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Line 1: {{Short description\|Canadian radio broadcasting company}} {{Infobox company \| name = Stingray Radio Inc. \| logo = Stingray Digital.svg \| fate = \| type = [[Subsidiary]] \| trade_name = Newcap Radio (1986–2018) \| foundation = 1980 \| former_names = Steele Communications (1980-1986)<br>Newfoundland Capital Corporation Ltd. (1986–2018) \| founder = [[Harold R. Steele]] \| location = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] \| key_people = [[Harold R. Steele]] (chairman)<br/>Robert G. Steele ([[president (corporate title)\|president]] and [[chief executive officer\|CEO]]) \| area_served = \| industry = [[Mass media\|Media]] \| services = [[Radio broadcasting]], [[television broadcasting]] \| revenue = \| operating_income = \| net_income = \| num_employees = 1200 \| subsid = \| owner = [[Stingray Group]] \| company_slogan = \| homepage = {{url\|www.stingray.com/radio}} \| dissolved = \| footnotes = }} '''Stingray Radio''' ~~(formerly '''Newcap Radio''')~~ is a Canadian [[radio]] broadcasting conglomerate owned by [[Stingray Group]]. It owns and operates 101 radio stations in Canada—making it the second-largest radio conglomerate in Canada behind [[Bell Media]]. It also owns two television stations in [[Lloydminster]]. The majority of its stations are situated in [[~~Newfoundland~~Atlantic Canada\|Atlantic]] and ~~Labrador~~[[Western Canada]], ~~and~~with its largest presences being in the provinces of [[Alberta]] and [[Newfoundland and Labrador\|Newfoundland]]. The company was founded in 1986 by [[Harold R. Steele]] as '''Newfoundland Capital Corporation Ltd.''' based in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], later [[Trade name\|operating under]] the names '''Newcap Broadcasting''' and '''Newcap Radio'''. In October 2018, Newcap was acquired by Stingray. As a result of the acquisition, the Steele family became Stingray Group's largest third-party shareholder. Line 52: In January 2021, Stingray networked its rock stations in Atlantic Canada out of [[CFRQ-FM]]/Halifax, with all of them adopting similar ''Q'' branding and airing CFRQ's morning show, in addition to the existing networked evening show ''Rock of the Atlantic''.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Thiessen\|first=Connie\|date=2021-01-15\|title=Stingray Radio launches 'Q Network' across the Maritimes\|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-radio-launches-q-network-across-the-maritimes/\|access-date=2021-09-25\|website=Broadcast Dialogue\|language=en-US}}</ref> In late-March 2021, the company underwent a restructuring of some of its staff and local program directors, which resulted in layoffs.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Thiessen\|first=Connie\|date=2021-03-30\|title=Stingray Radio restructures on-air talent, management in Alberta & BC\|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-radio-restructures-on-air-talent-management-in-alberta-bc/\|access-date=2021-04-05\|website=Broadcast Dialogue\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Thiessen\|first=Connie\|date=2021-03-26\|title=Stingray makes layoffs on East Coast\|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-makes-layoffs-on-east-coast/\|access-date=2021-04-05\|website=Broadcast Dialogue\|language=en-US}}</ref> On April 5, 2021, Stingray launched networked programming for its ''The Breeze''-branded [[soft adult contemporary]] stations and its classic rock stations in western Canada. ''The Breeze'' introduced ''The Morning Breeze with Brad & Deb,'' which is networked out of [[CKUL-FM]]/Halifax and incorporates local inserts. Stingray also introduced the networked evening program ''Rock of the West'' (modelled after ''Rock of the Atlantic''), which is hosted by Travis Currah of [[CIZZ-FM]]/Red Deer.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Thiessen\|first=Connie\|date=2021-04-01\|title=Stingray announces syndicated The Breeze morning show following restructuring\|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-announces-syndicated-the-breeze-morning-show-following-restructuring/\|access-date=2021-04-05\|website=Broadcast Dialogue\|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2023, Stingray Radio's stations joined Bell Media's [[iHeartRadio]] Canada service; it will still participate in [[Radioplayer\|Radioplayer Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Thiessen \|first=Connie \|date=2023-06-05 \|title=Stingray Radio signs on to iHeartRadio Canada app \|url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/stingray-radio-signs-on-to-iheartradio-canada-app/ \|access-date=2023-06-16 \|website=Broadcast Dialogue \|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Assets== Line 84 ⟶ 86: [[Halifax, Nova Scotia\|Halifax]] - [[CFRQ-FM]], [[CKUL-FM]] [[Kentville]] - [[CIJK-FM]] [[New Glasgow, Nova Scotia\|New Glasgow]] - [[CKEZ-FM]], [[CKEC-FM]]. [[Sydney, Nova Scotia\|Sydney]] - [[CHRK-FM]], [[CKCH-FM]] Line 110 ⟶ 112: [[Cold Lake, Alberta\|Cold Lake]] - [[CJXK-FM]] [[Drumheller]] - [[CKDQ]], [[CHOO-FM]] [[Edmonton]] - [[CIRK-FM]], [[CKRA-FM]], [[CFCW (AM)\|CFCW]], [[CKJR]] [[Edson, Alberta\|Edson]] - [[CFXE-FM]] *[[High Prairie]] - [[CKVH-FM]] Line 149 ⟶ 151: [[Category:Companies formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Stingray Group]] [[Category:Radio broadcasting companies of Canada]]