OTTAWA – A collection of Canada’s leading cultural organizations emerged from a meeting with the federal culture minister and several of her provincial/territorial counterparts Monday, united in their determination to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - Canadian music legends Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings will be inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame at next month’s CAB annual convention in Winnipeg.... Continue Reading
ISTANBUL – After winning the bidding for a pair of radio stations in Turkey, CanWest Global’s consultant in the country told a Turkish newspaper last week that “the company will... Continue Reading
TORONTO - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is now accepting submissions for the 2006 JUNO Awards, Canada's Music Awards. Early-bird applications for juried categories will be... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Rogers Media’s Jack FM Toronto dropped its entire roster of on-air talent in a purge last week that does not indicate the station is moving towards a format... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CHUM said right away it probably wouldn’t launch their subscription radio license if the two satellite companies got theirs.And, now that all appeals have been denied, CHUM Ltd., wants to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Apparently going incommunicado can work. Forced into a media blackout for days by a federal mediator, the CBC and its union, the Canadian Media Guild, emerged from their... Continue Reading
CAMROSE, Alta. - On Friday at 4 p.m. radio in NewCap Radio debuted a country-fried version of the Bob/Jack format: BIG EARL 98.1 FM, who plays anything country! Big Earl... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The recently-launched Anik F1R satellite is now carrying television signals, announced its owner, Telesat, today. “The new satellite provides valuable broadcasting and telecommunications capacity for Canadians, including direct... Continue Reading
TORONTO - Nearly five years in the making, Canada's first all-Christian, nationally licensed, digital TV service launches tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 6 a.m. on Rogers Digital Cable. The VisionTV-owned service... Continue Reading
