{"id":748849,"date":"2026-06-20T05:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/748849\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:34:09","slug":"crtc-approves-stingray-and-rawlco-station-transactions-in-calgary-saskatoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/748849\/","title":{"rendered":"CRTC approves Stingray and Rawlco station transactions in Calgary, Saskatoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CRTC has approved two radio ownership transactions that will see Stingray Radio <a href=\"https:\/\/broadcastdialogue.com\/stingray-to-acquire-calgarys-chup-fm-from-rawlco\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquire<\/a> C97.7 (CHUP-FM) Calgary from Rawlco Radio, and Rawlco subsequently <a href=\"https:\/\/broadcastdialogue.com\/rawlco-to-acquire-saskatoons-92-9-the-bull\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">take over<\/a> 92.9 The Bull (CKBL-FM) in Saskatoon.<\/p>\n<p>C97.7, with a proposed purchase price of $6.1M, currently airs a \u201c90s &amp; Now\u201d Hits format. Solidifying Stingray\u2019s position as the largest radio station operator in the country, bringing its number of stations to 97, CHUP-FM joins the company\u2019s two other signals in the market, 90.3 AMP Radio\u00a0(CKMP-FM) and\u00a0XL 103 (CFXL-FM).<\/p>\n<p>The divestiture sees Rawlco exit Alberta. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crtc.gc.ca\/eng\/archive\/2026\/2026-142.htm?_ga=2.118658636.415559437.1781887517-292703268.1781725774\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">acquisition<\/a> from Saskatoon Media Group, meanwhile, is valued at $5.075M.<\/p>\n<p>92.9 The Bull currently carries a Country format and joins Rawlco\u2019s other stations in the market \u2013 C95 FM (CFMC-FM), which airs a Hot AC format; Active Rocker\u00a0ROCK 102 FM\u00a0(CJDJ-FM); and news\/talk\/sports station\u00a0650 CKOM\u00a0(CKOM-AM).<\/p>\n<p>The transaction leaves Saskatoon Media Group with just two remaining stations \u2013 Classic Hits station 98COOL\u00a0(CJMK-FM) and\u00a0Country 600 CJWW. Saskatoon Media Group is owned by\u00a0Golden West Broadcasting\u00a0CEO\u00a0Elmer Hildebrand, but its holdings are separately maintained.<\/p>\n<p>At Broadcast Dialogue\u00ae, we are committed to delivering industry-leading insights, news, and analysis directly to your inbox\u2014completely free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>By providing full \/ accurate information, you are helping us sustain Broadcast Dialogue\u00ae as a free resource. In return, we commit to delivering high-quality content that keeps you informed on the latest trends, technology, and news shaping the broadcast landscape\u2014at no cost to you.<\/p>\n<p>The Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue\u00ae is delivered exclusively to our subscribers by email every Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The CRTC has approved two radio ownership transactions that will see Stingray Radio acquire C97.7 (CHUP-FM) Calgary from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":748850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[267868,267869,49,2798,48,267870,45993,75,341,267871,9529,267872,4782],"class_list":["post-748849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-92-9-the-bull","tag-c97-7","tag-ca","tag-calgary","tag-canada","tag-chup-fm","tag-crtc","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rawlco-radio","tag-saskatoon","tag-saskatoon-media-group","tag-stingray"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}