Winnipeg radio station Power 97 is sticking it to Vancouver this weekend, vowing not to play any musical artist currently operating out of the British Columbia city. The B.C. Free Weekend leads up to Sunday's Grey Cup game between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the BC...
Corus Entertainment -- the company behind CJOB 68 and Power 97 -- is looking for five candidates to fill various positions at the two radio stations. Corus has posted positions for a part-time news announcer, casual news announcer, part-time operator and full-time...
As of August 18, Power 97 will no longer be available on Bell ExpressVu's satellite service. Program Director Matt Cundill said in an e-mail they regret the discontinuation of Power 97 from the service, but would like to remind listeners of other ways to listen to the...
Three of Winnipeg's premier radio stations are adjusting nicely to their spectacular state-of-the-art digital studios in St. James. Corus Entertainment -- housing CJOB, Power 97 and Groove FM -- recently moved into the former CTV Winnipeg building at Polo Park and...
The street that will house the new Corus Radio Winnipeg studios at Polo Park has itself a new name. Rapelje Avenue has been renamed to Jack Blick Avenue, in honour of CJOB 68 founder J.O. Blick. Blick was a Second World War Veteran and founded the station on March 11,...
Break out the hockey gear this weekend, because the fifth annual Hockey Day in Winnipeg is slated for Saturday at Melrose Community Centre. Power 97 and Molson Canadian are putting on the event, which promises to combine three things that Winnipeg takes pride in:...
By Brian Schultz A group of Manitoba bands will have the opportunity to reach a larger audience this summer by winning a local radio station contest. Prophet, The Afterbeat, Broken Halo and Talk City took home top honours as the River City Rocks Class of 2010 winners....
It may seem like Corus Entertainment just let a few people go, but CJOB, Power 97 and Groove FM are actually hiring. The stations have put up a joint posting on Workopolis looking for an Interactive Content Manager. Duties include "creating radio station websites that...
Power 97 recently made some changes in the personnel department, and we're told it involved cutting ties with evening announcer Devon Zelmer. Groove FM also made a move, letting go of their music director and afternoon drive host Roxane Gagne. The changes were made...
CJOB, Power 97 and Groove FM will soon have a new home in the old CTV Winnipeg studios in Polo Park. Staff of the radio stations were told of the move Monday morning, which has been in the works for several years. Construction is said to take place almost immediately,...
With all the hoopla surrounding the lyrics of "O Canada" in the last few days, the folks at Power 97 put together their own version. Without leaving out any select group of people, the new version works to not offend anyone and includes everybody in our historic...
Winnipeg Blue Bomber Obby Khan was the victim of a good old fashioned prank call Thursday, as Power 97 tried to convince him his car had been found totalled. Among other things, the radio pranksters told Obby a quantity of marijuana was found in the vehicle. Listen:...
