The status of CURVE 94.3's remaining on-air talent is in limbo as of Wednesday, when staff were told they would be off the air for several weeks. We originally reported that the remaining staff had been let go completely, but a CHUM Radio spokesperson says that is not...
Two on-air personalities were let go from CURVE 94.3 on Tuesday, as well as a member of the management team. Adam Taylor and Pamela Roz are no longer with the station, while Program Director Andrew Long was also terminated. A source at the Winnipeg-based station tells...
Former CURVE 94.3 radio personality Andrea Collins is on her way back to Winnipeg, she tells ChrisD.ca. Andrea left in August for 107.3 Kool FM in Victoria, but will soon be co-hosting mornings on CURVE with Jay Richardson on a temporary basis, before moving back to...
UPDATE: Friday, October 2 -- Westman Communications Group has promised to feed the CBC Manitoba (CBWT) signal to CKX's former spot on the dial, channel 6. Because the station carried CBC programming up until its closure, viewers will still be able to enjoy their...
Just throwing this one out there, as several local media types are currently looking for work. CTV Winnipeg is hiring for a part time web reporter position. The posting advertises 24 hours per week and varying other shifts. Deadline to apply is October 2, 2009. View...
CURVE 94.3 on-air personality Andrea Collins has accepted a position at Victoria's 107.3 Kool FM. Besides radio, Andrea will also be doing some fill-in TV work while on the west coast. Although it's a change in climate, her radio roots will remain the same, as Kool is...
We're learning more details about how CKX-TV in Brandon will operate under the new owner, Bluepoint Investment Corporation. Last Thursday, CTV announced the station had been purchased for $1 after Shaw Communications backed out of the deal. It's not clear when...
CTV announced today that CKX-TV in Brandon has been purchased for one dollar by Bluepoint Investment Corporation. Shaw Communications originally committed to buy the station, but backed out last month, leaving it to close. The deal with Bluepoint still needs CRTC...
After Shaw Communications said last week that they would not be going through with the transaction to buy three CTVglobemedia stations, one of them has since been saved. Windsor's A-Channel will be on the air for another year -- August 31, 2010 to be exact. The...
By Brian Schultz Shaw Communications has backed out of a deal to purchase three television stations owned by CTV, including Brandon's CKX-TV, and stations in Windsor and Wingham. No reason was given as to why they have decided not to go ahead with the transaction,...
CJOB news director Vic Grant's latest 'Excuse Me' blog post targets what most media are discussing in their inner circles right now -- the idea of saving conventional television. Grant is one of those -- along with many others -- who does not sympathize with CTV when...
Rogers, along with several other Canadian cable companies, have filed a complaint with the CRTC alleging CTV has violated the Broadcasting Act by airing one-sided and unbalanced coverage of its own advocacy campaign. CTV has been in the middle of a massive campaign to...
