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Cogeco hoping for fall TQS turnaround

MONTREAL – While the company's Rythme FM radio revenue is still rising, Cogeco Inc.'s television division is still a drag on earnings.Cogeco Inc. president and CEO Louis Audet told a financial analyst conference call after the company released its third quarter results Monday morning that its Quebec broadcast station TQS "continues to be a challenge," but that the fall season looks to be "attracting considerable advertising interest," he said. Television revenue remained relatively stable in the third quarter compared to the same period last year. TQS generated good audience ratings for Loft Story II over portions of the second and...