11 Facts About Baton Broadcasting

All practical purposes, Bell Media is the successor to Baton Broadcasting Incorporated, which by the late 1990s had become one of Canada's largest broadcasters.

The name of this company derived from its initial investors, including the Bassett and Eaton families, and Aldred-Rogers Broadcasting ; Foster Hewitt was an initial investor, but in a much smaller role.

In 1966, Baton Broadcasting became a part-owner in the network when it was reorganized as a station-owned cooperative.

Since CFTO was by far the largest and richest station in the network, the BBG feared Baton Broadcasting would take advantage of this to dominate the network.

In 1972, Baton Broadcasting began purchasing other CTV affiliates, starting with CFQC-TV in Saskatoon.

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However the licence was surrendered when Baton was instead able to acquire the local CTV affiliate, CJOH-TV, from Allan Slaight's Standard Broadcasting.

In 1990, Baton purchased the MCTV system of twinstick operations in Pembroke, North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins, and the Huron Broadcasting twinstick in Sault Ste.

In 1993, Baton Broadcasting purchased CFPL-TV in London, CKNX-TV in Wingham and received a licence for a new independent station, CHWI-TV, in Windsor.

However, as part of the deal, Baton Broadcasting took control of Electrohome's CTV vote, allowing it to command 42.

Baton Broadcasting now held controlling interest in CTV, triggering a put option that allowed the other owners to sell their stakes in the network while still keeping their stations.

Accordingly, Baton acquired the remaining CTV shares from WIC and Moffat Communications that fall.