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Approval granted for sale of 21 Bell Media B.C. radio stations

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54% Informative

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has approved the sale of 21 Bell Media B.C. radio stations to a Courtenay -based company.

Vista Radio operates 52 stations across three provinces and the Northwest Territories .

The deal was first announced in early 2024 , in the wake of Bell ’s plans for widespread layoffs, programming cuts and sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.

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58

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56

Neutral language

83

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

54

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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