American Broadcasting Company a proposal for UPT to purchase ABC. Noble received other offers, including one from CBS founder William S. Paley; however, a merger with CBS would have forced that network to sell its New York City and Los Angeles stations at the very least. Goldenson and Noble reached a tentative agreement in the late spring of 1951 in which UPT would acquire ABC and turn it into a subsidiary of the company that would retain autonomy in its management. On June 6, 1951, the tentative agreement was approved by UPT's board of directors. However, the transaction had to be approved by
New Brunswick Broadcasting Company additional transmitters, its coverage of Nova Scotia reached 90 percent of the province. CIHF was sold in 1994 to CanWest Global Communications. In 1989, New Brunswick Broadcasting bought radio station CKBW from Acadia Broadcasting Co. Ltd. in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. In 2003, New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Limited with Acadia Broadcasting Company Ltd. merged under the simpler name Acadia Broadcasting Limited. New Brunswick Broadcasting Company New Brunswick Broadcasting Company Limited was a Canadian media holding company based in Saint John, New Brunswick. New Brunswick Broadcasting was established in 1934 when Saint John Publishing purchased the Saint John radio station CFBO. Four