Canadian broadcasters are doing what they can to help recovery efforts following the tsunami disaster. At press time, the following had been announced: CBC will be running tsunami-related programming on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. with a show called News Special: National Memorial Service for Canadian Tsunami Victims. It will air live across the full network.
Also on Saturday, Citytv will air CityPulse At Six – Tsunami Relief Special with Merella Fernandez hosting live coverage to raise funds for the victims of the disaster. The special will be simulcast on Cable Pulse 24. Meanwhile, CHUM declared yesterday Disaster Relief Day, with a fundraising blitz across all of its 32 radio stations and 33 TV stations from 6 a.m. to midnight ET. The effort is in partnership with the Canadian Red Cross.
On Jan. 9, OMNI Television will present a fundraising appeal developed in partnership with Canadians For Tsunami Relief (C.T.R.), a registered non-profit organization formed by local businesses, ethnocultural communities and social organizations.The CTR Appeal Special will air commercial-free from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on OMNI.2, and from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on OMNI.1.
