OAB 2015: CRTC’s Shoan urges radio industry to blow its own horn

By Lesley Hunter

TORONTO – Despite flat revenues and stagnant listening hours, now is not the time for the radio industry to sound the alarm bells, CRTC Ontario Commissioner Raj Shoan told attendees during the closed portion of the Ontario Association of Broadcasters’ Connection 2015 conference on Tuesday.Rather, he continued, the industry must do a better job promoting itself while at the same time securing a place on the devices that Canadian audiences are currently using to receive audio content – their smartphones and cars.The activation of the FM chip in smartphones is “an attractive option” for radio operators, he said, one that also...