Canadian Perspectives

Canadian Perspectives

OP-ED: Canada is quietly winning a podcast culture war

Canada spent decades trying to protect its culture from the gravitational pull of American media. In podcasting, something unexpected has happened: Canadians are choosing...

Bridging the Gap Between Radio and Digital: A Strategic Guide to Social Media Integration

Bridging the Gap Between Radio and Digital: My First Steps in Social Media Strategy for Radio Back in 2012, before I graduated from Humber College's...
Rack room in a radio station

OP-ED: Don’t Forget The Engineer

As the radio industry gathers in Vancouver for this week's WABE convention, I've been thinking about how important engineering is in a radio station—and...
AI podcast studio Fexingo

OP-ED: Meet the AI podcast studio that made 744 shows in four months

There is a strange little corner of the podcast world called Fexingo. At first glance, it looks like a podcast network, but delver deeper and...
Rod Schween

Rod Schween OP-ED: Radio doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for regulatory reform

A year ago, I appeared before the CRTC as part of its "Path Forward" hearing. Like many, I arrived with cautious optimism. The Commission...
CAB - VP of Policy and Regulatory Affairs Tandy Yull | CAB = President Kevin Desjardins | Chair of CEO Radio Council Rod Schween, President of Pattison Media.

OP-ED: A New Parliamentary Session — and a Critical Fall for Canadian Broadcasting

Submitted by Kevin Desjardins, President and CEO, Canadian Association of Broadcasters As Parliament returns this fall, Canada’s political conversation looks considerably different than it did...

OP-ED: Numeris Radio Local+ launch raises key data integrity questions

Radio currently faces a variety of serious challenges. In terms of tuning, things remain quite positive for the medium. Radio continues to boast an...

WABE 2026: A Sneak Peek of What’s Coming

It is hard to believe September is already here, and we are about to hit the one month mark to the 76th edition of...

Advertising Sales Rep

Windspeaker Media is growing and seeks a motivated, full-time Advertising Sales Representative to join our team. In this role, you will engage directly with the...

NABA’s Cyber University 2.0

The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) will hold a full-day cybersecurity summit focused on defending against growing cyber threats facing the broadcast and media...

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