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CTV Ottawa, pictured. BCE Inc. is selling off almost half its radio stations and eliminating 4,800 jobs across the country as so-called heritage media continues to lose advertising revenue to social media outlets, writes Sheila Copps.Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia/Michel Rathwell

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

February 12, 2024

OTTAWA—BCE Inc. is selling off almost half its radio stations and eliminating 4,800 jobs as so-called heritage media continues to lose advertising revenue to social media outlets.

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