Quebec City radio station CHOI-FM refuses to air government's Covid-19 messages

And suffers a backlash By Denis Carmel QUEBEC CITY – CHOI-FM, the Québec City radio station whose licence the CRTC had refused to renew back in 2005 because of repeated on-air abuse against individuals and groups, is back in the news. Last week, the station refused to air a commercial spot from the Québec government on the Covid-19 pandemic. The government wanted the ad to air on the talk station which has been questioning, through its hosts and guests, the reality of Covid-19, the government’s response and encouraging defiance from its listeners. The station is also accused of having given...