Industry media Website www.myfmradio.ca Type of business Privately held company | Products radio broadcasting Founded 2004, Renfrew, Canada | |
Key people Jon Pole
Andrew Dickson | ||
My Broadcasting Corporation is a Canadian broadcasting company founded in 2004 by Jon Pole and Andrew Dickson. Based in Renfrew, Ontario, the company operates a number of radio stations in small to medium sized markets in Ontario. All of its stations offer local news, weather, sports and community events seven days a week.
Contents
Expansion efforts
In 2006, the company applied for a second station in the Pembroke market, to play classic rock, although its application was denied. Similarly, the company's application to launch a new station in St. Thomas was denied in 2009.
In early 2009, the company also announced a tentative deal to acquire CIYN-FM in Kincardine, which received CRTC approval on May 13, 2009. The company also received CRTC approval to launch a new station in Brighton on May 15, 2009.
On August 2, 2013, My Broadcasting submitted applications to operate new FM radio stations in Arnprior and Carleton Place, and acquiring Peterborough station CJMB-FM outright from McNabb Broadcasting. CJMB, if the application is approved, will be the company's first station in one of Ontario's larger radio markets; as well, the company plans to operate CJMB as a sports radio station which will be the company's first expansion outside of its conventional "my FM" branding and adult contemporary formatting. The CRTC approved the acquisition of CJMB-FM on December 11, 2013.
On December 9, 2013, My Broadcasting submitted an application to operate a new FM radio station at Orangeville, proposed to operate at 101.5 MHz, the new station received approval on July 18, 2014. My Broadcasting previously submitted an application to operate the new station there in 2012 but the application was soon withdrawn.
On an unknown date, My Broadcasting Corporation submitted an application to the CRTC to broadcast on 107.7 FM (later 97.5) in Carleton Place, this application would be denied by the CRTC on April 2, 2014. Also on that date, the CRTC approved the new station in Arnprior, which will replace CHMY-FM-1 at 107.7.
In June 2015, My Broadcasting announced a deal to purchase Pineridge Broadcasting, the owner of CHUC-FM and CKSG-FM in Cobourg and CJWV-FM in Peterborough, Ontario.
My Broadcasting has acquired two stations in Cobourg and a second station in Peterborough, as well as approval for station in Milton.
That brings the total of stations built, acquired or under construction to 20 - all in Ontario. MyFM has been listed for the last five years as one of Canada's fastest growing companies by Profit Magazine.
The roots of My Broadcasting date back to Ottawa Valley Radio in the mid-1980s (CKOA and CKOB). Those stations were owned by Jamie Pole, the father of current owner Jon Pole. The VP of myFM, Andrew Dickson was a sales executive for Ottawa Valley radio, the original morning man for myFM, Bob Rose (deceased) was the morning man for Ottawa Valley Radio for many years. Several former Ottawa Valley Radio staffers have returned to myFM and continue to be part of the team, including Rob Mise, Peter DeWolf and others.
Notes
1 Purchase approved by the CRTC in May 2009; transaction completed November 30, 2009.