Rogers expands news concept to Alberta

CALGARY – It wasn't exactly a secret among western Canadian radio folks, but Rogers Radio made the format change official today by launching 660News in Calgary. The station had been Oldies 66 CFR and pulled a 2.5 (A12+) in the fall 2005 ratings book but will now compete head on with Corus Radio's news/talk CHQR 770, which boasted a 10.2 in the fall, fourth in the market. "At Rogers Media we believe that our extensive experience with the 'All News Radio' format will allow us to deliver a quality product that listeners will return to throughout their busy day," said...