Corus Leisure says it has made some “troublesome however crucial” adjustments to its information and radio operations in Kingston, Ont.
In a press release, a Corus spokesperson mentioned “sure roles” had been impacted at its two native radio stations and its TV information operations.
“On the Audio aspect, BIG 96.3 and Recent 104.3 will stay in Kingston, and the stations will make the most of voice monitoring to proceed to provide native content material made for and reflecting Kingston,” the assertion mentioned.
“Within the Information division, now we have reimagined our broadcast schedule in Kingston, Peterborough, and Kelowna with a give attention to supper hour and late-night information programming. Moreover, our Native On-line workforce will now function beneath a brand new mannequin to higher help native breaking information.”
Corus wouldn’t verify what number of positions had been affected, citing confidentiality.
In a information launch Thursday, Unifor, which represents greater than 10,000 media staff, together with 5,000 members within the broadcast and movie industries, mentioned it was “deeply involved” by job cuts at Ontario Chronicle, which is owned by Corus.
“Each time an announcement like this comes within the media sector, it is each heartbreaking and boils my blood,” mentioned Unifor Nationwide President Lana Payne.
“The media sector is beneath excessive risk, and we’re at a important juncture the place we want life-saving intervention, together with a plan from each single political celebration in Canada, to avoid wasting native information. We might anticipate this crucial plan to obtain all celebration help in order that media staff can see this nation helps fact-based journalism and democracy.”
Earlier this week, Corus mentioned it expects to have lower 25 per cent of its full-time workforce—round 800 positions—by the tip of August, because it continues to grapple with declining income. On Monday, Corus reported a 16 per cent drop in income in comparison with the yr prior.
–With recordsdata from The Canadian Press
