Tag: CRTC

All things CRTC from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Radio & Podcast News – Pandemic PPM ratings reveal at-home tuning...

Numeris’ latest PPM release includes the 13 weeks from Feb. 24 to May 24, covering the listening period that saw most Canadians transition to...

Evanov VP says lack of ‘synergy’ led to shuttering of Montreal’s...

Evanov Radio Group's CHRF 980 AM Montreal, the company's only French-language station, went dark on Sunday. Broadcasting an adult standards format with some multicultural programming,...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Wholesale broadband rate challenge can...

A Federal Court of Appeal judge has rejected an argument by a consortium of big telco operators that their appeal of the CRTC's wholesale...

Radio & Podcast News – Vista’s new North Bay ‘Oldies’ station...

The Spring 2020 Radio Diary release, the second where Continuous Measurement has been used in all Radio Diary markets, is scheduled for Thursday, May...

Radio & Podcast News – Canada Post celebrates 100 years of...

Canada Post issued a new stamp series Wednesday to mark the 100th anniversary of radio in Canada. The stamp issue coincides with the anniversary...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Shaw temporarily lays off 10%...

Shaw Communications has temporarily laid off approximately 10% of its workforce, mostly those in retail and sales roles, effective Apr. 16. President and CEO...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Isabelle Picard, a Huron-Wendat ethnologist and First Nations expert, has been appointed Senior Specialist in Indigenous Affairs on Radio-Canada’s Community Inclusion team. ‌Picard‌...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Katie Wilson has joined WildBrain Television as Vice President, Channels and Curation. In the newly-created position, she'll be responsible for curating content and...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC waives $30M in broadcaster...

The CRTC will waive Part I licence fees for broadcasters for the 2020-21 fiscal year, representing a collective savings of $30 million for more...

Radio & Podcast News – Kelowna’s Soft 103.9 files for bankruptcy

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...