Canadian media is not in good shape. It's been a problem for a long time. AM for years was way ahead of the U.S. with stations shutting down or switching to FM as far back as the 90s.

Most large chain radio in Canada are owned by companies that also own cable systems, satellite, cellular, cable TV networks and internet services. Rogers and Bell Media are among them. Rogers and Bell are the main cellular, cable TV and internet providers in Canada. They are massive.

As you might expect, take iHeart and Audacy and make them even larger and you have things like this happening more often. They're trying to save money as much as possible.