APTN launches brand new Ottawa and Toronto radio stations

By Denis Carmel

LAST WEEK, FIRST Peoples Radio (FPR) , a subsidiary of APTN, launched ELMNT FM, an urban radio brand entirely devoted to Indigenous Peoples – but also targeting a wider audiences (24 to 50 years old) who will be exposed to Aboriginal music, along with its mix of popular fare, too.Dubbed “The Spirit of” Ottawa/Toronto, the Ottawa station will broadcast on 95.7 FM and the Toronto station will use 106.5 FM.ELMNT FM offers its audience English and Indigenous-language spoken-word and musical programming. The local and national news and current affairs segments will feature content generated by APTN National News and The...