International Radio Report
Program summary
Sunday, May 25, 2003
Host: Bill Westenhaver
- This week was ratings week
> CITÉ Rock Détente still atop ratings
> Radio Énergie did well in this period, likely due to Star Académie
(a sot of American Idol)
> Première Chaîne de Radio-Canada got some of the best statistics
it's ever had
> Bad news for CHOM, down 5,100 in quarter average
> CJAD listenership declined, but morning show holding steady
> Mix 96 still has 2nd rated morning show
> 940 News didn't gain in share, even though there was a war in Iraq
> Team 990 down to 1,800 average per quarter-hour
> CKAC still doing very well
> CKOI global listenership now under 1 million
- Norman Braithwaite leaving CKOI for a year
> Lots of TV committments too
> Gildor Roy will be on mornings in the meantime
- John Lacharity leaves CBC Ottawa morning show: Ottawa Citizen
> Has been market leader in the past 10 years
- Geoff Kelley is guest of CJAD's Insider today
- Mad Cow on CBC Radio One's Cross Country Checkup
- CBC Radio One special reports on Monday on early detection of breast cancer
- Chevron-Texaco will cease sponsorship of Metropolitan Opera: NY Times
> Partnership started in 1940
> About $70-million annually
> Broadcast in 42 countries
- Former CKUT host George Evans, musician, will be on CBC Radio One's All
in a Weekend May 31 or June 1
> Used to host the slot right after International Radio Report
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