Electrohome is perhaps best known as one of Canada's largest manufacturers of television sets in its heyday between 1949 and 1984, and continues to be a popular brand in the Canadian market.

History

Electrohome was founded in Kitchener, Ontario in 1907. The company began manufacturing and selling television sets in 1949, competing with companies such as Northern Electric and Canadian General Electric for a share of the Canadian market. Electrohome developed its reputation for its large heavy floor models boxed in hardwood cases. For other uses of the word Kitchener please see Kitchener (disambiguation) Map of Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario with Kitchener in red. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Northern Telecommunications Networks, commonly known as Nortel, is a telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Canada. ...

In 1954, the company set up the CKCO television station, which broadcasts in the Kitchener and southern Ontario region. In 1984, suffering from years of competition with Sony and other Japanese television makers, Electrohome ceased production of TV sets, and licensed the brand name to Mitsubishi Electric. Electrohome continued to assemble large screen projection systems popular with rock stars for a number of years using components from American manufacturers such as IBM and Texas Instruments. In 1988, Electrohome purchased a second television station, CFRN in Edmonton, Alberta. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... CKCO-TV is a television station based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (NYSE: SNE) is a consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Mitsubishi Electric is a manufacturer of video and audio equipment. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ... Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), better known in the electronics industry as TI, is a company based in Dallas, Texas, renowned for developing and commercializing semiconductor and computer technology. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CFRN is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Edmonton, Alberta. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ...

In 1995, Electrohome and Baton Broadcasting entered a partnership, sharing ownership of CKCO, CFRN, CFCN in Calgary, CFPL in London, CHWI in Wheatley and CKNX in Wingham. The following year, the partnership was reorganized: Baton took over full ownership of all of the stations, and Electrohome became a shareholder in Baton. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Baton Broadcasting System (BBS) was a Canadian system of television stations located in Ontario and Saskatchewan. ... CFCN is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Calgary, Alberta. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Heart of the new west City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Location. ... CFPL or The New PL is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which serves the London and Sarnia regions of Ontario, Canada. ... London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of about 447,286; the city proper has a population of about 351,267 (2004). ... CHWI or The New WI is a television station owned by CHUM Limited. ... CKNX or The New NX is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which serves mid-western Ontario. ... Wingham is a town located in the Canadian province of Ontario at a Latitude of 43°53 North and a Longitude of 81°18 West. ...

In 1999, Electrohome switched licensees dropping Mitsubishi Electric and allowing Canadian distributor Citizen Electronics (Jutan) to market TV's and DVD players under the Electrohome brand name. DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Currently, Electrohome has ceased all manufacturing, and now derives most of its income from its licensing, and has minor stock holdings in Mechdyne/Fakespace Systems which provides visualization solutions for data analysis, and Immersion Studios, a digital cinema firm.

Web site

http://www.electrohome.com