Radio / Television News

Corus suspends contentious Dean Blundell radio show

TORONTO – Corus Entertainment has yanked popular Toronto radio morning show The Dean Blundell Show off the air from CFNY-FM, also known as 102.1 The Edge.“Effective immediately, we are suspending The Dean Blundell Show”, reads a note posted on the station’s website.  “This will allow us to review our internal practices to ensure that our programming is compliant with our station’s policies, as well as community and broadcast standards.”The show, renowned for its shock-jock approach, has been repeatedly reprimanded by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council for breaches to various broadcasting codes.  In its most recent infraction last August, the station was given 30...