TORONTO – CBC Radio One maintained its top position in the lucrative markets of Toronto and Vancouver for the S3 period, but just barely.
According to BBM’s top-line results for July and August, CBLA FM achieved an 8.8% share of tuning in Toronto, which was down from its 10% share in the Spring, but still ahead of its closest competitor. Rogers-owned CHFI FM achieved an 8.4% rating for the period, which was also down from its Spring rating of 9.2%.
In Vancouver, CBU garnered an 11.6% share, a drop from its 12.4% share in S2, followed closely by Corus’ news talk CKNW which had a 11.5% share, up from its Spring rating of 10.7%.
Corus’ news talk CHQR took top spot in the Calgary market with a 9.7% share, up slightly from its 9.5% share in the last period.
The Montreal market recorded data from June 1 to August 30, 2009, using the portable people meters (PPM). Astral Media-owned news talk station CJAD continued to dominate the Anglo market with a 24.6% share, followed by its Virgin station CJFM FM at 16.7%.
