Joco Communications
Joco Communications was a small Canadian radio broadcasting company, which operated radio stations in Sturgeon Falls and Espanola, Ontario. The company's name derives from the name of its founder and president, Joseph Cormier.
History
[edit]Joco Communications was incorporated in 2003 when Cormier was granted a license to open CFSF-FM in Sturgeon Falls.[1] The company was granted a second license in 2007 to operate a station in Espanola.[2]
The company also applied for a new FM radio station in Sudbury in 2007, although this application was denied.[3]
On November 13, 2008 the company applied to operate a new radio station in Gravenhurst. This application was denied on June 1, 2009.[4]
On May 20, 2010, the CRTC received an application by the Haliburton Broadcasting Group to acquire Joco's CJJM-FM in Espanola and received approval on August 12, 2010.[5] In September 2010, Joco Communications announced a tentative deal to sell CFSF-FM in Sturgeon Falls to the Haliburton Broadcasting Group,[6] which received CRTC approval on February 21, 2011.[7]
After selling the two stations, Cormier ran as the Liberal candidate for Nickel Belt in the 2011 election,[8] but lost to incumbent Claude Gravelle.
Formats
[edit]CFSF-FM Sturgeon Falls aired a variety of programming, including CHR, country and classic rock programs, in both English and French, while CJJM-FM in Espanola aired a similar format exclusively in English. Both stations were branded as Joco Radio.
Former stations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2003-52
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-238
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-229
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-319
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-565
- ^ "Haliburton Broadcasting Group Inc. buys three Ontario radio stations" Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Press, September 17, 2010.
- ^ CRTC Decision 2011-111.
- ^ 'I can make a difference'. Sudbury Star, April 28, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Joco Communications - [dead link]
- Joco Communications - archived October 1, 2011 - archive.org.
 | This article about a Canadian media company is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |