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Western International Communications

WIC Western International Communications Ltd. (or WIC) was a Canadian media company that operated from 1982 to 2000, with operations including broadcast and specialty television, radio, and satellite distribution via a majority interest in Canadian Satellite Communications (or Cancom).

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Founded
1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Industry
Media
Defunct
2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Fate
Assets sold to Canwest Global (later Shaw Media), Shaw Communications, and Corus Entertainment
Products
Specialty channels, broadcasting, satellite distribution
Successor
Corus Entertainment (most media assets) Rogers Communications (satellite distribution assets)

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Western International Communications

Nodes96
Edges95
Triples27
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020833
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Western International Communications

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related to Radio stations · 17
Western International Communications → At, Calgary, CanWest, CFMIWinnipeg, CFYI, CHED, CHML, CHQR, CILQVancouver, CJKR, CJOB, CJXYToronto, CKIKEdmonton, CKNGHamilton, CKNW, Corus Entertainment, These
Defunct · 1
Western International Communications → 2000; 26 years ago (2000)
Fate · 1
Western International Communications → Assets sold to Canwest Global (later Shaw Media), Shaw Communications, and Corus Entertainment
Founded · 1
Western International Communications → 1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Industry · 1
Western International Communications → Media
Products · 1
Western International Communications → Specialty channels, broadcasting, satellite distribution
Successor · 1
Western International Communications → Corus Entertainment (most media assets) Rogers Communications (satellite distribution assets)
Type · 1
Western International Communications → Private
Website · 1
Western International Communications → wic.ca (archived 2000-02-22)

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wic stations shaw television assets canwest communications acquired global wic's corus company radio specialty ctv later broadcasting media station network

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Western International CommunicationsDefunct2000; 26 years ago (2000)1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsFateAssets sold to Canwest Global (later Shaw Media), Shaw Communications, and Corus Entertainment1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsFounded1982; 44 years ago (1982)1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsIndustryMedia1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsProductsSpecialty channels, broadcasting, satellite distribution1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsSuccessorCorus Entertainment (most media assets) Rogers Communications (satellite distribution assets)1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsTypePrivate1.00infobox
Western International CommunicationsWebsitewic.ca (archived 2000-02-22)1.00infobox
Touched by an Angelinstance ofincluding the newscast Canada Tonight and foreign programming0.80text
aired on other WIC stationsinstance ofincluding the newscast Canada Tonight and foreign programming0.80text
Western International Communicationsrelated to Radio stationsAt0.60section
Western International Communicationsrelated to Radio stationsCanWest0.60section

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