Calgary market awarded new ethnic, AAA radio stations

OTTAWA – After considering 11 different radio station applications for Calgary, the CRTC handed out licences to Jim Pattison Broadcast Group and Multicultural Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) this week. The decision, which shut out radio bigwigs such as Bell Media and Corus, granted Jim Pattison Broadcast Group an English-language commercial FM licence for the 95.3 MHz slot. The station’s format will be Adult Album Alternative (AAA) music, with a primary focus on new and emerging artists, and a secondary focus on alternative music from the last decade. Targeting women from 25-49 years of age, the station plans to air 40% of Canadian...