Radio / Television News

Evanov Radio adds another Montreal station to its stable

MONTREAL - A decade ago, Evanov Radio Group had three radio stations in the Greater Toronto Area. Now, it has 17 in four provinces, and is about to expand to 18.On Tuesday, Evanov announced the latest addition to its radio family would be multilingual ethnic station CFMB 1280 AM in Montreal, Canada’s oldest multilingual radio station. The sale, for $1.125 million through a purchase of all the company’s shares, requires CRTC approval, for which an application was filed on Friday.The acquisition fits with Evanov’s business plan of developing synergies by sharing resources, explained vice-president and radio group manager Carmela Laurignano....