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    Citytv Layoffs Jan 19 2010

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    Rogers Television laid off thirty-six full-time and seven part-time employees at Citytv in Toronto due to program cuts resulting from the economic recession and reduced CRTC local programming requirements. The CRTC allowed major television stations to reduce local programming to a minimum of fourteen hours weekly, resulting in the elimination of weekend newscasts, noon news, and five o'clock news at Citytv. The union representing the workers said viewers will notice a big difference and that fewer resources will be available to gather and provide news content due to the staff reductions.

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    Rogers Television laid off thirty-six full-time and seven part-time employees at Citytv in Toronto due to program cuts resulting from the economic recession and reduced CRTC local programming requirements. The CRTC allowed major television stations to reduce local programming to a minimum of fourteen hours weekly, resulting in the elimination of weekend newscasts, noon news, and five o'clock news at Citytv. The union representing the workers said viewers will notice a big difference and that fewer resources will be available to gather and provide news content due to the staff reductions.

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    Rogers Television laid off thirty-six full-time and seven part-time employees at Citytv in Toronto due to program cuts resulting from the economic recession and reduced CRTC local programming requirements. The CRTC allowed major television stations to reduce local programming to a minimum of fourteen hours weekly, resulting in the elimination of weekend newscasts, noon news, and five o'clock news at Citytv. The union representing the workers said viewers will notice a big difference and that fewer resources will be available to gather and provide news content due to the staff reductions.

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    Rogers Television laid off thirty-six full-time and seven part-time employees at Citytv in Toronto due to program cuts resulting from the economic recession and reduced CRTC local programming requirements. The CRTC allowed major television stations to reduce local programming to a minimum of fourteen hours weekly, resulting in the elimination of weekend newscasts, noon news, and five o'clock news at Citytv. The union representing the workers said viewers will notice a big difference and that fewer resources will be available to gather and provide news content due to the staff reductions.

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    Recession and reduced CRTC requirements

    behind Citytv program cuts and job loss in Toronto

    The economic impact of the recession and reduced CRTC requirements


    are behind the program cuts and layoffs at Citytv in Toronto according to
    the Union representing workers.
    Rogers Television handed out layoff notices to thirty-six full-time employees
    and seven part-time employees, Tuesday. The layoffs included seven “on
    air” reporters. Rogers’ also announced program reductions of 14 ½ hours
    per week. Additional program cuts have also taken place at Citytv stations
    in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.
    “Citytv viewers will notice a big difference”, says Bob Huget, Ontario Vice
    President, of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union. “The
    CRTC has permitted major market television stations to reduce local
    programming to a minimum of fourteen hours weekly and as a result there
    will be no weekend newscasts, noon news, or five o’clock news”, says
    Huget.
    Rogers Television promised the CRTC, in its July 2009 license renewal,
    that it would maintain twenty or more hours of local programming including
    ten hours of local news programming in each market it serves. At Citytv
    Toronto programming has been reduced to 27 ½ hours per week with this
    announcement.
    The Company cited a slow economic recovery and poor ratings for its
    decision.
    The Union says that staff reductions mean there will be fewer resources to
    gather the news and provide content to viewers. “The impact of the layoffs
    is immediate”, says David Lewington, National Representative, “the
    program and staff cuts have been implemented even through the bumping
    and layoff process will take longer to complete.”

    For Further information contact:

    Bob Huget, CEP Ontario Vice-President, 1-613-299-9839

    David Lewington, CEP National Representative, 1-905-767-3649

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