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Formerly called
  
Craig Media

Area served
  
Canada

Website
  
www.craigwireless.com

Founder
  
Boyd Craig

Type
  
Limited company

Traded as
  
TSX-V: CWG

Key people
  
Boyd Craig

CEO
  
Boyd Craig (1996–)

Founded
  
1948

Industry
  
Broadcasting/telecommunications

Headquarters
  
Rancho Mirage, California, United States

Subsidiaries
  
Woosh Wireless (NZ) Limited

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Craig Wireless Systems, Ltd. (TSX-V: CWG) is a Canadian company which offers Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service in Manitoba and British Columbia.

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History

The company has its roots in Craig Media, which was founded in 1948 by John Craig in Brandon, Manitoba, and began its foray in television broadcasting in 1955 with the launch of CKX-TV.

The company was based in Brandon, Manitoba, then later 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; Toronto One, local television station in located in Toronto; and three digital television specialty channels: MTV Canada (now MTV2), MTV2 (now Juicebox) and TV Land Canada (now Comedy Gold).

CHUM did not acquire Craig's telecommunications operations, which remain in operation under the Craig Wireless name.

Craig Wireless was founded by John's grandson, Boyd Craig.

Local stations

  • A-Channel (now Citytv)
  • CKAL - Calgary, Alberta
  • CKEM - Edmonton, Alberta
  • CHMI - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • CKX - Brandon, Manitoba (ceased operations on October 2, 2009)
  • CKXT - Toronto, Ontario (ceased operations as of November 2011)
  • Digital television stations

  • MTV Canada, now MTV2 Canada
  • MTV2 Canada, now Juicebox
  • TV Land Canada, now Comedy Gold
  • References

    Craig Wireless Wikipedia