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    CHLY News:

    CHLY 101.7FM hires host-producer Lauryn Mackenzie

    September 7, 2023

    CHLY 101.7FM is excited for the return of its news and current affairs program Midcoast Morning with the recent hiring of Lauryn Mackenzie as the host and producer of the program. Lauryn returns to CHLY after working this past summer as a junior producer at the station. ... more

    CHEK interview regarding the impact of Bill C-18 on student media

    September 5, 2023

    CHEK reporter Tchadas Leo interviewed CHLY Station Manager Jesse Woodward, Lauryn Mackenzie, as well as others involved in student media on Vancouver Island. ... more

    CBC News Network interview with Station Manager Jesse Woodward regarding Meta's social media ban

    September 4, 2023

    On September 1st, 2023, CHLY Station Manager Jesse Woodward was interviewed by CBC Rundown regarding the impact of Meta's social media ban on campus-community radio stations like CHLY in retaliation for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. It was broadcast on CBC News Network. ... more

    Tech giant Meta stepping on local news and Canadian media

    August 1, 2023

    Great news for local journalism! You probably read that we recently hired Mick Sweetman as a reporter at CHLY 101.7FM and will be posting a weekly newsletter and eventually local news podcasts. I am excited about this. Bad news for local journalism. In the coming days or weeks, maybe even today, Meta is going to block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in retribution for Bill C-18, the ... more

    Tech giant Meta stepping on local news and Canadia media.

    August 1, 2023

    Great news for local journalism! You probably read that we recently hired Mick Sweetman as a reporter at CHLY 101.7FM and will be posting a weekly newsletter and eventually local news podcasts. I am excited about this. Bad news for local journalism. In the coming days or weeks, maybe even today, Meta is going to block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in retribution for Bill C-18, the ... more