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Cablecasting Limited (CL Systems Limited) was Canada's fifth largest cable television company^[1] serving cities in western Canada and some small towns in Ontario. The two major shareholders of the company were David R. Graham, who owned 99.1%, and Noel R. Bambrough who owned 0.1%.

They owned cable facilities in the following markets:

Greater Winnipeg Cablevision
Calgary Cable TV/FM (served Calgary North)^[2]
Airdrie, Alberta
Cochrane, Alberta
Tillsonburg, Ontario
Thames Cablevision of Strathroy, Ontario
Allview Cable Service of St. Thomas, Ontario
Graham Cable serving City of York and parts of Toronto
Lakeshore Community Television serving Terrace Bay, White River, Red Rock, Nipigon, Marathon, Manitouwadge and Wawa, Ontario.

History

In May, 1980, a U.S. subsidiary of Cable America Inc., Cablecasting Ltd. bought up 80% of a cable company in the state of Dekalb Cablevision Inc., serving 16,000 households in De Kalb, Georgia.^[3]

Before SHAW Communications bought up these assets for $307,500,000 in 1992,^[4] Cablecasting Limited had 320,000 subscribers in the systems listed above. It was the fifth largest cable company in Canada.

After a asset swap between Shaw and Rogers Cable in 2001, most of the areas formerly served by Cablecasting are now held by Rogers Cable.

CRTC Decision 1992-829 - Sale of Cablecasting Limited assets to SHAW Cable

References

^ Partridge, John (November 23, 1989). "Cablecasting putting systems on the market". Globe and Mail. p. B1.
^ Nelson, Barry (November 1, 1992). "Two cable systems serve Calgary". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
^ "COMPANIES IN THE NEWS CABLECASTING". Globe and Mail. May 17, 1980. p. B2.
^ "Western cable-TV firm purchases CL Systems". Toronto Star. March 14, 1992. p. C3.

External links

http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2970/101270902000563/filing-main.htm SEC Filing for Intacta Technologies Ltd.] Noel R. Bambrough was CEO of this company after leaving Cablecasting Ltd.