Ottawa, August 26 2008- Finally, Blues artists and fans in Canada and across the world have a radio station that they can call their own. Today, the CRTC announced the approval of a new radio station in the Ottawa market -DAWG FM 101.9
Dawg FM will broadcast on the FM dial at 101.9 MhZ and will represent the best of the Canadian and international blues worlds. Well known Blues artists like Norah Jones, Eric Clapton and Jeff Healey will be featured. At the same time, DAWG will be the promoter of home-grown Canadian blues artists including Jack DeKeyzer, Downchild Blues Band, Sue Foley and Harry Manx. Finally there will be a Blues station that will bring this previously underserved genre to the masses on mainstream FM radio.
DAWG FM will be young, energetic and will bring new ideas to radio. DAWG representatives claimed at the CRTC presentations, "We aren't the Big Dog on the block, but we have attitude. Our radio station will have a brand and it will have a feel, and the feel is the blues."
"We are ecstatic!" says Frank Torres, "The Commission made a bold decision today that will not only add a new, diverse voice to Canadian radio but will also provide exposure to hundreds of Canadian artists that previously had no commercial voice."
DAWG FM will be owned by Frank and Ed Torres, Robyn Metcalfe and Todd Bernard; the senior management group at Skywords Traffic Network. Skywords is a leading Canadian radio content provider. Skywords produces and distributes a wide range of radio programming to radio stations across Canada from offices throughout the country. Skywords has been part of the Ottawa community since 1994.
Dawg FM will be on the air in 2009.
For more information please contact Frank Torres 905 470-7655 ext 100
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Bluesincanada.com supports DAWG FM’s efforts to bring Blues formats to commercial radio across Canada. DAWG FM has applied to the CRTC for FM Radio stations in Ottawa/Gatineau, Kawartha Lakes/Peterborough, Abbotsford Chilliwack , Vancouver, Edmonton and Guelph. You can help bring the blues off the satellites and into commercial conventional “free” radio by writing an email of support. Just click on one or more of the markets below and make sure to fill in your name and address.
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