Rogers shuts down six radio stations in Vancouver, Calgary and other Canadian cities

When I turned on my radio Tuesday morning, I expected to hear Halford and Brough on Sportsnet 650, just as I have on nearly every weekday morning over the years. Instead, I learned that Rogers had decided to shut the station down. In a single day, Vancouver went from having one sports radio station to […]

Rogers Sports and Media is cutting 230 positions across the country as it shutters six radio stations across Canada, including two in 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 across four cities.

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 across four cities.

This is one of six radio stations in four markets closing due to 'declining audience and revenue trends,' the company stated.

Rogers Sports & Media shut down its news radio stations in Calgary (660 NewsRadio Calgary), Halifax (95.7 News Radio Halifax), Kitchener (570 NewsRadio Kitchener) and Vancouver (1130 NewsRadio Vancouver) on Tuesday. Vancouver and Calgary’s sports radio stations, Sportsnet 650 and 960, were also shut down.  Eighty employees were affected by the closures in radio. Two […]