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

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: South Asian Broadcasting Corporation Inc., which owns the RedFM stations in Vancouver (CKYE-FM)  and Calgary (CKYR-FM), has purchased CIRC Radio Inc., which operates Toronto’s...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Erin Davis is retiring from mornings on 98.1 CHFI on Dec. 15 after waking Torontonians up for nearly three decades. The co-host of...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Ronnie Stanton is leaving his role as VP of radio programming for Corus Radio at month’s end. He’s on his way to the...

The Weekly Briefing

TV/FILM/VIDEO: The CRTC has issued notice to hear renewal of television licenses held by large English- and French-language ownership groups Nov. 22-24 in Laval, QC....

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: The CRTC has slammed a number of Surrey, BC radio stations, finding that they weren’t following the conditions of their license and in essence...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: AM 640 (CFMJ-AM) in Toronto is shaking up its lineup starting Nov. 7. Matt Gurney and Supriya Dwivedi take over mornings. Gurney comes...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Guy Laurence, president and chief executive officer of Rogers Communications stepped down on Oct. 17 after less than three years at the helm....

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: CBC Radio says q will have a tighter focus on arts, entertainment and music when it relaunches next week. Under new host Tom Power,...

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST iHeartRadio is now in Canada. Bell Media made the announcement that access to hundreds of its stations was available as of Oct. 10. The...

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST iHeartRadio is now in Canada. Bell Media made the announcement that access to hundreds of its stations was available as of Oct. 10. The...