On October 28, 2004, Canadian Satellite Radio announced a partnership with both Golden West Broadcasting and Rawlco Communications that would give the two broadcasting companies the option to acquire an ownership interest in CSR should its satellite radio application be approved by the CRTC. CSR's application and two others were approved on June 16, 2005; CSR's service, XM Radio Canada, launched on December 1, 2005.
In a press release for the announcement, Elmer Hildebrand, CEO of Golden West Broadcasting, stated:
On May 13, 2008, Golden West Broadcasting submitted an application for a new FM radio service at Humboldt, Saskatchewan. On June 27, 2008 the company also received approval to acquire CFEQ-FM.