J. Conrad Lavigne (November 2, 1916-April 16, 2003) was a pioneering Canadian media proprietor. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A media proprietor is a person who controls, either through personal ownership or a dominant position in a public company, a significant part of the mass media. ...

Born in Chénéville, Quebec, Lavigne was raised in Cochrane, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1942 and fought in World War II. When he returned to Canada following the war, he settled in Kirkland Lake, where he purchased the Prince George Hotel, working as joint owner from 1946 to 1948, then owner from 1948 to 1950 and then became a radio host for CJKL. He subsequently moved to Timmins and applied for a broadcasting license; CFCL went to air in 1952 as the first French language radio station in Canada outside of Quebec. Cochrane, Ontario, Canada is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Kirkland Lake is a town located in Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. ... CJKL is an FM radio station broadcasting on 101. ... Timmins, Ontario, Canada City Hall Engineering Building Chamber of Commerce The Timmins Daily Press Building The Dante Club - Italian Social Club Timmins, with a population of 43,686 (2001), is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. ... CHYK is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at FM 104. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of...

In 1956, Lavigne also received a television license. CFCL-TV went to air that year as a dual affiliate of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's English and French television networks. Lavigne subsequently added rebroadcast transmitters in several other communities. By 1965, he owned the largest private microwave transmission network in the world. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CFCL-TV was a Canadian television station, which was the CBC Television affiliate in Timmins, Ontario. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than those of terahertz (THz) wavelengths, but relatively short for radio waves. ...

In 1971, Lavigne expanded into Sudbury and North Bay. CKNC in Sudbury and CHNB in North Bay went to air that year as CBC affiliates. The former CBC affiliates in those cities, CKSO and CKNY, reaffiliated with CTV, and their owner, Cambrian Broadcasting, established a new CTV station, CITO, in Timmins. In 1977, Lavigne also acquired CHRO in Pembroke. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Location City Information Established: 1883 (as Sudbury) 2001 (as Greater Sudbury) Area: 3,354 km² Population:  - City (2001)  - CD Rank  - Municipal Rank 155,219 20th in Canada 26th in Canada Population density: 46. ... North Bay (, time zone EST) is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada (2001 population 52,771). ... CKNC is a former Canadian television station, which broadcast in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ... CHNB is a former Canadian television station, which broadcast in North Bay, Ontario. ... CICI (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. ... CKNY (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in North Bay, Ontario. ... CTV is Canadas largest privately owned English language television network. ... CITO (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario) is a Canadian television station, broadcasting in Timmins, Ontario. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... CTV(1991-1997) Independent (1997-1998) NewNet (1998-2005) CHRO is a television station owned by CHUM Limited which serves the National Capital and Ottawa Valley regions of Ontario. ... Pembroke (population 13,490 in the 2001 Canadian census) is a city at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada. ...

By 1980, both companies were in a financial crisis, due to their aggressive competition for advertising dollars in small markets. As a result, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved the two companies' merger into the MCTV twinstick. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 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. ... Mid-Canada Communications was a Canadian media company, which operated from 1980 to 1990. ... A twinstick, in Canadian broadcasting, is an informal term for two television stations, broadcasting in the same market, which are owned by the same company. ...

In 1983, Lavigne received an honorary doctorate from Sudbury's Laurentian University, and was named a member of the Order of Canada, in recognition of his pioneering contributions to Canadian broadcasting. He was also named to the Order of Ontario in 1994. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Laurentian Voyageurs be merged into this article or section. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

In his later years, Lavigne was a prominent residential real estate developer in Timmins. A real estate developer (American English) or property developer (British English) makes improvements of some kind to real property, thereby increasing its value. ...

Lavigne died in Timmins on April 16, 2003. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also: Franco-Ontarian. Franco-Ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

External links

• Canadian Communications Foundation