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2007

In May 2007 Acadia Broadcasting acquired Fawcett Broadcasting limited consisting of three radio stations in northern Ontario: CKDR-FM in Dryden, CJRL-FM in Kenora and CFOB-FM in Fort Frances. Through a series of repeaters, CKDR-FM in Dryden also served 6 other northern communities: Sioux...

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2005

John E. Irving becomes sole owner of Acadia Broadcasting

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2003

New Brunswick Broadcasting Co Ltd. and Acadia Broadcasting Co Ltd. merge under the simpler name Acadia Broadcasting.

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2002

CKBW in Shelburne converts to FM.

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2001

New Brunswick Broadcasting and Acadia Broadcasting Co. Ltd. merge operations. In the same year the company launches two new stations in New Brunswick, CHWV-FM the WAVE in Saint John, and CHTD-FM the Tide in St. Stephen.

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1995

CHSJ radio moves out of the now-empty Broadcast Centre to new premises at 58 King Street in Saint John.

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1994

New Brunswick Broadcasting sells MITV to CanWest Global Communications Corp. on August 29. At the same time, during parallel negotiations, CHSJ-TV, a CBC affiliate since MITV went on-air in 1988, is sold to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC affiliate operations move to Fredericton,...

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1989

New Brunswick Broadcasting buys radio station Acadia Broadcasting Company Ltd. (CKBW) of Bridgewater, NS, which also operates repeater station in Liverpool and Shelburne, NS. Former shareholder Robert A. MacLaren remains as station manager. In the same year MITV adds several transmitters in Nova...

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1988

CIHF-TV, the new television station in Halifax, NS, known as MITV, goes on the air September 5, 1988, broadcasting to the Halifax area, and also, through the CHSJ-TV network, to Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton, NB. MITV was built and owned by New Brunswick Broadcasting.

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1985

CHSJ radio switches its studios to stereo broadcasting, which at the time was seen as the future of AM radio.

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