CRTC Issues Annual Report on the Health of the Canadian Radio Industry

June 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Despite what some may think, radio in this country is still in very good shape and a very profitable business. The CRTC issued their annual report on the state of Canadian radio–and here’s what we learned.

There are 685 commercial radio stations in Canada, 556 FM and 129 AM,
Last year, these stations brought in $1.33 billion in revenue, an increase of $20 million over 2012.
However, if you look at AM stations, their revenue was down by almost 4% from a year earlier. Those 129 stations brought in $253 million. The rest went to FM.

The full report can be found here.

(Via FYI Music News)

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