Located at 22 10th Street West, the building operated for decades as a radio and television station. (Photo: McDougall Auctioneers)

By paNOW Staff

Station memories

A piece of Sask. broadcast history being auctioned off in P.A.

Sep 15, 2025 | 3:44 PM

The former broadcast station that housed both CKBI and CTV has been closed for years. Now, the current owner has put it up for sale.

Cory Hall from McDougall Auctioneers said it’s certainly a unique property with a storied history, and while there aren’t many people looking to buy television stations these days, the building itself has much more in its tale to come.

Gord Barnett knows the building well. He was a television news cameraman who started at the 10^th Street West building in 1975 and worked there until CTV changed locations around 2018.

“The thing I remember about news in that building is John Diefenbaker was still alive when I was there, and he would often just walk into the newsroom and just say, ‘Well, anybody got any questions for me?’ and I think what politician does that today?”

Gord Barnett, in the blue shirt, was one of several camera operators who worked at the station. This photo was taken around 1990. (Submitted photo/Gord Barnett)

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When Barnett started, everything was recorded on film. Some of those films and equipment, like the cameras in the news studio, are visible in the auction listing, although it’s not known if any of them are still in working condition.

Prince Albert’s Jim Scarrow spent part of his broadcasting career in the building and recalls there being apartments on the second and third levels and a beauty parlor and barber shop in the basement.

“Those were great days. It was quite a successful operation. In the mid 1980’s, the radio and TV operations separated, but you know it still is a place, I think, that is kind of where it all began. Where the magic of radio and magic of television happened,” Scarrow said.

One of the TV studios inside the station. (Photo: McDougall Auctioneers)

In addition to the daily local newscasts, several hours of local programming was produced in the station’s studios each day. Those who grew up in the 1970’s may recall watching the Noon Hour Junction program, Coffee Break with Marion Sherman and Spotlight on Talent.

Scarrow said lots of great broadcasters found a career there, and Barnett said the building holds many good memories with co-workers.

“We had a ball team, we had a hockey team, and we were a tight bunch away from work too… very social,” Barnett said.

“Some days, when we were killing time before the 6 o’clock news, we’d quickly go and grab a beer at the National,” he laughed.

Some of the old station equipment is still inside the building. (Photo:McDougall Auctioneers)

McDougall Auctioneers said the parking lot next to the television station is included in the sale and there is a reserved bid. The online auction takes place on their website until Oct. 9.

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