Rogers Communications Inc. said it will buy an Alberta radio station after coming to an agreement with Clear Sky Radio Inc. to acquire the licence of the station. The Medicine Hat classic hits music station CJCY-FM at 102.1 also services communities including Redcliff, Dunmore, Seven Persons and Bow Island. The CRTC must still approve the deal, but closing is expected in the coming months, a Tuesday press release said. "CJCY has earned a strong local listener base in the community, and we're excited to have the opportunity to build on the station's legacy and continue its success,"...
The CRTC said Thursday that it has scheduled a hearing to take place in Toronto on Nov. 27 to consider 11 broadcasting applications. They include three applications for stations in Grimsby and Beamsville, Ont., and three in Georgina, Ont., as well as applications for corporate reorganizations by Telus Corp. and Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron. It will also consider three radio station acquisitions: the purchase of commercial stations CJED-FM Niagara Falls and CFLZ-FM Fort Erie by Byrnes Communications Inc. from Vista Radio Ltd., an acquisition of the not-yet-launched commercial...
Sylvain Lake, Alta., will remain without any dedicated local radio service after the CRTC denied two applications on the grounds they would hurt stations in other communities — in particular, Red Deer, Alta. The CRTC said...