Rogers granted all-news channel license

TORONTO – Rogers has received CRTC approval to launch a local, 24-hour news channel in the Greater Toronto Area.Programming for the new channel will consist of local news, traffic, weather, business, sports and entertainment information “devoted exclusively to residents in the Greater Toronto and commuting areas”, the decision read. The channel will also include news items from other Rogers owned media properties including The Fan 590, 680News, Sportsnet, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Rogers publishing division (With titles like Maclean's, Flare, Chatelaine and Canadian Business)."We are extremely pleased with the CRTC decision today," says Jamie Haggarty, executive vice-president of...