newcap radio type public traded as tsx ncc.a ncc.b industry media founded 1986 founder harold r. steele headquarters 8 basinview drive dartmouth nova scotia canada halifax nova scotia canada key people harold r. steele chairman robert g. steele president and ceo services radio broadcasting television broadcasting hospitality owner harold r. steele majority shareholder number of employees 1200 website www.ncc.ca newfoundland capital corporation ltd. is a canadian broadcasting company majority owned by harold r. steele . newfoundland capital is the parent company of newcap inc. doing business as newcap radio and formerly known as newcap broadcasting . it is the number two private sector radio broadcaster in canada just behind bell media radio . it operates 95 stations across canada . the group also owns two newcap television stations both in lloydminster on the alberta saskatchewan border . the group s newfoundland and labrador division known as steele communications includes all but two of the full power commercial stations in that province . on november 6 2004 the company launched the canadian hit 30 countdown which for about six years was canada s only nationally syndicated contemporary hit radio hit countdown . newcap is also a corporate sponsor of canada s aboriginal voices radio network . in the past newfoundland capital acted as a conglomerate with interests in diverse industries such as newspapers and freight transportation . the firm owns one asset unrelated to the broadcasting industry a hotel in corner brook the glynmill inn which is operated as part of the steele hotels group which includes other properties held directly by the steele family . the steele family also has private holdings in other industries which are entirely outside of the newcap corporate umbrella . contents 1 recent transactions 2 assets 2.1 television 2.2 radio 2.2.1 newfoundland and labrador 2.2.2 nova scotia 2.2.3 prince edward island 2.2.4 new brunswick 2.2.5 ontario 2.2.6 alberta 2.2.7 british columbia 2.3 3937844 canada inc. 3 references 4 external links recent transactions edit in july 2008 newcap announced a deal to trade cfdr in halifax to rogers media in exchange for cigm in sudbury . both stations were the sole remaining am stations in their respective markets and in both cases the current owner already had the maximum permitted number of fm stations in the applicable market whereas the acquirer only had a single fm station . both companies successfully applied to move the stations to fm as part of the trade . newcap flipped cigm sudbury to fm on august 25 2009 and rogers flipped cfdr halifax to fm on august 7 2009 . 1 on july 28 2008 newcap inc. announced that it had a tentative deal to acquire 12 stations in ontario from haliburton broadcasting group subject to crtc approval for a price of 18.95 million . 2 the company s application to acquire the haliburton stations was formally published by the crtc on november 13 2008 3 but was subsequently withdrawn in january 2009 . 4 newcap inc. ceo rob steele indicated that in light of the credit market crisis the company did not feel that it was the right time to increase its debt load . 5 in may 2011 newcap announced that it was selling its two stations in winnipeg ckjs and chnk fm to evanov communications ; 6 the sale was approved on october 24 2011 . 7 in january 2013 the company announced it was exploring a possible sale of its remaining broadcasting assets in western canada consisting of 32 radio stations and two television stations and six rebroadcasters associated with those stations . these stations are predominantly in alberta including several stations in the lloydminster region on the alberta saskatchewan border except for two stations in british columbia . the company announced in may 2013 it was no longer planning to sell its assets in western canada . 8 if such a sale had occurred newcap suggested that the proceeds might be used to either fund acquisitions closer to newcap s base in atlantic canada pay down debt or return capital to shareholders . 9 on august 26 2013 newcap radio announced it would acquire five former astral media radio stations in toronto and vancouver chbm fm cfxj fm ckzz fm chhr fm and cisl for 112 million . the deal was made in the wake of bell media s attempt to acquire the company . 10 the deal was approved by the crtc on march 19 2014 and the sale closed on march 31 2014 . 11 12 assets edit the following list is based on the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission s media ownership charts as of january 26 2013 . 13 television edit lloydminster cksa dt citl dt radio edit newfoundland and labrador edit baie verte ckim carbonear chvo fm channel port aux basques cfgn churchill falls cflc fm clarenville ckvo vocm fm 1 ckln fm corner brook cfcb ckxx fm deer lake cfdl fm gander ckga ckxd fm goose bay cfln fm grand falls windsor ckcm ckxg fm marystown chcm port au choix cfnw st. andrew s cfcv fm st. anthony cfnn fm st. john s vocm vocm fm cjyq ckix fm stephenville cfsx ckxx fm 1 wabush cflw fm on november 7 2012 newcap applied to operate a new fm radio station in clarenville newfoundland and labrador . if approved the new station will operate on 97.1 mhz . 14 nova scotia edit halifax cfrq fm ckul fm kentville cijk fm sydney chrk fm ckch fm prince edward island edit charlottetown chtn fm ckqk fm new brunswick edit fredericton cfrk fm cihi fm miramichi chhi fm moncton cjmo fm cjxl fm saint john chni fm ontario edit ottawa ciht fm cilv fm sudbury chno fm cigm fm 15 toronto cfxj fm chbm fm alberta edit athabasca ckba fm blairmore cjpr fm bonnyville cjeg fm brooks cibq fm cixf fm calgary cfxl fm ckmp fm camrose cfcw cfcw fm cold lake cjxk fm drumheller ckdq edmonton cirk fm ckra fm edson cfxe fm high prairie ckvh fm hinton cfxh fm lac la biche cilb fm lloydminster cksa fm cilr fm unlicensed travellers information station 16 red deer ckgy fm cizz fm st. paul chsp fm slave lake chsl fm stettler cksq fm wainwright ckky fm ckwy fm westlock ckwb fm wetaskiwin ckjr whitecourt cfxw fm british columbia edit penticton cigv fm kelowna ckko fm vancouver chlg fm cisl ckzz fm 3937844 canada inc. edit the numbered company 3937844 canada inc. a partnership between newcap and standard broadcasting was the licensee for most of the alberta stations listed above from 2002 when standard acquired the stations from telemedia until 2007 when newcap bought out standard s share of the stations . references edit local country station will be converted to fm northern life july 24 2008 . newcap signs agreement to acquire 12 radio licences in ontario the nova scotia business journal july 28 2008 . broadcasting notice of public hearing crtc 2008 14 broadcasting notice of public hearing crtc 2008 14 7 credit markets squelch 19m newfoundland capital radio purchase in ontario canadian press january 19 2009 . newfoundland capital press release via canadian newswire newcap to sell winnipeg radio stations may 19 2010 . broadcasting decision crtc 2011 661 newfoundland capital corporation limited no longer exploring the sale of alberta broadcasting division . 3 may 2013 . retrieved 26 august 2013 . newfoundland capital corporation ltd. press release 2013 01 22 . newfoundland capital corporation limited exploring the sale of alberta broadcasting division . retrieved 2013 01 22 . newcap signs agreement with bell media to acquire five radio stations in toronto and vancouver . cnw . retrieved 26 august 2013 . broadcasting decision crtc 2014 129 newcap radio receives crtc approval to purchase stations in toronto and vancouver . canada newswire . march 19 2014 . retrieved march 20 2014 . crtc chart of newcap inc. s assets broadcasting notice of consultation crtc 2012 616 crtc november 7 2012 broadcasting decision crtc 2008 326 broadcasting decision crtc 2014 108 cilr fm lloydminster revocation of licence crtc march 10 2014 external links edit newcap radio newcap television newcap inc. at the canadian communications foundation website v t e newfoundland capital corporation limited newcap radio corporate directors harold r. steele michael macdonald david matheson robert g. steele donald warr am stations cfcb cfcw cfgn cfnw cfsx chcm cisl cjyq ckcm ckdq ckga ckim ckjr ckvo vocm fm stations cfcv cfcw cfdl cflc cfln cflw cfnn cfrk cfrq cfxe cfxh cfxj cfxl cfxw chbm chft chhi chlg chni chno chrk chsl chsp chtn chvo cibq cigm cigv ciht cijk cilb cilr cilv cirk cixf cizz cjeg cjmo cjpr cjxk cjxl ckba ckch ckgy ckky ckix ckko ckmp ckqk ckra cksa cksq ckul ckvh ckwb ckwy ckxd ckxg ckxx ckzz vocm television stations citl cksa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title newcap radio & oldid 741972496 categories newcap radioradio broadcasting companies of canadacompanies based in halifax nova scotiaentertainment companies established in 1986media companies established in 19861986 establishments in nova scotiacompanies listed on the toronto stock exchange navigation menu personal 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