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London, ON, To Host 2019 Junos

For the first time ever, the Ontario city with a rich musical history gets to host Canada's premier music awards show. Juno Week 2019 runs March 11-17.

London, ON, To Host 2019 Junos

By FYI Staff

London, Ontario, will host the 2019 Juno Awards, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today. The Awards and Juno Week activities will run March 11-17. The 48th Annual Junos will be broadcast live on CBC from Budweiser Gardens, on Sunday March 17. London will host the event for the first time since the award show began touring across Canada in 2002.


In support of the 2019 celebrations, the City of London has also announced that beginning January 29, key music venues in the city will donate one dollar from every ticket sold to music education charity MusiCounts. Venues participating include London Music Hall, Budweiser Gardens and Centennial Hall.

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Read the full press release here

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Music News Digest: CRTC Aims To Fill a Gap for Indigenous Radio in Toronto and Ottawa
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Music News Digest: CRTC Aims To Fill a Gap for Indigenous Radio in Toronto and Ottawa

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The CRTC recently launched a call for applications for FM radio stations to serve Indigenous communities in Toronto and Ottawa. Broadcast Dialogue reports "the call follows the demise of First Peoples Radio’s ELMNT FM stations, which went off the air on Sept. 1 last year. Launched in the fall of 2018, the stations had a goal to 'fill the gap' for urban Indigenous listeners under-represented in the radio landscape. They carried an 'Indigenous-variety' format, featuring both English and Indigenous-language spoken-word and musical programming, with 25% of the playlist dedicated to Indigenous talent.

In its call, the commission says in its view, "there is a need and a demand for radio stations to serve the needs and interests of those communities."

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