Durham Radio

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Durham Radio, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Media
Founded Oshawa, Ontario (1994)
FounderDouglas Kirk
Headquarters Oshawa, Ontario
Products Radio broadcasting
Website www.durhamradioinc.com

Durham Radio, Inc. is an Oshawa, Ontario-based radio broadcaster founded in 1994 by Douglas Kirk. The company owns twelve radio stations and their associated repeaters, which are primarily located in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario.

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In 2021, Durham Radio received CRTC approval to acquire Vancouver's CIRH-FM, [1] marking its first station outside of Ontario. [2]

On February 8, 2024, as part of its divestment of 45 radio stations, Bell Media Radio announced the sale of three stations to Durham Radio: CKLY-FM in Lindsay, Ontario, and CKPT-FM and CKQM-FM in Peterborough, Ontario. The sale was approved by the CRTC on January 30, 2025. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "CIRH-FM Vancouver – Change in ownership and effective control, licence renewal, and licence amendments". CRTC. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. ↑ "Radio & Podcast News - Durham Radio launches first station outside Ontario". Broadcast Dialogue. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  3. ↑ Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations
  4. ↑ "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-32". CRTC. Retrieved 30 January 2025.


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