Calgary/Toronto/Fraser Valley (Broadcast Dialogue/David Bray/Bill Kaufmann – Calgary Herald) – The radio landscape has always been cut throat. Bell and Corus have made their spring layoffs.
Pattison Media swung the axe and let go talent in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
At NOW FM in Vancouver, Christy & Fraser [Mornings] and Denai Johnson [Afternoons] were let go and will be replaced by Crash & Mars from NOW in Edmonton in Mornings and Rob & Friends from NOW in Calgary in the Afternoon.
At Chilliwack’s JR-FM, Afternoon Driver A.J. Pirhonen was cut. She is no longer on their website.
As Broadcast critic David Bray reports: the new PPM release from Numeris completes the 13-week period covering Nov. 23, 2023 to Feb. 25, 2024
Vancouver: CKNW grabs the #1 spot for A12+ with a 13.7% share of hours tuned (down from 15.1%). Taking the top spot for F25-54 is 94.5 Virgin Radio with 16.8% (down from 19.4%), followed by Move 103.5 at 16.3%. CKNW holds the lead for M25-54 listeners, delivering a 12.4% share, followed by CFOX at 10.1% and Rock 101 and Virgin Radio, both at 9.8%. Move 103.5 is out in front for M18-34 with a 16.5% share of hours tuned (up from 14.1%). When it comes to women 18-34, CFOX is #1 by a wide margin with an impressive 28.0%.
