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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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. Continue Reading