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Rogers Sports & Media cuts 230 jobs, shutters six radio stations
Rogers Sports & Media is cutting 230 positions across the division as it announces it’s shuttering six radio stations.
The stations, set to go off the air today, include 1130 NewsRadio (CKWX-AM) Vancouver; Sportsnet 650 (CISL-AM), Vancouver’s last remaining sports radio station; 660 NewsRadio (CFFR-AM) Calgary; 960 AM (CFAC-AM) Calgary; NewsRadio 95.7 (CJNI-FM) Halifax; and 570 NewsRadio (CKGL-AM) Kitchener.
A Rogers Sports & Media spokesperson said those licenses will be returned to the CRTC.
Employees across the country were notified this morning, with 80 connected to the radio station closures. Overall, about half of the positions impacted are corporate and support roles across sales, marketing, and programming, in addition to primarily production and some on-air roles on the television side. Some unionized TV newsroom positions in Toronto and Vancouver are also affected and will begin with a voluntary departure program, set to take effect in August.
Rogers closes six radio stations including Sportsnet in Vancouver, Calgary
Rogers Sports and Media is shutting down its Sportsnet 650 radio station in Vancouver and Sportsnet 960 station in Calgary, as well as four other stations.
Calgary's 660 NewsRadio is also being closed, along with Vancouver's 1130 AM, Halifax's 95.7 NewsRadio, and Kitchener's 570 NewsRadio.
The company said the station closures will result in 80 employees losing their jobs. Those are among 230 total job losses at Rogers Sports and Media from these and other organizational changes announced Tuesday.
Rogers cited declining audience numbers and lower advertisement revenue for the decision.
"The media business continues to face headwinds driven by declining advertising revenue and changing audience habits. These changes are part of our plan to focus our investment in areas that will drive growth long-term," said Rogers spokesperson Zac Carreiro in an emailed statement.
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Sportsnet 650, News1130 shuttered as Rogers makes big radio cuts in Vancouver
The local sports radio station's morning show was not on air Tuesday morning. By 10 a.m. the station's fate was clear
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