CMG calls on CRTC to impose local programming conditions on MBS Radio

SAINT JOHN - The Canadian Media Guild (CMG) is urging the CRTC to impose local and news programming conditions on the license renewals for Big John FM and CFBC in Saint John owned by Halifax-based MBS Radio. In its submission to the Commission it writes that it has serious concerns about MBS Radio's commitment to the community of Saint John whose local radio staff have been on strike since June 25. "As we've said from the beginning, our fight on the picket line is really about the survival of local radio, and serving the interests of our community on public airwaves,"...