OTTAWA – On September 14th, American radio stations making the transition to in-band on channel (IBOC) technology - otherwise known as HD Radio – will be able to transmit after... Continue Reading
OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Eleven companies, big and small ones, have applied to the CRTC for an FM radio license in Kelowna, B.C. The growing B.C. community of 125,000 is served by... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – Canada’s newest pay TV service has reached into the past for its branding and will launch October 19, Allarco Entertainment announced today. Superchannel has signed a long-term pay... Continue Reading
TORONTO – The folks at Teletoon spent a long time thinking about how to bring its older cartoons back to life in a new channel. The animation station originally received... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Canadian broadcast equipment sales veteran Sean East has been hired by Harris Corp. as its Canadian sales manager in its radio division. In his new role, East will... Continue Reading
TORONTO – While the "Executive Idol" competition unfolds for former CHUM Ltd. bosses looking to stay on with the new owners, CHUM's former director, interactive, Stephan Argent, has claimed a... Continue Reading
JAY SWITZER HAS IT bad for the Canadian TV industry. After less than three months out of work, the former CEO of CHUM Limited dearly misses the people he has... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Sexualization of children on the radio and talking about sex before school in the morning on TV are two no-nos, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said Wednesday in... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Citytv co-founder and media oracle Moses Znaimer is casting his net into entirely different waters than his decades at Citytv and CHUM. From his perch at 299 Queen... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – At the CRTC hearing into Rogers Communications' purchase of Citytv, actors union ACTRA has asked the CRTC to establish new standards for benefits packages flowing from such acquisitions.... Continue Reading
