Some interesting radio-biz news in the Ottawa area today - if you're into such things. It's kinda what I do for the scrilla - Lord knows bloggin' don't pay. Anyway, Astral Media, who own our friends at 106.9 the Bear here in town, have received another license to operate a soft-AC station(adult contemporary - think Rod Stewart and Elton John) at 99.7 FM, one adjacency from where yours truly slaves six nights a week at CHRI, spinning rad tunes and running my mouth. As well, looks like Kingston, Ontario native and lifelong blues man Dan Akroyd's intervention at the government hearings several months back worked: a new blues station will soon be on the scene at 101.9 FM in Ottawa. Welcome to the fam! [MMU]
And just in case you wondering when the supposed dominance of subscription-based satellite radio was going to take effect over traditional terrestrial radio, well, not anytime soon. Ha!
Posted by mike at August 26, 2008 10:55 PM