[citation needed] Nautel was founded in 1969 in the rural community of Hackett's Cove, Nova Scotia.

Its primary operation was building and supplying solid state navigation beacons for the Canadian government.

[3] The first 50 kW AM transmitter from Nautel was purchased by CBA (AM) in Moncton where it remained operational until April 8, 2008, when the station's AM signal was taken off the air.

[4] Although commonplace today, solid state transmitter technology was non-existent before Nautel entered the market.

Nautel's introduction of solid state transmitter technology has had a significant impact on the radio broadcast industry.