Ken Soble

Kenneth David Soble (June 12, 1911 [1] - December 16, 1966) was a Canadian broadcasting executive, who became the owner of radio station CHML and was one of the founders of CHCH-TV, both of which were in Hamilton, Ontario.[2] Under his management, CHCH withdrew from the CBC Television Network in 1961 to become Canada's first independent television station.[3] He was also the original applicant for what would eventually become Canada's Global Television Network,[4] although the application underwent numerous changes before being transferred to a separate company, unrelated to Soble's Niagara Television, in 1970. One indication of the esteem in which he was held was that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation offered him the job of president of the network in late 1966; but he decided to turn it down.[5]

  1. ^ "Ken Soble: He Favored Anything that Worked." Toronto Star, December 17, 1966, p. 17.
  2. ^ Ken Soble at the Canadian Communications Foundation.
  3. ^ "When Hamilton was hot". Toronto Star, June 5, 2004.
  4. ^ "Soble's pitch". The Globe and Mail, October 27, 1996.
  5. ^ Jack Miller. "Ken Soble: He Was the Choice for President in National TV." Hamilton (CA) Spectator, December 17, 1966, p. 25.