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Indigenous leaders call for minimum commercial radio airplay quota

Political leaders and Indigenous artists gathered in Montreal on Tuesday to demand that the CRTC introduce a five per cent minimum quota for Indigenous music...

Radio & Podcast News – Border Broadcasting’s WLYK-FM moves forward as 102.7 Lake FM

Border Broadcasting’s WLYK-FM is moving forward as "Kingston's Feel-Good Station" 102.7 Lake FM, less than three weeks after launching stunt format 102.7 The Pole,...

Radioplayer Worldwide names new CEO

Radioplayer Worldwide – the broadcaster backed organization working to grow radio listening across connected devices and in-car – has named Yann Legarson as its...

Creative BC launches $100K Pilot Podcast Program

Creative BC is getting into the podcast funding space with the launch of a $100,000 Pilot Podcast Program. The first-of-its-kind program will support the development,...

102.7 The Pole is now Kingston’s ‘Feel-Good Station’ 102.7 Lake FM

Less than three weeks after launching as stunt format 102.7 The Pole, border station WLYK-FM is moving forward as "Kingston's Feel-Good Station" 102.7 Lake...

Radio & Podcast News – StatsRadio to publish regular audience data releases

ADVERTORIAL: As monolithic data companies grow increasingly reticent to release audience data, StatsRadio™ is boldly setting out in the opposite direction by announcing the...

StatsRadio announces regular audience data releases

As monolithic data companies grow increasingly reticent to release audience data, StatsRadio™ is boldly—and proudly—setting out in the opposite direction by announcing the release...

AM/FM reaching 85 per cent of key demo weekly, says Numeris

AM/FM radio is reaching 85% of Canadians, 25-54, each week, according to Numeris' latest insights release for Winter 2023. Reflecting the 13-week period from Nov....

Ismaila Alfa departing CBC Toronto’s Metro Morning

Ismaila Alfa, the host of CBC Toronto's Metro Morning since 2020, has been named the new host of CBC Radio One's Fresh Air. Alfa will...

Radio & Podcast News – Winter PPM ratings result in big gains for some stations

David Bray has a breakdown of the new PPM release from Numeris, completing the 13-week period covering Nov. 28 to Feb. 26, noting that...

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