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Kelowna’s Soft 103.9 first Canadian radio casualty of COVID-19

Soft 103.9 (CKOO-FM) Kelowna is expected to go off the air Friday after filing for bankruptcy. The station is believed to be the first...

Mike Smyth, Jill Bennett to round out new CKNW Vancouver talk lineup

Corus Entertainment's flagship news talk station, 980 CKNW Vancouver, has announced a refreshed scheduled following host Simi Sara's move from middays to mornings on...

Radio & Podcast News – CBC Radio revises schedule to expand The Current

CBC Radio has revised its programming and schedule effective this week that includes an expanded edition of The Current with Matt Galloway until noon...

Audio listening unpredictable amidst current disruption, says Edison Research SVP

How much online audio people are consuming amid the current disruption to most people's daily routines is unpredictable right now, according to Tom Webster,...

Radio & Podcast News – Stingray delays Flow 93.5 transition to syndicated mornings

Stingray has delayed Flow 93.5 (CFXJ-FM) Toronto’s transition to a syndicated morning show out of the U.S. amid demand for local information as the...

Global TO employees test positive for COVID-19; Rogers shuts down most live in-house production

Global News confirmed Monday that two employees at its Toronto television station have tested positive for COVID-19, while several broadcasters at other networks are...

Stingray delays Flow 93.5’s transition to U.S. morning show amid COVID-19 crisis

Stingray has delayed Flow 93.5 (CFXJ-FM) Toronto's transition to a syndicated morning show out of the U.S. amid demand for local information as the...

Canadian Music Week pushes 2020 festival to September

Canadian Music Week (CMW) has announced it's pushing its annual May music festival, and radio and industry conferences to September. "Due to the rapidly evolving...

Radio & Podcast News – Stingray acquires 30% stake in The Podcast Exchange

Stingray has announced it’s acquired a 30% interest in The Podcast Exchange (TPX). Toronto-based TPX was founded in 2017 by president and CEO Jean-Marie...

Canadian Music Week adds new RadioActive awards

Nominations are open for Canadian Music Week's RadioActive Awards, which this year will include new categories, including Broadcast Executive of the Year and Podcast...

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