By Canadian Press

Four newsroom staff at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C., are cut in format change

Sep 24, 2024 | 3:07 PM

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — More than half of the newsroom at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C., has been let go as the station moves to a music format.

The radio station has had a decades-long grip on news in the Interior and beyond, breaking stories and covering everything from emergencies to courts and city hall.

Radio NL news director Paul James says four of seven journalists have been let go, but they will still be maintaining a newsroom.

He says the ability of radio stations, particularly in the smaller communities, to maintain a news-talk operation has become less financially viable.

Radio NL, at 610 on the AM dial, was one of more than 100 licences purchased by Stingray Digital Group Inc. in 2018.

no snow

Chances of a white Christmas for Nanaimo 'quite remote'

2h ago

vehicle damage

Over 40 vehicles damaged during late-night Nanaimo vandalism spree

9h ago

rising costs

RDN taxpayers want relief as board grapples with budget

13h ago

B.C. Premier David Eby says in reaction to the cuts on social media that the decision by the Stingray Group to reduce the newsroom was “just bad for local journalism.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2024.

The Canadian Press