Cablecasting Limited
Cablecasting Limited (CL Systems Limited) was Canada's fifth largest cable television company[1] serving cities in western Canada and some small towns in Ontario. The two major shareholders of the company were David R. Graham, who owned 99.1%, and Noel R. Bambrough who owned 0.1%.
They owned cable facilities in the following markets:
- Greater Winnipeg Cablevision
- Calgary Cable TV/FM (served Calgary North)[2]
- Airdrie, Alberta
- Cochrane, Alberta
- Tillsonburg, Ontario
- Thames Cablevision of Strathroy, Ontario
- Allview Cable Service of St. Thomas, Ontario
- Graham Cable serving City of York and parts of Toronto
- Lakeshore Community Television serving Terrace Bay, White River, Red Rock, Nipigon, Marathon, Manitouwadge and Wawa, Ontario.
History
[edit]In May, 1980, a U.S. subsidiary of Cable America Inc., Cablecasting Ltd. bought up 80% of a cable company in the state of Dekalb Cablevision Inc., serving 16,000 households in De Kalb, Georgia.[3]
Before SHAW Communications bought up these assets for $307,500,000 in 1992,[4] Cablecasting Limited had 320,000 subscribers in the systems listed above. It was the fifth largest cable company in Canada.
After a asset swap between Shaw and Rogers Cable in 2001, most of the areas formerly served by Cablecasting are now held by Rogers Cable.
CRTC License-related
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Partridge, John (November 23, 1989). "Cablecasting putting systems on the market". Globe and Mail. p. B1.
- ^ Nelson, Barry (November 1, 1992). "Two cable systems serve Calgary". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
- ^ "COMPANIES IN THE NEWS CABLECASTING". Globe and Mail. May 17, 1980. p. B2.
- ^ "Western cable-TV firm purchases CL Systems". Toronto Star. March 14, 1992. p. C3.
External links
[edit]- http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2970/101270902000563/filing-main.htm SEC Filing for Intacta Technologies Ltd.] Noel R. Bambrough was CEO of this company after leaving Cablecasting Ltd.