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'''Saskatoon''' is the largest city in the [[Canada|Canadian]] Province of [[Saskatchewan]]. The population in 2006 was 202,340 (up 2.8% from 2001) <Ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4711066&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Saskatoon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=] 2006 Canadian Census </Ref> The name Saskatoon comes from the [[Cree]] inanimate noun "misâskwatômina," which refers to a sweet, violet-colored [[berry]] that grows in the area.
'''Saskatoon''' is the largest city in the [[Canada|Canadian]] Province of [[Saskatchewan]]. The population in 2006 was 202,340 (up 2.8% from 2001) <Ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4711066&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchText=Saskatoon&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=] 2006 Canadian Census </Ref> The name Saskatoon comes from the [[Cree]] inanimate noun "misâskwatômina," which refers to a sweet, violet-colored [[berry]] that grows in the area.
Former Canadian Prime Minister, [[John Diefenbaker]] lived in Saskatoon but later moved to [[Prince Albert]].
Former Canadian Prime Minister, [[John Diefenbaker]] lived in Saskatoon but later moved to [[Prince Albert]].
==Media==
===AM Radio===
*600 - CJWW ([[Country music|Country]])
*650 - CKOM (News/[[talk radio|talk]])
===FM Radio===
*90.5 - CFCR (Community radio)
*92.9 - CKBL (Country)
*95.1 - CFMC (Top 40)
*96.3 - CFWD (Adult hits)
*98.3 - CJMK (Oldies)
*100.3 - CFAQ ([[Christian music]])
*102.1 - CJDJ (Active rock)
*104.1 - CIRN (First Nations radio)
===Television===
*4.1 - CFSK (Global TV)
*7 - City Saskatchewan (City; cable-only commercial/educational hybrid)
*8.1 - CFQC ([[CTV]])
The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] also services Saskatoon in English and French via rebroadcasters of its radio and TV stations in [[Regina]] and [[Winnipeg]]. It previously had a CBC Television station, CBKST, which served as a semi-satellite of CBKT in Regina, but CBKST ceased operations in 2012 due to budget cuts by the CBC.
==References==
==References==
*[http://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/ Tourism Saskatoon]
*[http://www.tourismsaskatoon.com/ Tourism Saskatoon]
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