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Community radio enjoying resurgence as campus stations face uncertainty
While community radio in Canada is finding a new niche audience, campus radio is facing increasing uncertainty, says Luke Smith, Learning and Development Officer,...
Rogers not commenting on social media hacking incidents
Rogers Media isn't commenting on two incidents this week that saw hackers gain control of radio station Twitter accounts in Halifax and Vancouver.
The first...
Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Social media hacking and how your...
With two incidents this week that saw hackers gain control of the Twitter accounts of Rogers Radio stations News 95.7 Halifax and News 1130...
Evanov preemptively flips Halifax’s Rock 105 to The Jewel
The competition in Halifax's tight, 10-commercial station, radio market just heated up with a move by Evanov to preemptively flip its Rock 105 (CKHY-FM) station...
Stingray expands The Breeze format to Halifax
Stingray has revealed it's expanding the Canadian footprint of The Breeze “easy, relaxing, and familiar favourites” format to Halifax.
This Thursday, Jan. 17, Mix 96.5...
Longtime Toronto and Ottawa radio host Mark Elliot (Nils Johanson) dead...
Longtime Toronto and Ottawa radio host Mark Elliot, whose real name was Nils Johanson, died Friday (Jan. 11) after a short battle with pneumonia....
Acadia Broadcasting moves to acquire CIGO-FM Port Hawkesbury
Acadia Broadcasting has filed an application with the CRTC to acquire CIGO-FM, Port Hawkesbury, NS.
Owned by MacEachern Broadcasting Limited, the station operates as 101.5 The...
Brother-sister duo Ruby & Alex make their debut on 102.1 the...
102.1 the Edge (CFNY-FM) Toronto launched its new morning show Mornings With Ruby & Alex today (Jan. 7), as part of the station’s revamped 2019 daytime...
Stingray to launch cross-Canada evening show on CHR/Hot AC stations
Stingray will launch a cross-Canada evening show on its CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) and Hot AC (Hot Adult Contemporary) radio stations, starting Monday, Jan. 7.
Katie...
Bif Naked and Ron Tarrant new imaging voices of Rogers’ rock...
Canadian alt rocker Bif Naked and former Howard Stern Show sound designer Ron Tarrant are the new national imaging voices of Rogers' Rock radio brands across Canada.
As...