radio station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada broadcasting at 650 kHz. Its format is news/talk. It shares studio space with sister stations CFMC and CJDJ at 715 Saskatchewan Crescent West, also the home of Rawlco Radio's Corpo ...
,
CFMC
CFMC-FM, known on air as ''C95'', is a Canadian radio station in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It shares studio space with sister stations CKOM and CJDJ-FM at 715 Saskatchewan Crescent West, also the home of Rawlco Radio's Corporate Offic ...
and
CJDJ
CJDJ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 FM in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The station, owned by Rawlco Communications, broadcasts an active rock format as ''Rock 102''. It shares studio space with sister stations CFMC and CKOM a ...
.
History
Started in 1946 by
Edward Rawlinson (1912–1992), a Saskatchewan resident born in
Qu'Appelle, it became one of Canada's most successful broadcasting companies. Rawlinson had a fascination for radio broadcasting, and in 1946 he purchased
CKBI radio in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and soon after became chairman of his own company, Rawlco Communications. The company went on to acquire prominent radio and television stations in Prince Albert,
North Battleford
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...
,
Meadow Lake,
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...
,
Regina,
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anc ...
and
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
.
In 1975, Rawlinson's two sons, Gordon and Doug, both from Prince Albert, entered the business. The Rawlinson brothers formed Rawlco Radio, a Saskatchewan-based radio broadcasting company. During the next twenty years, Rawlco Radio purchased and operated radio stations in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Ontario. In partnership with
Maclean-Hunter Maclean-Hunter (M-H) was a Canadian communications company, which had diversified holdings in radio, television, magazines, newspapers and cable television distribution.
History
The company began in 1887, when brothers John Bayne Maclean and H ...
, Rawlco was also part of the original consortium licensed to launch NCN, a Canadian
country music
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video channel which was later renamed
CMT.
In 1999, they consolidated holdings to focus only on Saskatchewan and Alberta radio. It currently operates seven stations in the provinces.
Ed Rawlinson died in 1992, and his son Gordon is now CEO of Rawlco Radio.
On July 10, 2014, Rawlco announced that it would sell its radio station clusters in
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anc ...
(CKNO-FM and CIUP-FM),
North Battleford
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...
/
Meadow Lake (CJNB, CJCQ-FM, CJHD-FM and CJNS-FM), and
Prince Albert (CKBI, CFMM-FM, and CHQX-FM) to
The Jim Pattison Group.
Radio stations
Alberta
*
Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
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CHUP-FM
Saskatchewan
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Regina -
CIZL-FM,
CJME,
CKCK-FM
CKCK-FM is a radio station in Regina, Saskatchewan. Owned by Rawlco Communications, it broadcasts an adult hits format branded as '' Jack 94.5''. CKCK's studios and offices are located at 2401 Saskatchewan Drive in Regina, along with sister sta ...
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...
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CFMC-FM
CFMC-FM, known on air as ''C95'', is a Canadian radio station in the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It shares studio space with sister stations CKOM and CJDJ-FM at 715 Saskatchewan Crescent West, also the home of Rawlco Radio's Corporate Of ...
,
CJDJ-FM
CJDJ-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 FM in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The station, owned by Rawlco Communications, broadcasts an active rock format as ''Rock 102''. It shares studio space with sister stations CFMC and CKOM a ...
,
CKOM
CKOM is a radio station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada broadcasting at 650 kHz. Its format is news/talk. It shares studio space with sister stations CFMC and CJDJ at 715 Saskatchewan Crescent West, also the home of Rawlco Radio's Corpo ...
Former
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Calgary
Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...
,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
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CFFR,
CJAQ-FM
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Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anc ...
,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
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CIUP-FM,
CKNO-FM
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Prince Albert -
CFMM-FM,
CHQX-FM
CHQX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a classic hits format at 101.5 FM in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The station is branded on-air as ''101.5 Beach Radio'' and is owned by Jim Pattison Group who also owns sister stations CFMM- ...
,
CKBI
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Meadow Lake -
CJNS-FM
CJNS-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a country format at 102.3 FM in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. CJNS is owned by the Jim Pattison Group.
The station provides some 30 hours of local programming a week, 6 hours per day, Monday to ...
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Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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CFGO
CFGO is a commercial AM radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, broadcasting on 1200 kHz. It is owned by Bell Media and broadcasts a sports radio format, using the brand name ''TSN 1200 Ottawa''. The radio studios and offices are in the Bell M ...
,
CJMJ-FM
CJMJ-FM (100.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The station uses its on-air brand name ''Move 100.3'', and airs an adult contemporary format. CJMJ is owned by Bell Media, along with three other Ottawa radio statio ...
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North Battleford
North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...
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CJCQ-FM,
CJNB,
CJHD-FM
References
External links
Rawlco Communications
- Canadian Communications Foundation
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Companies based in Saskatoon
Radio broadcasting companies of Canada
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