Craig Media Inc. was a Canadian television broadcasting company. Founded in 1948 by John Craig in Brandon, Manitoba, the company began its foray in television broadcasting in 1955 with the launch of CKX-TV. Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video signals (programs) to a number of recipients (listeners or viewers) that belong to a large group. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brandon, known as the Wheat City, is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CKX is a television station in Brandon, Manitoba affiliated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

The company is based in Calgary, Alberta with Drew Craig, the grandson of John Craig, as its CEO. Craig Media was the owner of the original A-Channel system; CKX, a CBC affiliate, in Brandon, Manitoba; and three digital television specialty channels: MTV Canada (now Razer), MTV2 (now PunchMuch) and TV Land Canada. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canadas Location. ... A chief executive officer (CEO) or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or executive officer of a corporation, company, or agency. ... A-Channel, formerly known as NewNet or The New Net, is a system of six local Canadian television stations in Ontario and British Columbia, all owned by CHUM Limited. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ... Digital television (DTV) uses digital modulation and compression to broadcast video, audio and data signals to television sets. ... Razer station logo Razer is a Canadian television channel, which describes itself as a youth-controlled entertainment and information community, supporting what matters to youth, which debuted on June 30, 2005. ... PunchMuch is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television music video channel from the creators of MuchMusic. ... TV Land Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In January 2004, it was announced that Craig Media's broadcasting assets were up for sale. On April 12, 2004, CHUM Limited announced a deal to purchase Craig Media's broadcasting assets for $265 million. The sale was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 19, 2004, and was completed on December 1 of that year. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The famous ChumCity Building on the corner of Queen and John in Toronto. ... The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. ... The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

As CHUM already owns two stations in the Toronto market, a condition of the purchase was that Toronto One, a previous Craig Media venture, was sold to TVA and Sun Media. This sale was completed on December 2, 2004, for $46 million (CAD) and Sun Media's 29.9% share of the Toronto news channel CablePulse24. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of Toronto 1. ... Craig Media Inc. ... TVA is a private commercial French-language television network in Quebec. ... Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read Canadian tabloid newspapers. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian dollar, CAD or C$, is the unit of currency of Canada. ... CablePulse 24 is a 24-hour Canadian television channel which broadcasts local and international news for the Toronto, Ontario television market, by cable and direct broadcast satellite in southern Ontario. ...

Craig Media continues to own an interest in Skyweb, a subsidiary which offers broadband communications, including digital cable and high-speed Internet services, in Manitoba, British Columbia, California, and Hawaii. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) • Land 553,556 km² • Water 64,241 km² (14. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) • Land 925,186 km² • Water 19,549 km² (2. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official language(s) English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Monarch Akahi Nui Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ...

Assets

Local stations

• A-Channel
  • CKAL - Calgary, Alberta
  • CKEM - Edmonton, Alberta
  • CHMI - Winnipeg, Manitoba
• CKX - Brandon, Manitoba
• Toronto One (CKXT) - Toronto, Ontario

A-Channel, formerly known as NewNet or The New Net, is a system of six local Canadian television stations in Ontario and British Columbia, all owned by CHUM Limited. ... CKAL is a television station owned by CHUM Limited and based in Calgary, Alberta. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canadas Location. ... CKEM is a television station owned by CHUM Limited and based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry Integrity Progress Image:Abedm. ... CHMI is a television station formerly owned by Craig Media Inc. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadas Location. ... CKX is a television station in Brandon, Manitoba affiliated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ... Brandon, known as the Wheat City, is a city in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of Toronto 1. ... CKXT is a broadcast television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which uses the on-air brand of Sun TV. The station began broadcasting on September 19, 2003, on channel 52. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

Digital television stations

• Razer, formerly MTV Canada
• PunchMuch, formerly MTV2
• TV Land Canada

Razer station logo Razer is a Canadian television channel, which describes itself as a youth-controlled entertainment and information community, supporting what matters to youth, which debuted on June 30, 2005. ... PunchMuch is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television music video channel from the creators of MuchMusic. ... TV Land Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

External links

• Craig Media Inc.
• Skyweb
• Broadcaster Magazine: CHUM buying Craig, will spin-off Toronto 1