Thoughts on BC Politics and More

In early November I contacted the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) with concerns I had regarding what was becoming an increasing lack of ‘local’ programing being broadcast on radio stations.  While not exclusive to radio station CHNL 610 in Kamloops (owned by Stingray Radio), I used them as my reference. Following several emails back and forth to the CRTC, they advised they had informed Stingray of my concerns, and that they were directing them to respond to both myself and the CRTC about them. I also expressed my concerns through a blog post I shared on December 4th entitled, “ Without a strong local presence, there is NO reason for anyone to tune in to local(?) radio ” which you can read here . This morning Steve Jones (President of Stingray Radio) responded to me with the following … I leave it up to you as to what you think about what they had to say, so please feel free to leave a comment.  For myself, I’ll have a response to share either later today, or ea...

LOCAL HOMETOWN RADIO IS DYING … and without serious measures put in place, it will likely never see the light of day again. For well over four decades, the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) has presided over its’ demise, and for that I say, “Shame”. Without out a word to say enough was enough, the CRTC has allowed corporate Canada to buy up one radio station after the other, and then allowed them to slash staff to the point where some so-called local radio stations do nothing more than air programming that originates from communities well outside the region in which they are located. Case in point?   On CHNL* 610 in Kamloops, the morning show hosted by Vinnie and Randi, DOES NOT originate from Kamloops -- it doesn’t even originate here in BC. It’s a program that Stingray airs across multiple radio stations in Western Canada. It doesn’t end there. Not only are Vinnie and Rando doing mornings on CHNL, but they also show up on sister station Country 103 … and of course o...