Ryerson Radio

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Ryerson Radio may refer to one of several radio broadcasting efforts based at Toronto Metropolitan University (previously Ryerson University) since 1948:

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References

  1. ↑ "CJRT-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
  2. ↑ "MET Radio".
  3. ↑ "A timeline of Ryerson's radio history, 1949-2014". Ryersonian. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "CKLN-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting".
  5. ↑ "General_Public - News & Events - Ryerson University". Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Ryerson loses bid for radio frequency". 11 September 2012.

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