Alberta Radio Station > Edmonton’s CHBN / The Bounce 97.7 FM
Edmonton’s CHBN, branded as The Bounce, is a contemporary hit radio station owned by Rogers. Sister stations in Edmonton include CHDI, branded as the Sonic, featuring a modern rock format, and CKER, branded as World FM, a multilingual station that complements OMNI, their multilingual television stations in Edmonton and Calgary. Calgary radio stations operated by Rogers include CFFR, an AM station broadcasting an all news format branded 660 News; CFAC, an AM station broadcasting sports branded as Sportsnet 960 or The Fan; CJAQ/96.9 FM, branded Jack FM with adult hit format and CHFM/99.3 FM branded Lite 95-9 with an adult contemporary format. Read more 
Rogers Broadcasting Invites Submissions for Alberta Local Programming Initiative
Rogers Broadcasting is actively seeking Alberta-based original unscripted factual series for broadcast on Citytv and our Specialty services. Creatively, concepts should feature local stories that have relevance to a national audience, with an emphasis on exploring exciting ideas and worlds that have not been exposed on television. Examples of shows currently airing on our services that achieve this include “Oil Change”, a fantastic doc series featuring unprecedented access to the Edmonton Oilers, and “The Quon Dynasty”, which follows the wildly entertaining Quon family, restaurateurs in Edmonton, Alberta. Rogers will consider both half hour and one hour formats. Read more
Edmonton’s Quon Dynasty to Air on Citytv Edmonton and Calgary This Fall
The Quon Dynasty, a tv series produced by of Anaid Productions with offices in Edmonton and Vancouver, follows Canada’s favourite family of Chinese restaurateurs as they seek to solidify—and expand—their decades-old prominence on Edmonton’s chow mein scene at the Lingnan Restaurant. Inter-generational friction and deep-rooted sibling rivalry cause plenty of sparks (most of them hilarious), but abiding love and loyalty keep the family business moving (or occasionally lurching) forward. Canada first fell in love with the Quons on Anaïd Production’s award-winning series The Family Restaurant. Now, with a new title and a new broadcaster, excitement is building to see where their story takes us this year. No longer tied to food as an ever-present theme, this new series will expand our view of this amazing family. Read more
Rogers to Launch 24-hour News Channel Fall 2011
The 24-hour news channel market in Canada is about to get more crowded. Rogers Communications Inc. is launching a new specialty network, CityNews Channel, in October. The company already runs a 24-hour news radio station – 680 News – in markets such as Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver, and broadcasts local TV newscasts across the country. It also publishes weekly news magazine Maclean’s and other magazines such as Hello! Canada and Today’s Parent. All of those brands will contribute to the new channel. Read more
91.7 The Bounce and 102.3 BOB FM Launch On Line – More Interaction, More Content
Rogers Media announced today that two of the newest brands in their 55 radio station footprint have launched new “best in class” web destinations. 91.7 The Bounce in Edmonton and 102.3 BOB FM in London recently joined the Rogers group of radio stations. The new web destinations give both BOB and The Bounce the ability to publish real time content that can be easily shared across their listeners’ social networks. The websites are built with the popular blog style format and are designed to get listeners quickly and easily to the content that matters the most to them. Read more
Citytv Launches CityNews iPad and iPhone App
(Broadcaster Magazine, March 21, 2011) Citytv announced today the launch of the CityNews app for iPad and iPhone. The interactive CityNews app will feature the latest in local news, weather, sports and traffic that matters most to viewers in Toronto and the GTA. The ad supported CityNews app is available free from the App Store on iPad or iPhone. Read more
Citytv Announces Addition of Local Programs in Calgary
Citytv announced the addition of two local programs to its schedule in Calgary and Toronto. In Spring 2011, Citytv plans to broadcast a new half-hour suppertime program in Calgary and CityNews will return to weekends on Citytv in Toronto. Read more
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