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One of the Nations Capital's best radio stations has been purchased by Corus Entertainment, and it looks like all the DJs have been laid off and the morning 'rush hour' will be devoid of any chatter, news, weather and traffic updates.
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Got to love those large companies who 'can' their programming on long playing loops and have no local personalities and information to broadcast. I just love listening to the same programming played in the same sequence day after day......NOT!
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New owners to take radio station 106.9 The Bear in ‘fresh direction’
By Louis Turcotte, OTTAWA CITIZEN
March 6, 2014
OTTAWA — Radio station 106.9 The Bear is reformatting from its current “Ottawa’s Best Rock” lineup to what its new owners promised will be “a fresh new direction.”
Corus Entertainment bought the station, CKQB-FM, with major changes in mind earlier in the year.
“Operating in Ottawa has been a long-stated goal for Corus and the acquisition of CKQB-FM and CJOT-FM strengthens our position in Canada’s major markets,” said Corus CEO John Cassaday in a news release at the time.
A Corus spokesman said Thursday that the station will stay on the air until the end of the month playing only music and ads, without on-air hosts.
The station posted a statement online Thursday signed by general manager Mark Dickie that read:
“Corus Radio Ottawa is committed to providing the best possible listening experience, therefore, we have decided to take FM 106.9 in a fresh new direction. We thank our listeners, advertisers and community partners for supporting us the past 20 years.
“We are confident the new format will be a welcome addition to the Ottawa radio landscape.”
You can find the post at www.thebear.fm
More to come
lturcotte@ottawacitizen.com
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Got to love those large companies who 'can' their programming on long playing loops and have no local personalities and information to broadcast. I just love listening to the same programming played in the same sequence day after day......NOT!