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Radio tuning to Vista as Bell broadcasts sell-off of 21 B.C. stations

Move part of Bell national restructuring that includes sale of 45 stations and loss of 4,800 jobs
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Bell Canada head office is seen on Nun’s Island, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz Bell Canada head office is seen on Nun’s Island, Wednesday, August 5, 2015, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Premier David Eby is criticizing the massive selloff and restructuring at one of Canada’s biggest media firms set to transform the radio landscape in B.C.

Bell Canada is cutting nine per cent of its workforce, including layoffs at its media division, where it is selling off 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.

Stations in the Okanagan and in the northwest, northeast and southeast corners of the province are among the 21 B.C.

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