Analysis of Radio 2 BBM data, March 2009
Friday, April 17th, 2009On a regional basis, compared to the same period last year, share has fallen significantly in Vancouver, where the share was the highest nationally (from 7.3% to 5.6%), as well as in Edmonton, Calgary, and slightly in Ottawa. Share in Winnipeg has increased somewhat, as has the small share in Toronto (from 1.9% to 2%.
Letter to the Auditor General of Canada requesting accountability of CBC
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009Office of the Auditor General of Canada 240 Sparks Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G6 March 10, 2009 Attention: Sheila Fraser Dear Ms. Fraser: We ask for your help in ensuring that CBC/Radio-Canada fulfils its mandate and its responsibilities to the Canadian public. As members of the Stand on Guard [...]
Loyal CBC listeners would object to ads
Thursday, February 19th, 2009The Ottawa CitizenFebruary 11, 2009 Re: Heritage minister defends Tory cuts to arts funding, Feb. 10. The possibility of advertising on CBC radio is not a new idea. It has been considered and rejected in the past, for valid reasons. The CBC’s condition of licence from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission forbids advertising (except [...]