{"id":60419,"date":"2024-08-14T18:44:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=60419"},"modified":"2024-08-14T18:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:44:42","slug":"chml-the-latest-mainstay-am-radio-station-to-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/chml-the-latest-mainstay-am-radio-station-to-close\/","title":{"rendered":"CHML: The latest mainstay AM radio station to close"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributors Richard Cuff and Markku Koskinen who share the following (sad) news:<\/strong><\/p>\n

900 CHML closes, ending nearly a century of local radio in Hamilton (Toronto Star)<\/a><\/h1>\n

Station pointed to financial losses as major reason behind closure<\/p>\n

A mainstay of Hamilton\u2019s airwaves for almost a century has gone off the air.<\/p>\n

900 CHML announced on social media on Wednesday that the radio station would be closing after many years of providing the city and surrounding area with local talk-radio programming.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision, though incredibly difficult, has been made after careful consideration and is necessary following years of financial loss,\u201d read the post.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shift of advertising revenues to unregulated foreign platforms, combined with the difficult regulatory and competitive landscape, has forced us to make the difficult decision to close,\u201d added the post. [Continue read at the Star…<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Richard Cuff and Markku Koskinen who share the following (sad) news: 900 CHML closes, ending nearly a century of local radio in Hamilton (Toronto Star) Station pointed to financial losses as major reason behind closure A mainstay of Hamilton\u2019s airwaves for almost a century has gone off the air. 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