(WIC) Western International Communications

(WIC) WESTERN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS was a BROADCASTING company begun in 1956 when Frank GRIFFITHS, then an accountant, and two partners bought NEW WESTMINSTER radio station CKNW. Originally called Western Broadcasting, it grew to include several radio and television stations in the Lower Mainland and the OKANAGAN VALLEY by 1977. In 1985 it took the WIC name and went public with the sale of 6.25 million shares worth $50 million. With the 1991 acquisition of Allarcom, an Alberta...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.