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OP-ED: Canadian broadcasting doesn't need a bailout. It needs a system that works.
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (504+ words) Submitted by Rod Schween, President, Pattison Media This week's federal announcement will be welcomed by many as a sign that Ottawa understands the seriousness of the challenges facing Canadian media. The government's decision to provide significant support to the sector,…...
The Weekly Briefing
1+ week, 1+ day ago (507+ words) Nat Hunter is leaving the Move 103. 5 (CHQM-FM) Vancouver morning show to move back to Ontario to be closer to family. Hunter's last day with The Nat & Drew Show is Friday, June 5. Hunter began hosting alongside Drew Savage in 2003, initially on…...
NCI reimagines Winnipeg's 104. 7 FM as Indigenous young adult station
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) Native Communications Inc. (NCI) has rebranded Winnipeg's Now Country 104. 7 (CIUR-FM) as ziibi 104. 7, a new format aimed at Indigenous young adults. NCI announced to listeners last week that Now Country would sign off on April 19 after a decade on-air. The station…...
Sign Offs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (200+ words) Broadcast Dialogue is Canada's broadcast industry publication of record. The Weekly Briefing from Broadcast Dialogue is distributed by controlled circulation every Thursday. Broadcast Dialogue content may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written consent of the publisher....
London non-profit exploring future of Fanshawe College's 106. 9 The X
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (234+ words) Fanshawe College and We Rise, a London-based non-profit community initiative, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the future of the college's campus radio station 106. 9 The X (CIXX-FM). The station's feasibility has been in question since last year…...
Future of MUN's CHMR-FM goes to final vote Wednesday
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (334+ words) Memorial University (MUN) in St. John's, NL is the latest Canadian post-secondary institution to consider de-funding its campus and community radio station, CHMR-FM. The Memorial University Students' Union (MUNSU) will hold a final vote this Wednesday, April 1, as the station…...
Feds announce $17. 2 M to support Indigenous broadcasting in the North
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (285+ words) The federal government has announced $17. 2 million in support over two years for Indigenous broadcasting in the North. Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages Marc Miller announced the funding for the production and broadcasting of…...