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Drex assumes helm of Jack 96.9 Vancouver morning show

Drex is contemplating whether he needs to introduce afternoon naps to his day. The former late night network host of Corus Radio's The Shift with...

StatsRadio insights show morning show listening extended for 61 per cent of its stations

Audience measurement startup, StatsRadio, has analyzed pandemic listening across its 62 client stations in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, finding among other things, that...

Stingray stations mark 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death

Stingray's Classic Rock and Classic Hits stations will be marking the 40th anniversary of John Lennon's death on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Imagine: A Day for...

Vista rebrands Yellowknife station as True North FM in refocus on local

Vista Radio rebranded Moose FM (CJCD-FM) Yellowknife as 100.1 True North FM on Friday, in a move to better reflect both the community and...

Rogers rebrands Ottawa news/talk in move to FM simulcast, scraps JACK FM

Rogers Sports & Media made a series of changes to the Ottawa radio landscape Thursday that included rebranding its Ottawa news/talk station 1310 News...

Radio & Podcast News – CRTC approves sale of Kelowna’s CKOO-FM

The CRTC has approved former Clear Sky Radio President Paul Larsen’s bid to acquire the broadcast licence for Kelowna’s CKOO-FM. An early pandemic casualty,...

Q&A: Paul Larsen on acquiring Kelowna’s CKOO-FM in a pandemic

The CRTC has approved former Clear Sky Radio President Paul Larsen's bid to acquire the broadcast licence for Kelowna's CKOO-FM. An early pandemic casualty, the...

Blue Jays play-by-play man Mike Wilner parts ways with Sportsnet

Sportsnet announced Friday morning that it has parted ways with Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer Mike Wilner. Wilner had worked with Rogers Sports & Media...

Radio & Podcast News – Bell flips more stations to Pure Country, Virgin brands

Bell Media has flipped more of its stations to its Pure Country brand, including Windsor/Detroit’s 89X (CIMX-FM), where it’s also moved to bring 93.9...

Shane Hewitt succeeds Drex as host of Corus late night show ‘The Shift’

Corus Entertainment has named Shane Hewitt as the new permanent host of late night network talk show, The Shift. Hewitt succeeds Drex, aka Justin Wilcomes,...

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