Free iPhone apps let you listen to your favourite Canadian radio stations
If you’re getting tired of listening to the same playlists on your iPhone over and over then maybe its time you went back to listening to your favourite Canadian radio station.
The iPhone doesn’t have a AM/FM radio tuner but you can download one of the following four free iPhone apps from the Apple iTunes stores which collectively can provide access to over 150 Canadian AM/FM radio stations from across the country
Ottawa 99.7 FM launches May 27th
Astral Media officially debuts Ottawa’s newest FM radio station next Thursday May 27th at 6:00 PM.
CJOT-FM, currently dubbed Ottawa 99.7 but said to be launching as Love FM, will be Astral’s 84 radio station in Canada and with a peak radiated power of 100,000 watts, it will be one of Ottawa’s most powerful radio stations.
Cogeco buys Corus radio stations in Quebec
Cogeco announced today an agreement with Corus Entertainment Inc. to acquire its eleven Québec radio stations for $80 million in cash, subject to necessary regulatory approvals.
The radio stations include four in Montreal, two in Quebec City and two in Sherbrooke. Cogeco already owns stations in Montreal, Quebec City, Trois-Rivieres and Sherbrooke.
CJOY Guelph denied move to FM
In a surprising broadcast decision handed down today, the CRTC has denied an application which would enable radio station CJOY in Guelph to move from the AM band to the FM band.
Corus owned CJOY, which currently operates Oldies music station on 1460 AM, had requested to operate a 9,500 watt station at 95.7 FM.
Canadians spend two hours a day listening to the Radio
According to a recent study by the Radio Marketing Bureau of Canada, the average adult Canadian has a radio on around them for two hours and twelve minutes a day.
The researchers say the amount spent listening to the radio is the equivalent to the results from a similar study done in January 2006.
Slacker Radio now in Canada
Slacker, an interactive Internet subscription radio service available only to Americans, is now available in Canada through the web, BlackBerry smartphones and Android handsets.
The Slacker Personal Radio service allows listeners to create and share customized music stations starting with either Slacker’s presets or a list of artists.
Hamilton’s 95.3 FM intros new on-air line-up
Hamilton’s Vinyl 95.3, a Classic Hits FM radio station in Hamilton, this past Monday introduced a new line-up of on-air personalities.
The new line-up comes six weeks after the station changed formats from Country to classic hits.
Adult iPod owners listen to more radio
A Nielsen analysis of a media use study conducted by the Council for Research Excellence (CRE) has found that 77% of American adults listen to broadcast radio each day.
While the recent emergence of portable audio devices like the iPod has been considered a threat to traditional forms of audio, the Nielsen study suggests that portable media players have actually had a positive effect on radio consumption.
