CRTC raps Rogers for using small town stations to target big city listeners
News | 05/24/2001 4:00 am EDT
The CRTC has ordered Rogers Broadcasting Ltd to file bi-monthly reports to ensure that two of its radio stations aren’t cream-skimming listeners and advertising revenue from larger markets outside their licensed territories. The decision (2001-257) stems from two complaints filed by rival Standard Radio Inc, which accused Rogers of using its smaller town stations in Chilliwack, BC and Smiths Falls, ON to reach larger markets in Vancouver and Ottawa.
This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers
Already a subscriber? Sign in here
Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.
Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now.
FREE TRIAL
Two weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.
SUBSCRIBE
Unlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters.