Tag: Community
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...
University of Ottawa students vote to defund CHUO-FM
89.1 CHUO-FM, the University of Ottawa's campus and community radio station, has been defunded after a majority of students voted to end the $4.99...
Videotron to shutter MAtv community channel in Montreal
Videotron has announced it will shutter its MAtv community channel in Montreal next summer.
The Quebecor subsidiary said in an announcement Wednesday afternoon that it...
CKUA Radio celebrates 95 years
CKUA Radio, Alberta's donor-funded community radio network, is celebrating 95 years of broadcasting today.
CKUA, the first public broadcaster in Canada, launched on Nov....
OPINION: Canadians increasingly turning to community radio for local info
Hurricane Fiona recently tore a swath through the Atlantic coast leaving tens of thousands of Canadians without power, water, heat or access to supplies....
CBC News plans new hires focused on community connection
CBC News says it's expanding its commitment to local news by creating 14 new positions across the country, focused on deepening community connections.
“At Canada’s...
Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: International Podcast Day co-founder Dave Lee
On Sept. 30th, the 7th annual International Podcast Day will celebrate the medium, but this year - instead of hosting a round-the-clock livestream featuring...
Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Seaside FM & the community radio...
Wayne Harrett, who founded Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia community radio station Seaside FM in 2002, lost a lengthy battle with cancer earlier this month....
N.S. community radio champion Wayne Harrett loses battle with cancer
Community radio in Nova Scotia has had no greater ambassador than Wayne Harrett.
Harrett, the founder, general manager, program director and announcer on 105.9 Seaside...
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...
