CKTB, CHTZ-FM, and CHRE-FM St. Catharines, and CKLH-FM Hamilton – Change in ownership approved
The CRTC has approved the takeover of CKTB, CHTZ-FM, and CHRE-FM St. Catharines, and CKLH-FM Hamilton by Golden Horseshoe Broadcasting.
CKLH currently broadcasts as Bounce Radio, and CHRE is Move Radio. Both of those stations will change names.
Golden Horseshoe stated that it does not plan to make major changes to CKTB, CHTZ-FM, and CHRE-FM St. Catharines as well as CKLH-FM Hamilton’s operation or spoken word programming. However, it does intend to increase CKTB St. Catharines’s local programming from 82 to 102 hours a week, while maintaining current levels on the other stations.
Instead of broadcasting standard formal scheduled newscasts, Golden Horseshoe indicated that it prefers that CHTZ-FM’s on-air talent relate material of direct relevance to the community served. CHRE-FM and CKLH-FM have provided a limited amount of news delivered as spoken word content by its on-air talent and Golden Horseshoe does not foresee changes. Further, it argued that Niagara Region listeners do not tune to local FM stations for in-depth news coverage as there is adequate news coverage offered by CKTB St. Catharines.
You can see the whole decision from the CRTC here
