Tag: Radio

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

Paul Larsen’s Radius Holdings makes bid for Kelowna’s CKOO-FM

Paul Larsen, the former co-owner and President of Clear Sky Radio, has made a bid to take over the broadcast licence for Kelowna's CKOO-FM. Up...

Radio & Podcast News – Alan Thicke honoured by Canadian Songwriters...

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) has inducted the iconic theme songs from Facts of Life, Diff’rent Strokes and Wheel of Fortune, co-written...

Virgin Radio Edmonton to air syndicated ‘Brooke & Jeffrey’ in mornings

iHeartRadio Canada revealed Wednesday that 104.9 Virgin Radio (CFMG-FM) Edmonton will start airing syndicated American morning show Brooke & Jeffrey, starting Monday Aug. 17. Hosted...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Sylvie Bissonnette, the Canadian Association of Broadcaster’s (CAB) Vice-President, Finance & Administration and CFO, is set to retire in November. Bissonnette has been...

Sign Offs

Peter Ray (Rakobowchuk), 71, on Aug. 2, of cancer. After attending Loyola College, Ray started his radio career in 1970 working at commercial stations...

Radio & Podcast News – CRTC revokes two Quebec broadcast licences,...

  The CRTC has ordered two Quebec French-language radio stations off the air following a lengthy history of non-compliance. The commission announced Friday it would...