Layoffs Hit CIMX (89X)/Windsor-Detroit

Bell Media Closing Detroit Office

ALL ACCESS has learned about several layoffs at that BELL MEDIA Alternative CIMX (89X)/WINDSOR-DETROIT as the company has shuttered its U.S. satellite office. Among those affected include: morning man CAL CALGNO, co-host GILLIAN RILEY, middayer PHIL KUKAWINSKI, and afternooner REED PETITPREN.

BELL MEDIA’s Dir./Corporate Communications MATTHEW GARROW said, "We have reduced a number of broadcast positions at BELL MEDIA local TV and radio stations as part of a larger restructuring at BELL MEDIA, including the closure of our DETROIT satellite office supporting WINDSOR radio stations 89X, THE RIVER, MEMORIES 580, and AM 800. The four stations will retain their current formats and their signals will continue to carry into the DETROIT market.

GARROW noted, "The restructuring is a response to the challenges we and other CANADIAN media companies are facing on multiple fronts: changing broadcast technologies and growing international competition, a tough advertising market, and ongoing regulatory pressure."

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