Rogers Media cancelled the Vancouver morning show on JACK 96.9 (CJAX-FM) and laid off at least three employees on November 17, 2020.

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CJWF-FM was licensed by the CRTC on May 9, 2008, and launched by Blackburn Radio Inc. later that year. Local news is provided by Blackburn News.

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CKLO-FM was licensed by the CRTC in February 2009. Blackburn Radio Inc. received approval to increase the antenna signal and change the transmitter site on January 12, 2011, and launched later that year. Local news is provided by Blackburn News.

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The CFQR 600 AM radio station began broadcasting live programming on June 13, 2022, including local news updates. The station had been playing automated music playlists since 2017.

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Bay of Islands Radio relaunched as 100.1 BayFM and added five staff, including a full time reporter. The station broadcasts live 12 hours a day and runs on automation overnight. Moved to 1C Cobb Lane, Corner Brook, NL. The community radio station in Corner Brook, NL, began broadcasting on November 5, 2017. The station first launched as online radio in 2009.

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Stingray Radio closed its two radio stations in Corner Brook, NL, on March 9, 2022, including 570 VOCM (CFCB-AM) and K-Rock 103.9 (CKXX-FM). The stations have been replaced with content from the company's St. John's stations.

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Stingray Radio closed its two radio stations in Corner Brook, NL, on March 9, 2022, including 570 VOCM (CFCB-AM) and K-Rock 103.9 (CKXX-FM). The stations have been replaced with content from the company's St. John's stations.

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Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta launched 89.3 The Raven on February 1, 2021. The radio station plays rock, blues and hip-hop music and features Indigenous musical artists and Indigenous language programming, news and events.

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Bell Media announced corporate restructuring plans on June 14, 2023, that resulted in six radio station closings and another three radio stations being sold. The six closed stations included: Funny 1290 (CFRW-AM), Funny 1060 (CKMX-AM), TSN 1260 (CFRN-AM), BNN Bloomberg 1410 (CFTE-AM), Funny 1040 (CKST-AM), and NewsTalk 1290 (CJBK-AM). The restructuring also involved closing foreign news bureaus, cutting 1300 positions, and "moving to a single newsroom approach across brands.” Funny 1060 launched in 2013 after Classic Country AM 1060 was closed.

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Bell Media announced corporate restructuring plans on June 14, 2023, that resulted in six radio station closings and another three radio stations being sold. The six closed stations included: Funny 1290 (CFRW-AM), Funny 1060 (CKMX-AM), TSN 1260 (CFRN-AM), BNN Bloomberg 1410 (CFTE-AM), Funny 1040 (CKST-AM), and NewsTalk 1290 (CJBK-AM). The restructuring also involved closing foreign news bureaus, cutting 1300 positions, and "moving to a single newsroom approach across brands.” TSN 1260 launched in 2013 after The Team 1260 closed.

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Bell Media announced corporate restructuring plans on June 14, 2023, that resulted in six radio station closings and another three radio stations being sold. The six closed stations included: Funny 1290 (CFRW-AM), Funny 1060 (CKMX-AM), TSN 1260 (CFRN-AM), BNN Bloomberg 1410 (CFTE-AM), Funny 1040 (CKST-AM), and NewsTalk 1290 (CJBK-AM). The restructuring also involved closing foreign news bureaus, cutting 1300 positions, and "moving to a single newsroom approach across brands.” BNN Bloomberg Radio 1410 launched in 2018 after TSN 1410 was closed.

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Bell Media announced corporate restructuring plans on June 14, 2023, that resulted in six radio station closings and another three radio stations being sold. The six closed stations included: Funny 1290 (CFRW-AM), Funny 1060 (CKMX-AM), TSN 1260 (CFRN-AM), BNN Bloomberg 1410 (CFTE-AM), Funny 1040 (CKST-AM), and NewsTalk 1290 (CJBK-AM). The restructuring also involved closing foreign news bureaus, cutting 1300 positions, and "moving to a single newsroom approach across brands.” NewsTalk 1290 launched in 1996.

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CityNews Ottawa 1310 AM (CIWW-AM) went off the air at 1 p.m. ET on October 26, 2023. The news station was simulcasting on 101.1 FM (CJET-FM) and that broadcast ended at the same time. Two of the station’s digital news reporters will continue to provide local news content on the CityNews Ottawa website. Rogers Sports & Media cited low audiences, revenue decline, and the CRTC’s restrictive regulatory policies as factors that contributed to their decision.

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AM 730 (CKGO-AM), an all traffic radio station in Vancouver, was shuttered without notice by Corus Entertainment on June 26, 2024. The station began broadcasting the programming content of its sister station, 980 CKNW.

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880 News (CHQT-AM), an all news radio station in Edmonton, was shuttered without notice by Corus Entertainment on June 26, 2024. The station began broadcasting the programming content of its sister station, 630 CHED.

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On September 24, 2024, four of the seven newsroom staff at Radio NL were laid off as part of a format change announced by Stingray Group. The radio station will transition from news radio to a music format.

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Proud FM 103.9 (CIRR-FM) went off the air on September 1, 2023. Evanov Communications announced on August 15, 2023, that it would be integrating the station with its sister station Z103.5 (CIDC-FM), with both on-air hosts moving to Z103.5. The station launched in Toronto in 2007 as the first commercial radio station targeting the LGBTQ+ audience.

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1220 CHSC, an AM radio station in St. Catharines, Ontario, lost its license in August 2010 and went off the air on October 1, 2010 after an appeal was denied. Pellpropco Inc. had been operating the station since 2002.

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Corus Entertainment announced the closing of 900 CHML, an AM news and talk radio station serving the Hamilton community, on August 14, 2024. The station went off the air later that afternoon. The radio station first launched in 1927 and Corus has been operating the station since 1999.

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Smithers Community Radio is a non-profit, volunteer-operated community radio station serving Smithers, British Columbia. The station launched in 2010 as a very low-power 5 watt station. On August 29, 2012, the CRTC approved the broadcasting licence application that allowed the station to broadcast at 50 watts and increase its service area.

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CKCJ FM 97,9 is a French-language community radio station in Lebel-sur-Quévillon operated by Le Son du 49e, a non-profit organization. The station began broadcasting in October 2018.

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