Tag: Radio

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

Fitzroy Gordon, founder of G98.7 Toronto, dead at 65

Fitzroy Gordon, the founder and CEO of G98.7 (CKFG-FM) Toronto, who is credited with bringing radio reflective of the city's Caribbean community to the...

WAB names Boyd Kozak and Bob Ridley to Hall of Fame

Longtime Winnipeg radio personality Boyd Kozak and Bob Ridley, sports director at CHAT 94.5 FM Medicine Hat, have been announced as this year's inductees...

Vancouver’s Co-op Radio proof activism can be financially viable

Situated in the heart of one of Canada's most-challenged urban communities is one of the country's most successful community radio stations, Vancouver's Co-op Radio. Started...

Radio and music industry veteran Bobby Gale killed

Radio and music industry veteran Bobby Gale died Friday night following a highway accident on his way home from a concert in Montreal. Gale, who...

Podcast listening growing in U.S., but getting whiter

Edison Research has released The Podcast Consumer 2019, the latest deep dive into the audience for podcasting in the U.S. The study combines new...

RTDNA Canada Network award finalists revealed

The 2019 RTDNA Canada Network Award finalists have been revealed honouring network achievement in broadcast, digital and multi-platform journalism. Several categories have early winners, including...

Canadian Radio Music Award nominees released

The Canadian Music Week (CMW) Broadcast Jury has released the list of nominees for this year's Canadian Radio Music Awards. The winners of the...

Brad Karp named Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year

Brad Karp, the morning show host at Rogers' Country 93.3 (CJOK-FM) Fort McMurray, is the 2019 recipient of the Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of...

SAIT Broadcast Systems Technology program celebrates 50 years with new lab

By Eugene BlanchardICT InstructorInformation Technology Network SystemsBroadcast Systems TechnologySAIT Polytechnic The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's Broadcast System Technology (BXST) program has completed the move...

Futuri-Nielsen study concludes radio is ready for time-shift revolution

A new Futuri-Nielsen study concludes that there is a "profound appetite" for time-shifted content among radio listeners, particularly among younger audiences, yet those opportunities...