CBC commits to more local programming in B.C., Calgary and Toronto

TORONTO – CBC will beef up local coverage in British Columbia this year, before rolling out new weekend news programming in Toronto and Calgary, the CBC said Thursday.Specifically, all-new radio and on-line services will be established in Kamloops; CBC in Kelowna will expand its current service to include a new afternoon radio program focused on serving the B.C. interior; and CBC Victoria's existing programming will be enhanced to better serve the specific needs of Vancouver Island audiences. Victoria and Kelowna's new programming will begin this fall with Kamloops to follow in spring, 2012.And that’s in addition to new TV weekend news...