Tag: Barry Rooke

OP-ED: NCRA calls for reinstatement of Local Journalism Initiative

In this pivotal moment for Canadian media, amid a storm of outrage over Bell Media’s drastic media cuts, the National Campus and Community Radio...

Radio & Podcast News – Independent radio groups to pick up...

LISTEN: Vista Radio President Bryan Edwards joins us on Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast to talk about why Bell’s divestiture of 45 of its...

World Radio Day & more with the NCRA’s Barry Rooke

World Radio Day this year is all about celebrating radio's second century of service as one of the most dependable and widely used forms...

OP-ED: Community radio sector seeks to ‘even the playing field’

For more than a hundred years we have had community radio in Canada. Today there are more than 235 community-based stations, many operating in...

Radio & Podcast News – CRTC approves Durham Radio’s purchase of...

The CRTC has approved Durham Radio’s ownership bid for Vancouver’s former Roundhouse Radio (CIRH-FM). The new station will operate under an amended licence with...

Campus & Community stations innovate to stay afloat during pandemic

In March 2020, the pandemic was gripping the country and Canadians were being told to stay home. Community and campus stations across the country...

Highlights from the National Campus and Community Radio Association Conference

Submitted by Barry Rooke, executive director, National Campus and Community Radio Association. The Canadian campus and community radio sector saw one of its biggest gatherings...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Barry Rooke, executive director, National Campus...

What's believed to be the largest gathering on record of Canadian campus and community radio stations is happening June 4-6 in Toronto. On this episode...