Northern Cable was a Canadian cable television provider, which operated from 1972 to 1998.
The company, based in Sudbury, Ontario, served most of the Northeastern Ontario region. Although CUC Broadcasting was the largest single shareholder, the company was structured to maintain corporate control within the region. F. Baxter Ricard, the largest local shareholder, was the company's chairman.
The company was also a major shareholder in the region's MCTV and Mid-Canada Radio systems. In 1990, Northern sold MCTV to Baton Broadcasting, and Mid-Canada Radio to Pelmorex. In 1991, Northern itself was acquired by CF Cable, although it continued to operate under the Northern Cable name.
In 1997, CFCF sold its cable operations to Vidéotron. Northern Cable was sold the following year to Regional Cablesystems, which folded the company into its own operations and branding. Regional subsequently became Persona Communications in 2001, and Persona in turn was sold to EastLink in 2007. EastLink has, however, kept Northern Cable's former head office open as its divisional office for operations in Ontario.
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