TORONTO – Radio and ad agency veteran Willie Reiss has joined the Foxy 88.5 sales department as an account executive, the company announced today. “Willie Reiss is a media professional... Continue Reading
MONTREAL – Quebec authors, artists and cultural enterprises have demanded the federal government overturn the CRTC’s decision to license two satellite radio operators in Canada. A group of 10 organizations... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Popular sportscaster Jody Vance has left Rogers Sportsnet. The well-known, bespectacled 6 p.m. Sportsnetnews co-anchor (with Jim Van Horne) recently asked out of her contract early and her... Continue Reading
CALGARY – “The signs are going up, all our vehicles have been painted” says Al Thorgeirson, regional vice-president, CHUM Television, Alberta/Manitoba, referring to the few last details on his list... Continue Reading
VIEWERS IN BARRIE, LONDON, Windsor, Ottawa, Wingham, Victoria, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Calgary will wake up to new channels on their dials this morning. Thanks to the company’s acquisition of Craig... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC today granted a license for a new FM radio station in Pembroke, Ont., which is about 140 kms northwest of Ottawa, to My Broadcasting Corp. “We’re... Continue Reading
EDMONTON – The official switch from A-Channel to Citytv Edmonton doesn’t happen until Tuesday, but yesterday the channel announced that MuchMusic/MuchMoreMusic personality Bill Welychka and A-Channel's weekend anchor Stacey Brotzel... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – A report on street gangs which aired on Tele-Quebec in January was not abusive, despite the use of the term “nigger gangs”, but was contrary to Broadcasting Act... Continue Reading
GATINEAU – The CRTC will hear applications for four new English category two digital specialty channels in October. Michael Garrow, owner of the Fight Network (which is scheduled to launch... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The CRTC will hold a hearing October 3rd in Charlottetown, to consider nine radio license applications, among other items. In January, the Commission issued a call for applications... Continue Reading
