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What’s the score? Bell unveils public campaign to save TSN 690

MONTREAL – Bell Media says it’s game on when it comes to saving Montréal’s only English-language sports station TSN 690. In its latest effort to salvage its takeover of Astral Media, Bell says it’s icing previous plans to convert it into a French-language radio station following rallies by loyal listeners to save it. Last year, Bell had proposed to convert TSN Radio 690 to a French-language RDS sports station to meet CRTC rules, a move that prompted a backlash from both Montreal sports fans and the CRTC, which ruled against the Astral takeover in October. Bell has since filed a...