Archived News and Articles - June 2008
Archive Date - June 30, 2008
GOLDMAN'S XM-SIRIUS SLAM
The sour note on satellite radio halted a nascent rally, but other analysts say the report could ensure FCC approval for the merger
Olga Kharif – BusinessWeek
Just when you thought it was safe to get bullish on satellite radio, along comes a bearish Wall Street report. Days after a top U.S. regulator pledged to give a long-awaited green light to a merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, an analyst at Goldman Sachs reiterated its dreaded "sell" ratings on the companies' shares.
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Archive Date - June 30, 2008
BYRNESMEDIA CLIENT'S AWARDS
Heart FM Release
On Friday, June 20th, 104.7 Heart FM was presented with two provincial Crime Stoppers Awards. The awards were announced earlier in June at the Crime Stoppers training conference in Hamilton.
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Archive Date - June 30, 2008
RTNDA NATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
CNW
RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists has honoured the best in electronic journalism in Canada. RTNDA Canada presented the coveted RTNDA Awards at the National Awards Gala this evening in Ottawa.
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Archive Date - June 30, 2008
PPM 'DOESN'T MEET EXPECTATIONS'
Mike Boyle – Radio and Records
Clear Channel Radio, Cumulus Media, Radio One, Cox Radio, Inner City Broadcast Holdings, and Saga Communications sent a letter to Arbitron executives on Friday (June 20) citing their expectations and concerns about the Portable People Meter (PPM) on the heels of Arbitron's recent decision to move forward with its commercialization.
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Archive Date - June 24, 2008
RTNDA CENTRAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
CNW
RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists has honoured the best in electronic journalism in the Central Region in 2007. RTNDA Canada presented the coveted RTNDA Awards at the RTNDA National Conference this evening in Ottawa, ON.
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Archive Date - June 24, 2008
ANALYST SENDS SIRIUS, XM SHARES PLUMMETING
Jeffrey Yorke – Radio and Records
Shares of Sirius and XM fell hard in a daylong Thursday (June 19) sell-off after a Wall Street analyst recommended investors sell their positions in the satellite broadcasters. Both companies ended the day within cents of their 52-week lows.
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Archive Date - June 24, 2008
FCC CHIEF BACKS SATELLITE MERGER
Stephen Labaton – New York Times
The long-running government review of the proposed merger of the nation’s two satellite radio companies took an important step forward on Monday when the head of the Federal Communications Commission announced he would circulate a plan this week to approve the deal.
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Archive Date - June 24, 2008
RADIO STEMS NEW MEDIA ADVANCE
All Access
Paragon Media Strategies' second annual Youth Radio & New Media Study indicates that radio has basically stopped the listenership decline to new media. According to the 2008 data, radio stemmed the TSL erosion that was seen in Paragon Media Strategies’ 2007 study.
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Archive Date - June 20, 2008
Q3 RADIO SALES UP 8.7%
8 Consecutive Quarters of Stable Growth - Longest sustained period since 2002
CBS Release
National radio sales in Q3 grew 8.7% and are now expected to finish the year at 9% ahead of last year, according to information provided by Canadian Broadcast Sales (CBS).
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Archive Date - June 20, 2008
TOO MANY ENGLISH STATIONS?
Some Quebec politicians want control over radio and TV broadcasting
Don MacPherson – Montreal Gazette
Does Quebec have too many radio and television stations? And if so, which ones should be taken off the air?
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Archive Date - June 18, 2008
JOBS CUTS BLAMED ON QUEBEC MARKET
Canadian Press
A spokesman for Corus Quebec blames the loss of 18 jobs at a Montreal English-language radio station on the radio market in the province.
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Archive Date - June 18, 2008
COMPLAINT ABOUT F-WORD IN SONG
CBSC Release
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) today released its decision concerning the afternoon broadcast of the song “Load Me Up” by Matthew Good Band, which included the f-word, on CJDJ-FM (Rock 102, Saskatoon). The CBSC’s Prairie Regional Panel concluded that the broadcast violated the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics, but commended the station for the measures it took to resolve the issue.
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Archive Date - June 11, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-117
Licensing of new radio stations to serve the Vancouver radio market
The Commission approves in part the application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to operate a new FM station in Vancouver. Specifically, the Commission authorizes the use of 88.1 MHz (channel 201C) by the CBC to operate an FM station in Vancouver. The Commission denies the CBC’s request as part of that application to operate an FM transmitter on Gabriola Island, British Columbia at 98.7 MHz (channel 254B). The Commission also denies the CBC’s application to amend the broadcasting licence for CBCV-FM Victoria, in order to operate an FM transmitter in Nanaimo, British Columbia at 104.1 MHz (channel 281B1).
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Archive Date - June 11, 2008
BROADCASTING DECISION CRTC 2008-116
Licensing of a new radio station to serve Chilliwack, British Columbia
CRTC Release
The Commission approves the application by Radio CJVR Ltd. for a broadcasting licence to operate a new FM radio station to serve Chilliwack.
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Archive Date - June 11, 2008
RTNDA ATLANTIC AWARD RECIPIENTS
CNW
RTNDA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists has honoured the best in electronic journalism in the Atlantic region in 2007. RTNDA Canada presented the coveted RTNDA Awards at the Atlantic Region Pro Dev Seminar & Awards Banquet this evening in Fredericton, NB.
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Archive Date - June 9, 2008
THE BOUNCE LANDS IN HALIFAX
CHUM Radio Launches New Top 40 Station
CNW
CHUM Radio welcomed 101.3 THE BOUNCE to the Halifax airwaves today at 10 a.m. - playing today's hottest hits. Located at 101.3 on the FM dial, THE BOUNCE is launching with three weeks of commercial-free music. The station will feature the best Top 40 artists from across Canada and around the world.
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Archive Date - June 9, 2008
NEWCAP TO PURCHASE 50% IN METRO
CNW
Newfoundland Capital Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newcap Inc., has received approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for the purchase of CTV Limited's 50% interest in Metro Radio Group Inc. for $8.5 million. Metro Radio Group Inc. operates CKUL-FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This transaction is expected to close within 60 days.
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Archive Date - June 2, 2008
CONSULTATION ON NEW MEDIA
CRTC Release
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today launched a consultation on broadcasting in the new media environment for a public hearing to be held in early 2009. The Commission is asking for public input on the scope of such a proceeding.
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Archive Date - June 2, 2008
CBSC DECISION - CKAC-AM
CBSC Release
At all times material to this decision, Doc Mailloux was an open-line radio program hosted by psychiatrist Pierre Mailloux and his co-host Janine Ross; it aired weekdays on CKAC (Montréal) from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The hosts and callers discussed topics related to psychology, sociology and similar disciplines, occasionally inspired by a current news story or social phenomenon.
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Archive Date - June 2, 2008
BROADCASTING PUBLIC NOTICE CRTC 2008-42
Call for applications - Bracebridge and Gravenhurst, Ontario
CRTC Release
The Commission announces that it has received an application for a broadcasting licence to provide a commercial radio service to serve Bracebridge and Gravenhurst, Ontario.
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