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Riding Mountain Broadcasting

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Riding Mountain Broadcasting
Company typeConsumer cooperative
Founded1977 (1977)
Headquarters,
Area served
Southwestern Manitoba
Key people
David Baxter (CEO & President)
John Quail (Director, Marketing & Sales)
Shep Kaastra (Chief Financial Officer)
Cam Clark (General Manager, RMBL)
ProductsCable provider
Internet provider
2 Radio Stations
$20 million
Number of employees
125
ParentWestman Communications Group
Websitewestmancom.com

Riding Mountain Broadcasting Ltd is a communication company based in Brandon, Manitoba. The company runs two radio stations: CKLQ (880 Q Country) and CKLF-FM (94.7 Star FM).[1] Both stations are located at 624 14th Street East, on Brandon's southeast side.

Riding Mountain Broadcasting started in 1977 with CKLQ. The original CKLQ was broadcast on the frequency 1570 AM with a power of 1,000 watts.[2] In 1985, CKLQ switched to the 880 AM frequency and increased its power to 10,000 watts.

In 2000, Riding Mountain Broadcasting created a second radio station, CKLF-FM, on the frequency 94.7 FM with a power of 100,000 watts.

In 2003, Riding Mountain Broadcasting became a subsidiary of Westman Communications Group.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Westman Communications Group Purchases Remaining Shares of Riding Mountain Broadcasting Ltd" (PDF). westmancom.com. March 28, 2003. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ "Existing Manitoba Radio Stations". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ "Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC 2003-50". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Government of Canada. 2003-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
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