Standard Network: landmarks
Landmarks
This chronology is indicative only.
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Beginnings
1927 Standard Broadcasting founded as radio station CFRB in Toronto
1970 Slaight and associates acquire radio stations CFGM (Toronto) and CFOX (Montreal) radio
1973 merges with IWC Communications Ltd (IWC)
1974 IWC and associates acquire bankrupt Global Television Network
1974 launches CILQ-FM (Q107) in Toronto
1975 Power makes bid for Argus
1976 Power gains majority of equity but not voting control of in Argus
1977 IWC sells interest in Global Television
1978 Power sells stake in Argus to Conrad Black and associates for C$80.5m
1978 Argus gains control of Standard Broadcasting
1979 Slaight Communications buys out other investors in IWC
1982 buys Urban Outdoors Corporation
1982 Argus sells Standard Broadcasting to Hollinger
1984 Standard's Telecable Laurentian subsidiary completes acquisition of Quebec cable-television franchise for C$5.8m
Slaight
1985 Slaight agrees to buy Standard Broadcasting Corporation from Hollinger
1985 Standard buys 55% of San Fernando (US) cable system for US$20m
1985 Slaight sells CFGM and Q1O7 to comply with CRTC regulations
1985 acquire CFRB and CKFM-FM Toronto, CJAD and CJFM-FM in Montreal, CKQB in Ottawa, and CKTB and CHTZ-FM in St Catharines
1987 Hollinger completes sale of Standard Broadcasting to Slaight for C$180m
1988 Slaight sells CJOH-TV in Ottawa to Baton Broadcasting
Telemedia deal
2001 Standard buys 60 radio stations from Telemedia Corp
2001 divests 15 of 16 Telemedia radio stations in Alberta to Newcap Inc for C$39.3m
2001 divests CJCL-AM, Toronto ("The Fan") and 12 Orillia and Northern Ontario radio stations to Rogers Broadcasting for C$100m
2001 buys CKMM-FM Winnipeg, CFQX-FM Selkirk (Winnipeg), CKXA-FM and CKX-FM Brandon from Craig Music & Entertainment Inc. for C$20m
2004 sells Video One Canada (Canada's largest distributor of pre-recorded home entertainment products, including DVD, VHS and video games) to ROW Entertainment Income Fund for C$74m