Radio / Television News

10x more power

BARRIE, Ont. – A technical overhaul completed this week has boosted and clarified the signal of Corus Radio station B101. The recently completed upgrades include an increase in broadcast power... Continue Reading

Vision launches new diversity site

TORONTO – Multi-faith, multicultural, specialty service VisionTV has introduced a new web site to highlight its array of diversity initiatives. This week’s launch of the site (www.visiontv.ca/Diversity/index.htm) coincides with the... Continue Reading

CSR hires from suds community

TORONTO - Canadian Satellite Radio today appointed former Coors Canada marketer Colin Bettam as senior vice-president of marketing and sales. In this role, Bettam will be responsible for overseeing all... Continue Reading

Astral bottles up Bogias

TORONTO - Astral Television Networks has appointed Nick Bogias as director, affiliate marketing, announced Domenic Vivolo, senior vice-president, marketing and sales.In this role, Bogias (pictured) and his team will be... Continue Reading

CPAC’s portable politics

OTTAWA - CPAC announced today that PrimeTime Politics, Revue Politique and the House of Commons' Question Period will be made available as podcasts. Podcasting (named for the ubiquitous iPod) is... Continue Reading

OHNM hits 500

TORONTO – Corus Radio’s long-running (not to mention informative and intelligent) The Ongoing History of New Music commemorates 500 episodes the week beginning Sunday, October 9. Hosted by modern rock... Continue Reading

One-third of TSN NHL schedule in HD

TORONTO – Twenty-seven of the 71 nationally televised NHL regular season games this year on TSN will be shown in high definition on TSN HD. TSN’s NHL HD coverage gets... Continue Reading

COMMENTARY: This is the new TV

THE CTV-MTV DEAL announced today, while very important for CTV and awfully painful for CHUM, which loses its MTV content, is just a little piece of the enormous change the... Continue Reading