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Radio & Podcast News – CCMA unveils 2024 radio awards nominees
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has unveiled nominees for the 2024 CCMA Awards. Up for Country Personality(ies) of the Year are: Wendy Boomer...
MBC’s WLYK rebrands as 102.7 WOW FM
MBC (My Broadcasting Corporation) has rebranded WLYK Kingston, ON/Cape Vincent, NY retaining a Gold-based Adult Contemporary format, the station's third incarnation since an ownership...
Halifax radio shakeup sees veteran talent return to Q104
Alumni of Halifax's Q104 (CFRQ-FM) have a saying, like the Eagles' Hotel California, "You can check out any time you like, but you can...
Microsoft outage impacts minimal for Canadian broadcasters
Canadian broadcasters say Friday's Microsoft outage caused minimal disruption, for the most part, in some cases due to the ingenuity of on-air staff.
Triggered early...
CCMA unveils 2024 radio award nominees
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has unveiled nominees for the 2024 CCMA Awards, set to return to Edmonton in September.
In the Radio categories,...
Radio & Podcast News – CRTC continues consultation on sale of...
The CRTC is consulting on the sale of some Bell Media radio stations with comments open until Aug. 1, ahead of a virtual hearing...
Shane Hewitt’s ‘Night Shift’ revived on iHeart talk network
Shane Hewitt's "The Night Shift" has joined the lineup on Bell Media's iHeartRadio talk network.
Hewitt's previous late night show "The Shift" was abruptly cancelled...
CBC veteran Rick Cluff has passed away
Longtime CBC Sports commentator and CBC Vancouver morning show host Rick Cluff has passed away. He was 74.
Cluff followed his father Harold into broadcasting...
Fundraiser set up in memory of late broadcaster Larry Updike
A fundraiser has been set up in memory of late Winnipeg radio personality Larry Updike, who passed away last week.
The longtime Winnipeg rock jock...
Radio & Podcast News – Corus pulls plug on AM 730,...
Corus Entertainment has pulled the plug on two of its AM radio formats in Vancouver and Edmonton, and laid off staff. 880 News (CHQT-AM) Edmonton, a...
