CAB to beef up radio involvement

By Lesley Hunter

BANFF – Fledgling radio association Canadian Association of Radio Broadcasters (CARB) is merging with the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Cartt.ca has learned.While the CAB has always represented radio broadcasters, Golden West Broadcasting chair Elmer Hildebrand began working on a radio-only association early last year when it appeared that the CAB would fold. While CARB was incorporated, it never officially launched as an association.CAB chair Sylvie Courtemanche told Cartt.ca on Tuesday at the Banff World Media Fest that CARB will officially fall under the CAB umbrella later this year once it has created a separate radio council.“We’re expanding our radio activities”, Courtemanche said. “What...