Radio / Television News

Vancouver’s AM 650 will be place for Russians to turn to during Olympics


VANCOUVER - As Vancouver prepares to welcome the world in 15 days, Astral Media Radio’s AM 650 is preparing to welcome Russia’s Autoradio to its airwaves. From February 12 to 28, Russia’s leading music station, Autoradio, will be broadcasting live from Vancouver’s “all-time favourites” AM 650.“With a large contingent of Russian athletes here in the month of February as well as more than 60,000 Russian-Canadian residents living in Vancouver, this unique exchange program will give these individuals the opportunity to enjoy broadcasts in their native language,” reads the release. At the same time, listeners in Russia will be exposed to...